Upcoming October Working Group
We hope that many people in The Gap will join us, please share widely all welcome. Get the full event details here.
September Seminar: Electrify Everything?
Upcoming August Working Group
We hope that many people in The Gap will join us, please share widely all welcome. Get the full event details here.
July Seminar: Wildlife Conservation
Upcoming June Working Group
We hope that many people in The Gap will join us, please share widely all welcome. Get the full event details here.
Upcoming May Seminar
Upcoming April Working Group
We hope that many people in The Gap will join us, please share widely all welcome. Get the full event details here.
Upcoming March Seminar
We hope that many people in The Gap will join us, please share widely all welcome. Get the full event details here.
Response to the Moreton Water Plan
This week we submitted our response to the Moreton Water plan public consultation. We raised five main points: 1....
Next event September 19th
This month we have our working group meeting at Payne Road state School library. See the below map for the directions....
Tension between space for infrastructure and natural habitat
The Queensland government is inviting comments on its South East regional plan. Its a 192 pages document, which takes...
Threatened Species Need More Protection
Threatened species need more protection, but often actions are undertaken too late or in a way that are not far...
Superb seminar coming up next week
Join us next Tuesday evening, 7.30pm for our next seminar at The Gap State High School Library. Our guest speaker Mr...
So Much Progress
We are really proud about the progress we have made over the last few months. We have received successful...
Health System Consultation
Have you recently needed a doctor's appointment or been to a hospital? You may notice that appointments are hard to...
Cycling is becoming more popular
Those of us who cycle for commuting, to school work or recreation clearly notice that cycling is becoming more...
Zero Carbon anyone?
Carbon reduction is on everyone's mind. The Brisbane City Councils' Sustainability agency wants to support people who...
Come along to our working group meeting tonight
Every second month we hold a working group meeting to progress our three main projects - Energy Independence, the...
Creeks are indicators of environmental health
Many of you will have seen recent reports about mass fish killings in New South Wales and Victoria. A recent...
Have you seen the latest IPCC report?
Every few years, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports on the state of the global climate outlook....
Community Composting
is now available at The Gap at two locations: Yoorala community garden and St Marks Church. This can be very useful...
Citizen Scientists
play an increasingly important role in establishing the changes that are happening in the environment, water, and...
Next seminar 21st February
We are so excited to welcome Tamielle Brunt as our next guest speaker. We cannot wait to hear all the stories about...
The pros and cons of pesticides and herbicides
On the Gap Grapevine, people are currently discussing The Brisbane City Council's use of pesticides to eradicate...
2023 starts with so many opportunities
Please come along to our first meeting on the 24th January, to discuss the many opportunities currently available....
Question of responsibility
With the recent collapse of the soft plastic recycling program, the issue of how to safely dispose of material that...
Forest Cover Australia
Ctrees, a not for profit organization has plotted the forest coverage across the world, with the associated Co2...
Who knew that waste reduction is so complex
Thank you to Professor Leonie Barner from QUT's Centre for a Waste-free World for explaining the complex world of...
Our next community seminar 8th November
This year we were so lucky to host the most inspiring seminar speakers including the Queensland Chief Scientist, and...
Fabulous Outing at the EcoForum 22nd October
We had a lot of fun at Jonty Bush's EcoForum this Saturday. In particular, it was fantastic to catch up with many...
Off the Beaten Track
Thank you to Peter and Bob, who cleared A LOT of lantana to take us on a special walk in the D’Aguilar National park....
Our Next Working Group Meeting
We hope that our upcoming working group meeting on the 20th September 7.30pm at Taylor Range Club, will be very...
Tamielle Brunt is Certainly Famous around Brisbane
Whenever you mention the work "Platypus" everyone will refer you to her. "Have you spoken to Tamielle about it?" is a...
Our next seminar 16th August 7.30pm
We are very grateful for Mr James Fox, Business Manager at Marist College Ashgrove for taking time out of his busy...
Rainfall records in The Gap
Many thanks to Philip Willington who kindly provided us with an updated figure of the rainfall in the Gap. The below...
Next Community Forum 16th August 7.30pm At Taylor Range Club
It's time for our next community forum and the topic is energy sustainability. We are excited to hear about a bold...
Celebrate Australia Tree Day this Weekend
All around Australia people will come together this weekend for national tree day. Trees are amazing, they provide...
Our next event 19th July, 7.30pm, please note changed venue at Taylor Range Country Club
On the third Tuesday in July we will continue our working group meetings. Please come and join us to discuss our three...
Handy guide on how to reduce business environmental impact
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has published a handy guide for GPs on how to reduce their...
Ten Ways to Save the Platypus
We had a most informative seminar at Walkabout Creek Discovery Center this week. Rangers Lisa and Kristie presented us...
Walkabout Creek Rangers will speak on Tuesday 21st June about the Platypus
We are very excited to hear Lisa Owen - Ranger in Charge and Kristie de Jong - Wildlife Supervising Ranger at...
The Platypus: Our next event 21st June, 7.30pm
We are so excited, next week Tuesday we have been invited to visit Walkabout Creek to learn about the platypus. Did...
Water Health Report Card: D+ only
A large number of government and non-government organisations have come together to create a report card for the...
The Green Heart Fair Brisbane 29 May
The program for this year's Green Heart Fair looks interesting. There are many talks between 9 and 2 from keeping bees...
24th May: Project Plans and Terms of Reference
On Tuesday the 24th May at 7.30pm at The Gap State Primary School, we will have our first working group meeting. To...
Can Pool Toys or Other Items be Recycled?
Increasingly creative ways of using these hard to recycle materials are being found. For example, Ploys collect your...
Technology is Amazing
While apps are everywhere and help us find our way order food or keep in touch with our friends, who knew that there...
Platypus Conservation has many Beneficial Effects
Prof Hugh Possingham Queensland Chief Scientist was our guest speaker on the 26th April. We are very grateful for the...
Sustainability and Science Showcase
This year June 19, there will see the return of the very popular sustainability and science showcase event at the...
Book launch Saturday 23 April
This Saturday, 10am at the Walton Bridge Lions meeting place, Jackie Huggins AM FAHA and Ngaire Jarro (nee Huggins)...
Our Next Educational Seminar 26th April
We are very honoured to welcome Prof Hugh Possingham, the current QLD Chief Scientist as our next guest speaker. prof...
Strategic Projects Identified
The organizing team is very happy with the outcomes of our strategic workshop last Saturday 26th March. We identified...
Community Forum 26th March
The Gap Sustainability Initiative (TGSI) was created by a small group of local residents with the common goal to make...
Making Recycling a Little Easier
While recycling is on everyone's mind, and most of us are quite used to recycling plastic, glass and paper into our...
First seminar 2022
On Tuesday the 22nd February we will hold our first event for 2022. This will be a fantastic opportunity to inform you...
Community Energy Investments
The Gap Sustainability Initiative emerged in late 2020, and in 2021 focussed on providing educational seminars for the...
Environmental Beauty of The Gap
Although Brisbane overall is an amazing city, and the most biodiverse city in Australia, there are many aspects unique...