Catching Up

In the Gold Coast Catchments

NEWSLETTER MAY 2013

LOCAL NEWS and EVENTS

MANAGING HORSE PROPERTIES ON THE GOLD COAST

Horse owners on the Gold Coast recently benefited from a series of workshops to help horse owners better manage their paddocks for happier, healthier horses. Participants were guided through a series of practical steps over two workshops, by horse expert Mariette van der Berg and property planning advice from SEQ Catchments. Mariette van der Berg took the participants through the broad issues of horse behaviour, horse nutrition and pasture management. At the end of the workshops, Mariette van der Beg addressing the crowd SEQ Catchments also sought out interest from property owners interested in adopting some of these on ground land management improvements, by providing financial assistance with some of the upfront costs. Properties have so far included some in Nerang, Tamborine and Canungra.

City of Gold Coast Offer a suite of activities under the Naturally Gold Coast program. Including the Beaches to Bushland program @ www.gcparks.com.au/ parks.aspx?page=97
srobinson@goldcoast.qld.gov.au

Beachcare Contact Joel Hayes for a list of Beachcare events happening across the Gold Coast:
j.hayes@griffith.edu.au

Gold Coast Green Week presented by Gecko 1st June to 9th June Check out the activities at
www.goldcoastgreenweek.com

SEQ Catchments Community Catchment Crawl (part of Gold Coast green week) 2nd June 2013
ldurham@seqcatchments.com.au

Gecko Find a range of education programs / resources and events visit Gecko @ www.gecko.org.au To register your local events send your details to Linda Durham at:
ldurham@seqcatchments.com.au

These workshops were funded by the Australian Government and coordinated by South East Queenslands Regional Landcare Facilitator, hosted by SEQ Catchments.

RESOURCES - GRANTS - EVENTS

New Fact Sheet on Indigenous Heritage
An aboriginal Cultural Heritage factsheet is now available on the SEQ Catchments web site which may be of use to landholders. www.seqcatchments.com.au/resources-fact-sheets.html

Building Resilience in Biodiversity: Ecology, Social and Economic Forum Saturday 24 August 2013
This forum will look at restoring and managing biodiversity for the long term future and resilience in the South East Queensland region. One of the Keynote speakers includes, Rick Burnett Keep Australia Beautiful Queensland. Queensland Centre for Advanced Technologies, Pullenvale, Qld 4069 Contact details: www.theca.asn.au (P) 07) 3878 5088, Email theca@hotkey.net.au.

SEQ Fire and Biodiversity Consortium Newsletter

The newsletter provides a synopsis of the projects currently underway, reviews of recent publications and interesting articles of fire and biodiversity related topics by various authors. If you would like to receive an electronic copy of the newsletter please email the Coordinator at CWelden@seqcatchments.com.au or visit the web site at: www.fireandbiodiversity.org.au

New Landcare Resource Kit

The recently developed online Resource Kit for Landcare groups in South East Queensland is a one-stop shop to help keep groups like yours equipped with the best available information on a range of topics, including management, funding and attracting and retaining volunteers. www.seqcatchments.com.au/resource-kit-for-landcare.html

Round Two of Everyones Environment grants program opens

Community groups that support and protect the natural environment are being encouraged to apply for Round Two of the Everyones Environment grants program. Environment and Heritage Protection Minister Andrew Powell said the Queensland Government had committed $12 million over three years for community environmental groups to tackle local conservation issues. Under Round One, the government awarded 74 organisations $3 million in funding for projects that tackled environmental degradation, cleaned up local communities and waterways and protected the States natural assets. Round Two Guidelines and a link to the online Application Form is available at www.ehp.qld.gov.au.

