Author Archives: Mt Gravatt Environment Group
Are you ready to be a Pollinator Link Hero?
By: Michael Fox To achieve our target of 30,000 Brisbane gardens by 2022 we are recruiting Pollinator Link® Heros to help. Are you saying: “I already have water, food and shelter in my garden for wildlife. So I don’t need to register as … Continue reading
Target 30,000 Brisbane Gardens
By: Michael Fox Do you want to see more butterflies, birds and bees in parks and gardens around Brisbane? Join others who are already bringing a bit of bush into their urban gardens; providing water, food and shelter for our … Continue reading
Students + Bunnings + Men’s Shed .. what a team!
By: Michael Fox “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” Henry Ford This morning I experienced an inspiring example of our community working together to create a special experience and a special place for students … Continue reading
Coffs Harbour Butterfly House – Get close to nature
By: Michael Fox Traveling in Northern NSW over Christmas? Consider visiting Coffs Harbour Butterfly House. I visited the Butterfly House on the way to Sydney in June. I also had the honour meeting the owners Ian & Ros Bryant, an inspiring pair … Continue reading
Building community and training the next generation
By: Laurie Deacon Twelve community members and one dog – 34 hours of volunteer work. It is a real pleasure to be out getting my hands dirty building habitat and building community. The team were busy setting up irrigation systems … Continue reading
Pollinator Link display for events
By: Michael Fox Purpose built portable Pollinator Link® now available for Community Nurseries, catchment groups, Community Gardens, Habitat Brisbane Bushcare events, schools, etc. . . . . . The display is lightweight, easily transported and quickly customised with a local … Continue reading
Griffith Mates return to the garden
It was a great Sunday afternoon with Griffith Mates students having fun and working with community members at Mt Gravatt SHS Pollinator Link Garden. An interesting mix of students mostly from China, Korea, Taiwan and India and doing degrees in Business, Finance, Law and Engineering! Continue reading
Pollinator Link Events
Restoring Habitats: Corridors and linkages – the dots that join us BCC Community Conservation Partnership Program Date: Sunday 11 September 2016 Time: 8:30am – 4 pm Location: Griffith University EcoCentre, South Ring Road, Nathan Campus, Nathan RSVP by 2 September 2016: … Continue reading
The Hidden Beauty of Pollination by Louie Schwartzberg
By Sandra Tuszynska Filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg is passionate about nature and its hidden treasures. His film Wings of Life, was inspired by the vanishing, humble honeybee. Take a sneak peak at what seems like a must see feature for nature lovers, as Louise describes … Continue reading
How to grow a tiny forest in your backyard
Forests don’t have to be far-flung nature reserves, isolated from human life. Instead, we can grow them right where we are — even in cities. Eco-entrepreneur and TED Fellow Shubhendu Sharma grows ultra-dense, biodiverse mini-forests of native species in urban … Continue reading







