by Andrea Mason | Jun 2, 2022 | Bushfire
Wildcare Australia Inc volunteers responded to the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast bushfires in September 2019 which highlighted the need to be fully prepared to respond to future bushfires and other natural disaster events. During the 2019 bushfires, Wildcare...
by Andrea Mason | May 24, 2022 | Bushfire
Wildcare Australia Inc The 2019 bushfires, other natural events such as flooding and prolonged drought, and increased development in South-east Queensland has significantly reduced accessible natural areas for wildlife volunteers to source high quality native food to...
by Andrea Mason | May 24, 2022 | Bushfire
Noosa & District Landcare Group Intense canopy fires and the complete destruction of canopy trees in 2019 had allowed the proliferation of significant vine, grass and shrub weeds to occur at several locations in the Peregian Beach and Weyba Downs vicinity. The...
by Andrea Mason | May 18, 2022 | Bushfire
Springbrook WeedBusters Regrowth from the 2019 bushfires shows how vulnerable the Springbrook National Park is to weed incursion. Springbrook WeedBusters is a relatively new group focussed on weeding activities and landowner education. With almost $20,000 from the...
by Andrea Mason | May 18, 2022 | Bushfire
Tallebudgera Valley Nature-Culture Alliance In 2019 the Tallebudgera Valley was inundated with smoke and several (smaller) fires broke out raising concerns for local residents. ‘Understories’ is taking a bottom-up community approach using the arts to foster natural...
by Andrea Mason | May 5, 2022 | Bushfire
Noosa & District Landcare Group Inc With $50,000 from the Landcare Led Bushfire Recovery Program, Noosa & District Landcare Group have worked to enhance Cooroibah and Noosa Northshore Fire Zones through weed treatments and revegetation. This project was...
