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Cr Cunningham has announce that work will soon start on the nature-themed playground, the first section of the Hanlon Park revitalisation to be implemented. N4C is very excited to see works beginning!
https://www.facebook.com/CrFionaCunningham/posts/1596241190529696
Find out about upcoming events in and around our catchment: here.
Rome St (not Roma St) Park is a small park in Coorparoo, near Norman Park, on the bank of Norman Creek. N4C's grant application under the federal Communities Environment Program was successful, and we plan to revegetate 2000 sq m of plain mown grass with native plants for birds, bees and butterflies.
N4C's catchment centre at Baron St Greenslopes has been looking fresher lately due to the exterior painting completed earlier in the year. The upper floor exterior was repainted and the guys from Skyline painters did a great job of protecting our special mural on the lower floor.
At our June meeting, guest speaker Mike Fox of Pollinator Link explained how planting local supports pollinators and all local wildlife. Bees and butterflies benefit by having nectar sources, butterflies and other insects benefit by having the specific food plants for their larval stages (eg caterpillars), fruit eaters get fed, and many animals and birds are supported by the insects that live on local native plants.
Coorparoo Finger Gullies Bushcare Group has developed a Boundary Road, Coorparoo Wildlife Movement Proposal which has been developed with input from professionals such as Professor Darryl Jones, (Griffith University) and Angela Christodoulou, (Queensland Koala Society) for the reduction and safe movement of koalas across Boundary Rd. The proposal is supported by a Brisbane City Council petition which currently has almost 900 signatures.
Did you miss Leo Lee's great talk at our April meeting? He talked about fish that he had recently observed in Norman Creek, fish that could be here or could have been here, and how to improve habitat for fish in our waterways.
On Tuesday the 5th of March we were fortunate to have Matt Moore, a fisheries biologist with Catchment Solutions, speak at our office in Greenslopes. The topic of his talk was the importance of connectivity for fish communities and how to achieve it. Fish classed as diadromous species require unimpeded access between freshwater and saltwater habitats, and include Australian bass, barramundi, jungle perch, long-finned eel, mangrove jack, freshwater mullet and sea mullet. In many cases, urban water channels are not designed to facilitate the movement that these fish require through their various life stages.
In 2019, the N4C nursery will be giving 10 free plants to N4C members each year. Members will benefit by having more native plants to put in their gardens and observing how animals, birds or butterflies use them.
You can help N4C by donating your container refunds! Just quote our Scheme ID C10038963 when dropping off your containers.
Cane Toads are in the news, and we are on the lookout for toady locations where we could organise a toad blitz!
IGA Greenslopes has contributed $1500 to N4C through its wonderful myIGA Card program. Thanks for this valuable assistance!
N4C artist Karen Cipressi is helping community members express themselves, with re-launched art classes that are inspired by nature! At $10 per class, it's a great way to spend a Friday morning.
The Hanlon Park, Stones Corner upgrade and rejuvenation is coming! Many catchment residents and others contributed to Brisbane City Council's cooperative planning process in February and March, and three N4C representatives participated in a very productive Co-Design workshop on 3 March.
Students of Buranda State School have been learning a lot about birds in their Science classes, thanks to Birds Qld, Birdlife Southern Qld and one of our members!
One of our volunteers has been busy photographing animal life large and small, producing some stunning images of birds and insects along the creek. Be prepared to be amazed at the insect photos - you can even see the expressions on their faces! Click here to see them on flickr.
A squirrel glider has been sighted in the Solar St Gully (also known as Eva St Park) - above Majestic Park, Coorparoo. It shows that the mature eucalypts in this area are being used by fauna!
Riding bikes along the creek - sounds like fun, but there's a lot of vegetation there that is pretty important. Our bushcarer at Heath Park noticed some damage to mangroves and shrubs at Heath Park due to people creating their own bike path. Some local liaison was done and Council has been very supportive by providing signage to remind bike riders to keep off the vegetation that is right on the creek bank. Thanks!
What a great day we had at our 2016 Family Fun Day on 30th July! Check out the photo gallery from the day.
Five stormwater harvesting stuctures have recently been built in our catchment, by Brisbane City Council.
Photos from our 2015 canoe trip up Norman Creek from its mouth at East Brisbane to the top of the tidal section at Stones Corner.
Council has constructed a creek infiltration system next to Norman Creek at Greenslopes.
The Creek in Our Backyard is a practical guide for habitat restoration by Robert Whyte, and is available free to N4C members.
