Location: Various locations across Brisbane
Type: Event
Organiser: QLD Government
Contact: https://climateweekqld.com/
Climate Week QLD will showcase how our state is transitioning to a low-carbon, clean growth future and building a community of action to address climate change. For details of a range of events throughout the week, head to the Climate Week QLD website.
If you’re passionate about living a sustainable lifestyle, why not consider a day out with the family the Green Heart Fair on Sunday 2 June?
This Brisbane City Council event turns 10 this year!
The event has over 100 of Brisbane’s sustainability experts ready to share practical tips and tricks to live a more eco-friendly life.
See sustainability displays, expert talks, eco-friendly exhibitors, artisan markets, food trucks and more!
Visit the fair at 7th Brigade Park, Chermside (corner of Delaware St & Newman Road (a new location for this year).
For all the details, please visit the Green Heart Fair website or their Facebook page.
Climate Week QLD will showcase how our state is moving towards a low-carbon, clean growth future and building a community of action to address climate change.
From 2–8 June 2019, community, business and political representatives from across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region will meet to discuss and share ideas on how to address and adapt to climate change.
Queensland’s future leaders, our school students, are also invited to look at innovative solutions to local climate change issues.
Join Climate Week QLD 2019, sponsored by the Queensland Government, and be inspired on how you can play your part in climate change action.
For more details, visit the Climate Week QLD website.
You can also attend the Climate Week QLD Speaker Series.
Learn how to take action at home, work and school, how to reduce your waste and energy impact, make sustainable food choices, create an eco-friendly wardrobe, travel smarter and help create a circular economy.
Join the discussion at these FREE events by registering at Eventbrite.
Location: Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt Coot-tha- Auditorium
Type: Workshop
Organiser: SEQ Fire and Biodiversity Consortium
Contact: Craig 0437 726 279 or Sam 0438 008 668
The South East Queensland Fire and Biodiversity Consortium (SEQFBC) has teamed up with the Ecological Society of Australia to celebrate its 20th birthday with a Fire Forum on Tuesday 11 June at the Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens. The event will cover topics including fire frequency in South East Queensland, vegetation change and the impacts of Indigenous fire management on Minjerribah (Stradbroke Island). For more info and to book a ticket, please visit Eventbrite.
The Cubberla-Witton Catchments Network (CWCN) is holding a workshop on Saturday 15 June featuring “Threatened Species“.
The recently published landmark UN Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services highlights the devastating impact of humans. Australia, unfortunately, is a contributor to a crisis that sees native species threatened by extinction.
Our workshop explores the reasons why some species are currently under threat and others are not. It uses a number of local case studies to explore threatening processes and the conservation initiatives required to save some local species from imminent or likely future extinction.
This promises to be a timely and highly interesting talk. Martin Fingland from Geckoes Wildlife will share insights into the state of our natural environment and leaves us with some guidance on how to improve the situation for some species.
Please keep in mind that our workshops tend to be popular. Register early to secure your place by following this link: Threatened Species Workshop.
Intrepid Landcare is not your usual Landcare group. They are “an adventurous organisation that empowers young people to lead on stuff that matters, providing a common space to inspire, connect and empower young people to act and lead with Landcare.”
They are all about attracting young people to get involved in looking after the environment.
Brisbane Intrepid Landcare (BIL) is holding a wilderness retreat at Mt Barney from Friday 5th July (6pm) to Sunday 7th July (lunchtime).
The purpose of the retreat is to engage 15-20 young people from Brisbane to give them tools and knowledge to step up into leadership positions.
Do you know a young person who you think might benefit from attending?
For more details, visit the BIL Facebook page.
Or download an Expression of Interest form – which must be submitted by midnight 2nd June.
Please share the cause to inspire young people in Brisbane to step up into visible leadership roles (they are active, but where are they?!)
Location: Samford Bowls Club, Mt Samson Road, Samford Valley
Type: Event
Organiser: Richmond Birdwing Conservation Network
Contact: [email protected]
World Swallowtail and Birdwing Butterfly Day will be celebrated at the Samford Eco Corridor, when the Richmond Birdwing Conservation Network will officially launch the Woodford–Samford vine corridor. To book your place, visit Event Brite.
The Richmond Birdwing Conservation Network (RBCN) is teaming up with the Samford Eco-Corridor to open a new Richmond birdwing butterfly habitat eco-corridor between Samford and Woodford.
The launch will be held on Sunday 9 June at the Samford District Bowls Club, Mt Samson Road, Samford Valley from 11am until 3pm.
Butterfly experts from the RBCN will provide informative presentations on the Richmond birdwing butterfly and its host vine, the birdwing butterfly vine.
The event will also celebrate World Swallowtail Day by planting host plants for swallowtail and Richmond birdwing butterflies within the Eco-Corridor.
Come along and learn about the conservation of the Richmond birdwing and contribute to the recovery of the species by planting a vine! Lunch will be provided.
For more information and to register a spot, visit Eventbrite.
The MCCG has been approached by a student from the University of Queensland who is carrying out a project on feral deer in Brisbane and seeking responses to the following questions:
Q1: What is your opinion on the feral deer issue in Brisbane?
Q2: Should the council eradicate the entire population of feral deer?
Q3: How effective do you think the council’s strategies have been in controlling feral deer?
You are invitied to participate in the project by sending your responses to: [email protected]
Don’t travel all the way to Willawong! A local charity in Kenmore Hills accepts all sorts of e-waste – in their own words: “almost anything that has a cable, cord or battery!“
eWaste Connection is located at 98 Brookfield Road, Kenmore Hills, behind the Men’s Shed. It is a registered charity and registered NDIS provider which was set up by the family of a special needs boy who love to tinker with electrical gear.
Items accepted by eWaste Connection include:
For more information, phone 0404 834 070 or visit the ewasteconnection website.
