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A car tyre, election signs, chairs, fishing equipment, eskies and three large bags of rubbish were plucked from the Caboolture River during day one of a new waterway litter removal program. Healthy Land and Water’s Clean Up crew removed the boatload of rubbish during the launch of the Caboolture River Clean Up program, a new […]

Brisbanites are being encouraged to hunt through their backyards and local reserves for wild macadamia trees as part of a project to conserve the Australian super nut. While plantation macadamia trees are abundant in Australia, their once-plentiful wild relatives are under threat, with estimates suggesting 80 per cent of all wild macadamia habitat has been […]

Twelve of South East Queensland’s most passionate environment champions were recognised for their efforts to improve and protect the environment at the 2018 Healthy Land and Water Awards Gala Dinner on Friday.  The annual Awards, now in their 19th year, acknowledge the work of individuals, community groups, local government and industry to make South East […]

If you know anything about Lowood, you’ll know of native plant enthusiast Peter Bevan. Peteris synonymous with Lowood, a small town situated 30 kilometres north of Ipswich. A resident of the rural town for over 30 years, Peter is the one-man green army responsible for transforming Lowood’s dilapidated old rail line into a picturesque walking […]

Healthy Land and Water’s much-loved What’s Your Nature? project has drawn to a close after delivering $2 million in urban water restoration work over five years. On June 28, community members, council officers and many of the people involved in What’s Your Nature? came together in Carindale to celebrate the project’s achievements. What’s Your Nature? launched in 2013 […]

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 […]