EcoRadio 4ZZZ FM

17/10/2026

On the show this week we talked to Ecoradio Legend, Geoff Ebbs Your Life Your Planet, and we replay an interview Geoff did with Capt. Paul Watson, Paul Watson Co-founded Green Peace and founded Sea Shepherd both of which he was kicked out of for focusing on direct action activism, he is now running the Paul Watson Foundation. This interview with Paul took place 20 years ago in 2006 when Paul was still leading Sea Shepherd and we think it’s a fantastic snapshot of the passion of direct action 20 years ago when the threats to whales was at the forefront of environmental activism.

We also have Life in Landscapes with Paul, a new segment all about the geological history of South East Queensland.

🔗 If you'd like to listen back to the episode, you can listen On Demand or the Podcast by going to https://4zzz.org.au/program/eco-radio 4ZZZ

Listen now: https://pinecast.com/listen/26b5f15e-2cd5-455d-8f20-b2c4e826e332.mp3
Listen later: https://pnc.st/s/eco-radio/26b5f15e/capt-paul-watson-w-geoff-ebbs

14/10/2026

Bushcare Roundup!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday 15th
07:30 - 09:30 - John Oxley Reserve Bushcare Working Bee - 1 Ogg Rd, Murrumba Downs John Oxley Reserve Bushcare
Saturday 17th
09:00 - 11:00 - Butterfly Survey at Nosworthy Park - Nosworthy Park, Oxley Brisbane's Big Butterfly Count
13:00 - Planting your creek: A practical guide - Purga Healthy Land & Water
14:00 - Wynnum Foreshore Community Clean Up - Wynnum
Sunday 18th
08:30 - 10:30 - Slacks Creek Catchment Group Working Bee - Riverdale Park , Meadowbrook Slacks Creek Catchment Group
14:00 - 16:00 - Bushcare and B**r Community Planting - Oxley Creek Common, Rocklea Oxley Creek Catchment Association
15:00 - Common Wealth NOT Olympic Games - Barrambin Victoria Park Ibisa Organising Collective
Monday 19th
05:00 - Citizen COP Australia 2026 - Online People For Nature

4ZZZ

07/10/2026

Join us for our next
Walking with LIFE eco-discovery adventure,
Fri 9th October, 5pm Deagon Wetlands area.
Booking info below

07/10/2026

Today on the show we are talking to Kate from Rising Tide. Rising Tide is the grass roots climate activist group that has been blockading the Newcastle coal terminal and they are screening their new short film on the 10th of October at the Food Connect Shed.

https://www.risingtide.org.au/filmttc-brisbane

We have the TREE OF THE MONTH

And...

We also have Life in Landscapes with Paul, a new segment all about the geological history of South East Queensland.

Bushcare Roundup!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday 7th
19:00 - The Magic of Moss w/ Andrew Franks - SCHUB, 2204 Mt Samson Rd, Samford Valley
Friday 9th
18:00 - 20:30 - Walking with Life: Looking Closer After Dark - Deagon Wetlands, Sandgate Bring Back our Butterflies (& Other Invertebrates)
Saturday 10th
07:30 - 09:30 - Rome St Bushcare Working Bee - Rome St Park, Coorparoo N4C Norman Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee
07:30 - 11:00 - Magandjin Q***r Birders Maiala Trails Bird Walk - Maiala, D'Aguilar National Park Magandjin Q***r Birders
18:00 - 21:00 - Rising Tide Film Taking the Channel - Food Connect Shed, 8 Textile Cres, Salisbury RSVP through Rising Tide Rising Tide
Sunday 11th
07:30 - 09:30 - Muriel Avenue Bushcare Group Working Bee - Peter Scott Skate Park, Rocklea Muriel Avenue bushcare group
14:00 - 17:00 - Tarragindi Reserve Bushcare Working Bee - 104 Laura St, Tarragindi Tarragindi Reserve Bushcare Group
14:00 - 16:00 - Samford Eco-Corridor Bushcare Working Bee - Mt Samson Rd, Samford Valley
15:00 - 17:00 - Desoto Place Bushcare Group Working Bee - Carisbrook Cct Park, Forest Lake Desoto Place Bushcare Group

07/10/2026

🌿 Minnippi BioBlitz – A fun morning for the whole family! 🐛🦋

Looking for a fun, free activity to enjoy with the kids this weekend?

Join B4C, the Queensland Naturalists’ Club and BugsEd for a morning exploring Minnippi Parklands and discovering the amazing plants, animals, insects and other wildlife that live there!

Perfect for families with curious kids and budding young scientists, this hands-on event is a great opportunity to learn about local biodiversity while enjoying the outdoors.

📅 Saturday 10 October 2026
⏰ 9:30am–12:30pm
📍 Minnippi Parklands
🌱 Free event – bookings essential!

No experience needed! Children must be accompanied by an adult.

BioBlitz October is supported by a Transurban Community Grant.

