We’ve all seen plovers sitting on nests situated plum in the middle of wide expanses of parklands, lawns or roadside verges!

 … or flying around and squawking loudly to protect their nests! So just what is this perplexing behaviour all about?

Photo courtesy of Ed Frazer

Believe it or not, there IS a strategy!

Click here to read all about the quirky minds of Plover parents in the June edition of Jim Butler’s “Feather Fascination.”

Learn how to visually record progress on your bushcare site over years or just observe your favourite nature spot!

Is it possible that YOU have seen Badhara Bush?

This invasive weed, native to Asia,has recently been located on a private property in Bellbowrie. It was thought to be absent except for a single infestation in Rockhampton.

Badhara Bush is a thorny shrub or small tree 2-4m tall which forms dense thickets.It has yellow tubular flowers and yellow pear-shaped fruit which generally presents from December to August.

It is listed as a Restricted class 3 invasive plant under the Biosecurity Act 2014. The Biosecurity Queensland website has a detailed description.

Please keep an eye out for any infestations and report any sightings to Biosecurity Queensland (ph: 13 25 23) or the Queensland Herbarium (ph: 3896 9326)

Here’s a peek at the neckwear the kids will be creating this year at the very popular jewellery-making stand at Kids’ Day at the Cottage.

Each year our wonderfully generous and talented Deborah Craig designs something with a focus on natural products for the kids to make.

For 2017 these will include hand-made pottery beads, and bamboo, and seeds.

Here is a snapshot of Deborah modelling one of her fabulous creations!

• 30% of the 660 Land for Wildlife properties in South East Queensland are in the Moggill Creek Catchment!
• And 40% of all eligible properties in Moggill Creek Catchment are in the Land for Wildlife Program.

But wait, there’s more ! ….

• 10 Habitat Brisbane Groups out of 148 across Brisbane are in the Moggill Creek Catchment!

Landholders living around Moggill Creek clearly care about preserving the region’s stunning natural environment. Land for Wildlife is a voluntary program that helps landowners identify unique and often threatened plant and animal species and gives advice on how to help manage them. Through Land for Wildlife you can learn about native plants, animals and ecosystems on your property and get advice on managing threats such as weeds and pest animals.

To become a part of this huge and growing network, please visit the Land for Wildlife South East Queensland website.

Nature writing is an opportunity to imbue emotion and creatively record our experience of nature and landscape. Brisbane City Council’s Creek Catchments Program invites you to submit your own insights or reflections on ‘The Nature of Brisbane’ to its first ever Nature Writing competition.

Entries will be judged by a panel including local author Dr Inga Simpson (Mr Wigg; Nest; and Where the Trees Were). The winner will have their piece published in a future edition of The Regenerator and will win a book pack of nature-related texts, with the opportunity to attend a nature writing workshop with Dr Inga Simpson. Five runners up will receive a selected nature text and also have the opportunity to attend a nature writing workshop.

Entries should be an essay or prose piece on the theme “The Nature of Brisbane”, with a maximum of 1000 words. The competition opens 1 May 2017 and closes on 30 June 2017.

For terms and conditions and information on how to submit your entry, e-mail:

[email protected].

The ‘Common Myna Humane Reduction Program’ is a community program of the Bulimba Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee which creates community awareness of the Common Myna.

The committee is holding a free workshop at Kenmore Library on Friday 26 May 2017.

For more info, please visit our Events Calendar.

Conservation efforts are reaping great rewards in a small Brookfield park between Gap Creek Road and Brookfield Road.

The tireless efforts of Mike Humphrey’s Bushcare group, combined with work by local residents means that eventually the width of the park’s riparian zone will be doubled. An outstanding result!  … and the bird numbers confirm it! 

Click here to open the May edition of Jim Butler’s “Feather Fascination” and learn just how many bird species have used the restored habitat in Deerhust Park. 

It’s pretty amazing and VERY encouraging!

A male Golden Whistler – one of the many birds spotted in Deerhurst Park Photo courtesy of Ed Fraser

Here’s what the Gap Creek Bushcare crew have achieved in a year!

In February they were helped by the Brookfield Bike Riders Club who use the park on their way to the trails on Mt Cootha.  This is the third time in the last 2 years that the bike riders have helped out – great effort!

Last year’s planting – looking great!
To start, 343 holes were dug this year with an auger
Then the plants went in …
And here are the people who achieved all this: The Gap Creek Bushcare group  AND the Brookfield Bike Riders Club!

If you’d like to contribute, please phone Mike Humphrey on 3374 1467.