B4C, with help from the Bulimba Creek Environment Fund, made a social investment in 2018 to secure this important part of the regional biodiversity corridor linking Karawatha Forest at the headwaters of Bulimba Creek to Flinders Peak.
The 80ha Undullah property hosts a range of threatened species and forms a valuable part of a regional bio-corridor.
B4C was informed about the availability of the Undullah property by the Karawatha Forest Protection Society. The State Government and local councils have invested in acquisitions in the Flinders corridor but had limited capacity at the time to respond when this property came on the market.
B4C believes the protection of nature in SEQ relies on an active partnership between community groups and governments to achieve the required outcomes. The property is now registered as a Nature Refuge via QLD Trust for Nature.
In 2015, B4C made another social investment with the purchase of a 129ha buffer area for the World Heritage-listed Mt Barney National Park. This has also provided excellent education and training outcomes for both our volunteers and Green Army teams. B4C’s latest investment adds further security to regional conservation by connecting the Karawatha-Flinders Peak corridor to the Scenic Rim, Mt Barney, and the border.
Mt Elliot is home to the ‘Critically Endangered’ Flinders Stink Bush – Zieria scopulus for the Queensland Herbarium. The plant lives in gaps and shelves of the trachyte rock only. The Queensland Government is currently creating an action plan for this species.
A survey of the property found at least 30 – 40 individual plants with juveniles as well.
The property is also home to greater gliders, koalas, brush-tailed phascogales and brush-tailed rock wallabies .
