Sunshine Coast Environment Council

11/06/2026

🌿 Protect the Sunshine Coast We Love 🌿

From the Glass House Mountains to our forests, wetlands, beaches, waterways and wildlife habitats, the Sunshine Coast is home to some of Australia's most remarkable natural places.

But these places cannot protect themselves.

For more than 45 years, Sunshine Coast Environment Council has been the region's independent voice for nature — bringing communities together, advocating for stronger environmental protections, reviewing major development proposals and policies,, and standing up for the landscapes, waterways and wildlife that make this region so special.

As our region continues to grow, the need for strong, evidence-based environmental advocacy has never been greater.

Every successful campaign, every protected habitat, every community action project and every voice raised for nature is only possible because people choose to support this work.

🌿 Protecting wildlife habitat
🌊 Defending rivers, wetlands and waterways
🦉 Supporting native plants and animals
🌳 Advocating for forests, wallum country and green spaces
📢 Providing a strong, independent voice for nature

As we approach the end of the financial year, we're asking our community to stand with us.

If you value the Sunshine Coast's natural environment, please consider making a tax-deductible donation before 30 June.

The Sunshine Coast we love today exists because people cared enough to protect it.

Now it's our turn.

👉 Donate today: https://www.scec.org.au/donate

11/06/2026

🐋🌊 Join us in welcoming the whales to Noosa. 🌊🐋

As humpback whales begin their annual migration along Australia's east coast, the Ocean and Whale Honouring Ceremony offers an opportunity to pause, reflect and reconnect with the natural rhythms of the ocean.

This special community gathering celebrates the return of these magnificent marine visitors and recognises the deep connection between healthy oceans, thriving wildlife and resilient communities.

The ceremony will include:
🐋 Welcome to Country
🎨 Whale Sand Sculpture
🌊 Reflection on Our Connection to the Ocean

These gatherings bring together environmental awareness, cultural traditions and community connection to honour one of nature's most remarkable migrations and wish the whales safe passage on their journey.

📅 Friday 12 June 2026
🕓 4:00pm
📍 meet at First Point, Main Beach, Noosa
📲 Tag us on socials!

🌏 Part of the Sunshine Coast's World Environment Day Festival celebrations! 💚

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10/06/2026

🦜🐭 Discover two of the Sunshine Coast's most fascinating and vulnerable native species. 🐭🦜

Join the Noosa Parks Association's Friday Environment Forum for a presentation by field ecologist Kieran Aland (Wildwise Environmental Services) exploring the latest research on the Eastern Ground Parrot and the Water Mouse.

Once widespread along Australia's eastern coastline, mainland populations of the Eastern Ground Parrot are now restricted to isolated heathland remnants, including areas of the Sunshine Coast, Cooloola and K'gari.

Kieran will discuss the current status of these beautiful birds and the challenges they face in a changing landscape.

The forum will also explore the remarkable Water Mouse — a tiny and highly specialised native rodent found in only a handful of locations across Australia.

Dependent on healthy mangrove ecosystems, this rare species is an important indicator of coastal ecosystem health.

📅 Friday 12 June 2026
🕙 Forum: 10:30am – 12:00pm
☕ Morning tea: 10:00am – 10:25am
🐦 Optional interpretive birding: 8:30am
📍 Noosa Parks Association Environment Centre
5 Wallace Drive, Noosaville
💲 Entry: $5 (includes morning tea/coffee)
✅ Free for current Noosa Parks Association members

Come along to learn more about these unique Sunshine Coast treasures and the conservation challenges they face.

More information:
https://noosaparks.org.au/event/june-12-latest-research-on-the-eastern-ground-parrot-water-mouse-kieran-aland-wildwise-environmental-services/

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10/06/2026

🌿 What a wonderful way to launch WEDFest 2026. 🌿

On Friday night, community and environment groups, volunteers, researchers, and local advocates came together to celebrate the launch of this year's World Environment Day Festival.

The highlights of the evening included listening to community advocates working to protect our Sunshine Coast, each one reminding us that caring for nature often starts with people coming together to take action for the future they want to see.

For more than 45 years, WEDFest has brought people together around environmental action on the Sunshine Coast — and this year is no different.

