News & Events

We now have stock of the new Weeds of the Sunshine Coast book. This 2nd edition is a field guide for anyone interested in the ID of weeds common throughout Cooloola, Fraser Island and South-East Qld. Photographs of flowers, fruit and, in some instances, growth habits are included to assist […]

NICA and Healthy Land and Water have partnered via the 2020 Community NRM Activity Support Grant Program to tackle the rehabilitation of key shorebird habitat located in the Noosa River estuary.  The twelve month project, titled “The Sand Island Stop Over – Restoring Noosa’s Shorebird Habitat” is intended to […]

NICA is pleased to release a report on our long-running survey of the Noosa River’s threatened shorebird species.  Conducted over 14 years from 2005 (and still going strong), the survey documents the rich but threatened biodiversity & declining abundance of our shorebirds. In total, 59 water bird and raptor species […]

Ever wondered who we are, what we do, or even what the letters mean….? We are a community organisation dedicated to the preservation and sustainable use of the Noosa River catchment. We are the “eyes and ears” of the catchment and have been since 1996. We are NICA, join us […]

Leaders from 6 Local Bushcare Groups met this week to signal the start of much needed rehabilitation works along the 11kms eastern beaches strip, where vegetated dunes provide resilience to the onslaught of coastal erosion.  This 3 year ‘Coastal Connect’ project funded by Noosa Council, will enable local contractors to […]

17-8-2020  Thanks to a Noosa Council Community and Environment grant of $5,323 the Urban Wildlife Gardens Program in Noosa will continue into 2021. The program increases members’ understanding of biodiversity values on their property, and promotes enjoyment, raising awareness and facilitating citizen science”.  The continuation of the “Urban Wildlife Gardens” […]