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Mt Gravatt Showgrounds Wildflower Walk

Posted on 26/03/2025 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox Event cancelled because of rain. Preparations for the National Tree Day planting continue with our next community working bee. Everyone welcome. If the weather forces a change we will post an update.

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Community members planting Wildflower Walk

Posted on 08/10/2024 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox A beautiful sunny morning and thirty-three community volunteers gathered to plant two hundred and fifty local natives for the next stage of the Mt Gravatt Showgrounds Wildflower Walk. Christine Dewar, Environmental Scientist, has designed the methodology for … Continue reading →

Posted in Pollinator Link, Showgrounds Precinct, Uncategorized, Wildlife Corridor | Tagged Ann Moran, B4C Bulimba Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee, Bactivate, Butterfly, Christine Dewar, Community, Community nurseries, environment, Environmental Scientist, local natives, mirco-biology, Mt Gravatt Showgrounds, nature, Paten Park Nursery, Pinky Singh LNP, Queensland Herbarium, Regional Ecosystems, rewilding, SOWN Save Our Waterways Now, trees, urban forest | 2 Comments

Creating a Wildflower Walk Mt Gravatt Showgrounds

Posted on 23/09/2024 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox Join other community members planting 200 wildflower plants. Date: Saturday 5 October Time: 9am to 12noon Wear enclosed shoes and bring a water bottle. Tools and gloves will be provided. Morning tea provided. The Wildflower Walk is … Continue reading →

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Join the Ausco Modular team creating a Wildflower Walk at Mt Gravatt Showgrounds

Posted on 14/06/2023 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

Originally posted on Mount Gravatt Environment Group:
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Ausco team will partner with Mt Gravatt Environment Group and the Showgrounds Trust to plant a Wildflower Walk. The Wildflower Walk will be the first step in restoring…

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Forest Therapy in mountain gardens

Posted on 12/02/2023 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox A beautiful sunny day on Tambourine Mountain and friends Laurie and Kate, join me to experience Forest Therapy in the tranquil setting of Tamborine Botanic Gardens. Our generous and well organised guide, Danielle Drew, briefed us under the … Continue reading →

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Exploring Australia’s Native Plants Qld to WA Day 7

Posted on 29/09/2022 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox Day 7 25 Aug 2022 Muttaburra to Winton 1,948km covered. Leaving Muttaburra you pass a number of interesting sculptures some created as part of the 2014 Sculpture Festival. . . . Rhythm of Life by Milynda Rogers and … Continue reading →

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Mangrove Pencils

Posted on 31/08/2022 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

Originally posted on Queensland Stories:
At the Cod Hole, where Eudlo Creek joins the Maroochy River, I watched the soldier crabs. Scuttling across the mudflats in their hundreds, dressed in smart blue-grey uniforms, the little round crabs would feel the…

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Tree Troff Water for Koalas

Posted on 01/12/2021 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

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By: Michael Fox Artist: Chrys O’Hare Phil checking installation of water trough. When leaf moisture is not high enough, this can lead to dehydration and large-scale mortality events as koalas are forced to…

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Don’t treat it like dirt!

Posted on 26/06/2021 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox Watch the Dirt Guru, Sandra Tuszynska’s, excellent video to learn about the diverse flora and fauna that lives underground in your garden feeding thriving flowers, shrubs and vegetables.

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Become a Bee Guardian today for $33

Posted on 25/03/2021 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox “Do you have a registered Pollinator Link® garden?” As a registered Pollinator Link® garden you can become a Bee Guardian and citizen scientist researching ways to repopulate our city gardens with native solitary bees and answer the … Continue reading →