Following news from the Queensland Government that tighter COVID-19 measures are being re-introduced, we are keeping a close eye on our schedule of upcoming face-to-face events.
We recommend you register for any event you are interested in, and we will make sure you are kept up to date if we need to make any changes.
Dr Samantha Lloyd Healthy Land and Water’s Dr Samantha Lloyd was recently interviewed by the Ecology Society of Australia for International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Read the interview below. Sam is the Manager of the Queensland Fire and Biodiversity Consortium (QFBC), formerly known as the South East Queensland Fire and Biodiversity Consortium, […]
A Far Eastern Curlew A new project is tackling the protection and conservation of shorebirds in Moreton Bay, an internationally important roosting and foraging ground for some of the world’s critically endangered migratory shorebirds. Did you know: Shorebirds need huge amounts of energy to complete their migration, which can take up to several weeks. They […]
Photo credit: NASA A new strategic plan is being developed to ensure that runoff from urban areas is managed according to world’s best practice to protect water quality in the Great Barrier Reef. The plan is being driven by an active collaboration, which has been tackling the issues associated with urban water runoff in the […]
This World Wetlands Day (2 February) we are encouraging South East Queenslanders to take time out to look at simple things every household can do to protect these vital but threatened areas. All living things depend on wetlands and we have an enormous wetland of global significance right here in our backyard. Australia has been […]
Photo credit: Tessa Eline van Daalen Citizen scientists are taking to the water, sampling seagrass and other benthic habitats in Moreton Bay. Its part of a great initiative to obtain information to help manage and protect Moreton Bay’s natural assets including seagrass meadows and other habitats. Despite gale force winds and COVID-19 restrictions, the […]
Wetland conservation and protection is in the spotlight this month as we approach 2 February 2021, which is not only World Wetlands Day, but also marks 50 years since the signing of an international agreement aimed at conserving and protecting wetlands across the globe. The Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (the Ramsar Convention) came […]
Healthy Land and Water’s Adrian Crocetti, Glenn Browning and Dr Andrew O’Neill with University of Queensland researcher Sarah Choudhury. New research is delving into how the adoption of sustainable practices can be fast-tracked by integrating social science and research. Frustrated by how often social science and research were being overlooked in the field of natural resource […]
Healthy Land and Water Strategic Science Manager Dr Grace Muriuki and Lake Baroon Catchment Care Group Project Manager (Dairy) Paul Mackay. Promising Australian research is looking into how the latest cutting-edge technology could be applied to water sensors to create a new breed of automated, low-cost water monitoring options. If successful, it could revolutionise the […]
Lungfish Habitat Rehabilitation Program: Phase 1 complete Australian Lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri) are a protected species, endemic to catchments in South East Queensland (SEQ) and are listed as Vulnerable, and a Matter of National Environmental Significance under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). We are now a year into an innovative Lungfish […]
Healthy Land and Water team members Georgia Glidden and Isobel Gordon during a site visit. The Ramsar Wetland Weed Eradication project at Hays Inlet aims to improve the ecological functioning of the conservation area, a mosaic wetland of saltmarsh, mangroves, intertidal wetlands and buffering open forest and woodland. Working with local community and the […]
A novel and much needed koala conservation project has kicked off in Queensland, squarely aimed at helping address the worrying substantial decline in koala populations faced across many parts of eastern Australia. Led by the natural resource management group for South East Queensland, Healthy Land and Water, the three-year Protecting Koalas project has its sights […]
Preserving critical habitat for shorebirds in the Noosa River estuary is the focus of an important local project, after long-term monitoring revealed a concerning 45% decline in the abundance of migratory shorebirds. A report consolidating the results of surveys conducted by Noosa Integrated Catchment Association (NICA) volunteers over the last 14 years was delivered earlier […]