Call for Articles - NRM Notes - Invasive Animals CRC

Want to share your story? We are seeking your articles or information about your pest animal related work, projects and events that you would like featured in the upcoming June edition of NRM Notes. Whether your project is large or small - whether it is completed, still in progress, or has only just received funding, it is vital to share your story with others so we can learn from each other and build our collective knowledge. Tell us what you are achieving and how you are going about it! Please send your submissions (250 words or less) and any relevant photos directly to Annette Brown Project Officer Invasive Animals for consideration by no later than 4pm Monday 10th June. Please contact: annette.brown@dpi.nsw.gov.au

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Catchment Network Groups

Gold Coast Region Austinville Landcare Australian Coastal Society Beechmont Landcare Camp Creek Restoration Group Coomera River Catchment Group Country Paradise Parklands Association Currumbin Creek Carers Elanora Wetlands Bushcare Environmental Alliance Friends of Crane Creek Friends of Currumbin Friends of David Fleays Wildlife Park Friends of Federation Walk Friends of the Gold Coast Botanic Gardens Friends of Pine Ridge Conservation Park Gecko Environmental Council Gold Coast Catchment Association - Platypus Watch Gold Coast Seagrass Watch Wal.Mayr@terranean.com.au qld@australiancoastalsociety.org.au craigandelizabeth@bigpond.com Andrew@narrow.com.au steven_gill@bigpond.com countryparadiseinnerang@gmail.com thanass@ozemail.com.au tomjiggs@bigpond.com secretary@gecko.org.au friendsofcranecreek@gmail.com secretary@friendsofcurrumbin.com.au friendsoffleays@yahoo.com.au info@federationwalk.org secretary@friendsgcrbg.org.au deboertj@optusnet.com.au secretary@gecko.org.au info@goldcoastcatchments.org econat1@bigpond.com goldcoastseagrasswatch@hotmail.com www.fleayswildlife.com.au/ www.federationwalk.org/ www.fgcbg.org.au/ www.gecko.org.au/ www.goldcoastcatchments.org/ http://www.goldcoastcatchments.org/ platypusWatch.htm www.seagrasswatch.org www.griffith.edu.au www.countryparadiseparkland.com www.australiancoastalsociety.org/

Griffith Ctr for Coastal Management Beachcare j.hayes@griffith.edu.au Guanaba - IPA Hinterland Regional Park Bushcare Loders Creek Catchment Association tony_dillon@hotmail.com grahamcd14@bigpond.com jeanniefw@hotmail.com

www.loderscreek.org/ http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/environment/ catchment-management-groups-576.html http://www.gcparks.com.au/parks.aspx?page=97

City of Gold Coast: Catchment Management K.boody@goldcoast.qld.gov.au (including community groups) City of Gold Coast: Natural Areas Management srobinson@goldcoast.qld.gov.au (Including Bushcare & community groups) Nerang River Keepers Ngarang-wal Gold Coast Aboriginal Association North East Albert Landcare & Catchment Gp. Numinbah Valley Landcare QLD Wader Study Group Gold Coast Qld Water & Land Carers South Stradbroke Island Landcare Springbrook Catchment Management Landcare Surfers to Burleigh Landcare Inc. Surfrider Foundation Gold Coast Springbrook Wildlife Appreciation Group Tamborine Mountain Landcare Tarrabora Reserve Bushcare Water Quality Monitoring - become involved! Wildlife Preservation Society of Qld Yes Kan Do carclinic@bigpond.com.au Ngarang-wal@bigpond.com s.durance@bigpond.com / bobdurance@gmail.com gcfcjf@bigpond.com b.goldcoast@gmail.com Register your group, insure or incorporate katebiggs@optushome.com.au cdunlop@onthenet.com.au info@btslandcare.org.au adam@surfridergct.org info@springbrookwildlife.org.au cjlmeesters@bigpond.com ginaygoa@gmail.com jsigley@seqcatchments.com.au joan@computrix.com.au info@yeskando.org.au

www.waders.org.au/queensland-wader-studygroup-news/news www.qwalc.org.au/

www.facebook.com/btslandcare www.surfrider.org.au/ www.tamborinemtnlandcare.org.au/

Ph: 0400 910 678 www.wildlife.org.au/

SEQ Catchments Office - South PO Box 7388, Southport Park, QLD 4215 Ph: 5552 9090 Fax: 55528722

Linda Durham Community Partnerships Manager (Gold Coast region) E : ldurham@seqcatchments.com.au M: 0400 910 679