OCCA Newsletter - March 2023

President's Message

Welcome readers
 
OCCA has settled back into its routine after the break, with upcoming events and activities detailed in this newsletter. Participation is welcome at any of these events.
 
The last butterfly survey events for this season are being held later in March so check the dates and come along.
 
Also, our next OCCA free BBQ is happening on Friday 31 March at 5.00pm at the Catchment Centre, 9 Macdevitt St, Coopers Plains. I hope to see you there.
 
Enjoy the newsletter and keep involved.
 
Regards
Dave Kent
Ph: 0406 25 10 27
 

 OCCA Activities

 
 OCCA facilities
The OCCA office at 9 Macdevitt Street, Coopers Plains, is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10am – 3pm. Drop in for a chat with our friendly staff and volunteers if you’re passing.
 
Attend OCCA meetings
The next OCCA Management Committee meeting will be on Tuesday 21 March. If you’d like to join us, please contact OCCA on info@oxleycreekcatchment.org.au. 
 
OCCA Nursery – 3, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28, 31 March
The plant Nursery is open.. Join Jill and her groups of dedicated volunteers on Tuesdays from 1.30 – 3.30pm or Friday mornings from 8 – 10am. For more information contact Jill Ridgway on  0478 771 694 or email j.ridgway@outlook.com

 CreekCare
The CreekCare team are out and about from 7 – 9am on Thursdays as usual. For more information contact the CreekCare Coordinator, Noel Standfast on 0417 703 442 or email hstandfa@iinet.net.au

Upcoming CreekCare dates are as follows:
 
2 March                                  Benarrawa Park, Corinda
9 March                                  Cliveden Avenue Reserve, Corinda
16 March                               Gaddes Park, Sunnybannk
23 March                               Russ Hall Park, Salisbury
30 March                               Lawson and Kendall Streets, Oxley
6 April                                    Nosworthy Park, Corinda
13 April                                  Oxley Creek Common, Sherwood
20 April                                 Pennywort Creek, Corinda
27 April                                 Strickland Terrace Park, Sherwood
4 May                                    Dyson Avenue, Sunnybank
 
Clean Up Australia Day - Sunday 5 March
OCCA will be partnering with Taylor Bridge Rotary Club and Moolabin Rewilding to clean up Moolabin Creek and the adjoining parks on Sunday 5 March from 8 - 10am. Sign up at the end of Albermarle Street, Yeerongpilly.

You can bring your wellies or waders and help us clean up the creek or you can stay on dry land and help us clean up the     Moorooka Lions Bicentennial Picnic Ground. Either way, you can help look after our local environment.



Success Street Park Working Bee – Wednesday 8 March
Rockpress and OCCA volunteers continue to work at Success Street Park at the corner of Success Street and Beatty Road, Acacia Ridge. 
 
The next working bee will be Wednesday 8 March from 7.30 – 9.30am when we will be doing some planting to replace plants lost in the rains and floods in February/March.

You are welcome to join us. For more information contact Camilla Duff-Burford on 0409 768 348 or partnerships@oxleycreekcatchment.org.au
 
Bushcare and Beer – Sunday 19 March
 The work supports the weeding and planting being done at the Common by the Tuesday Common Carers.

OCCA is partnering with Helios Brewing and every participant will receive a voucher for a free drink at the Helios Brewery in Yeerongpilly in return for their efforts for the environment.

