seq catchments catching up newsletter brisbane and moreton region
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7/29/2019 SEQ Catchments Catching Up Newsletter Brisbane and Moreton Region
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LOCAL NEWS and EVENTS SEQ CATCHMENTS COMMUNITY GRANTS - POCKET MONEY
Every year SEQ Catchments offers small grants of up to $500 to groups,
especially aimed at helping their volunteers achieve the fantastic environmental
work they carry out. Now is your opportunity to get creative and think about how
these grants could benefit your group.
By keeping the grants small, the amount of
paperwork needed is minimal - all that groups
have to do is fill in a one page Expression of Interest. Funds are delivered immediately to
community volunteers, allowing them to continue
their great work. Previous grants have gone out
for things like:
Purchasing hand tools, - hoes, trowels, forks,
etc.
Maintaining small power tools e.g. chain saws
First aid kits or training for volunteers
Cameras and GPS equipment
Practical on-ground training
Interpretive signs
Louise Orr, SEQ Catchments Community Partnerships Manager for the
Brisbane and Moreton region says,
“SEQ Catchments sees the amazing work our community groups do and
recognise how far small amounts of money can go when it comes to volunteers.
By supporting our fabulous volunteers in this way, we’re getting funds right to
the source, helping them to maintain our environment for the benefit of all of us”.
Any community groups involved in doing on-ground environmental work can
apply. So if your group needs some pocket money to give it a little boost, all you
have to do is contact Louise Orr from SEQ Catchments and request and fill outan expression of interest form. Grants are given out on a first in, first served
basis, so be quick!
For further information, please contact Louise Orr on 0439 024 400 or at
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Gloves and hand tools can be funded through the small grants offer
In the Brisbane and Moreton region
NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2013
I had no idea…
A forward thinking tailor oncemade the first pocket on a
garment. It became so useful,further innovations made a
pocket suitable to safely keepmoney. From then on, money kept in pockets for expensescame to be known as pocket
money.
Interpretive signs such as thisTurtle nesting sign have beenfunded through these grants.
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INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE HELPS TO RESTORE A BRISBANE WETLAND
A successful collaboration between a local community catchment group, Bulimba Creek Catchment Coordinating
Committee (B4C), and international and local volunteers as well as wetland experts, has given a local Hemmant
wetland a well earned boost.
The wetland complex in Brisbane’s south east has been significantly
rehabilitated with plants that will enhance its capacity to filter andmitigate urban stormwater and pollution from the surrounding areas.
“This wetland is part of a regionally and city wide significant
environmental corridor, known as the “Bayside to Brisbane River”
corridor,” said Wayne Cameron, B4C Catchment Coordinator and the
2013 Healthy Waterways Champion.
“A Melaleuca wetland, the chosen site, was rehabilitated to improve
habitats for local wildlife and link extensive downstream and upstream
protected areas.”
To accomplish this, community and corporate volunteers, under the expert guidance of B4C, helped to spread
mulch, planted over 1000 trees, and reduced weed infestations. To ensure the success of the project, localcommunities and businesses donated over 500 plants and 1500 m3 of mulch. As a result of this effort, the project
has significantly increased the ecological functions and value of this wetland area.
Volunteering was an integral part in making this project so successful. The Brisbane City Council City Planning
Team put in a great effort as part of their corporate volunteering program, and Conservation Volunteers Australia
had three teams working on the site, including a delegation of Korean
students. In addition, the project hosted a Civic Solutions Labour
Market team. Over the span of the project approximately 80 volunteers
were involved.
Louise Orr from SEQ Catchments assisted with securing funding
through the Caring for our Country Coastal Awareness Program.
“This project provided these groups with skills in bush care as well as
raising awareness in the corporate community about conserving our
wetland areas.”
“One of the aims of this project was the recovery of fauna species
including the red-bellied black snake, koalas, magpie geese, glossy ibis
as well as heron and egret species. A highlight of the program for the volunteers was that they got to observe
some of these species whilst they were there.” said Louise.
If you would like to know more about this project or how to get involved in wetland restoration in your area please
call Louise Orr on 0439 024 400 or email [email protected].
Wayne Cameron, B4C Catchment Coordinator, inspecting the site
Korean CVA delegation taking a well earned break from planting
Did you know….
