Guest Presentation: ‘Environmental management at the Greenbank Military Training Area – Defence’s response to the challenges’ by Rebecca Worrall, Environmental Officer, Department of Defence Rebecca has worked as a regulatory officer for Crop Care Australasia, the QLD Environmental Protection Agency and has been working for the Dept of Defence as an environmental Officer for the […]
Read MoreOCCA General Meeting – ‘Grassroots Conservation – Strategies and Challenges’
General Meeting 26 June 2018 ‘Grassroots Conservation – Strategies and Challenges’ Dr Stephen Prowse is the Birds Queensland Conservation Officer and Chair of Protect the Bush Alliance. He is a scientist who worked in the CSIRO and was CEO of Cooperative Research Centres in Emerging Infectious Disease and in Wound Care. He has a particular […]
Read MoreOxley Creek Transformation Project Draft Master Plan
Oxley Creek Transformation Pty Ltd (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brisbane City Council) has prepared a draft Master Plan for a $100 million Project to ‘revitalise this corridor, transforming it into a world-class green lifestyle and leisure destination’. Four priority projects proposed for the short to medium-term (0-10 years) are listed below: Multi-use trials along 20 […]
Read MoreJimboomba Times – War on Weeds at Greenbank
‘Logan City Council funds a free ongoing weed management program for landholders whose properties back on to the creek. The project will be delivered in partnership with the Oxley Creek Catchment Association (OCCA).’ If you live in Logan City Council area and have or know someone with a property backs onto Crewes Creek and you […]
Read MoreRotary Tree Planting
Casting our mind back to February 25th, a beautiful sunny morning sandwiched between the intense wet weather period, OCCA had the opportunity to host volunteers from three different Rotary groups for a tree planting event at the Common. Around 40 members from the Brisbane Taylor Bridge, Brisbane Inner West and Archerfield Rotary clubs joined dedicated […]
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