Check out this video of the action on the first event in October taken by Josh from Helios Brewing.
Facebook: https://fb.watch/8KaerX0jFN/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlEuGwj-bn8
 
Butterfly Surveys 
As part of Brisbane’s Big Butterfly Count, OCCA has been organising surveys in 4 sites in the lower reaches of the catchment.  Here's what we found: 
10 September – Nosworthy Park, Hall Avenue, Corinda. We found 12 species – Yellow albatross, Lemon migrant, Monarch, Black Jezebel, Glistening pencil blue, Common crow, Purple crow, Brown ringlet, Varied eggfly, Evening brown, Orchard swallowtail and Blue tiger.
17 September – Oxley Creek Common, Sherwood Road, Rocklea An initial overcast day brightened up and we found 9 species – Yellow albatross, Lemon migrant, Monarch, Black jezebel, Common crow, Large grass yellow, Orchard swallowtail, Cabbage white and Common grass blue
24 September – Archerfield Wetlands, Bowhill Road, Durack. It was a bright, sunny day – just right for butterflies.  On this initial survey of the site we found 13 species – Caper white, Yellow migrant, Lemon migrant, Monarch, Black Jezebel, No brand grass yellow, Varied eggfly, Meadow Argus, Long tailed pea blue, Chequered swallowtail, Cabbage white, Common grass blue, and Dainty grass blue.
1 October – The Fort Bushland Reserve, Fort Road, Oxley. It was an overcast morning and butterflies were few and far between but we did eventually find 10 species – Caper white, Clearwing swallowtail, Monarch, Black jezebel, Southern pearl white, Blue triangle, Brown ringlet, Orchard swallowtail, Cabbage white and Common grass blue.
12 November – Nosworthy Park - Caper white, Lesser wanderer, Monarch, Black jezebel, Common crow, Purple crow, Blue triangle, Brown ringlet, Large purple line blue/Rounded sixline blue, Orchard swallowtail, Cabbage white, Wattle blue, Common grass blue
11 February - Nosworthy Park - under Cliff Meyer’s excellent tuition, we found 24 species – Yellow albatross, Monarch, Large grass yellow, Orchard Swallowtail, Dainty swallowtail, Chequered swallowtail, Blue triangle, Purple crow, White banded plane, Lemon migrant, White migrant, Speckled line blue, Bright Cornelian, Leafwing, Glistening pencil blue, Common crow, Brown ringlet, Evening brown, Large purple line blue, Small green banded blue, Wide brand grass dart, Splendid Ochre, Dainty grass blue
 
The next surveys will be on:
Saturday 18 March – Dr Justin Cappadonna will lead a survey of the Oxley Creek Common, Sherwood Road, Rocklea from 9 – 11am.  Meet at the Red Shed, wear a hat and appropriate clothing and bring water.
 
Saturday 25 March – Cliff Meyer will lead a survey of the Archerfield Wetlands, Durack from 9- 11am. Meet at the yellow gate on Bowhill Road. Wear a hat and appropriate clothing and bring water.
 
Sunday 26 March – Cliff Meyer will lead OCCA’s final survey of the season at The Fort Bushland Reserve, Oxley from 9 – 11am.  Meet at the shelter shed on Fort Road. Wear a hat and appropriate clothing and bring water.
 
Many thanks to OCCA volunteer Betty Young for organising these 2023 butterfly surveys.
 
And whilst on the subject of butterflies, here’s some additional information and resources from BCC’s Land for Wildlife Officer, FFur Collier, for those of you interested in investigating further.
 
You can find Helen Schwenke’s Top 10 butterfly plants poster at
http://www.earthling.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/10-plants-32btrfly-1802-A4-1.pdf
 
Helen’s top 10 butterfly host plants to consider when you’re rehabilitating degraded areas are:
1. Climbing senna (Senna gaudichaudii) - Yellow migrant, small grass-yellow, large grass-yellow
2. Corky milk-vine (Secamone elliptica) - Common crow, blue tiger
3. Emu foot (Cullen tenax) - Chequered swallowtail, common grass-blue, tailed pea-blue
4. Karamat (Hygrophila angustifolia) - Chocolate argus, meadow argus, varied eggfly, dainty grass-blue
5. Love flower (Pseuderanthemum variabile) - Australian leafwing, blue argus, bluebanded eggfly, danaid eggfly, varied eggfly
6. Mangrove wax-flower vine (Cynanchum carnosum) - Swamp tiger, lesser wanderer, common crow
7. Native mulberry (Pipturus argenteus) - Jezebel nymph, speckled line-blue, yellow admiral
8. Thornless caper (Capparis lucida) - Caper white, chalky pearl-white, caper gull
9. Zig zag vine (Melodorum leichhardtii)- Four-barred swordtail, pale triangle, eastern dusk-flat
10. Finger lime (Citrus australasica), also citrus: mandarin, lime, orange trees - Orchard swallowtail, fuscous swallowtail, dainty swallowtail
 
