Southern Queensland Land Rehabilitation Group

October 2024 Workshop Complete

The October SQLRG workshop was hosted at Oyster Creek, Burleigh Heads QLD. The day included demonstrations and presentations talking about MANAGING BIODIVERSITY IN ONE OF AUSTRALIA FASTING GROWING CORRIDORS!!!

24/10/2024 – A day of networking and presentations at the beautiful David Fleay Wildlife Park was followed by a field tour along the M1 Upgrade between Burleigh to Palm Beach. The day was finished off with an eartly dinner at the Burleigh Town Hotel.

Speakers included:

Rick Haywood – Transport and Main Roads – Environmental initiatives on Oyster Creek Project
Rod Fensham – DES – Myrtle Rust
Brooke Larance – Seymour Whyte – Current Fire Ant challenges
Luci Navarrete – GHD – Landscaping initiatives and challenges
Mark Stidwell – PGW Turf – Revegetating M1 Rock Batter
Paul Fullwood – Construction of boardwalk at David Fleay inc environmental challenges
Sarah Carnell – David Fleay – 30 minute animal encounter

Oyster Creek is a fauna corridor that connects the west to the coast. A multitude of design elements have been used to ensure connectivity is maintained for everything from fish species to endangered butterflies.

Thank you to all who assisted on the day and we look forward to the next one!!!

Visit the Previous Workshops page here to view more info about the day.

March 2024 Workshop

Our recent SQLRG workshop was hosted on the 5th of March at Woodfordia on the Sunshine Coast. The day included demonstrations and presentations talking about all things WATER!!!

05/03/24 – A day of networking and presentations followed by a field tour and dinner.

Speakers included:

Dr. Simon Tannock – AlgaEnviro PRESENTATION HERE
Dr. Elizabeth Williams – Biodiversity Assessment and Management PRESENTATION HERE
Elliot Lacey and Steven Milner – Sunshine Coast Council to talk about Habitat/Koala creations and Community Gardens PRESENTATION HERE & HERE
Dr. Tamielle Brunt – Water quality, Waterbugs and Platypus Surveys PRESENTATION HERE
Ben McColl – TPS talk on the new water quality test kit ‘The Ranger’

The team then wandered through the facilities following the presentations to check out the site in more detail.

Since its beginning, the Tree-Planting Weekends have put over 100,000 trees into the ground and been an enormous and successful effort in nurturing existing environments, encouraging species diversity, as well as weed management and eradication. Trees planted over twenty-one years ago tower overhead casting shade—the wildlife has burgeoned and plants blossomed so that there are new seedlings sprouting of their own accord under the canopy. The results of all this work have been rewarding and have organically evolved into what is now known as The Planting.

Thank you to all involved in the day and we all look forward to seeing you soon!

Recent September 2023 Workshop

The SQLRG workshop was hosted on the 5th of September at Hanlon Park. The day included demonstrations and presentations talking about all things CREEKS!!!

05/09/23 – A day of networking and presentations followed by a field tour.

Speakers included:

Alan Hoban from Bligh Tanner – Hanlon Park
Tract Landscape Architects
Mark Gibson from Brisbane City Council and Stormwater QLD
Luke Brown from Fulton Hogan – Cannery Creek project
Vanessa Gorecki from WSP

We then headed to Hanlon Park /Bur’uda which is a large, open green space in the heart of Stones Corner that has been revitalised by removing the concrete drain and returning Norman Creek to a natural waterway through the park.

The park has been transformed into an attractive and versatile public space that supports the growing Stones Corner Precinct – creating a vibrant urban oasis with more to see and do.

A new nature-themed play area located off Lincoln Street, close to the Stones Corner Community Kindergarten provides natural play opportunities for children aged 0-12 years, including sliding and climbing equipment, sand play and swings, as well as shelter and seating areas for the community.

CLICK HERE to view the full agenda for the day.

Recent Webinar Recording

TOPIC: Ecosystem Restoration and Regulator Requirements

WHEN: Tuesday 26th July – 2:00pm to 3:00pm

PRESENTER: Rhonda Bulmer and Max Stoker from Dendra Systems

Restoring environmental ecosystems whilst conforming to regulatory requirements and challenging sites. The talk will discuss:-

Invasive species
Completion Criteria
Rehabilitation
Closure

The Southern Queensland Land Rehabilitation Group (SQLRG) is a volunteer network of like minded people promoting best practice in the rehabilitation of disturbed land.

During the year, workshops are held to present current research, site projects and product updates. On the second day a field trip to a nearby rehabilitated site allows a practical situation to be presented and discussed.

The success of SQLRG is partly due to the variety of people who attend, including environmental managers/officers, industry representatives, government officers, conservation volunteers and specialist consultants.