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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.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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