A neat poster with information on native plants of riverine and alluvial ecosystems covering many butterfly food plants including plant size and growing conditions
http://brunswickvalleylandcare.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/6.MNLG_Riverine.pdf
 
The Butterfly and Other Invertebrates Club (BOIC) conducts many walks looking at the local insect population and is always looking for good photos of invertebrates to publish on their website, if anyone has good macro images to share. They have most butterfly species covered but would appreciate your help to build their photo library of moths and other invertebrates. Send your photos to secretaryboic@gmail.com
  
 OCCA BBQ - Friday 31 March

The first OCCA BBQ of 2023 will be on Friday 31 March from 5 - 7pm at the Catchment Centre, 9 Macdevitt Street, Coopers Plains.  Come along and meet OCCA staff and volunteers and enjoy a free BBQ, salads and desserts.



OCCA Public meeting - talk on Frog ID app
About 20 people attended a fascinating and informative talk on frogs and toads by Brett Malcolm at the Red Shed on 28 February. Brett showed a video about the FrogID app, its many features and how to record, identify and submit frog calls to the national database run by the Australian Museum. He showed us his pet cane toad ‘Fifi’ and assorted pet frogs, highlighting the differences between frogs and toads. Brett also talked about how to catch and kill toads and demonstrated the new toad trap for use in waterways which uses the toad’s pheromone and toxin to lure toadpoles into the trap. Thanks to an anonymous donor, OCCA will soon have it’s own Cane Toad Trap.
 

 Catchment Programs Manager Phil Gunasekara, Secretary Lynn Whitfield, Speaker Brett Malcolm, President Dave Kent
 

Out and about in and around the catchment

Queensland Olympics 2032 - survey closes Friday 3 March
In July 2021 it was announced that Brisbane would host the 2032 Olympics. While this has brought much excitement to some businesses and people in the region, there are also a wide range of concerns held by many people in Brisbane and across South East Queensland about the environmental, social and financial impacts of hosting the Olympics.
 
You can find more information on the background of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games here. 
 
The Queensland Government has a 3-phase process to invite the community to contribute ideas for the 2032 Olympic Games. The first phase is a survey that is currently open for input here. The survey closes on 3 March 2023.
 
Please feel free to distribute the information within your networks and complete the survey. Community input into the Government’s Olympic Plans is extremely important so that we can support positive initiatives and protect the places we love. You can find the survey here.
 
After the survey closes, the government will be inviting 500 people to join a forum in March to share their ideas. You can find out about the forum here.
 
The Government will use the survey results and input from the forum to create a “Legacy Plan” which they aim to use to inform the development of the Olympics in Brisbane.
 
 Regen Brisbane is about to launch a series of community workshops to help people across Brisbane and SEQ develop their own ideas and input to a “Peoples’ Plan for the 2032 Olympics”.
 
 For more information about Regen Brisbane Click here 

Agents of Discovery walk - Sunday 5 March
Join Logan City Council for an adventure walk at Glenlogan Lakes Park or Homestead Park and partner with the free mobile education app – Agents of Discovery. Kids will become Nature Agents, exploring the natural environment through fun and engaging challenges.

Click on the locations to find out more and register to attend.

