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Whitsunday Catchment Landcare Inc.

Whitsunday Catchment Landcare is part of the Central Qld Coast Landcare Network. www.whitsundaylandcare.org.au Whitsunday Catchment Landcare Inc.

(WCL) was formed in 1998 under the name Whitsunday Rivers Integrated Catchment Management Association (WRICMA).

04/06/2026

𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐍𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒
𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝟔𝐓𝐇 𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐄, 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄!
Locally sourced and grown, native tubestock from $3.50 each. CASH and EFTPOS available

𝑨𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒃𝒔𝒑. 𝑻𝒖𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒖𝒔 or 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚, is our Nursery Manager's favourite 'child' this week. It is a beautiful little plant, perfect for small gardens. The Hibiscus-like flower 🌺 is striking and can create a colourful display in a sunny position. It is a food plant for the 𝐸𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑠 𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎 (Spotted Bollworm moth) and 𝐻𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑎 (Cotton Leaf Roller). We have a more detailed description in our June WCL Newsletter. (see link below)

𝑨𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒃𝒔𝒑. 𝑻𝒖𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒖𝒔 - 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚.
Herbaceous trailing plant, which occasionally grows up to 1 metre in height and 2 metres in diameter, however most are smaller. The plant becomes dormant during the dry season with an underground tuber. Grows naturally in open woodlands or grasslands, often on rocky hillsides. The rough, hairy leaves have serrated edges and are 3-5 lobed or heart-shaped. Flowers are hibiscus-like, that are a watermelon pink colour with a dark centre. Fruits are capsules containing kidney-shaped seeds. The capsules are tough, papery, hairy and 5-lobed.

𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧:
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: 33 Kelsey Creek Road, Proserpine
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧: Saturday 6th June, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭: Locally sourced and grown, native tubestock from $3.50 each. CASH and EFTPOS available

https://whitsundaylandcare.org.au/whats-on/newsletters/

14/05/2026

𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐄
𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝟏𝟔𝐓𝐇 𝐌𝐀𝐘

𝑨𝒄𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒂 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒂, or 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 This lovely Wattle has been chosen as our 'Plant of The Week'! The nursery has an abundance of tubes ready for new homes. The mature plant is an attractive, long-stemmed shrub, growing to 5 metres height, with large, hairy, silver-coloured leaves that catch the eye. This fast-growing wattle will thrive in most habitats (even in poor quality soils) and produces beautiful, bright yellow, flowers.

𝑨𝒄𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒂 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒂 - 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞

Fast growing, large shrub to 5 metres height, with long, ribbed stems. Grows in open forests and woodlands, along creek lines, and in disturbed areas, such as roadsides. The broad leaves are covered in white hairs, which make the leaves feel soft and give the grey-green colour. The veins are longitudinal and parallel, 3-4 of which are more prominent. Flowers in Autumn to Spring. The yellow flowers are a thin spike, up to 4cm in length, that emerge from the axil of the stem. Fruits are tightly coiled, dark-brown pods, which tangle together.

𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧:
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: 33 Kelsey Creek Road, Proserpine
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧: Saturday 16th May, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭: Locally sourced and grown, native tubestock from $3.50 each. CASH and EFTPOS available

30/04/2026

𝐍𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐃𝐀𝐘, 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐀𝐘 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

Nelly Bay at Dingo Beach is one of our volunteer Landcarers favourite areas, which we continue to have a long-lasting relationship with. They often return here for a morning of w**d removal and seed collecting. This maintenance work allows us to prepare for the next planting project, with the aim being to restore as much of this beautiful and critically endangered ecological community that is the Littoral Rainforest.

Pictured here at Nelly Bay is an impressive 𝐵𝑟𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑦𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑡𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠 - 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝-𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐞. Photo taken by one of our regular volunteers Jacquie.

𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧:
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: 33 Kelsey Creek Road, Proserpine
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧: Saturday 2nd May, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭: Locally sourced and grown, native tubestock from $3.50 each. CASH and EFTPOS available

16/04/2026

**𝐍𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝟏𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐋**

The Fabulous Nicole, our much treasured WCL Community Nursery Manager, has taken a well deserved mini-break this week, but not before capturing a happy photo of some of her industrious crew of incredibly dedicated Volunteers!!! Some of whom sometimes prefer to take a back seat and fade into the background!!!

