Significant Progress in Urban River Conservation: Visit by Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek
Thank you to the Honourable Tanya Plibersek, Minister for the Environment and Water, who recently visited Bulimba Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee bush restoration project on Constellation Way, Wynnum (part of Bayside Catchment). Minister Plibersek emphasised the critical role of bushcare groups in ecosystem restoration and community building and commended the restoration efforts at Constellation Way Nature Reserve.
Not all heroes wear capes—some are tiny beetles punching well above their weight in the battle against invasive species.
In the Upper Tingalpa Creek Catchment, a tiny champion is making big waves. The hero jewel beetle is being employed by our team to combat the invasive Cat’s Claw Creeper, a plant that has been wreaking havoc in our local ecosystems. The Jewel Beetle: Bio-control Solution to Cat’s Claw Creeper These industrious…