Glenlogan Lakes Park

Homestead Park

2023 Forum - People Reconnecting with Nature – registration open 6 March
The Hut Environment and Community Association (THECA) is hosting a forum on the theme ‘People reconnecting with Nature' on Saturday 10 June. THECA is calling for people to submit abstracts for papers to be included.

The forum will be held at the Queensland Centre for Advanced Technologies (QCAT) Pullenvale, and will feature Professor Richard Fuller, University of Queensland, as the keynote speaker.

The forum will explore issues surrounding engaging children, adults, organisations and all levels of government in connecting people back to nature following the restrictions caused by the Covid pandemic, discussing what motivational tools were used; and how was success of engagement assessed or measured. Presentations can also deal with what ongoing encouragement is being used successfully to continue projects or achieve long-term goals.

The Forum themes are Natural Environment Connections, Big Picture Philosophy, Backyard Connections, and Economic and Social Benefits. Presentations will be 15-20 minutes duration, with a panel Q&A session at the end of each thematic segment. All authors of accepted proposals will be asked to prepare a summary of 500–800 words for inclusion in the booklet distributed to participants. Presentations are invited, which explore issues such as aspects of reconnecting people to nature focusing on objectives and/or strategies, methods used to attract volunteers and helpers, and how success was gauged

Contact THECA if you are interested in making a presentation. Abstracts (500 words max) and Biographies (100 words max) are due by 10 April 2023. Please forward abstracts and biographies, and any queries, to Greg Siepen gregory.siepen1@gmail.com

Apply for a Logan City Council Envirogrant – closes 15 March

The Logan City Council EnviroGrants program gives support to the community to help deliver environmental projects. Through community awareness and participation, this program aims to enhance and protect the natural environment and encourage environmentally sustainable practices in Logan

Funding available for Environmental partnerships and capacity building, environmental surveys and research, on-ground ecosystem restoration, environmental education, and support for wildlife carers.

The EnviroGrants application process is online and through SmartyGrants

If you would like to apply please read the EnviroGrants Guidelines 2023  EnviroGrants guidelines are subject to change and you should check criteria in the relevant funding year before submitting an application.

To help you with your application there are Grant information sessions or Grant writing assistance For upcoming session information or advice about your application please call us on 07 3412 3412 or email us at environment@logan.qld.gov.au.

Ecological Despair and Empowerment Workshop - Saturday 25 March 

This Ecological Despair and Empowerment with Emma Brindal and Em Maltby will be held at Northey Street City Farm from 9am – 4pm on Saturday 25 March. Find out more and secure your spot via the Eventbrite link.

This is a participatory workshop in the tradition of the Work that Reconnects (WtR), which is a supportive framework to reawaken our connection to ourselves, each other and the world developed by deep ecologist, activist and scholar, Joanna Macy. WtR provides an opportunity to understand and express both our concerns and our love for the Earth and our societies, and to (re)discover and give shape to our hopes.

Ecological Despair and Empowerment is an experiential workshop, involving solo processes as well as conversational and group processes. The facilitators Emma Brindal and Em Maltby also bring their love of the natural world into the workshop by integrating nature connection approaches with the WtR practices.

Emma Brindal is the founder of WiseEarth Education, which was established to nurture and build respect for our planet, through experiential earth connection programs. Em Maltby works with community groups, adults and young people to create opportunities to enjoy, connect with, and support the Earth and each other.

Brisbane Biodiversity Seminar - Landscapes and Soils of Brisbane - Tuesday 28 March
This free community event hosted by Brisbane City Council’s Community Conservation Partnerships Programs will be held on Tuesday 28 March from 6 – 8.30pm at the Kenmore Library meeting room, Kenmore Village, 9 Brookfield Road, Kenmore Hills.

Bookings are essential and close at 10am 28 March 2023. Register on Eventbrite via this link: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/brisbane-biodiversity-seminar-landscapes-rocks-soils-of-brisbane-tickets-540651552347

If you can no longer attend, please cancel your booking via Eventbrite to open up the waitlist for others.

