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05/03/2025

28/02/2025

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28/02/2025

🌟 Exciting News for Wildlife Enthusiasts! 🌟
Thanks to the support of the Queensland Government - Engaging Science Grant, the Glossy Black Conservancy is hosting a FREE Flossy Photography Workshop: Female Glossy Identification! 📸

📍 Join us online or at Griffith University, Southport to learn how to photograph these incredible birds in the wild for identification and conservation efforts.

✨ What you'll learn:
✅ How to survey and photograph wildlife safely and sensitively
✅ The types of photos needed to identify individual Glossies
✅ Pro photography tips
✅ How to contribute to the Flossy Finders project
🗓 Don’t miss out—Register now: bit.ly/FFWorkshop_Register

See you online!!!

28/02/2025

CMR Seminar | World Seagrass Day
By Professor Janine Adams
05 March 2025, 12:00 - 13:00 SAST
RSVP: https://forms.office.com/r/p1qsNHTyyp

Nelson Mandela University | Mandela University Estuarine Ecology

28/02/2025

25/02/2025

Written Submissions to the Queensland Parliamentary Inquiry into Volunteering close this Friday!
YOU can make an impact on the future of volunteering.

It doesn't have to be a formal document - just tell your story about volunteering in your own words.
If you've had a good experience - or if you've got ideas for things that could be done better - let them know.
We need more volunteers across Queensland and your ideas could help improve the sector.

Visit Volunteering Queensland's website for information about submissions: https://volunteeringqld.org.au/
Or if you're ready to go, make your online submission here: 👇 https://volunteeringqld.org.au/parliamentary-inquiry-into-volunteering

Want to know more about volunteering? Learn the definition, view facts, statistics, rights, responsibilities benefits and more.

13/02/2025

🌧️🌿 Wet Season Garden Craft in Still Life Painting 🎨🌼

Get creative this wet season with our exciting garden craft activities! 🍃 Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just starting out, still life painting using natural elements from your garden is a fantastic way to combine art and nature. Holloways Beach Community Garden Post your pictures in chat or share them via email to the community garden.
Here’s how you can make the most of this unique activity:

Species Identification:

Use your garden finds, such as leaves, flowers, and seeds, to create beautiful still life paintings. This process helps you identify different plant species and understand their unique characteristics.

Record of Successful Growing:

Document the progress of your garden by painting the plants you’ve successfully grown. It’s a wonderful way to keep a visual record of your gardening achievements and track the growth of your plants over time.

Variety Types:

Showcase the diversity of your garden by including a variety of plant types in your artwork. Highlight the different shapes, colors, and textures of the plants you’ve cultivated, and celebrate the rich biodiversity of your garden.

So grab your paintbrushes and start creating stunning still life paintings with the treasures from your garden! Share your masterpieces with us using the hashtag 🌿🎨✨

Happy painting and gardening! 🌱🎉

If you have any questions or need more ideas, feel free to reach out. We can’t wait to see your creations! 🌸🌿

For more information about EcoFotraKids activities, visit our page.

11/02/2025

Get creative with the fallen nature parts such as leave, twigs and seeds, can you make something useful, paint a picture with a nature brush that you have made, press the specimen's you find for wall art or gratitude diary making.

11/02/2025

The hot humid weather is great for developing your compost, its the best time of year to start your composting of all vegetation types but remember not to mix waste food scraps and meat as this is classes as waste under the legislation which makes it illegal to use because of potential virus, pathogens and fungus.