Wittonga Park Bushcare Group - The Gap

14/02/2026

Bushcare is on today despite the rain! Bring your raincoat and and gum boots and let’s get in there ☔️

Starts at 8am.

10/02/2026

Our February working bee is on this Sunday!

🗓️ Sunday, 15th February 2026

🕗 8am - 10am

📍Wittonga Park (near the dog parks)

❓Maintain the new planting area

We supply gloves and tools.
All welcome - no experience necessary.
If you can't make it along for the full two hours feel free to pop down for as much time as you can afford - every little bit helps.

☔️ ☔️ ☔️ ☔️ We will still go ahead in light rain but if it’s torrential please check our page for updates ☔️ ☔️ ☔️ ☔️

02/02/2026

We held our cane toad bust last night and collected a total of … drum roll please … 274 cane toads 👏🎉👏🎉👏🎉👏🎉
That is 27 more than our bust two years ago where we caught 247 (I believe this is called an anagrammed number when the same digits are rearranged 🤓).

Thank you to all the gap locals who gave up a couple of hours on their Sunday night to help our native wildlife 👏 It was lovely to meet you all.

Thank you also to Brisbane City Council Habitat Brisbane, Cr Steven Toomey, Save Our Waterways Now and Watergum for their support in running this event.

Our next working bee is Sunday 15th Feb 8am - 10am and we meet near the dog parks. Hope to see you there!

28/01/2026

🐸 It's Cane Toad Bust week! Join us on Sunday night 🐸

Cane toads are one of Australia’s worst invasive pests — toxic to wildlife, pets, and ecosystems. But we can make a difference! Every cane toad we remove helps protect our native animals and environment.

📍 This Sunday: 1st February 2026
🕒 Time: 7pm - 8.30pm
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All welcome - kids and adults
✅ Learn how to ID cane toads (vs native frogs)
✅ Help bust adult toads & juvenile cane toads
✅ Contribute to community data and local conservation

🌿 Every cane toad counts! Join us to support wildlife, protect pets and native wildlife.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2299207083849016

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13/01/2026

Hi bushcarers and welcome to 2026 😀

Our first working bee is coming up this Sunday 19th Jan at 8am (meet near the dog parks).

Our (rescheduled) cane toad bust event is now on Sunday evening, 1st Feb 7pm. Check out the event page for more information.

And here are our working bee dates for 2026 to chuck in your calendar.

18th January: 8am - 10am

15 February: 8am - 10am

15 March: 8am - 10am

19 April: 9am - 11am

24 May: 9am - 11am

21 June: 9am - 11am

19 July: 9am - 11am

16 August: 9am - 11am

20 September: 8am - 10am

18 October: 8am - 10am

15 November: 8am - 10am

We're looking forward to seeing you at some stage!
Please reach out if you have any questions - all welcome :)

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26/10/2025

Today we planted 800 seedlings at an unused area of Wittonga Park thanks to a bunch of fantastic community members. Thank you 🙏
Save Our Waterways Now Elizabeth Watson-Brown - Greens MP for Ryan Cr Steven Toomey Jonty Bush - Member for Cooper

26/10/2025

We did ITTTTTTTTT!
We planted 800 seedlings in about 40mins thanks to all the lovely people of The Gap who came down to help 👏🏼🙏🙌🏼

If you’re interested in being a part of our regular working bees held once a month on a Sunday morning please get in touch and we’ll add you to our database.

Next working bee is the 23rd Nov 8am-10am. We meet near the dog parks.

Huge thanks to Brisbane City Council for the grant money that funded the removal of the w**d trees on our site and the purchase of the seedlings. Habitat Brisbane provided the mulch and dug the holes. They also provided the fertiliser tabs and the water crystals that will give our little plant babies the best start in life.

Elizabeth Watson-Brown - Greens MP for Ryan provided the delicious breakfast which was gratefully received by all - thank you!

Save Our Waterways Now provided equipment and much needed support and auspiced the grant for us - thanks a bunch SOWN!

Thank you to Cr Steven Toomey for his hard work on the tools this morning and Jonty Bush - Member for Cooper for popping by and lending a hand with getting the word out. It was great to have you all there.

But the biggest thabks have to go to the members of our wonderful community who gave up some of their weekend to help — it was the true embodiment of many hands make light work 💪

Now we hope for some good rain! 🤞🏼

🙏😊 Kat & Di (Wittonga Park Bushcare)

25/10/2025

It’s community planting day and we need your help 🌱

We have 800 seedlings, with holes already dug.

Starts at 8.30am at Wittonga Park (near the dog parks).

Two of our lovely regular volunteers have donated 50 trees for their 50th wedding anniversary - how nice is that?! 💝 😍🌱

Thanks Karen Palmer & John Bright tor your generous gifts 🙏

24/10/2025

800 holes have been dug and our site is ready for planting!
Will we see you Sunday?!

🧤 Tools, gloves and plants provided.
🗓 Sunday 26 October 2025
⏰ 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM
📍 Wittonga Park, The Gap (meet near the dog parks – best access via Alutha Rd)
🥄 Breakfast provided by Elizabeth Watson-Brown - Greens MP for Ryan

Check out the event page for more information:
https://www.facebook.com/share/1BmiChgYcj/

18/10/2025

Meet some of the legends behind Wittonga Park Bushcare! 👋
We’re a friendly bunch of locals who love getting our hands dirty (and sharing a cuppa after).

Come join us next Sunday 26 October for our HUGE community planting event — whether you stay for 20 minutes or the whole morning, every pair of hands helps.

🧤 Tools, gloves and plants provided.
🗓 Sunday 26 October 2025
⏰ 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM
📍 Wittonga Park, The Gap (meet near the dog parks – best access via Alutha Rd)
🥄 Breakfast provided by Elizabeth Watson-Brown - Greens MP for Ryan

Let us know if you're coming here: https://fb.me/e/5gjXJ1pCm

10/10/2025

Did you know Wittonga Park is part of the headwaters of Fish Creek?
Every tree planted helps protect our local waterways, native wildlife and pollinators (like that cheeky butterfly 🦋).

Join us Sunday 26 October, 8:30–10:30am for our community planting event.

https://fb.me/e/5gjXJ1pCm

No experience needed — just comfy shoes, a hat, and a love of nature! 🌳

07/10/2025

Thanks to Elizabeth Watson-Brown - Greens MP for Ryan for providing breakfast for our HUGE community planting!

Come down and give us a hand!

🗓 Sunday 26 October 2025
⏰ 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM
📍 Wittonga Park, The Gap (meet near the dog parks – best access via Alutha Rd)

Bring your hat, gloves and enthusiasm — we’ll supply the plants, tools and good vibes. 💚

👉 RSVP or hit “Interested” so we know how many burgers to bring!

https://fb.me/e/5gjXJ1pCm

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