News & Events

As one of the milestones for their Community Sustainability Action Grant, the NICA Girraween Bushcare Group held it’s ‘Walk on the Wildside’ event on Friday 24^th August.   19 people went on the walk through the Girraween Nature Refuge and the experienced guides pointed out many interesting birds and the wide […]

NICA is pleased to acknowledge, with sincere thanks, the donation of a new Suzuki outboard motor for the NICA boat from Laguna Boating Centre and Suzuki Marine.  The NICA boat is used for river monitoring and management, rubbish collection and environmental surveys such as mangroves, shorebirds populations etc.

Noosa’s natural areas of bushland have got a boost from two Community Sustainability Action Grants (CSAG) from the Queensland Government, for projects supported by the Noosa Integrated Catchment Association (NICA) and linked to Noosa Council’s Bushland Care Program.  NICA’s Girraween Bushcare Group will receive $27,700 over 3 years for Girraween […]

From 1st to 5th December NICA has been happy to provide volunteers at Noosa Civic Shopping Centre for their yearly Sustainability Fundraiser.  This year we have been selling Lomandra histrix which is a native grasses plant.  The plants come with a pot and are great value for $5.

The proceeds from […]

On Monday 20th November NICA’s 2017 AGM was held on the Noosa Ferry.  Outgoing President Tony Haslam talked about how he became a member of the Committee 15 years ago,  including the last 5 as President.   His input has been a great contribution to the success of NICA enabling […]

We looked back at many of NICA’s successful projects over the last 21 years at a MWN talk ‘NICA Retrospective’ on 23rd October 2017.  NICA’s secret to surviving in these tough times is down to our amazing volunteers. They work on the Committee, write funding applications, publish botanical reference books […]