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Fauna – Birds & Butterflies

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Birds::

  • Some locals regularly feed parrots and they flock in large numbers at feeding times in Lanita Rd and Archdale Rd (sulphur crested cockatoos pink and grey galahs Major Mitchell cockatoos king parrots).
  • Rainbow and scaly-breasted lorikeets roost in large numbers each evening in the trees around the Ferny Grove Railway Station.
  • Bush stone-curlews can be heard in the local streets at night.
  • The Grove is alive with the sound of bird-song each morning.
  • Scrub turkeys (bush turkeys) are a common pest in gardens as increasingly are noisy mynas.
  • A Native Bird Rescue Service is operated in Ferny Hills by Len 3351 4068 or 0417 193 573
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Environmental events coming up

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1.  Wildlife Conservation Partnerships Program – Information Fun Day

When: 16/04/2011 08:45 AM – 12:00 PM

Description

Information Fun Day. 9am start to finish with sausage sizzle 11am to 12noon.

195 Lochinvar Rd Upper Kedron.

Learn the support your council can give you to manage your bushland. Glossy Black Cockatoos. Meet Land for Wildlife Neighbours and Wildlife Conservation Partnerships Program officers.

No cost. It’s free!

RSVP by 8th April to Anna Bourke 3407 0925 or email to anna.bourke@brisbane.qld.gov.au 

2.  Fish Snapshot of Kedron Brook

30/04/2011 01:30 PM

Category: Wildlife Survey
Kalinga Park near Toombul Terrace footbridge. This is the third in a series of fish snapshots of Kedron Brook (the first was at Arana Hills).

Determine the environmental health of Kedron Brook by evaluation of water quality riparian habitat and observed wildlife under set methods and conditions. Contact our Kedron Brook Creek Ranger Anna Bourke on 3407 0925

3. Society for Growing Australian Plants – Autumn plant sale

See link for details of their 9 April Sale at TAFE Grovely Campus.

4. Hillbrook College Sustainability Day
‘Community Solutions to global problems’ on Saturday 4 June
10 am to 4 pm with ‘Music on the green’ following to 6:30 pm.
Family program celebrating Hillbrook’s 25 th anniversary. Transition The Grove will be there and Kedron Brook Catchment Group will be present displaying local brook activities and to join in the presentations.
5. Glider Survey Project Following a successful survey on 8 January the final survey is planned for Saturday 9 April at 5 pm for 5.30 pm start. Meet at bush reserve adjacent to Ferny Grove State High School Tramway St.
Light refreshments at end about 8 pm. Places strictly limited so RSVP by Tuesday 5 April to our Creek Ranger Anna Bourkeor phone 3407 0925.
6. Bird Sightings – 2011 (KBCG)
The next programmed birding is planned for Cedar Creek Upper Kedron at 7.30 am Sunday 8 May. We meet in Upper Kedron Road near small playground just east of but next to the road bridge before Hogarth Road. (UBD Map 137 ref. G5)
Many of these activities are organised by the Kedron Brook Catchment Branch and we encourage anyone with a keen interest in the environment locally to join this excellent group. Their website is www.kedronbrook.org.au
We hope to see you at some of these events.
Anne
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Welcome New Member

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Please welcome new member Nasma Najeeb to the Food & Gardening Recreation Health Environment Education Energy Water Histroy and Towards Zero Waste subgroups.

Nasma belongs to Gumnut Playgroup.

The Film Night last night at Ferny Grove State High School was great to get together again. Everyone seemed to enjoy the movie “Home Grown” which is about a family who sets up to produce food and fuel on their inner suburban property in Los Angeles and end up producing 6000 pounds of food a year and feeding themselves and supplying local restaurants and making all their own fuel for their vehicle. The outstanding thing about them was what a warm and caring family they are. And the goats!

People seem to be getting into adding events to the Community Calendar which is so rewarding to have happening. It makes it worth checking to see what is on.

The Transition The Grove Hour on Radio YYY 87.6 FM programs can be downloaded in full for the last few weeks from YYY’s website (www.yyyfm.org.au) or historically without the songs on www.transitionthegrove.org.au   We’re trying to get together a programs on stories of locals with a disability and services locally; and more on local volunteers. If you can think of people you think would be good to interview could you email me back about it please to administrator@transitionthegrove.org.au

This morning we’re just finalising a nomination to Geoff Wilson’s Community Champions Awards from Transition The Grove for John Jordaan. John is our Treasurer and he’s been interviewed on Transition The Grove Hour about the various ways he’s volunteered for this local community over the years. I encourage you to have a listen to the interview. YYY Station Manager Mike Baguley is also being nominated (by YYY) and he has given a great deal of help and support to training and getting Transition The Grove Hour programs regularly to air.

Transition The Grove’s AGM will be coming up very shortly. Notice will go out about it very soon – the annual audit of finances is just being done.

Warm regards
Anne Tennock
Subgroup Coordinator
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Fauna – Spiders & Snakes

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Snakes::

  • Queensland Reptile and Amphibian Club meets at the Queensland Museum South Brisbane Queensland Theatre level 2 every 2nd Wednesday of every second month at 7.30pm. Contact Secretary Alma Searle  3200 0266
  • If bitten:
assume venomous and phone 000 immediately stay calm and don’t move as movement increases heart rate and causes lymph flow which carries the venom around the body avoid washing the wound as hospitals can test the bandage for poison and may be able to identify the type of snake bandage over the snake bit firmly and then work the bandage right up the limb

Snakes potentially resident in The Grove

Carpet Python

Red-bellied read more

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