Last Thursday morning they were working together to pot-up germinated seedlings, which are carefully planted into tubes. They then begin the process of ‘hardening up’ on the various benches, so that they will eventually be robust enough to find new homes and continue to thrive ‘out in the wild’! 🌱🌳

Thank you everyone for your ongoing support and we hope to see you down at the Nursery either this Saturday morning between 9am and 12 midday, or on one of our weekly Tuesday and Thursday mornings.

𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧:
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: 33 Kelsey Creek Road, Proserpine
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧: Saturday 18th April, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭: Locally sourced and grown, native tubestock from $3.50 each. CASH and EFTPOS available

02/04/2026

**𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐃𝐀𝐘, 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐋**

Thanks to some of our incredible volunteers the Whitsunday Catchment Landcare Inc. local native plant Community Nursery will be open this Easter Saturday, 4th April, between 9am and 12pm-midday. Feel free to come along to browse through our tubestock, ask any questions you may have and maybe even treat yourself to a few new plants. 🤸🏼‍♀️

Without our volunteers we'd be quite lost and appreciate each and everyone of them, and everything they contribute. This week our Nursery manager has selected one in particular for a special mention - It's Anika!

We’re making special mention of Anika, as she finds the motivation to volunteer with us at the Whitsunday Catchment Landcare Community Nursery, even with a full-time job. As a member for nine months, Anika always arrives with a vibrant smile, and friendly manner. Anika decided to volunteer with us so that she was involved in our great community and to receive hands on work in gardening. She’s learnt a lot; favours potting up seedlings and enjoys the social aspect.

We always welcome new volunteers and appreciate all of our existing volunteers. A big THANK YOU to you all! 🤗 and wishing everyone a Safe and Happy Easter!

𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧:
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: 33 Kelsey Creek Road, Proserpine
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧: Saturday 4th April, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭: Locally sourced and grown, native tubestock from $3.50 each. CASH and EFTPOS available

19/03/2026

*** 𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 ***
𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

Thanks to one of our passionate volunteers we have a heartfelt post about our plant pick of the week: - 𝑵𝒂𝒖𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂 𝑶𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔, or 𝐋𝐞𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐞.

Timber cutters referred to them as Canary Wood, as the timber is bright yellow, but they didn't like them much as the fine sawdust was a skin irritant. We have a grand old one at the Nursery, and one planted by local school kids in 2016 that is now about 10 metres tall.

Near the end of the cricket nets at Galbraith Park is a fine example of a heritage tree. Soon after the revegetation surrounding had been established a few years ago, providing something of a hide, local kids discovered the grand old Nauclea as a site to build their tree house. Once mature, these are tough trees, surviving cyclones and flooding, so not too bothered by some incidental bark damage as occurred as it developed from great-to-climb, to something of a Magic Faraway Tree setting.

Perhaps those kids are now doing Engineering or Biology.

It is a good time to plant a Nauclea as they don't mind having wet feet for a bit. After a few years their semi-deciduous habit makes them useful to plant where some late winter light is welcome, and they have a magnificent display of globular white flowers that look like nature's Christmas tree decoration. Time of flowering can vary, and will double set some years, but December is most likely. The aroma is pleasant and sweet.

It's also a good time to plant them as a gift to a future generation of tree-house fanciers - a legacy tree if you like. As we say, the best time to plant a tree was thirty years ago, and the second-best time is today. For your investment of $3.50 on a Nauclea, you/someone will have a hell of a lot of tree!

𝑵𝒂𝒖𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂 𝑶𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔
𝐋𝐞𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐞

Large tree, up to 30 metres high. Straight trunk with horizontal branching. Deciduous in late winter or early spring. Grows in lowland rainforests, along streams and swampy areas. Leaves are very large, glossy, egg-shaped with conspicuous veins. Flowers form in a spherical cluster, the size of a ping pong ball. The small, fragrant flowers have yellow petals and a prominent white style. Fruits are globular, yellow/brown, soft, and fleshy, containing numerous tiny seeds.

𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧:
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: 33 Kelsey Creek Road, Proserpine
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧: Saturday 21st March, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭: Locally sourced and grown, native tubestock from $3.50 each. CASH and EFTPOS available

04/03/2026

🌳🌳𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝟕𝐓𝐇 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 - 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐍𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐘 🌳🌳

For the beginning of Autumn, our Nursery Manager has picked the lovely lush 𝐿𝑒𝑒𝑎 𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑜𝑔𝑢𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠 (previously 𝐿𝑒𝑒𝑎 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑎) - common name Bandicoot Berry. This rainforest species is a bird attracting shrub and is presently in an abundance of fruit. It is easy to grow, as it will grow in most soil types and will tolerate heavy pruning, and furthermore, L. novoguineensis also works well as an infill plant for revegetation projects. It can reportedly be seen along the Wompoo Way walk in Conway National Park.