There will be 3 presentations

1. Landscapes, Soils & Rocks of Brisbane. The terrain of Brisbane is quite diverse, with a relatively complicated geological makeup. Warwick will refer to the main geological units, their origin and nature, and outline their influence on topography, soils, and human settlement. Warwick Willmott is a geologist and author who has worked with the Geological Survey of Queensland on geological mapping, resource investigations and geological hazards for urban areas.
2. The Role and Effects of Pioneer Species in Soil Building. Doreen Jachmann is a Brisbane City Council Habitat Brisbane Support Officer and a Permaculture Consultant. Her background is in environmental monitoring of soil and water, horticulture, and training and assessment. Doreen will discuss how pioneer species help build soil, their role in the different stages of succession, and how we can strategically utilise pioneer plants to regenerate degraded soils. 
3. Soils for Science - Brisbane researchers are on the dig for new antibiotic leads in soil. Sara-Jane Dean is the Science Education and Community Liaison Officer for UQ's Institute for Molecular Bioscience and will share how the public can play a vital role in finding new antibiotic leads as citizen scientists.

For more information, email the Land for Wildlife team at WCPP@brisbane.qld.gov.au
 
Logan City Council World Environment Day Calendar Competition – closes 31 March
Logan City Council's World Environment Day Calendar Competition is back again to showcase Logan primary school student’s visions of our natural environment through art. Students can create a colourful A4 or A3 poster to win prizes for themselves and their school. 

This year, students are asked to create a poster fitting the theme of Connection to Country – This land is me.

Applications are now open and close Friday 31 March 2023. An information pack and curriculum guide are available for teachers and educators online.

Logan Eco Action Festival – Sunday 4 June

Help wildlife survive in summer
We may be nearing the end of summer, but we still have hot days ahead of us. Not only do we feel the heat, but our animals and wildlife do as well. During heat waves, native animals can suffer terribly – but the simple act of providing them save access to water can help them cope. Here are some tips to help our feathered, furry, scaly and tiny friends survive.

• Create wildlife water puddles that are at different heights and locations in the shade. Koalas, birds, bees and even lizards will use these – make sure to include a rock or two for then to safely drink from.
• Check pools daily and provide a rope or platform to make sure wildlife don’t get stuck if they have fallen in. 
• If you find an animal in distress on a hot day, gently spray them with a fine mist of water to help them cool down.

Six things you can do to help wildlife survive summer
 
Check out other ways to make a difference to wildlife over summer below. If you do come across a sick, injured or orphaned animal, please call the RSPCA on 1300 ANIMAL (1300 264 625).

Trees are good for your heart! (courtesy of HLW)
Green spaces can make us feel calmer, more connected to nature and less lonely. They are important community gathering places that help build social ties and promote physical activity. But they can also have a direct benefit on our circulation and heart health.

A recent study from UNSW Sydney has confirmed that a walk in the park a day, keeps the doctor away. It also showed how different types of urban green spaces have different impacts and have started to identify the ones which matter most.
The research, led by Professor Xiaoqi Feng from UNSW and Professor Thomas Astell-Burt from the University of Wollongong, examined over 10,000 Australian adults living in apartments or houses and analysed the amount of nearby green space against ten years of hospitalisation and cause of death data.

The research found that those people living in house sexperienced significant benefits to the heart and cardiovascular system from green spaces. But not all green space is equal. A larger amount of tree canopy, rather than expanses of grass, was associated with a lower risk of heart disease-related mortality, possibly in part because trees provide shade and cooler temperatures which make streets and parks more inviting to spend time in.

For those living in apartments, green space wasn’t associated with better cardiovascular health and more grass nearby was actually connected to less physical activity. One theory is that green space presence does not necessarily mean that the area is appealing or allowed to be visited – often times it is there for the sole purpose of embellishing the complex or apartment block.

