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SOWN is a community-based environmental organisation working to restore the habitats of waterways in the Enoggera catchment.

SOWN is supported by the Brisbane City Council through its Habitat Brisbane Program and Water Resources. The project promotes an integrated catchment management approach to priority areas identified in the Brisbane City Council's Waterways Strategy, in association with communities and local authorities. While some of the creek system is being rehabilitated, a great deal of work will be needed to e

xtend the area to join current sites, and to maintain the rehabilitated areas to prevent their re-infestation with weeds. The Creeks draining this part of the valley are over 23 kilometres in length and feed into Breakfast Creek.

26/08/2026

🐸 Did you know this local frog changes colour?

Meet the Stony Creek Frog (Litoria wilcoxii).

During the breeding season, males can transform from their usual brown or grey colouring to a brilliant lemon-yellow! 🌟 This dramatic makeover helps them compete for the attention of females as they gather along rocky creeks after rain.

If you've heard a chorus of frogs calling on a late winter evening, there's a good chance Stony Creek Frogs were joining in. August marks the beginning of their breeding season, making it a great time to listen for these fascinating locals.

Healthy, vegetated creek corridors provide the clean water and shelter they need to thrive—another reason why restoring our waterways matters.

👀 Have you ever spotted a Stony Creek Frog, or heard one calling after rain? Tell us in the comments below!

📖 Want to learn more? We'll pop a link to the full species profile in the comments.

📸 Photo: Mark Crocker, Robert Whyte

24/08/2026

What a day! 🌿💪

An amazing day at Alfred and Lucina Best Park in The Gap, with 56 corporate volunteers from Klohn Crippen Berger and 10 incredible SOWN volunteers coming together to make a huge difference. And of course, some amazing support from our friends at Brisbane City Council!

This SOWN creek catchment site is part of The Gap Rainforest, and the aim of the day is to help restore and protect one of our most precious ecosystems — Critically Endangered Subtropical Lowland Rainforest.

Education is key to protecting our environment, and what better way to learn about w**ds and invasive species than by getting stuck in and pulling them out! 🌱🌿

The impact was enormous. A huge area of w**ds was removed, opening up the site and giving native regeneration a much better chance to thrive.

And we didn't stop there…

We finished the morning with more than 500 native plants going into the ground! The area had already been mulched and the holes prepared, allowing the team to get straight into planting. These plants will help stabilise the site and protect an amazing mature eucalypt from erosion when the next big floods come through. 🌳💧

A massive thank you to Klohn Crippen Berger for bringing such an enthusiastic team along and getting stuck into the work, and to our SOWN volunteers for making the day happen.

And thank you to Brisbane City Council for your ongoing support of SOWN and our bushcare and restoration work across the Enoggera Creek catchment. Partnerships like these make a real difference on the ground.

56 corporate volunteers + 10 SOWN volunteers = a seriously impressive morning of environmental restoration!

This is what can happen when community, corporate partners and Brisbane City Council work together. 💚

20/08/2026

🌼 What’s Australia’s most amazing native wildflower?

The ABC is asking Australia to choose its favourite — and there are 10 incredible contenders, each with its own surprising superpower.

From carnivorous swamp plants to fire-hardy blooms and First Nations superfoods, these wildflowers are much more than just a pretty face.

🌿 Take a look at the contenders and cast your vote for the flower you think deserves the crown! Link in first comment.

The winning flower will be announced on a special "Hour of Flower" on Radio National and a live blog on ABC NEWS from 12:00pm AEST on Friday August 21, 2026.

18/08/2026

What an amazing day at the Brisbane West EcoFest! 🌿

SOWN loved being part of this fantastic event, working with The Gap Sustainability Initiative, Repair Café and Boomerang Bags, to bring the event together.

A huge thank you to the many stallholders, presenters and, most importantly, the amazing community members who came along. The passion, enthusiasm and interest in creating a more sustainable future was incredible!

Any feedback for the event can be given at the link in the first comment.

We’d particularly like to thank the many SOWN volunteers who came along to run our stall. The enthusiasm from our bushcarers and nursery volunteers was fantastic as they shared their knowledge, love and passion for our local environment with the community.

And remember — we don't just talk about bushcare at EcoFest… we do it all year round! 🌱

Volunteers are working across the Enoggera Catchment throughout the year, restoring rainforest, regenerating bushland, growing native plants and creating habitat for our local wildlife.

There are so many opportunities to get involved and be part of the amazing work happening across our catchment!

Come along, get your hands dirty and be part of it! 🌿💚

17/08/2026

🌱 NEW PROTECTIVE NETTING AT THE SOWN NURSERY! 🌱

Our nursery has had a fantastic upgrade, with the old hail netting replaced after reaching the end of its working life.

