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South East Queensland’s most innovative and hardworking environment champions will vie for the $10,000 Minister’s Grand Prize after being named finalists for the 2018 Healthy Land and Water Awards. Now in their 18th year, the annual Healthy Land and Water Awards recognise and celebrate the people and groups working to improve and protect South East […]

A few weeks after taking ownership of their sprawling 70-acre property at Purga on the outskirts of Ipswich, the Einam family were exploring their new home when they spotted a koala staring down at them from high up in a tree. They nicknamed him Albert, and the discovery of their furry neighbour inspired the Einams […]

During just six recent clean-up sessions around Burleigh Headland on the Gold Coast, a small group of volunteers picked up more than 10,000 discarded cigarette butts. Ten-thousand. And passionate Gold Coast environmentalists Caitlin Murphy and Suzette Collins say that’s simply the tip of a pollution iceberg. Though it may seem an overwhelming task to try and […]

As the war on plastic intensifies, supermarket chains Coles and Woolworths have announced they will slash the amount of plastic products they sell and reduce the use of plastic packaging in-store. To coincide with World Environment Day on June 5, the supermarkets named a range of measures to tackle plastic waste and increase recycling efforts in all […]

Dozens of graziers walked away armed with some new ways of looking at and improving soil health and the profitability of their cattle operations following a workshop held at Oaky Creek in Scenic Rim on May 31. As graziers continue to battle challenging economic and seasonal conditions,  the workshop was organised by Healthy Land and Water […]

A community project to restore lowland rainforest habitat on the Sunshine Coast is set to provide the endangered pink underwing moth a much-needed lifeline. For several years, a passionate group of residents known as Friends of Cahills Scrub (FOCS) have worked alongside experts to improve the condition of Cahills Scrub Reserve, a patch of lowland […]

They’re majestic, they’re cute and they’re synonymous with Queensland icons like the Great Barrier Reef and Moreton Bay, but did you know just how crucial marine turtles are to the environment? Turtles were the talk of the Healthy Land and Water office on May 23 as part of World Turtle Day celebrations, a global movement […]

A commitment by Brisbane City Council to phase out single-use plastics is a major boost for South East Queensland’s waterways, according to environmental rehabilitation group Healthy Land and Water. On May 16, Brisbane City Council announced it would move to ban plastic drinking straws and phase out the use of helium balloons and single-use plastic […]

The future of the Logan and Albert catchments looks bright after some of the region’s most passionate conservationists vowed to work together and plan for the future during a community gathering in Beaudesert recently. On April 28, near the banks of the Logan River at Mununjali Hall, about 25 people representing 18 conservation groups from across […]

The vulnerable wallum sedgefrog will soon have a new home on the Sunshine Coast thanks to a community project designed to preserve the native frog’s vital habitat. On Tuesday, Healthy Land and Water co-ordinated the official launch of the frog breeding pond project which is situated in the 700-hectare Aura Conservation Zone, part of Stockland’s Aura community development on […]