Category Archives: Pollinator Link

ACU students promote bushcare to teachers

Posted on 27/05/2014 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

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 →

ACU student teachers brave rain for planting

Posted on 24/04/2014 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

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 →

Posted in Bushcare, Mt Gravatt Environment Group, Pollinator Link, Wildlife Corridor | Tagged Australian Catholic University ACU, Creeping Beard Grass Oplismenus aemulus, Living Mulch, Orange-streaked Ringlet Hypocysta irius, Pademelon Grass Oplismenus imbecillis, White-brand Grass-skipper Toxidia rietmanni | 3 Comments

Pollinator Links spread to Queensland Parliament

Posted on 28/03/2014 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

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 →

Posted in Mt Gravatt Conservation Reserve, Pollinator Link, Wildlife Corridor | Tagged Australian Painted Lady Vanessa kershawi, Blue Banded Bee - Amegilla cingulata, Hon. Ian Walker, King Parrot Alisterus scapularis | 2 Comments

Feed the birds – ABC Counterpoint interview with Darryl Jones

Posted on 18/02/2014 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

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 →

Posted in Mt Gravatt Conservation Reserve, Pollinator Link, Wildlife of Mt Gravatt Reserve | Tagged bird feeding, bird song, Darryl Jones, Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus, Radio National Counterpoint, Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus, water for birds | Leave a comment

Summer storms to the rescue

Posted on 12/01/2014 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Sheamus O’Connor The Pollinator Link garden Mount Gravatt State High School welcomed the cool change that came with the enormous and fierce storm that hit South-East Queensland this week. Heavy rain came with it, which the plants and animals … Continue reading →

Posted in Pollinator Link, Wildlife Corridor | Tagged Black She-Oaks Allocasuarina torulosa, Brisbae Wattle Acacia fimbriata, Brisbane Wattle Acacia fimbriata, invertebrates, Mt Gravatt State High School SHS, mulch, Scented-top Grass Capillipedium spicigerum | Leave a comment

Christmas in Fox Gully

Posted on 27/12/2013 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

Originally posted on Mount Gravatt Environment Group:
By: Jude Fox Kookaburra feeding chicks On Christmas Day we noticed Kookaburras making regular visits to a nest box installed for Boobook Owls. Observing from the bush track, we watched as a parent…

Posted in Pollinator Link, Wildlife Corridor | Tagged nest box, shelter | 1 Comment

Three Easy Steps to vibrant backyards

Posted on 29/09/2013 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox Our new Pollinator Link flyer is now available and printed copies will be available. For copies of the flyer email Pollinator Link Project Manager: Sandra Tuszynska – pollinatorlink@gmail.com You are free to print, copy or distribute this … Continue reading →

Posted in Bushcare, Mt Gravatt Conservation Reserve, Mt Gravatt Environment Group, Pollinator Link, Wildlife Corridor | Tagged butteflies, Butterfly, King Parrot, Native bees, Pale-headed Rosella, Pollinator Link, Sandra Tuszynska, Urban wildlife corridors | Leave a comment

Koalas and Flying Gardeners?

Posted on 30/06/2013 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox After my Cubs in Mud post two weeks ago I received this comment from a local environmental professional: “Hi Mike, You could include our long range pollinators, flying foxes and lorikeets in anything about pollination as these … Continue reading →

Posted in Pollinator Link | Tagged bat care, bird, Denise Wade, flying fox, fruit bat, Gardening Australia, Jerry Coleby-Williams, Koala, pollination, Wildlife Friendly Fencing Project, wildlife friendly netting | Leave a comment

Cubs in Mud – Backyard Beehomes

Posted on 16/06/2013 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox References and Links “Seeing the kids having fun took me back to my time as a Cub and Scout Leader. Things have changed a bit since then. There are girl Cubs now and next week they are … Continue reading →

Posted in Bushfood, Mt Gravatt Conservation Reserve, Mt Gravatt Environment Group, Pollinator Link, Wildlife of Mt Gravatt Reserve | Tagged Backyard beehomes, Blue Banded Amegilla cingulata, Bushfoods, Buzz pollination, Leaf Cutter Bees Megachile sp, Len Kann, Native Ginger Alpinia caerulea, Photography, Sugarbag Stingless Bee Trigona sp., Teddy Bear Amegilla sp | Leave a comment

BCC Invasive Species & Wildlife Management

Posted on 04/02/2013 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox I attended an interesting meeting last week with Victor Kaniuk, Principal Program Officer for BCC Invasive Species & Wildlife Management. Hosted by Wayne Cameron, B4C Catchment Manager, the meeting explored the potential alignment between the new Brisbane … Continue reading →