Nature is good for you! We were told since we were kids to get some fresh air and go play in the park but as we grew older, many people don’t spend time thinking about just how beneficial nature is for us. Here’s a great read about the benefits of bringing a love of nature in your life.
A silent invader has been quietly wreaking havoc on the balance of native ecosystems in the beautiful landscapes of South East Queensland. Cat's Claw Creeper, once innocently introduced as a decorative creeper for growing over drop dunnies and water tanks, it has emerged as a formidable foe, threatening the very essence of our natural habitats.
Read about the front line against Cats Claw and some of the wins thanks to funding by Seqwater which has enabled the treatment of over 140km of waterways.
A concrete mat chute handles its first summer storms and were able to witness firsthand how well this approach works in mitigating large-scale bank erosion.
Find out more about how this and other solutions can help us lock down that soil!
The RACQ Foundation recently brought a team of amazing volunteers for a full week of planting native trees along the riverbanks. These champions worked extremely hard to contribute to the future resilience for the area and deliver benefits for the Laidley Creek Restoration Master plan.
We sent along our roving reporter, Alberta, to cover the story.
Caring for creeks might be simpler than you think! Whether you live by a creek or not, all the water that goes down our drains and runs off our properties eventually ends up in our waterways. Find out what you can do at home to help care for your closest local creek!.
It's been a whirlwind couple of months for the Healthy Land & Water’s Water by Design team with the first ever statewide Urban Stormwater (USW) and Erosion and Sediment Control (ESC) Community of Practice (CoP) workshop finally coming to fruition at the end of February in Brisbane.
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