Have your say on how you enjoy the great outdoors in South East Queensland! Do you swim, run, kayak, 4WD, hike, fish, birdwatch, picnic in your waterways, greenspaces, parks and bushland? Complete this 15-minute anonymous survey to help inform our future priorities.
A further 12,000 hectares are being added to protected area estate by government. This dedicates this land for use as national forest and conservation park, expanding the area of high environmental importance which is under protection across the state.
Each September to March, South East Queensland (SEQ) rolls out the sandy carpet to welcome back around 30,000 migratory birds that visit our shores for the warmer months.
Shorebirds such as the bar-tailed godwit, the far eastern curlew and the greater sand plover choose Queensland to refuel and roost before the long journey back north to breed.
However, habitat loss as well as interruptions to roosting and foraging sites has seen a dramatic decline in global populations of migratory shorebirds with some species critically endangered.
Let’s stick our beaks under the surface and dig a little deeper into what you can be doing to protect shorebird habitats.
Landcare is for everyone! Landcare Week took place in the first week of August and this year, we encouraged everyone to jump in and volunteer with our local Landcare group to make real change for our local environs. Every hour counts!
Interested in new leadership opportunities? Applications are now open for the Peter Cullen Trust’s 2025 Leadership Program. The Trust’s program enables people at the forefront of Australia’s water and environment sector to develop their leadership capabilities, communication skills and ability to drive change. Applications close on 17 November 2024.
Our Healthy Catchments Program has received a $2 million funding injection from the Queensland Department of Environment, Science and Innovation to keep up its work busting erosion. The funding means we can continue the many years of great work preventing erosion and improving water quality in SEQ.
Grants up to $15,000 in value are available for individual projects that protect and enhance the natural assets and biodiversity of the Sunshine Coast.
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Healthy Land & Water
Level 11, 240 Queen St
GPO Box 735
MEANJIN (BRISBANE)
QLD 4001
Australia
Healthy Land and Water Ltd
ABN 91 115 662 989
