Ways to get involved in protecting South East Queensland’s natural environment
Live in South East Queensland and want to get more involved in protecting your local area’s natural assets?
There are many ways you can make a difference close to home. This could be as simple as taking small actions in your own backyard or supporting groups within your local community.
Every action counts when it comes to improving and protecting our natural environment.
If you’re interested in getting more involved locally, you can find a catchment group near you by scanning the list below.
Community/catchment groups
Albert, Logan, Coomera, Currumbin, Nerang and Tallebudgera Creek Catchment
- Austinville Landcare: https://www.facebook.com/AustinvilleLandcare/
- Beaudesert Landcare Group Inc: https://www.landcarebeaudesert.com.au/
- Bremer River Network: https://bremerrivernetworkqld.neocities.org/home
- Cedar Grove Landcare: https://cedargrovelandcare.org.au/
- Communities for Sustainable Futures: https://www.csf.net.au/
- Friends of Crane Creek: https://www.facebook.com/nerangriverkeepers
- Friends of Federation Walk: https://federationwalk.org/
- Logan Albert Conservation Association: https://www.laca.org.au/
- Tamborine Mountain Landcare: https://www.facebook.com/tmlandcare/
- Watergum Community Inc (formerly GC Catchment Assoc): https://watergum.org/
Bremer, Lockyer, Mid Brisbane, Upper Brisbane, Stanley Catchment
- Bremer Catchment Association: https://bremercatchment.org.au/
- Emu Creek Catchments Landcare Group Inc: https://www.facebook.com/people/Emu-Creek-Catchment-Landcare-Group/100089693320928/
- Friends of Lake Apex (FOLA): https://friendsoflakeapex.wordpress.com/
- Friends of the Escarpment Parks Toowoomba Inc: https://fep.org.au/
- Friends of the Forest: https://fotfqld.wixsite.com/friendsoftheforest
- Lockyer Uplands Catchments Inc: https://www.lockyeruplandscatchmentsinc.org.au/
- Ravensbourne and District Landcare Group Inc: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1921216401389178/about
- Rosalie North Landcare Group Inc: https://www.facebook.com/people/Rosalie-North-Landcare-Group-Inc/100083548413631/
Lower Brisbane, Tingalpa Creek, Moreton and Stradbroke Islands Catchment
- Bayside Creeks Catchment Group Inc: https://www.baysidecreeks.org.au/
- Brisbane Catchments Network: https://brisbanecatchments.org.au/
- Bulimba Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee: https://bulimbacreek.org.au/
- Cubberla-Witton Catchments Network: https://cwcn.org.au/
- Fox Gully Bushcare Group: https://foxgully.wordpress.com/
- Friends of Salvin Creek Bushcare Group: https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofSalvinCreek/
- Karawatha Forest Protection Society: https://www.karawatha.com/
- Kedron Brook Catchment Network: http://www.kedronbrook.org.au/
- Kholo Creek Catchment Group: https://kholocreek.org.au/
- Moggill Creek Catchment Management Group: https://www.moggillcreek.org.au/
- Norman Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee: https://www.norman-creek-catchment.org.au/
- North Brisbane Catchments: https://northbrisbanecatchments.org/
- Oxley Creek Catchment Association Inc: https://www.oxleycreekcatchment.org.au/
- Point Lookout Bushcare: https://www.facebook.com/groups/426138161756902/
- Pullen Pullen Catchment Group: https://www.pullenpullencatchments.org.au/
- Save Our Waterways Now: https://sown.com.au/
- South Stradbroke Island Landcare Group Inc: https://landcare.southstradbroke.com.au/
- Wahminda Grove Bushcare Group: http://www.kedronbrook.org.au/bushcare_groups/wahminda_grove_bushcare_group.php
- Wishart Outlook Bushland Care Group: https://www.facebook.com/WishartOutlookBushcare/
- Wolston and Centenary Catchments: https://wacc.org.au/
- Wolston Creek Bushcare Group: https://www.cdea.org.au/cdea4/home/our-bushcare-groups/wolston-creek-bushcare-group
Maroochy, Mooloolah, Noosa
- Barung Landcare Association Ltd: https://barunglandcare.org.au/
- Currimundi Catchment Care Group: https://cg.currimundicatchment.org.au/
- ECOllaboration Ltd: https://ecollaboration.org.au/
- Lamington Landcare Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/186705538464994
- Maroochy Landcare: https://www.facebook.com/p/Maroochy-Landcare-Group-61583844491490/
- Noosa and District Landcare: https://noosalandcare.org/
- Noosa Integrated Catchment Association: https://noosariver.com.au/
- Petrie Creek Catchment Care Group Inc: https://www.facebook.com/PetrieCreekCatchmentCareGroupInc/
Pine and Pumicestone Catchment
- Pine Rivers Catchment Association: https://prca.org.au/
- Pumicestone Region Catchment Coordination Association: https://www.facebook.com/savethepumicestonepassage
You can also consult the Landcare directory here
Alternatively, if you prefer to get involved from home, you can become a citizen scientist and contribute valuable data from your own backyard:
- Explore citizen science projects: https://biocollect.ala.org.au/acsa#isCitizenScience%3Dtrue%26max%3D30%26sort%3DdateCreatedSort
- Download the iNaturalist app: https://www.inaturalist.org/
- Report koala sightings via QWildlife: https://environment.qld.gov.au/wildlife/animals/living-with/koalas/report-sightings



