Baldwin Swamp Protection Group

12/10/2025

Thanks to everyone who has helped us get this far. Today we celebrated with the most delicious carrot cake topped with adorable Australian native (chocolate) animals 😋 thank you to one of our supporters Susan and daughter Mel.

It was great to meet up with so many of our community who have come together and stood up for our environment, many valuable conversations have been had and that is the beauty of meeting in person like this.

We will be watching and waiting for the announcement of the official addition of Gympie Estate in to Baldwin Swamp Environmental Park.... to be continued..... 🌳💚🌿

08/10/2025

Well, who would of thought....."maintaining our lifestyle and the things we love about living in the Bundaberg Region."

Mayor Helen Blackburn said strong growth in the Bundaberg Region required careful and strategic town planning.

“Council is creating a more liveable, vibrant and connected community by planning for growth and the infrastructure needed to support it,” Mayor Blackburn said.

“Essential infrastructure doesn’t just happen, it has to be carefully planned to ensure that we can continue to grow while maintaining our lifestyle and the things we love about living in the Bundaberg Region.

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05/10/2025

JUST ONE WEEK AWAY,
TODAY..!! 😂💃💕🙏
We, the Baldwin Swamp Protection Group invite you to come and help us celebrate the decision to keep Gympie Estate as the treasured natural bushland just as it is..!!

*Mike Johnson, president of Landcare will be there… and hopefully, will say a few words… 🌳🙏

Councillors John Learmonth and Jason Bartels have been personally invited… cause they voted against this precious piece of green space being developed… hopefully, they’ll say a few words as well… ☺️🙏

*the lovely Susan Dewar is baking us a celebration cake (with her daughter Mel making little chocolate native animals to put on it.. 🐨🦘so cute..!! 💕😊🙏🍰

And, for the kids… we have prizes for the best decorated bike parade…!! 🧒🚲💕

So, bring a picnic.. and a rug… or fold-up chairs..!!
Thanks for all your support…😊🙏 time to celebrate…🥳 please come, we look forward to seeing you..!! 😃💃🙏

*Sunday, 12th October.. 11am
On the green space separating Gympie Bushland Estate from Baldwin Swamp Environmental Park… on Telegraph Road..!!

04/10/2025

I know i have some crazy nutty ideas..!! 😂😜💃🚲 but hey, it’s about having fun..!!
Talked to Cathy about having a decorated bicycle parade/competition as part of our Fun Day Sunday Celebration Day - the Non-development of Gympie Bushland Estate…
On Telegraph Road… opposite Nita Cunningham Park… 11am Sunday 12th October… bring a picnic… bring a blanket.. bring fold up chairs… come, enjoy.. and have fun..!! 😂💃💕
So, put your thinking caps on kiddos… decorate your bikes.. lots of colour🌈🚲💕 lots of fun..!! 😂💃👍
If you’d like to donate prizes or sponsor this bicycle event… let us know..!! 😂💃🥳👍

https://facebook.com/events/s/celebration-picnic-gympie-bush/807496118402085/

04/10/2025

Let them eat cake she said..!! Supposedly, Marie Antoinette..!! Well, we shall be picnicking… cake indulging… and celebrating ourselves..!!
😂🥳💃💕🍰
DETAILS BELOW..!!
https://facebook.com/events/s/celebration-picnic-gympie-bush/807496118402085/

02/10/2025

This is our chance to protect nature for generations.

29/09/2025

Message from Susan… the cake baker… for our CELEBRATION CAKE at 11am on the 12th October… 🥰💃😋💕
She thinks she’ll do chocolate… and her daughter, Mel is making chocolate Aussie animals to put on top .. (how cool is that..?)😂🥳😎🤗🐨🦘
And sorry GF and DF peoples (like me)… we’ll have to bring our own.. 🥳💕
Besides… i was wondering how i was going to keep 137 years of candles lit celebrating the non-development of Gympie Bushland Estate..!! 😂💃🥳💕

28/09/2025

Lovely friend and supporter.. and baker extraordinaire… Susan.. has agreed to bake us a CELEBRATION CAKE..!!😋💕
and i know these cakes 🍰 are good… i get her to bake me one for my birthday every year…

We’re intending putting 137 candles on it..!! one for every year our precious Gympie Bushland Estate has gone undeveloped..!!

Come… be part of our picnic… HELP US CELEBRATE..!! 🥳 💃😂👏
Thankfully, it remains home to all the native animals..!! 😂💃🥳💕🙏