Save the Koalas and Wallabies of Whites Hill and surrounds Upper Tingalpa Creekcare Cr Lisa Atwood Friends of Whites Hill Reserve N4C Norman Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee Transurban

30/09/2026

Today on the show we are talking to David McElrea the Chief Executive Officer of the Smart Energy Council, a not-for-profit organisation representing more than 1,000 organisations across the Renewable energy sector. We talk to David about the Queensland government's policies involving renewable energy and what this means for Queensland's future.
Smart Energy Council
We also have Life in Landscapes with Paul, a new segment all about the geological history of South East Queensland.

Bushcare Roundup!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thursday 1st

10:00 - 12:00 - Zillmere Community Garden Working Bee - 201 Barrett Street , Zillmere Jabiru Communities Children & Families Support

19:30 - Birds Queensland Exploring Logan/Birds on Farms Project - 52 Merthyr Road, New Farm
Birds Queensland
Saturday and Sunday

Toondah: The Art of Conservation - 26 Bainbridge St, Ormiston
Redlands2030
Saturday 3rd

10:00 - 12:00 - 'Target The Trash For The Turtles'- A Coastal Clean Up! - Brunswick Riverside Markets Brunswick Heads
NSW TurtleWatch - Citizen Science Nesting Program
Sunday 4th

07:00 - Taringa Community Gardening Bee - Taringa Community Garden & Compost Hub, Toowong Taringa Community Garden

07:00 - 09:00 - Kedron Brook Bird Observation Walk - Nudgee Waterholes Kedron Brook Catchment Network

07:30 - 09:30 - Bushcare at Bur'uda Hanlon Park - Junction St, Stones Corner N4C Norman Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee

07:30 - 11:00 - FOGG - Friends of Gormans Gap Bushcare Working Bee - Gormans Gap Road FOGG - Friends of Gormans Gap Inc.

30/09/2026

23/09/2026

Today on the show we are going to play an interview with environmental crusader Costa Giorgiadis, Costa and I talk about his new children's book and the Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife campaign Bring Back the Bush.

https://events.humanitix.com/costa-s-garden-fruit-booklaunch-formidable-vegetable

https://bush.fnpw.org.au/

We also have a new contributor to EcoRadio, Paul. Paul is going to be making new segments every week called Life in Landscapes all about the geological history of South East Queensland.

Bushcare Roundup!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thursday 24th

18:00 - 21:00 - PPCG Backyard Connections Presentation w/Professor Don Sands - Kenmore Library Pullen Pullen Catchments Group

Saturday 26th

07:00 - 17:00 - Karawatha Forest BioBlitz - Free event. Karawatha Forest Park and Discovery Centre, off Acacia Road, Karawatha. Karawatha Forest Discovery Centre Volunteers

08:00 - 12:00 - Ozfish Shellfish Reef Module Working Bee - 2 Whimbrel St, Port of Brisbane OzFish Unlimited

09:00 - 10:00 - Rise Up Redlands Rally- Cnr Redland Bay Rd & Moreton Bay Rd Koala Action Group

09:00 - 11:00 - Friends of Cedar Working Bee - Red Cedar Park, D'Aguilar National Park Friends of Parks Queensland

17:00 - 21:00 - Costa's Garden Fruit Brisbane Booklaunch + Formidable Vegetable - Northey Street City Farm Costa Georgiadis Official Formidable Vegetable Northey Street City Farm

Sunday 27th

07:00 - 09:00 - Gilbert Road Bushcare Working Bee - 100A Jean St, Grange Gilbert Road Bushcare Group

08:00 - 11:00 - Logan Reserve Tree Planting - 56 - 72 Riparian Circuit, Logan Reserve Logan Reserve

11:00 - 15:00 - Sea Shepherd Ocean Defence Tour - New Farm Bowls Club Sea Shepherd Australia

16/09/2026

Bushcare Roundup!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Saturday 19th
08:00 - 10:00 - Illidges Ant-blue Butterfly Survey - Paradise Point Friends of Parks Queensland
08:00 - 10:00 - Rome St Bushcare Group Working Bee - 32 Rome St, Coorparoo N4C Norman Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee
10:00 - 16:00 - Bug Day Out - Secret Bug HQ
Sunday 20th
07:30 - 10:00 - Harman’s Reserve Bushcare Group Working Bee - 34 Wood Street, Manly Bayside Creeks Catchment Group Harman’s Reserve Bushcare Group
08:30 - 10:30 - Rosewood Scrub Arboretum Working Bee - 179 Matthew Street, Rosewood Native Plants Queensland - Ipswich Branch
08:00 - 11:00 - Roseglen St Bushcare Working Bee - Roseglen St, Greenslopes
09:00 - 11:00 - Springbrook Weedbusters Rainforest Restoration - Carricks Rd, Springbrook Weedbusters
14:00 - 17:00 - Arnwood Place Bushcare Group Working Bee - Barr St, Annerley Arnwood Place Bushcare Group
🔗 If you'd like to listen back to the episode, you can listen On Demand or the Podcast by going to https://4zzz.org.au/program/eco-radio