Native Plants Queensland - Ipswich Branch

13/06/2026

https://www.ipswichfirst.com.au/boost-for-creek-health-as-restoration-work-pays-off/

Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit WhatsApp Share via Email Print In only a year, Bundamba Creek at Jack Barkley Park has transformed from a planting site with tiny tubestock into a thriving habitat of tall trees, healthy shrubs and long native grasses.Ipswich Mayor Teresa Harding said it was incredible how...

08/06/2026

https://www.ipswichfirst.com.au/native-lily-rooted-in-history-returns-to-the-bremer-river/

Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit WhatsApp Share via Email Print More than a century after swamp lilies were first recorded growing along the banks of the Bremer River, a new planting project is helping return the native species to its historic home.Ipswich Mayor Teresa Harding said Ipswich City Council is...

29/05/2026

Please read, sign and share:
Forwarded email from ANPSA with open letter to the Cth Minister for the environment regarding threats to Woogaroo Forest (near Springfield in Ipswich Council area). You are invited to add your names too:
ANPSA Correspondence: Open Letter to Save Woogaroo Forest
Forwarded from [email protected]
Dear ANPSA,
I'm writing on behalf of Save Woogaroo Forest Group Inc. to invite you to add your name to an Open Letter (copy attached) to the Hon. Murray
Watt MP, Federal Environment Minister, calling for refusal of all development proposals threatening Woogaroo Forest in the
Ipswich/Springfield corridor of South-East Queensland, Australia.
Woogaroo Forest is 420 hectares of remnant bushland, one of the last substantial contiguous native vegetation landscapes in the
Ipswich/Springfield region. Three concurrent EPBC referrals (2019/8575, 2020/8629, and 2020/8651) propose to clear or fragment most of it. Each is being assessed in isolation, with no evaluation of cumulative impact.
The forest is documented habitat for the Koala (endangered), Grey-headed Flying-fox (vulnerable); and potential habitat for Swift
Parrot and Regent Honeyeater (both critically endangered). It contains critically endangered Lowland Rainforest of Subtropical Australia and
supports more than 1,000 recorded species including Platypus, Powerful Owls, Squirrel Gliders, and rare vine scrub vegetation with only four known remnants left in the Ipswich region. Under the Commonwealth's own Koala Habitat Assessment Tool, it rates 8 out of 10, a critical node in the SEQ koala connectivity network.
Decisions being made now about places like Woogaroo Forest are precisely the decisions that determine whether Australia's mammal
extinction trajectory continues. Australia has the highest mammal extinction rate in the world with the state of Queensland having the
highest deforestation rate in the country. Each remnant lost is irreversible. Each species pushed past a threshold cannot be recalled.
The forest is irreplaceable; no offset or revegetation program can substitute. The precautionary principle requires protection, not further clearing. And housing need does not override Commonwealth biodiversity law.
The Open Letter sets out the case in detail. If you'd like to add your name, click here:
https://www.signwell.com/new_doc/JmrXy5ZsZxhIxL3T/
After the second link, you'll be asked for your preferred name, title, and institutional affiliation.
Affiliations are listed for identification only, signatories act in their individual capacity.
The Minister is actively assessing now. We'd value your name on the Letter, and any colleague you think should also see it would be welcome to receive it.
More information: https://savewoogarooforest.com.au/

Thank you for your time and your work.

Keith Mccosh
President
Save Woogaroo Forest Group Inc

16/05/2026

Photos from our excursion this morning at Riverside Park, Karalee alongside the Brisbane River. Unfortunately an area dominated by w**d species but still some great native plants. As well as the plants observed, there were 43 bird species either heard or observed.

10/05/2026

Trees for Mums planting at Leslie Park Goodna was well attended this morning. Sponsored by Ipswich City Council and Conservation Volunteers Australia hundreds of trees were planted by participants, mostly families with children, along the creek bank. After a welcome by Mayor Teresa Harding and a demonstration on planting by Shae from CVA, planting began in ernest. Wildlife Unleashed presented a number of Australian animals to enthralled children.
Along the creek bank there were some old Eucalyptus, some Casuarina cunninghamii and a very large and healthy Parsonsia species almost covering a Melaleuca viminalis.
Photos below with comments.

08/05/2026

A very happy 100th birthday today to Sir David Attenborough.
Starting with Zoo Quest in 1954 he has been filming the natural environment for over 7 decades - over 100 series and films.
A fantastic legacy and an absolute legend.

02/05/2026

Planchonella Patters newsletter will be late coming out this time, having email problems and won't be able to get them fixed until Mon or Tuesday

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12/04/2026

Community planting 2-5pm Sat 18 April Jack Barkley Park 33 Gledson Street North Booval, QLD 4304
Join us with Conservation Volunteers Australia and Ipswich City Council for a hands-on day of planting! Together, we’ll plant a mix of native trees and shrubs to boost local canopy cover and create healthier habitat along Ipswich’s waterways, while also supporting the platypus that call this area home. Whether you’re brand new to planting or a seasoned green thumb, we'd love for you to join us! After the planting, enjoy a free late lunch before joining a special walk-and-talk with Dr Tamielle Brunt from PlatypusWatch, where you’ll learn more about platypus conservation from an expert who knows these elusive creatures inside out.
Help improve habitat of Bundamba Creek banks your efforts will support creek bank stabilisation & healthier waterways. Free to attend but registration required:

CVA strives to ensure the safety of all volunteers – age related booking restrictions are in place for some project activities. For more information contact us.

11/04/2026

Some photos taken at the Ipswich Garden Spectacular Orchid Show today. Not many native orchids - not the best time of year for them to be flowering. However the Cooktown orchids were in full flower, also several species from FNQ that I had not seen before with very tiny flowers. Names and notes on photos.

Spotted a couple of masked lapwings in the carpark going in and an oddly marked crow on the way out.

10/04/2026

COMMUNITY PLANTING AT MASONS GULLY.
John Street reserve
Saturday 16th May.
8.30 to 10.30
West Moreton Landcare and Ipswich City Council invite interested people to help enhance the native food forest. During the event plantings will include bush tucker species and other local native species.
Registration is required through eventbrite and further details of the event can be found there.