A story ofregional action

Urban water - keeping soil on site

South East Queensland (SEQ) urban areas are expanding rapidly to keep pace with population growth. With increased development comes increased land clearing and earth disturbance, resulting in exposed soil which is susceptible to erosion. This case study looks at how the region is improving sediment and erosion control on construction sites

Community Connect: Green champions restoring landscapes across South East Queensland

Community Connect: Green champions restoring landscapes across South East Queensland

Community conservation in South East Queensland (SEQ) is motivated by passion, knowledge and skills and is built out of respect and recognition of the environmental significance of the region’s distinctive habitats - wildlife and flora, terrestrial, freshwater and marine habitats. This type of conservation not only serves to protect, maintain and improve ecosystem health and resilience, but to also create social connection, promote health and wellbeing, strengthen cultural values and contribute to the character of our region.

Background

Successful environmental stewardship is driven by community management and actions to protect biodiversity and conserve our natural resources. In SEQ, local, state and federal government, non-profit organisations, industry groups, First Nations partners, natural resource management groups, community conservation groups and private landholders work together to improve environmental outcomes.

The dedication of volunteers is reflected in their contributions of time, resources and expertise to plan and implement projects that benefit both ecosystems and society. Volunteerism plays a significant role in environmental stewardship - in Queensland, 64% of residents volunteered in 2023, representing 2.8 million people contributing approximately 719.8 million volunteer hours valued, at $117.8 billion to the community (Volunteering Queensland, 2024).

Community conservation values

• Supports conservation and restoration of beautiful SEQ environments.

• Community engagement and socialising.

• Promotes activity, health and wellbeing.

• Council opportunity to celebrate and support volunteers and promote environmental outcomes.

• Environmental education and awareness building.

Community conservation for everyone

The beauty of community conservation is in the diverse ways in which it is practiced. There are innumerable kinds of environmental volunteerism including environmental awareness programs, on-ground rehabilitation and revegetation, debris collection, citizen science and more. Some stakeholders participate in regular volunteer engagement, while for many it is an occasional, but meaningful contribution. This might be participating in a tree planting day or a community cleanup day. In fact, 44.4% of Queensland resident volunteers participate in informal volunteerism without organisational support, with 31.5% volunteering in formal settings and organisations such as non-profits as well as 21.1% engaging in both formal and informal volunteering (Volunteering Queensland, 2024).

This regional story celebrates joint and individual volunteerism from individual actions including through the Land for Wildlife program and Bushcare community groups.

We are adding case studies here in the next few days - stay tuned!

Read more regional stories - or send us yours!

Ahead of the release of the inaugural stewardship report for the region, if you would like to read a bit about the some great regional action underway, we will be publishing stories here as we receive them Contact us if you would like to send us one of yours!

A story ofstewardship and local action in SEQ
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Massive region-wide partnerships approach

The South East Queensland Stewardship Report is proudly funded and supported by the Queensland Government

This project has only been made possible by a collaboration of forward-thinking organisations.
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