Thanks to a Brisbane City Council grant, combined with funds from SOWN membership fees, we were able to engage EnviroTec to install brand-new protective netting.

And the new netting comes with some great benefits! 🙌

🐜 Finer weave — designed to help keep fire ants out and protect our nursery operations.
☀️ Less light absorption — meaning more natural light reaches our plants, helping them grow even better!

A huge thank you to Brisbane City Council and our SOWN members for making this possible. Your membership fees are directly helping us maintain and improve the nursery and continue producing thousands of local native plants for restoration across the Enoggera Creek catchment.

What a fantastic investment in the nursery — and in many more years of native plant production! 🌿💚

15/08/2026

🌿 Brisbane West EcoFest is happening this Sunday! 🌿

There’s so much to see, do and learn — come along and discover what’s happening in our local environment.

📍 The Gap State High School
📅 Sunday 16 August
⏰ 10am–3pm

SOWN will be there, along with a fantastic range of local environmental and community groups.

Come along, say hello, learn something new and find out how you can get involved in protecting and improving our local environment. 🌱🌳

We’d love to see you there!

13/08/2026

🦇 LAST MINUTE — STILL SPACES! 🦇

Bat Benefit Bonanza is happening TONIGHT! 🎉

A fun night of general trivia, wildlife questions, a silent auction and plenty of bat-themed goodness — all while raising much-needed funds for the amazing volunteers at Bat Conservation & Rescue QLD 🦇❤️

📅 TONIGHT — Thursday 13 August
⏰ Trivia from 6:30pm — arrive from 6pm
📍 Archer Brewing, Wilston
👥 Teams of up to 6

There are still spaces available — so grab some mates and get along!

Great trivia. Great cause. Great excuse to support some of Queensland’s most misunderstood and important wildlife. 🌿🦇

👉 Tickets: Humanitix — Bat Benefit Bonanza

Last minute? Absolutely. Too late? Not at all! 🦇🍻

12/08/2026

💧 Your local creek has a story to tell. Come and discover it at Brisbane West Eco Fest!

Visit the SOWN team and learn what's happening across the Enoggera Creek catchment.

We'll be talking about:
🌱 Catchment plans and restoration projects
🐸 Local wildlife and native plants
💧 Ways we're improving the health of our waterways
🙌 How you can get involved in caring for your local creek

Whether you're looking to volunteer, learn something new, or simply connect with people who care about our local environment, we'd love to meet you.

📅 Sunday 16 August
⏰ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
📍 The Gap State High School

💚 Come and say hello!

🔗 We'll pop the event link in the first comment.

💬 Will we see you there? Tell us in the comments!

10/08/2026

🌿 Four years on… what an amazing transformation! 🌱

It’s always rewarding to revisit a restoration site and see just how far it has come. Four years ago, 3,000 native plants were planted at Corramulling Park, and the results have been remarkable.

The native plantings have now firmly established, creating a stronger, healthier and more resilient ecosystem. The dense native border that was planted has flourished and is doing an incredible job of helping suppress w**ds and protect the area.

The removal of w**d trees has also been a huge success, allowing the native trees to thrive and the canopy to close in, providing excellent habitat, shade and cover for local wildlife.

A huge thank you to the Yoorala Street Bushcare Group for their ongoing commitment to maintaining this site and keeping the area healthy and under control. It is this long-term care and dedication that transforms a planting project into a successful restoration story.

This is an amazing example of what can be achieved through community involvement, careful planning and ongoing bushcare effort.

Thank you to everyone who has been involved in restoring this special part of the Enoggera Creek catchment. 🌿💚

Want to be a part of these amazing successes - volunteer with any of our 43 bushcare groups and/or join SOWN.

05/08/2026

🚧 SOWN Nursery Closure Notice 🌱

The SOWN Nursery will be closed this Saturday, 8 August, and again on Wednesday, 12 August (Ekka Wednesday) while we complete an exciting upgrade.

We're replacing the old hail netting with new, finer mesh netting that will provide:
🌿 Improved light conditions for healthier plant growth.
🐜 Better protection against fire ants entering the nursery, helping safeguard our native plants.

We'll be back to normal from Saturday, 15 August, and look forward to welcoming everyone back.

A huge thank you to Brisbane City Council for helping fund this important project through the Catchment Groups Funding Program. This upgrade will improve growing conditions for the thousands of locally native plants we propagate each year to support bushcare groups, restoration projects, and community members across the Enoggera Creek catchment.

Thank you for your patience while we complete these improvements. We can't wait to show you the finished result!

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57 Paten Road, The Gap
Brisbane, QLD
4061

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Wednesday	9am - 12:30pm
Saturday	9am - 11am

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http://www.saveourwaterwaysnow.com.au/

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