I t’s 6am on a warm, breezy Saturday. Cars are being parked on the paddock, binoculars, insect repellent, hats and water bottles are coming out as people gather. We greet … Continue reading Property Profile – Mt Mellum Local Area Network
Before I purchased my property in 1975 it had been used as part of a larger cattle property and was partially cleared. My 160 acres at Conondale is situated in … Continue reading Using Fire to Encourage a Biodiverse Grassy Understorey
Victor and Michele Bales have been Land for Wildlife members for just over 10 years and have been living on their property for 35 years. Their property is situated in … Continue reading Property Profile: Restoring and Rejoicing: A story of persistence and achievement
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
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
“Hollow Log Retreat ” 21st May, Mount Byron, Somerset “Grazing and Koalas can coexist. Just don’t clear everything. Most Koalas do not occur in reserves – they occur on private land. Koalas … Continue reading Hollow Log Retreat: Part of the Open Property Scheme 2014
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
“Ballow View” 31st May, Scenic Rim I encourage other Land for Wildlife members to stick with it as there are probably more species on your place than the ones you … Continue reading Carney’s Creek: Part of the Open Property Scheme 2014
“Nightfall Camp” 24th May, Lamington, Scenic Rim View Full Newsletter
“In 1983 the hills around Cooran were bare. Massive rainforest and eucalypt trees had been felled for timber, followed by dairy farming, pineapples and other orchards. The landscape we see now is a..” Continue Reading