Research has shown
that people who
volunteer live up to 7
years longer, and
generally feel
happier!
Restored Melaleuca wetland area at Hemmant
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RESOURCES - GRANTS - EVENTS
New Catchment Centre at Chapel Hill
Brisbane’s Inner West finally has a catchment centre and the Cubberla-Witton Catchments Network (CWCN) a
home. CWCN members can now have meetings in their new centre, the organisation can host schools, build working
groups, and store equipment and materials and display a reference library. The centre is already being used as a
social hub for members and the local community. CWCN are grateful for Brisbane City Council’s support and
generosity in establishing the centre and can’t wait to expand on activities, build capacity, share the workload andrealise all its potential. The official opening took place on 13th
August. CWCN welcomes everyone to visit their
Centre at 47-57 Hepworth St, Chapel Hill.
Landcare Resource Kit
The recently developed online Resource Kit for Landcare groups in South East Queensland is a one-stop shop to
help keep groups like yours equipped with the best available information on a range of topics, including management,
funding and attracting and retaining volunteers.
www.seqcatchments.com.au/resource-kit-for -landcare.html
Brisbane City Council Lord Mayor's Community Grants Program
There’s still time to get a proposal in for the Brisbane City Council's Lord Mayor's Community Sustainability andEnvironmental Grants Program. These grants provide funding to groups and individuals across Brisbane to carry outprojects that improve Brisbane's environment. There are four sub-categories:
Environmental Grants
Sustainability Grants
Native Wildlife Carer Grants
Cultivating Community Gardens Grants
The Environmental Grants provides funding to community based groups and non -profit organisations to undertakeenvironmental initiatives that address local or citywide community environmental issues.
This grant is open for applications. Submissions close at midnight, Monday 30 September 2013. For more informationvisit www.brisbane.qld.gov.au.
Seen me around before? I like to hide out under logs and bits of timber, and I have been known to eat small cane
toads... Guess who I am and score a free Native Grasses
identification book. Need a Hint...I’m often confused with another, more
dangerous species. Email Louise Orr with your answer. First to guess correctly is
the winner!! [email protected]
Matt Clancy Wildlife Photography
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Catchment Network Groups
Brisbane and Moreton Region
Louise Orr Community Partnerships Manager | Brisbane and Moreton region
E: [email protected]: 0439 024 400
www.seqcatchments.com.au
For changes to Catchment Network
Groups contact:
Alison Chapman
Engagement Support Officer
Bayside Creeks Catchment Group
07 3893 2332
0419 726 543
[email protected] www.baysidecreeks.org.au
Bribie Island Environmental ProtectionAssociation (BIEPA) 07 3410 0757
0400 627 477
[email protected] www.biepa.org
Brisbane Catchments Network (BCN) [email protected] www.brisbaneneworks.net.au
Bulimba Creek CatchmentCoordinating Committee (B4C)
[email protected] www.bulimbacreek.org.au
Cubberla-Witton Catchments Network
07 3878 4581
0407 583 441
Kedron Brook Catchment Network(Inc.)
[email protected] www.kedronbrook.org.au
Moggill Creek Catchment Group
07 3374 4240
[email protected] www.moggillcreek.org
Mt Nebo and Mt GloriousEnvironmentalProtection Association (MEPA) 07 3289 0093
[email protected] www.gloriousnebo.org.au/MEPA
Northern Catchments Network
07 3407 0865
[email protected] www.northerncatchmentsnetwork.org.au
Norman Creek CatchmentCoordinating Committee (N4C)07 3324 8307
[email protected] www.n4c.org.au
Oxley Creek Catchment Association
(OCCA) 07 3278 2899
[email protected] www.oxleycreekcatchment.org.au
Pine Rivers Catchment Association(PRCA) 07 3325 1577
[email protected] www.prca.org.au
Pullen Pullen Catchments Group [email protected]
www.pullenpullencatchment.org.au
Redcliffe Environmental Forum [email protected] www.redenviroforum.org.au
Save Our Waterways Now (SOWN) 0423 763 361
[email protected] www.saveourwaterwaysnow.com.au
Wolston and Centenary Catchments(WaCC) 07 3178 9816
[email protected] www.wacc.org.au