A huge thank you to everyone who attended, volunteered, presented, organised and helped create such a welcoming and inspiring evening.

💚 Community.
🌿 Connection.
🌏 Action.

See you throughout June as WEDFest 2026 continues across the Sunshine Coast. Check out the Program here.

07/06/2026

🌊💙 WORLD OCEAN DAY 💙🌊

Today we celebrate the ocean that connects us all.

The ocean produces around half the oxygen we breathe, regulates our climate, stores carbon, supports extraordinary biodiversity, and sustains life on Earth. 🌏

Here on the Sunshine Coast, healthy oceans support a rich network of coastal and marine ecosystems, from estuaries, dunes and seagrass meadows to offshore reefs and the wildlife that depends on them. 🐢🐬🐟🦀

World Ocean Day is an opportunity to reflect on the challenges facing our oceans, including:

🌡️ Climate change and ocean warming
🪸 Habitat degradation and biodiversity loss
💧 Water pollution and declining water quality
🗑️ Plastic pollution and marine debris
🌊 Pressures on coastal and marine ecosystems

Healthy oceans are essential for healthy communities, healthy wildlife populations, and a healthy planet.

They help regulate our climate, support marine food webs, protect coastlines, and sustain species including turtles, dolphins, migratory shorebirds and humpback whales.

It is also a reminder that positive action matters.

Whether it's reducing waste, protecting waterways, restoring habitat, participating in citizen science, supporting conservation efforts, or advocating for stronger environmental protections, we all have a role to play in caring for our blue planet. 💙

The future of our ocean depends on the choices we make today.

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06/06/2026

🌿🚶‍♀️ Explore a local restoration success story this Sunday! 🚶‍♂️🌿

Join the Currimundi Catchment Care Group for a self-guided walk through Bancroft's Red Gum Environmental Reserve and discover how community action can transform landscapes for wildlife, biodiversity, and climate resilience.

📅 TODAY | Sunday 7 June 2026
🕙 10:00am – 12:00pm
📍 Bancroft's Red Gum Reserve, Village Way near Daintree Boulevard, Little Mountain

Over the past eight years, volunteers have planted more than 18,000 native seedlings, helping restore formerly degraded grazing land into a thriving Wallum ecosystem that now connects with surrounding protected areas. 🌱🦋🐸

On the day you can:
🌿 Explore the reserve at your own pace
🌱 Learn about local native plants and wildlife
🦜 Chat with Currimundi Catchment Care Group volunteers and members of the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland
📸 Discover before-and-after restoration stories
🎁 Receive a free native seedling
🎟️ Go into the draw to win a major prize
🌭 Enjoy a complimentary sausage sizzle and refreshments

This is a wonderful opportunity to see firsthand how community-led environmental restoration strengthens biodiversity, supports climate resilience, and creates a healthier future for our region.

👟 Please wear suitable footwear, as some sections may be slightly wet, and don't forget insect repellent for the mosquitoes.

Part of the Sunshine Coast's World Environment Day Festival celebrations 🌏💚

📞 Tony Moorhead: 0435 375 450
📧 [email protected]

More info & RSVP: https://cg.currimundicatchment.org.au/events/wed-festival-event-2026/

CCCG will be hosting a self-guided walk through the Bancroft’s Red Gum Environment Reserve on Sunday 7 June from 10am – 12 noon. Come and see how the area, which was previously cattle grazing land, was progressively restored over nine years and the planting of 18,000 native seedlings of self-sus...

05/06/2026

🌿🦔 Looking for a meaningful way to connect with nature this morning? 🦔🌿

Join the team at Maple Street Co-op for an engaging workshop exploring Backyard Biodiversity: Belonging to the Web of Life 🌱

This interactive 90-minute workshop invites participants to reflect on our relationship with the natural world and discover how the health of our gardens, soil, wildlife and local ecosystems is deeply connected to our own wellbeing.

You'll explore:
🌿 Why biodiversity matters close to home
🦋 How to create a more wildlife-friendly backyard
🌱 Practical ways to support local ecosystems
🐝 The connection between nature, community and wellbeing

Whether you're an experienced gardener, nature lover, or just curious about creating a more biodiverse backyard, this workshop offers both inspiration and practical takeaways.

