EJ Foote Sanctuary

19/03/2026

12/03/2026

Today Foote Sanctuary volunteers installed new bike racks in the car park to enable visitors to store their bikes while using the walking tracks or working in the sanctuary.

18/02/2026

The Foote Sanctuary Association has just launched its new Website https://footesanctuarybuderim.com.au/ The upgrade was funded with grants from Sunshine Coast Council and the Commonwealth Government Stronger Communities Fund, supplemented by Association funds.

Any feedback on the new site would be welcome using the 'Contact us' page on the site.

Welcome to the Eric Joseph Foote War Memorial Sanctuary, a serene 17-hectare park dedicated to rainforest restoration and honouring our heroes. Explore our diverse flora and fauna while enjoying the beauty of nature in Buderim.

21/01/2026

Great to see some Nature Journaling at Foote - recently from the Sunshine Coast Nature Sketchers
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13/01/2026

Have you seen this new family at Foote?

09/12/2025

One of our distinguished volunteers Marie Hand was honoured tonight at the Sunshine Coast Coast Council Bushcare awards with the "Golden Mattock". This is awarded annually to the volunteer who goes 'Above and Beyond' in the Bushcare programme. Marie provides morning tea to our volunteers every Thursday morning and we all joke that it is the only reason that we turn up. Marie is not just a great cook. She is passionate about removing w**ds and being a retired nursing sister, is our resident first aid person. She also adds her organisational skills to planning the w**d removal programme into different parts of the Sanctuary depending on the seasons. Well done Marie

28/11/2025

Wonderful support for Macadamia ternifolia from the Bushcare volunteers helping to look after the EJ Foote Sanctuary at Buderim. The subtropical rainforest at Buderim is habitat for Macadamia ternifolia, but they are few and far between now, so including them in habitat restoration projects really helps maintain their presence in the landscape. Thanks to the happy planters, and to Dan from SSCRC and Wild Macadamia Conservation member Andy for making it all happen!

11/11/2025

11/11/2025

The weather was perfect this morning for the 2025 Remembrance Day Commemoration at the Foote Sanctuary. Organised by the BWMCA the occasion was enhanced by students from Buderim Mountain State School who provided the musical accompaniment. Thanks to Foote Sanctuary volunteers and Buderim Muscle who set up the picnic area for the occasion.

13/10/2025

The platform off the edge of the barbecue area was completed today by Foote Sanctuary volunteers. Thanks to Sunshine Coast Council for their assistance with materials and advice. Thanks also today to JC Hire at Sugar Road Maroochydore for the supply of the brick saw to cut pavers. A lot of pavers needed to be precisely cut, due to the irregular shape of the platform. Our highly skilled volunteers relished the challenge. Pictured are a retired builder and road engineer hard at work. The area will be compacted and cleaned next week, and landscaping works completed.