We are really proud about the progress we have made over the last few months. We have received successful notifications for two grants allowing us to update our website and to purchase our first laptop. We have made really good links with many other community...
Have you recently needed a doctor's appointment or been to a hospital? You may notice that appointments are hard to get and waiting times may be long. In part this may be due to the strains on the health system from the impact of climate change. A new national...
play an increasingly important role in establishing the changes that are happening in the environment, water, and soil. There are many projects to choose from, from looking out for platypus, to counting native bees or posting bird sightings. One important area of...
We are so excited to welcome Tamielle Brunt as our next guest speaker. We cannot wait to hear all the stories about the platypus and understand the journey ahead as we try to get them back into The Gap. Hope you can join us on the 3rd Tuesday evening of February.
On the Gap Grapevine, people are currently discussing The Brisbane City Council's use of pesticides to eradicate possible crazy yellow ant nests in our suburb with the treatment zone ranging from Arkana to Romea streets. Many are concerned about the impact of such...
Please come along to our first meeting on the 24th January, to discuss the many opportunities currently available. There are both QLD state government and federal government grants currently open for applications that are highly relevant to our three major project...
With the recent collapse of the soft plastic recycling program, the issue of how to safely dispose of material that can pollute the environment has again enters the consciousness of the public. The debate centers around who is responsible, the public to collect and...
Ctrees, a not for profit organization has plotted the forest coverage across the world, with the associated Co2 sequestration also modelled. Looking at the picture from their website makes it very obvious how precious and rare Australia's forest coverage really is....
Thank you to Professor Leonie Barner from QUT's Centre for a Waste-free World for explaining the complex world of waste reduction to us. From big issues such as how much waste is produced in the first instance to small ones, such as the plastic stickers on each fruit...
This year we were so lucky to host the most inspiring seminar speakers including the Queensland Chief Scientist, and the upcoming seminar on the 8th of November will again be an outstanding event. Prof Leonie Barner is the Director Centre for a Waste-Free World at the...