📍 Community Garden, 37 Maple Street, Maleny
🗓️ TODAY | Saturday 6th June
🕙 10:00am – 11:30am

Part of the Sunshine Coast's World Environment Day Festival celebrations 💚

Find out more and book your place: https://events.humanitix.com/backyard-biodiversity-workshop-maple-st-co-op-wedfest

Join us in the co-op garden to celebrate World Environment Day and be a part of WEDfest.

05/06/2026

🌿 INTRODUCING: Sunny Coast Nature Collective 🌿

A new community storytelling project by Sunshine Coast Environment Council.

Launching on World Environment Day as part of WEDFEST 2026, Sunny Coast Nature Collective celebrates the people, places, and everyday connections that make the Sunshine Coast so special.

We know there are so many people across the Sunshine Coast who deeply care about nature, wildlife, waterways, forests, beaches, climate, community, and protecting the places & lifestyle we love.

So we wanted to create a space that celebrates that connection.

Sunny Coast Nature Collective is all about amplifying local voices and sharing the many ways people connect with the environment around them — from surfers, photographers, hikers, and wildlife lovers to artists, conservation volunteers, students, ocean advocates, and everyday locals who simply love this place.

📲 We’re inviting Sunshine Coast locals to create a short vertical video or reel (30 - 45 secs) sharing:

🌿 who you are
📍 your favourite nature spot
💚 how connecting with nature benefits you
🌏 why protecting the Coast matters to you

Whether it’s sunrise beach walks, wildlife encounters, planting days, ocean adventures, hinterland hikes, sustainability projects, or simply your favourite local place in nature — we want to see your world 🌿

HOW TO JOIN:
✔ Post your reel on Instagram or TikTok
✔ Tag Sunshine Coast Environment Council
✔ Use

Selected videos may be featured across SCEC social media throughout June 📲

Together, we can help inspire a stronger, greener, and more connected Sunshine Coast community 💚

04/06/2026

🐞🌿 Looking for something fun to do with the kids tomorrow? 🌿🐞

Head along to Mooloolah River Landcare's Big Day Out 2026 for a FREE family-friendly celebration of biodiversity, nature, and all things bugs! 🦋🐛🐝

There’s something for all ages, including:
🌱 Seed clay creatures
🔍 Treasure hunt
🐞 Come dressed as your favourite bug (with prizes!)
🪲 Adopt a stick insect
🚶 Nature walks and displays
📚 Insectiverse poetry book launch
🌿 Biodiversity and biosecurity displays
🦟 Black Soldier Fly information and exhibits
🍔 Food, coffee and refreshments available

It's a great opportunity to get outdoors, learn about local ecosystems, and inspire the next generation of environmental stewards while having plenty of fun along the way.

📍 Mooloolah River Landcare, Glenview
🗓️ Tomorrow: Saturday 6th June
🕘 9:00am – 1:00pm
🎟️ Free community event

Find out more and RSVP: https://mrl.org.au/

04/06/2026

🌿 WEDFEST 2026 launches tomorrow 🌿

Tomorrow evening, communities from across the Sunshine Coast will come together to celebrate World Environment Day and the beginning of a month of environmental action, learning, creativity, and connection 💚

Since 1979, WEDFEST has helped bring people together through community-led events that celebrate nature, inspire action, and strengthen care for the places we love.

Behind every WEDFEST event are passionate volunteers, environmental groups, educators, organisers, artists, scientists, and community members working to create positive change across our region 🌏

From biodiversity protection and sustainability to waterways, climate action, conservation, and community connection — WEDFEST is a reminder that environmental change starts locally.

✨ Small actions matter
✨ Community matters
✨ Hope matters

We’re looking forward to welcoming everyone tomorrow night 🌿

📍 Sunshine Coast Environment Council, Nambour
🗓 Friday 5 June
🕠 5:30PM – 9:00PM

RSVPs Essential 👉 https://www.scec.org.au/wedfest_2026

Explore the full program: https://www.scec.org.au/wedfest

You’re warmly invited to a special evening at the WEDFest 2026 Launch Party for the start of WEDFest 2026, a month-long celebration of environment, community, and action across the Sunshine Coast.