Koala Dogs for Conservation
Thanks to Dr. Romaine Cristescu and Anthony Schultz for the fascinating talk they gave at NICA’s Monday on the Deck on 21st March. Over 40 people attended the talk to hear about the University of the Sunshine Coast research project: ‘Detection Dogs for Conservation’. They rescue, train, test and deploy […]
Catchment Excursion to Lake Cooroibah
On 5th March 30 people came to hear about the local history, indigenous cultural history and native vegetation of the Lake Cooroibah area.The land from Tewantin to Cooroibah, bounded by Wooroi Creek, McKinnon Drive, Lake Cooroibah Road, and Lakeway Drive is largely in conservation tenure. It is part of the […]
Cooyar Street Planting
A planting day was held on 23rd February to re-plant an area on Cooyar St., Noosa Heads, previously covered with Singapore daisy, Lantana, Setaria grass and garden escapees. 15 volunteers dug holes and planted 250 native plants in their place. A great morning’s work! This site at Cooyar St is […]
Beyond the Book
On 15th February Stephanie Haslam gave an inspiring talk at Monday on the Deck. She talked about her progression from publishing the book ‘Noosa’s Native Plants’ to the use of art and craft to create products such as bags, hats and cushions. She is passionate about encouraging the use […]
EEG Fall of Singapore
This project is funded by Qld Government ‘Everyone’s Environment Grant’. NICA is to receive $100,000 over three years, starting early in 2014.
This is an assault on Singapore Daisy (Sphagneticola trilobata) across the Noosa Biosphere to control infestations in high priority areas identified through a consultative process between;
- Noosa Integrated Catchment Assoc […]