News

March 3, 2009

Mt Gravatt Vegetation Clearing

Mt Gravatt Outlook is an iconic nature reserve providing nature-based recreation opportunities and amenities, managed by BCC under the Lands Act 1994 and its own Natural Assets Local Law, which protects all vegetation in the Reserve. The Council now appears to want to change its Interim Land Management Plan (ILMP) – in a seemingly covert process without public consultation or scrutiny - to try to clear more areas of the summit...

Important Member Issues

Members and friends of Bulimba Creek,

RE: Important issues we could do with your help with – letters or phone calls to your local members and Councillors and even a short letter to the editor of Quest Newspapers...

February 1, 2009

Norbert Hans Joins B4C Team as Creek Ranger

Hello everyone,

My name is Norbert Hans and while Luke is on a paternal leave it is my good fortune to temporarily join the B4C team as a Creek Ranger until the end of May 2010...

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November 12, 2009

Dream River calendar 2010 available now

Bulimba Creek Catchment Committee is proudly presenting the 2010 Dream River calendar - an art project that involves schools from Brisbane, the Gulf of Carpentaria, France and Thailand. Children aged between 6 and 12 attending the participating schools have explored their river, wetland or creek. They investigated their ecological and cultural aspects and expressed these through a work of art. The paintings have then been collated in a colourful inspiring calendar for 2010. This is not a contest but a way of engaging children with their natural environment. B4C seeks to create a "Sense of Place" - the feeling of belonging to a natural place and it belonging to you. This is the second year for the Dream River calendar and it has been kindly sponsored by Brisbane City Council and the Bulimba Creek Environment Fund through our members and friends.

Calendars are for sale now!

Purchase the calendar and support B4C's important catchment work with schools! (Discounts apply)

Order online or order over the phone (07) 3420 4800, via fax (07) 3420 4811 or email b4c@bulimbacreek.org.au.

Download order form

Download and view calendar 2010 (due to the large file size of 4.5 MB this may take a while to download)

September 9, 2009

Loss of Green Corridor - Belmot Hills to Mansfield

Bulimba Creek Catchment Committee is appealing the Council approval for this development and a Court Case will take place soon, unless our Lord Mayor can intervene for the Carindale community.

September 1, 2009

B4C wins inaugural Urban Landcare Award

During Landcare Week, Queensland Governor Penelope Wensley AO (patron of Landcare) presented Bulimba Creek Catchment Catchment Coordinating Committee with the inaugural Urban Landcare Award for Queensland Landcare. The award recognised B4C's environmental education program and the efforts to design and construct a community driven educational centre that aims to instigate sustainable behavioural change in the community.

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May 2008/May 2009

Catchment Manager’s Report

A brief summary of the past 12 months on the operations of the committee of B4C.

5 May 2009

Tingalpa Wetlands green levy success

After years of advocacy by B4C and Hemmant and Tingalpa Bushcare group 24 ha of cleared wetlands has been acquired by Brisbane City Council. This will add to a regional environmental corridor and provide an expansion of the successful Tingalpa Wetlands restoration project that has been funded by Coles Supermarkets and Landcare Australia.

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1 May 2009

Ugly landfill site to be rehabilitated parklands - Murarrie landfill to be resumed by BCC