Author Archives: Mt Gravatt Environment Group

About Mt Gravatt Environment Group

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

White Chocolate Finger Lime Cheesecake – that’s my type of bushtucker!

Posted on 01/05/2012 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By Michael Fox I am always learning something new about our extraordinary local environment. Until recently I had never heard of Finger Lime Citrus australasica or any of the other native citrus. I discovered these fascinating plants when researching species … Continue reading →

Posted in Bush Tucker, Bushcare Articles, Pollinator Link, Wildlife Corridor | Tagged Bush Tucker, Butterflies, Finger Lime Citrus australasica, Native citrus, Orchard Swallowtail Papilio aegeus, Pollinator Link, Queensland Nut Macadamia integrifolia | 4 Comments

Clean Up Australia Mt Gravatt 2012

Posted on 08/03/2012 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

Mt Gravatt Summit Twenty five volunteers, including a team from Queensland Institute of Business Technology (QIBT) and Cr Krista Adams, joined co-ordinator Kersite Olsson at Mt Gravatt Summit for Clean Up Australia last Sunday. The team filled 11 recycle bags … Continue reading →

Posted in MEG Activities, Pollinator Link, Roly Chapman Reserve Bushcare, Showgrounds Precinct | Tagged Clean Up Australia Day, Cr Krista Adams, Girl Guides, Queensland Institute of Business Technology (QIBT) | Leave a comment

Bringing butterflies to your garden

Posted on 20/12/2011 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

n Living on the edge of Mt Gravatt Reserve we often have butterflies visiting our yard. Today I videoed this Cabbage White Pieris rapae feeding on the Thyme flowers in our rose garden. Michael Braby in Butterflies of Australia describes … Continue reading →

Posted in Bushcare Articles, Pollinator Link, Showgrounds Precinct, Wildlife Corridor, Wildlife of Mt Gravatt Reserve | Tagged Bushcare, Butterfly, Cabbage White Pieris rapae, Mt Gravatt Environment Group, Orchard Swallowtail Papilio aegeus, Pollinator Link, Southside Community News, Wildlife corridor | 1 Comment

Blue Banded Bees and Variegated Fairy Wren

Posted on 09/11/2011 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

a A Blue Banded Bee – Amegilla cingulata getting nectar from one of our special Bottle Brush Grass Tree – Xanthorrhoea macronema. It is particularly pleasing to photograph my first Blue Banded Bee today because I am currently writing an … Continue reading →