In recent years, there has been a greater focus on the health impact of green spaces, and as cities continue to grow and get increasingly crowded, it is more important than ever. Considering the rapid urbanisation we are seeing in Australia, the results of this study are an important step forward in helping us to harness the power of nature to improve our health and wellbeing. Ultimately, as Prof Feng said “We need to make sure our urban planning complements existing trees and enhances green space qualities with community input, to enable current and future generations to thrive,”
 
Fire ant update (courtesy of Biosecurity Queensland)
Accurately identifying fire ants is the first step to eliminating them from our landscape. They are tiny but nasty little pests that can impact our environment, economy, health and outdoor way of life. Fire ants are quite unique, with distinguishable characteristics in appearance, behaviour and nest formations that make them easy to identify against other ant species. They’re aggressive. They swarm when disturbed and they always travel in numbers, appearing as a mix of sizes within one nest. With a copper brown colour and distinctively darker, larger abdomen, fire ants can travel undetected in organic materials.

Fire ants are smart and highly mobile, they can establish new nests through natural and human-assisted means. Natural methods are how fire ants would spread in the wild—travelling over and underground, flying up to 5 km and rafting on waterways, after floods or wet weather events. They move quite slowly on their own but pose the most risk when hitchhiking in organic materials or on dirty machinery.

Fire ants love to nest in organic materials, typically soil, baled hay or straw, mulch, turf and potted plants. This is why newly developed areas are often fire ant hot spots and why it’s important that our industries follow fire ant-safe practices when working in fire ant biosecurity zones. Penalties can apply if people fail to comply with the requirements.

The current fire ant incursion is much smaller than those in other countries. In the USA fire ants aren’t controlled and fire ant spread is reported to be 50 km per year, and 80 km per year in China.

Without the efforts of our eradication program, it’s estimated fire ants would have by now spread as far north as Bowen, west to Longreach and south to Canberra, causing destruction in their path.
 

 NEWSLETTTERS

Birdlife Australia 
Find out what is happening in the world of birds by subscribing to the monthly Birdlife Australia newsletter.  Subscribe to Birdlife Australia emails here
 
Australian Citizen Science Association 
Check out the website https://citizenscience.org.au/   if you would like to promote events or contribute content to the next newsletter, or join ACSA or subscribe to the newsletter, contact ACSA at acsa.qld@citizenscience.org.au
 
Healthy Land and Water (HLW)
HLW provide a free regular newsletter for the South East Queensland area called ‘Nurture’. It It showcases some of the amazing work happening in South East Queensland to building the prosperity, liveability, and sustainability of the region as well as information on grants, field days, talks and workshops. If you would like to subscribe, please click here and a free e-news update for South East Queensland will be delivered directly to your inbox at the beginning of every month.
 
The Fort Bushland Reserve 
John Lahey, the site Coordinator, provides a regular newsletter of the happenings at The Fort Bushland Reserve, Fort Road, Oxley.  Here’s the link where you can find all the newsletters and other information about the reserve https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0ByASOTUAEuC8WUU5UnRvLUxfemc?usp=sharing
 
Logan City Council Environment News
Logan City Council put out a monthly e-newsletter with information on environmental activities happening across the city in the coming month.  To find out more go to https://www.logan.qld.gov.au/environmentalevents To subscribe to the newsletter visit the Confirm Subscription website.
 
Springfield Lakes Nature Care
The group puts out a regular newsletter. To subscribe, go to http://www.springfieldlakesnaturecare.org.au
 
Queensland Water and Landcarers (QWaLC)
QWaLC is the peak body for natural resource management (NRM) volunteers. QWaLC’s roles include representation, advocacy, promotion, networking and insurance administration. QWaLC’s board includes representatives from each of Queensland’s regions. Membership consists of 460 groups and 38,000 individuals. Subscribe to the newsletter at https://us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=f1f1284889dab408fec34ff34&id=1feaa8ba49
 
Brisbane City Council – Live for less
Brisbane Sustainability Agency publishes a regular e-newsletter of events and tips to save you energy and water and reduce the amount of waste you generate.  Sign up at https://www.sustainablebrisbane.com.au/sustainable-living/
 
Wildlife Queensland
Wildlife Queensland produce a regular e-newsletter with topics addressing projects, events, research and people.
Send an emailto:communications@wildlife.org.au if you want to subscribe.
 