𝐿𝑒𝑒𝑎 𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑜𝑔𝑢𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠 (𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑣. 𝐿. 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑎)
𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲

Quick growing, dense, multi-stemmed shrub to 5 metres.
Grows in rainforest and as understorey.
Leaflets are lance-shaped with a serrated edge and conspicuous veins. There is pink colouration in new leaflets and in the mid-vein of leaflets. The leaflet upper side is smooth to touch.
Flowers are white, small sized and tube shaped, which form in clusters. Fruit shape is like a depressed sphere. Unripened fruits are green to red in colour and ripened fruits are deep purple. The clusters of fruits are fleshy containing approximately six seeds.

𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧:
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: 33 Kelsey Creek Road, Proserpine
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧: Saturday 7th March, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭: Locally sourced and grown, native tubestock from $3.50 each. CASH and EFTPOS available

18/02/2026

🏃‍♀️‍➡️🏃‍♂️‍➡️ 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 🏃‍♀️🏃

Congratulations and Thank You to Kim, our first Happy Customer for 2026 who also received three free plants donated by the Lions Green Canopy Environment Project Kim visited us in late January and purchased 𝐿𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑟𝑎 ℎ𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑥 to plant along a creek oh his property, to replace w**ds that he had removed and to prevent soil erosion.

𝙇𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙖 𝙝𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙭 – 𝐌𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐡
Hardy, tufted rush-like plant to 1.5m, separate male & female plants.
Long green weeping strap-like leaves.
Tiny, cream, scented flowers in spiny spikes.
Full sun, tolerating shade and heavy soils, good for w**d suppression & soil stabilisation.

𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧:
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: 33 Kelsey Creek Road, Proserpine
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧: Saturday 21st February, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭: Locally sourced and grown, native tubestock from $3.50 each. CASH and EFTPOS available.

05/02/2026

**𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐍𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐃𝐀𝐘, 𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐘**
𝐖𝐂𝐋 𝐍𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐑'𝐒 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊

This week’s plant choice is 𝐶𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑎 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑎, common name Sea Trumpet. It grows on the beachfront and produces beautiful, bright-orange, trumpet-shaped flowers. Although this bushy shrub/tree can grow inland of coastal areas, it thrives in areas that are closer to the sea. Greater details of the Sea Trumpet are found in our members’ monthly WCL newsletter for February 2026.

𝑪𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝒔𝒖𝒃𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒂 - 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭
Shrub or small tree reaching 2 to 15 metres tall, with a dense canopy and a divided trunk. Found from sea level to 20 metres above sea level, in monsoon forest and littoral rainforest. Large, glossy, green leaves with an almost sandpapery feel. They are egg-shaped and pointed at the tip. Flowers form in clusters and are orange coloured, trumpet-shaped and have crumpled lobes (end portion of petals). Fruits are globular, 300mm in diameter, have whitish flesh and a hard, woody centre.

𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧:
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: 33 Kelsey Creek Road, Proserpine
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧: Saturday 7th February, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭: Locally sourced and grown, native tubestock from $3.50 each. CASH and EFTPOS available

The WCL Newsletter is available to download on the website or feel free to subscribe. It's always a great read, thanks to Volunteer Editor Jacquie!!

www.whitsundaylandcare.org.au

17/01/2026

𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐒 𝐀𝐖𝐄𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐄! 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐒 𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐆!
𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐖𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐀 𝟐 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝟏 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝐎𝐍!

Thanks again to Whitsunday Lions Club and the Lions Green Canopy Environment Project, WCL can offer 2 tubestock plants for the price of 1 to Whitsunday residents. This offer runs from Tuesday 20th January, 2026 and is available until subsidized stock runs out, so get in quick.

Address

WCL Community Nursery, 33 Kelsey Creek Road
Proserpine, QLD
4800

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 3pm
Tuesday	8am - 3pm
Wednesday	8am - 3pm
Thursday	8am - 3pm

Telephone

+61483811229

Website

http://www.whitsundaylandcare.org.au/whitsunday/index.html

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