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Key updates from Friends of Parks Queensland and our member groups.
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Come Discover a Wallum Wonderland on the Gold Coast
Read more: Come Discover a Wallum Wonderland on the Gold CoastThis Sunday 26th July, Friends of Pine Ridge Conservation Park is relaunching under new leader Mitch, and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome the group into this new chapter. Located on Kombumerri Country, tucked in among the residential streets of Runaway Bay, just a few kilometres north of Surfers Paradise as the honeyeater flies,…
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Bird Flu Has Landed: What H5N1 Means for Queensland’s Wildlife (and What You Can Do About It)
Read more: Bird Flu Has Landed: What H5N1 Means for Queensland’s Wildlife (and What You Can Do About It)H5N1 is here, it’s serious, and there’s something everyone in our community can do about it.
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50 Years of Deadly: A Day of Connection in the Burleigh-Tallebudgera Area
Read more: 50 Years of Deadly: A Day of Connection in the Burleigh-Tallebudgera AreaThis NAIDOC Week, as we celebrate 50 Years of Deadly, we’re taking the opportunity to reflect on a recent day spent connecting with the people who care for Country across the Burleigh-Tallebudgera area: rangers, educators, volunteers, and Traditional Owners all working towards the same goal.
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Small Grant, Big Impact: Tracking Southern Queensland’s Last Spotted-tailed Quolls
Read more: Small Grant, Big Impact: Tracking Southern Queensland’s Last Spotted-tailed QuollsSometimes a small grant can make a real difference. That’s exactly what’s happening in Girraween National Park with the Quoll Society of Australia.
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Once-in-a-lifetime experience with Friends of Sheep Station Creek
Read more: Once-in-a-lifetime experience with Friends of Sheep Station CreekIt isn’t every day you get to witness Australia’s largest owls, hunting as a pair, right in front of your eyes. That is exactly what the Friends of Sheep Station Creek Conservation Park volunteers witnessed on Saturday evening.
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Fluttering Wings: The Community-Powered Hunt for the Gold Coast’s Rarest Butterflies
Read more: Fluttering Wings: The Community-Powered Hunt for the Gold Coast’s Rarest ButterfliesThe Gold Coast is home to some remarkably rare butterflies, and thanks to the volunteers taking part in our Fluttering Wings citizen science project, we’re building a clearer picture of where they live and what they need to survive. Here’s a roundup of what we’ve found during our surveys so far. The Numbers Across all…
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Baby Booms and Breeding Pairs as Potoroos Thrive in D’Aguilar National Park
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Friends of David Fleay Conservation Park Returns to Restore Habitat Along Tallebudgera Creek
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New Friends of Broadwater Group Launches on the Granite Belt
Read more: New Friends of Broadwater Group Launches on the Granite BeltDespite drizzly weather across the Granite Belt on Sunday, more than 45 passionate community members and budding citizen scientists gathered in the cosy confines of the Granite Belt Brewery to celebrate the launch of Friends of Parks Queensland’s newest member group – Friends of Broadwater State Forest. The new group will be based, in Broadwater…
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