Home Among the Gumtrees
My love of gardening started at the ages of 2-6 when I was in care with my elderly grandparents. My Nanna tasked me with dead heading marigolds and I learnt … Continue reading Home Among the Gumtrees
Over a decade of restoration at Fig Tree Pocket
In Fig Tree Pocket, Sylvia Alexander and Ian Yeo have achieved significant restoration outcomes on their steep land draining to the Brisbane River, working together with their Land for Wildlife neighbours in the Foambark Gully gang. … Continue reading Over a decade of restoration at Fig Tree Pocket
Tribute to Graeme Wilson
Graeme admiring the decades of restoration of his bit of paradise in Brookfield. It was sad to hear that late last year, one of Brisbane City Council’s original Land for … Continue reading Tribute to Graeme Wilson
Landholder Profile: Gordon Wilkinson – A Man of Inventions
One of Gordon’s first memories of his property was of crawling on his hands and knees under impenetrable thickets of tree-sized groundsel along a wallaby track until he happened upon … Continue reading Landholder Profile: Gordon Wilkinson – A Man of Inventions
The Koala in our Forest (and on our doorstep)
The sound of male Koalas grunting in the night (and sometimes during the day) with their extra vocal cord folds, so they can call louder than any other marsupial, was … Continue reading The Koala in our Forest (and on our doorstep)
Moggill Creek Blooms Thanks to Kenmore State High School
The Environment Sub-committee of the Kenmore State High School P&C Association, established in March 1998, works to an environment that is both beautiful and practical for members of Kenmore State … Continue reading Moggill Creek Blooms Thanks to Kenmore State High School
Settling in for Lunch along Wonga Creek
It’s been an interesting and fulfilling couple of years and it all started when Cody Hochen from the Brisbane City Council gently talked Glen and I into joining Land for … Continue reading Settling in for Lunch along Wonga Creek
Landholders help protect the threatened Collared Delma
The Collared Delma (Delma torquata) is a small legless lizard that is found in scattered populations across South East Queensland. It has been recorded from undisturbed open forests around western … Continue reading Landholders help protect the threatened Collared Delma
Property Profile: Weed control, restoration & wildlife, Upper Brookfield
After more than 13 years of living within the 5 km radius of the Brisbane CBD, we decided that it was time for some peace and quiet in the bush … Continue reading Property Profile: Weed control, restoration & wildlife, Upper Brookfield
Introducing the Buff-footed Antechinus
In January this year, my husband was most unimpressed to find that something, presumably a rodent, was nesting inside his lovingly self-restored 1965 classic car. The animal had made a … Continue reading Introducing the Buff-footed Antechinus