Are you ready for rain? Supported by the Insurance Council of Australia, our latest workshop series, Rainscaping for Resilience, is bringing lot-scale water sensitive urban design (WSUD) to the communities of South East Queensland.

Our Sustainable Agriculture team recently hosted the latest in a series of workshops designed to build understanding in soil health and fertiliser management.

To best link the soil science to applicable recommendations, we tailored this workshop specifically for pineapple producers in the Sunshine Coast region and focused on the types and sources of fertilisers, as well as the optimal timing for their application.

This year, our project partners shared inspiring stories of landholders confidently using skills and networks through Healthy Land & Water’s Queensland Fire and Biodiversity workshops. These stories have been years in the making, with long-term stewardship being the key focus of both the workshops and the outcomes they’ve enabled.

Read these landholder stories.

Celebrating its 20th year, Healthy Land & Water’s Water by Design program has been recognised for building capacity across Queensland with a “Highly Commended” award from the International Erosion Control Association (IECA).

Just when you think you’ve seen all the flora and fauna South East Queensland has to offer, nature surprises you with something truly extraordinary.

Meet the endangered Southern Pink Underwing Moth (Phyllodes imperialis smithersi) – a rare rainforest species found only in small pockets of lowland rainforest in South East Queensland and northern New South Wales.

In the past couple of months, we’ve had the pleasure of meeting many stakeholders, industry, and communities both locally and nationally in many conferences and workshops. Read on for more reflections from Dr Diana Virkki, Principal Project Manager, Fire Preparedness & Ecology – Healthy Land & Water, on the current state of disaster resilience.