Tag: wildlife

  • QWaLC eNews – 29 Jul

    QWaLC eNews – 29 Jul

    eNews from Queensland Water and Land Carers includes information on the 30 July webinar about spotting H5 bird flu, updates to Fire ant biosecurity zones, grant programs, Landcare Week 3 – 9 August, National Science Week 15 – 23 August, 2026 Queensland Volunteering Conference, and more.

  • LUCI Update Jul 2026

    LUCI Update Jul 2026

    Lockyer Uplands Catchments Inc has published its quarterly update for July 2026. It includes information about a new biocontrol for lantana, the Bunyas to Border wildlife corridor project, planting for butterflies, rock wallabies in the Lockyer, and more.

  • Nest box workshop

    Nest box workshop

    Following the success of our April nest box workshop, Tiff and Sandy are excited to be hosting another nest box workshop on 9 August. In April’s workshop , we built around 12 nest boxes that are now finding homes in local schools and learning communities, giving children the opportunity to observe wildlife throughout the seasons…

  • Koala sighting in Jubilee Park

    Koala sighting in Jubilee Park

    An FEP committee member recently received an email message from a family living in the Jubilee Park area: Just thought I’d share a bit of exciting news. Yesterday Ben was riding through the Jubilee Park bike trails and spotted this beautiful koala on the Defibrillator Track. It was the first one we’ve ever seen in…

  • Cultural burn at Amaroo

    Cultural burn at Amaroo

    Amaroo Environmental Education Centre is pleased to invite you to join a Cultural Burn Learning Experience on Saturday 1 August 2026 (pending permit approval and weather conditions). This special afternoon provides an opportunity to learn from Cultural Fire Practitioner Robbie Williams and the Fire Lore ranger team about the traditional practice of Cultural burning and its role in caring for Country. Participants will…

  • Darling Downs Wildlife Hospital

    Darling Downs Wildlife Hospital

    Wildlife Carers and supporters in the local area are driving a campaign for the establishment of a regional Wildlife Hospital as an alternative to having to transport wildlife in need of hospital treatment to Brisbane. The Darling Downs Wildlife Hospital Inc aims to establish a regional wildlife treatment and rehabilitation facility to support wildlife carers,…

  • QWaLC eNews – 15 Jul

    QWaLC eNews – 15 Jul

    eNews from Queensland Water and Land Carers includes information on the 30 July webinar about ACNC registration, nomination details for the Landcare Awards, changes to fire ant biosecurity zones, H5 bird flu, Trees for Bees, National Tree Day on 26 July, and more.

  • QWaLC eNews 1 Jul

    QWaLC eNews 1 Jul

    eNews from Queensland Water and Land Carers includes a 30 July webinar about ACNC registration, nomination details for the Landcare Awards, how to spot H5 avian flu, NAIDOC Week, Healthy Cities Landcare grants, Trees for Bees, and Landcare Week in August.

  • Dung Beetles: Past, present, and future

    Dung Beetles: Past, present, and future

    The Toowoomba Field Naturalist Club invites all those interested to attend a talk by John Feehan on ‘Dung Beetles: Past, Present and Future’ to be held at St Anthony’s Hall, 3 Memory Street, Harristown Toowoomba, at 7.00 pm on Friday 3rd July, 2026.  If you wish to attend, please RSVP by email to the secretary, toowoombafieldnaturalists@gmail.com.

  • Bulloak Jewel Documentary

    Bulloak Jewel Documentary

    Celebrate the launch of a new *Back from the Brink episode and uncover the fascinating story of the Bulloak Jewel butterfly at Toowoomba City Hall on 4 September, 1–3pm. This session will be hosted by renowned ecologist Roger Kitching, bringing together leading voices in ecology and conservation. Roger Kitching is a Professor of Ecology at Griffith University and an…