Events

B4C hosts over fifty events annually, ranging from corporate and industrial landcare activities to children’s workshops and adult presentations on various topics, including sustainable gardening and living with and protecting local wildlife.

To learn about our upcoming events, follow our Facebook page or sign up for our newsletter here.

Additionally, we offer a variety of ongoing volunteer opportunities. Please see below for more details.

2025 Events

We’ve got a fantastic lineup of events planned for 2025, including open days, workshops, volunteer information sessions, keynote speaker events, Paddle Against Plastic activities, cane toad busts, and more. Mark your calendars and join us! More events will be added throughout the year. Some dates may be subject to change. 

  • Thursday 17th July, 6:30pm: Keynote speaker and Catchment Meeting at Holland Park Library, generously funded by Do Opshop.
  • Saturday 26th July, Paddle Against Plastic at Meadowlands, in partnership with Ocean Crusaders, funded by the Queensland Government DESI Litter and Marine Debris Clean-Up Grant.
  • Saturday 9th August, Open Day at the B4C Sustainability Centre, free for members, $5 for non-members.
  • Thursday 11th September, 6:30pm: Keynote speaker and Catchment Meeting at Holland Park Library, generously funded by Do Opshop.
  • Sunday 11th October, Open Day at the B4C Sustainability Centre, free for members, $5 for non-members.
  • November (likely 5th November): Bulimba Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee AGM (Date TBC).
  • Friday 5th December, B4C End of Year Morning Tea.

We hope to see you at one or more of these events as we continue to celebrate and protect our natural environment. Stay tuned for more details! 

Ongoing volunteer opportunities

B4C offers a range of ongoing volunteer opportunities including:

  • Volunteering at the Sustainability Centre (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Friday mornings)
    • Help propagate native plants
    • Maintain the community garden with natural revegetation areas, a native fern house, habitats for small birds and reptiles, a bush tucker garden, heritage poultry displays, water-wise and rain gardens, and frog ponds
  • Becoming a Bushcare Rover (contact B4C for times)
    • Explore different Bushcare locations and contribute to local ecosystems
  • Restoring and revitalising Oxbow Wetlands in partnership with Conservation Volunteers Australia (Generally every second Wednesday, contact B4C for more details)
    • Help restore a 30 ha site with brackish and freshwater environments that now hosts diverse species
  • Joining B4C’s water testing team (Monthly, generally the last Saturday of each month)
    • Test water quality at key sites across the Bulimba Creek catchment with team leader Andrew Dziedzic
  • Finding a local Bushcare group
    • Contact B4C on (07) 3398 – 8003 to find a Bushcare group that suits your location and schedule

Read more about B4C’s volunteer opportunities here.

2025 Past Events

  • Thursday 13th February, 6:30pm: Keynote speaker: Gourmet Gumleaves Project talk followed by a Catchment Meeting at Holland Park Library, generously funded by Do Opshop.  Book here. 
  • Saturday 15th February, Paddle Against Plastic at Meadowlands (land and water crew), in partnership with Ocean Crusaders, funded by the Queensland Government DESI Litter and Marine Debris Clean-Up Grant. Book here. 
  • Tuesday 18th February, Hardcore Paddle Against Plastic at Meadowlands, in partnership with Ocean Crusaders, funded by the Queensland Government DESI Litter and Marine Debris Clean-Up Grant.
  • Friday 21st February – Sunday 23rd February, Brisbane Intrepid Landcare Wilderness Retreat. Book here. 
  • Saturday 22nd February, 9am: Native Bee Workshop with Adam from Envirobees, funded by the Brisbane City Council Cultivating Gardens Grant. Book here. 
  • Sunday 23 February, 8am, Passerine Park Bushcare, Rochedale South
  • Saturday 1st March, Open Day and Volunteer Information Session at the B4C Sustainability Centre, generously funded by Do Opshop. Book here.
  • Thursday 6th March, Industrial Landcare Clean-up Event to Coincide with Clean-up Australia Days events, supported by the Queensland Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation and our Industrial Landcare supporters. Email us for more details.
  • Saturday 8th March, 6:15pm, The Great Cane Toad Catch, Passerine Park, meet near the foot bridge, opposite 14-20 Passerine Drive, Rochedale South. Book here.
  • Saturday 22nd March, Verge Gardens and Rain Gardens with Claire Bickle, funded by the Brisbane City Council Cultivating Gardens Grant and Seqwater through the Upper Tingalpa Creekcare Program. Book here.
  • Sunday 23 March, 8am, Passerine Park Bushcare, Rochedale South. Email us for more details.
  • Wednesday 2nd April, Native Freshwater Fish with Steve Baines at the B4C Sustainability Centre. Book here. 
  • Tuesday 8th April, 9am, Easter Discovery Walk Whites Hill Reserve. All proceeds go to the Save the Bilby Fund. Book here.
  • Monday 14th April, School Holiday Workshop, Reptile Friendly Gardens, funded by the Brisbane City Council Cultivating Gardens Grant. Book here.
  • Thursday 8th May, 6:30pm: Keynote speaker followed by a Catchment Meeting at Holland Park Library.
  • Sunday 18th May, 9am – 11am, Community Planting Day, Linking the Minnippi Parklands with Seven Hills Reserve, Rembrandt St Park. Proudly supported by Cr Lisa Atwood, Councillor for Doboy Ward. 
  • Sunday 25th May, 8:30am, Community Workshop – Explore the fascinating world of waterbugs!, Passerine Park, Rochedale South. 
  • Sunday 13th April, 8am, First Working Bee – Minnippi Creek Wildlife Corridor Bushcare Group. Let us know you are coming here. 
  • Saturday 7th June, Open Day at the B4C Sustainability Centre, FREE PLANT GIVE AWAY with Cr Lisa Atwood, (bring your rates notice), Geckoes Wildlife show, 9am.

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