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About Mt Gravatt Environment Group

Mt Gravatt Environment Group is restoring a unique piece of Australain native bushland only ten minutes from Brisbane CBD.

Mmmm … beautiful winter day and fresh baked cake

By: Laurie Deacon Our Sunday working bee on the Pollinator Link Garden at Mt Gravatt SHS went well. New parents and kids joined us! It is such a pleasure to watch city kids getting in touch with nature, getting their … Continue reading

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Majestic Park Cubs planting for butterflies

By: Laurie Deacon Thirty Cubs for a night planting: They are getting their World Environment Badge by doing many things and one is learning about and building a Pollinator Link Garden around their Den in Coorparoo. The Cubs all planted … Continue reading

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Laurie steps up as Mountain leader

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By: Michael Fox As part of the continuing development of Mt Gravatt Environment Group, Laurie Deacon has taken on the role of President. I will continue to work closely with Laurie, continuing as…

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Wildflower Season Blooms in Pollinator Link garden

By: Sheamus O’Connor The Pollinator Link Garden at Mount Gravatt SHS is beginning to display the vibrant colours of Australian wildflowers. We had a very undesirable storm season this year, hardly receiving much rain at all when we needed it … Continue reading

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Butterflies invade St Joachim’s

By: Laurie Deacon NEWS Flash: “Butterflies have invaded St Joachim’s Catholic Primary School in Holland Park.” Millie, Alessia, Emily and Sophie want people to use their backyards and schoolyards to help save threatened wildlife species like the Richmond Birdwing butterfly … Continue reading

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ACU students promote bushcare to teachers

By: Laurie Deacon Our ACU student teacher friends have used their bushcare experience to produce an excellent brochure to promote bushcare to other teachers. Jade Davison, James Paterson and Nathan Hall … sharing a vision of a sustainable future with … Continue reading

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ACU student teachers brave rain for planting

By: Laurie Deacon The forecast was rain. Cyclone Ita had just crossed the coast in north Queensland and the outlook looked bleak in Brisbane. Do we cancel our monthly working bee? We did have the Bushcare in the end with … Continue reading

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Pollinator Links spread to Queensland Parliament

By: Michael Fox “It is not often that members rise in this House to speak about butterflies … ” local member and Minister for Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts, the Hon. Ian Walker, introducing his Parliamentary Adjournment Speech … Continue reading

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Apiaries in ART

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Beauty of Bee Hives. Through the ages artists painting scenes of rural life give reference to the association of humans and honey bees. Apiaries and domestic bee keeping can be traced back to the time of…

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Feed the birds – ABC Counterpoint interview with Darryl Jones

By: Michael Fox I just listened to a fascinating Radio National Counterpoint interview with Associate Professor Darryl Jones, Deputy Director of the Environmental Futures Centre at Griffith University. The question – “To feed or not feed native birds.” Key points: … Continue reading

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