Greening Australia
‘Leaf’’ has a wide range of information on environmental projects around Australia. Subscribe at https://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/news-media/
 
Biosecurity Queensland
‘Biosecurity News’ covers animal health, plant health, weeds and pest animals, changes in legislation, upcoming events and news stories. Subscribe at https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/news-media/newsletters/biosecurity-news
 

BUSHCARE GROUPS

If you'd like to get involved in your local area and help out a local Bushcare group, here's some information: 

Benarrawa Bushcare Group, Corinda
Meets last Saturday of the month
Noel Standfast 0417 703 442, hstandfa@iinet.net.au
Cliveden Reserve Bushcare Group, Corinda
Meets first Saturday of the month, 8am
Carole Bristow 3379 1453, bristowc@bigpond.net.au
Faulkner Park Bushcare Group, Graceville
Meets third Sunday of the month, 8am
Jane O’Sullivan 0427 420 743
Friends of Sherwood Arboretum, Sherwood
Meets third Sunday of the month
Carole Bristow
Forestdale Bushcare group
Simon Christen 0413 597 258
Friends of Sherwood Arboretum Association
Meets third Sunday of the month
Carole Bristow 3379 1453 bristowc@bigpond.net.au
Gaddes Park Bushcare Group, Sunnybank
Meets third Saturday of the month
Ian Lees, 0431 910114, ianlees@hotmail.com
Greening Moorooka Group, 
Meets first Sunday of the month, 9 – 11am
John 0497 555 836
Hilda Street Bushcare Group, Corinda
Meets second Sunday of each month, 8 – 10am
Carmen Mendel 0412 470 769 hilda.st.bushcare@gmail.com
Kev Hooper Park Bushcare Group, Inala
Meets second Saturday of the month at 8.30am
John Maelich 0429 196 294
Kendal/Lawson Streets Bushcare Group, Oxley
Meets third Sunday of the month at 8am
Rod Goldsworthy 0409 050 249, Rod.goldsworthy@gmail.com
Les Atkinson Park Bushcare Group, Sunnybank
Meets fourth Saturday of the month at 8am
Mick Richardson 0428 950 251, mrich48@hotmail.com
Nosworthy Park Bushcare Group, Corinda
Meets first Saturday of the month
Marie Hollingworth 0408 465 591, marie.hollingworth@bigpond.com
Oxley Creek Common – Tuesday Common Carers
Meets every Tuesday, 7 – 9am
Mary Lou Simpson 0429 911 555, maryloulit@hotmail.com
Pennywort Creek Bushcare Group, Corinda
Meets third Saturday of the month, 6.30am
Trevor Armstrong 3379 2488, trevor.r.armstrong@gmail.com
Rikki Bailey Park Bushcare Group, Oxley
Meets fourth Sunday of the month, 8 – 10am
Bronwyn Rigby 0419490 925, bronwynw7@bigpond.com
Rocky Water Holes Bushcare Group, Salisbury
Greg Tasney, rockywaterholesbushcare@gmail.com
Spring Mountain Reserve Bushcare group
Meets fourth Sunday of the month
Steve Simmons 0413 617 250
Strickland Terrace Parklands Bushcare Group, Sherwood
Meets second Saturday of the month
Jocelyn Clarkson 3379 6021, qldquolls4h.jc@gmail.com
Yeronga Bushcare Group, 
Meets fourth Saturday of the month from 2 - 5pm
Janice Monroe 0414310326 jesssudiarchie@gmail.com
 
 

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