Planting at Wishart Tuesday morning | Gibson Island event

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Working together for a healthy,
connected catchment.

Hello members, volunteers and supporters. There's some events coming up that we wanted to let you know about.

Connect with your patch:
Tech for understanding your home garden

Want to know more about what goes on in your garden? Be involved in a course of nature discovery and help scientists better understand how to design for citizen scientists.

We're seeking people who are willing to participate in a research study which includes two workshops - Tue 22nd & Tue 29th Sept at our headquarters in Carindale. Places strictly limited and B4C has a COVID-19 Safe Plan.

We are looking for a variety of knowledge levels in terms of tech and gardening – from absolute beginners to those with experience/knowledge.

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Watershed moment for Australia’s Environment

By Wayne Cameron,
B4C Catchment Manager
The Federal Government is about to make changes to the national environmental laws to cut “green tape” and speed up project development in a post-COVID-19 plan to amend the Federal EPBC Act.

A review into the Act was commissioned with top businessman Graham Samuel, heading the inquiry. He will release the completed report in October, but the Environment Minister is already ruling out the key recommendation – appointing a Federal Independent Regulator (to police the process).

The cutting of “green tape” will have the Federal Government hand over the assessment of impacts and decision-making processes to the States, which have shown they can be weaker and more vulnerable to the pressures of development and the corporate sectors in seeking economic outcomes, rather than protecting the environment. Recent examples of this State vulnerability are ... read more >>

Delicious honeycomb at B4C's Sustainability Centre

We currently have a limited amount of honeycomb for sale. You can purchase it here at our online shop and then we will message you when it's ready for you to collect.

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Brisbane Biodiversity Seminar

Tuesday 29th September
Presented by Brisbane City Council, delivered ONLINE

Citizen Science in Brisbane - Join other catchment carers to hear about two specific local projects you can get involved in:

Brisbane's Big Butterfly Count - Jutta Godwin of Cubberla-Witton Catchment Network will talk on behalf of the Brisbane Catchment Network about this Brisbane-wide project. Butterflies are a much loved insect that captivate experts and the average nature lover alike, and they are excellent indicators of ecosystem health.

Tracking roadkill - Alex Vanek of Bulimba Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee will talk about this app that tracks wildlife road deaths in order to identify hot-spots and inform solutions for creating safe wildlife movement through our city.

Bring your smartphone so you can download / view the citizen science apps that will be discussed.

More details on how to register will be available closer to the date from BCC.

PETITION: Keep Karawatha Forest a Conservation Area

Karawatha Forest is a conservation area of unique value. It is listed in the globally respected PPBio with items such as the Amazon Rainforest. It is a sensitive environment for both local plants and animals. It is part of a State Government gazetted corridor stretching from Karawatha Forest to the QLD NSW border.

It is at risk from unsuitable activities and behaviours, causing damage to its natural values.

Learn more and sign the petition

Shop sustainably

Have a browse of our online store. Our plant packs and honey are pick-up only (from our headquarters in Carindale) and arranged following your online order, providing a contactless transaction in-line with our COVID-19 policy. Items such as the Boomerang Bags, cutlery wraps & platypuses etc can be delivered Australia-wide!

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