Cooroibah & North Shore Fire Zone Ecological Repair Project
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...
Artificial Hollows for Greater Gliders in Nerang National Park
Friends of Nerang National Park Friends of Nerang National Park have used $32,000 from the Landcare Led Bushfire Recovery Program to mitigate loss of hollows for the Greater Gliders in Nerang National Park. Greater gliders (Petauroides volans) are one of the Gold...
Nature Refuges of Yamahra Creek’s Feral Animal and Habitat Augmentation Project
Bulimba Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee (B4C) Bulimbah and Bartopia Nature Refuges, in the headwaters of the Yamahra Creek, is over 200 hectares of privately owned land which borders the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area Mt Barney National...
Surveys and Public Education for the Spotted-tailed Quoll in South East Queensland
Quoll Society of Australia The spotted-tailed quoll, our largest marsupial carnivore, is in serious trouble from destruction of its habitat, predation by cats and foxes, and the severe bushfires of 2019/20, quolls are on the verge of disappearing from Queensland...
Gold Coast Hinterland Rainforest Fire Protection Trails
Austinville Landcare The Gold Coast and Hinterland, has historically been considered relatively safe from severe bushfires. In 2019, for the first time in recorded history, fire penetrated deep into rainforest areas of Lamington National Park. With climate change it...
Assessing and Enhancing Fire-Effected Glider Habitat through Innovative Landcare-led Surveys and On-ground Action
Noosa & District Landcare Noosa and District Landcare were successful in obtaining a Landcare Led Bushfire Recovery Grant for a glider survey and restoration project. Historical records indicate the existence of several Greater Gliders in the fire zones and a...
The Great Cane Toad Bust
Watergum and Clarence Landcare Clarence Landcare in NSW and Watergum have come together to deliver the Great Cane Toad Bust with funds from a Landcare Led Bushfire Recovery Grant. Recent research has shown a boom in cane toad numbers and an accelerated geographical...
Strengthening resilience: planting natives and managing invasives
Mooloolah River Waterwatch and Landcare Mooloolah River Waterwatch and Landcare are planning to enhance the resilience of the Critically Endangered Lowland subtropical rainforest with over $44,000 of funding from the Landcare Led Bushfire Recovery Grants program....
Hollow Log Home Nest box replacement
Coolum and North Shore Coast Care Coolum and North Shore Coast Care (CaNSCC) is excited to report that 21 Hollow Log Home nesting boxes have been installed between Maroochy River and Stumers Creek in Conservation Reserves and Bushland Parks in addition to the existing...
“Numinbah – Holding Tight” Restoring the natural link between Springbrook and Lamington National Parks
Numinbah Valley Environmental Education Centre Parents and Citizens Association There are two significant World Heritage Areas behind the Gold Coast - one of which was impacted directly from wildfires in 2019. Almost $70,000 in funding from the Landcare Led Bushfire...
Kilcoy Landcare Festivals
Brisbane Valley - Kilcoy Landcare Landcare festivals will be held in two small communities in the Somerset region that were significantly affected by bushfire. Brisbane Valley – Kilcoy Landcare has arranged a program of speakers, information, music and food as part of...
Recovery Action Critical for Scenic Rim Wildlife Corridors
Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland - Scenic Rim Many threatened species stand to benefit from the work of the Scenic Rim branch of the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland (WPSQ) who have been establishing corridors between existing habitat refuges...
Reviving cultural burning and ancient relationships in the Lockyer Valley
Wirrinyah Pty Ltd The 2019 bushfires devastated a number of properties in the Lockyer Valley region. The extent of the damage was significantly influenced by the high fuel load on the properties, often as a result of incorrect and neglectful land management...
Riparian Restoration Headwaters in Back Creek
Beechmont District Landcare Association Fire danger and rapid urban development compromise the very few remaining fragments of pre-pioneer ecosystems on the Beechmont Plateau, one of which was severely impacted by the 2019 fire. Beechmont District Landcare...
On the path to resilience – restoring rainforest and bringing back the Southern Pink Underwing Moth
Barung Landcare Association With over 75% of rainforest and vine forests in the Sunshine Coast region found on private land, landholders play a vital role in the recovery and survival of many species in this region. Barung Landcare was successful in securing a grant...