On Thursday 17th April, bush regenerators from EMU teamed up with B4C field staff for a focused visit to B4C’s Mount Elliot Nature Refuge. Their goal: to survey and target invasive weeds that pose a serious threat to the ecological health of this important conservation site. Thank you to Logan City Council for supporting this important environmental work through a VCA Conservation Grant.
Mount Elliot Nature Refuge is not only a vital wildlife corridor, but also the last known stronghold of Zieria scopulus (Flinders Peak Zieria), a critically endangered plant species. Protecting this site from invasive weeds is essential to safeguarding its unique ecological values.
B4C owns and manages two important Nature Refuge properties—Mount Elliot and Mount Barney-Yamahra Creek. These sites play a key role in supporting biodiversity and linking key habitats from the Bulimba Creek Catchment to the World Heritage-listed Border Ranges. They provide safe refuge and movement corridors for a range of threatened wildlife, including greater gliders, koalas, brush-tailed rock wallabies, glossy black cockatoos, and spotted-tailed quolls.
Mount Barney, a 129-hectare property purchased by B4C in 2015, protects rare grassy woodlands, koala habitat, and forms a natural buffer to the Border Ranges. In 2018, with support from the Bulimba Creek Environment Fund, B4C added the 80-hectare Mount Elliot property, strengthening vital connections across Karawatha Forest, Flinders Peak, and beyond. These properties are also used for training, research, and community involvement in conservation.
Beyond our two Nature Refuge properties, B4C manages three key Landcare sites within the Bulimba Creek catchment through lease or permit arrangements:
- Gibson Island (leased from the Department of Natural Resources)
- Oxbow Wetlands and surrounds (under permit from the Department of Main Roads)
- B4C Sustainability Centre (leased from Powerlink)
These agreements allow us to restore and care for critical habitats in collaboration with industry partners, volunteers, and training programs. They also provide space for hands-on education, citizen science, and community engagement in local conservation.
