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ECOllaboration

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ECOllaboration

ECOllaboration is an ecological restoration & environmental consultancy that operates across SE Qld.

02/09/2026

Since launching PlatyTracker last year, our incredible team of 84 volunteers have completed 927 surveys across 34 sites and recorded 345 platypus observations to date!

To celebrate the upcoming 12 month anniversary of the program on 25th September, we’d love to hit 1,000 completed surveys. Can you help us reach this goal?

After signing up on our website, you simply head out fortnightly to record platypus sightings and check on habitat conditions at a creek or river convenient to you (we can help you select a site to increase the chance of a successful spotting).

Each survey takes just 20 minutes and is submitted on your phone. After verifying your data, we upload it to national databases that are referred to by decision makers when considering the conservation status for native flora and fauna.

The aim of PlatyTracker is to assist with data that can recognise the platypus as a listed species in Queensland. The more consistent, long term data we collect, the better we can spot trends, track seasonal changes and identify impacts and threats and enable us to advocate for their protection.

Head to the PlatyTracker page via the link below to find out more, sign up and be part of the story. 🌿

https://ecollaboration.org.au/platytracker/

31/08/2026

Recently we were invited to Burnside State High School for their annual Ute Day careers event.🛻

We loved chatting with Year 10 students about conservation careers, platypus monitoring, and what a traineeship with us actually looks like. The motion sensor camera, chainsaw and Horiba water testing kit were a big hit!

It's always inspiring to see young people curious about protecting our local wildlife. The next generation of conservationists is certainly out there! 🌏🌱

28/08/2026

🐸 RIBBIT-ING SUCCESS at Noosa Libraries!

36 kids. Two sessions. One seriously froggy afternoon. 🎉

Our frog event hopped into Noosa Libraries and the room was buzzing. Kids building LEGO frog habitats like tiny architects, exploring the great outdoors on a nature walk, and asking questions so good that even our frog experts learned something new!

Parents were just as impressed:
💬 "It catered for all different learning types."
💬 "I learnt far more than I expected!"
💬 "I never realised that sound I hear at home was a frog."

Then things got competitive fast 😄 - kids went all in on their habitat builds, putting their new frog knowledge to the test to create the ultimate frog-friendly space. And when the conversation turned to cane toads? Curious minds everywhere, with brilliant questions and even better discussions.

This is what our program is all about getting kids (and grown-ups!) up close with nature, building real environmental know-how, and having a whole lot of fun along the way. 🌿

A huge thank you to Noosa Libraries for having us! 💚

📢 Want in on the next one? Don't forget to follow us and join our mailing list so you don't miss what's coming up!

27/08/2026

Recently, our team was back on the ground at Vee Road Yandina at the Sunshine Coast Council’s South Maroochy River Esplanade MLES Offset project. Armed with a fresh round of infill planting- another 700 native plants going into the ground along the South Maroochy River floodplain. 🌱

This site has a really interesting history. The property was originally used as a private residence, but after years of ongoing flood impacts, it was acquired through a voluntary buyback program for flood affected properties. The house and all domestic facilities were removed, and the land was handed over for ecological restoration.

When we first arrived in 2023, the site was in rough shape, a thicket blanketed in dense Singapore Daisy and huge invasive Camphor Laurels, with very little ecological value remaining.

Fast forward to today and it’s a very different picture! 🌳With over 3,000 plants now in the ground, the South Maroochy River corridor is slowly coming back to life.💪

26/08/2026

🐨 Linking Land for Koalas

Join us for a FREE Community Tree Planting event on Saturday 26th September at Caboolture.

We’re putting 600 trees in the ground to link two patches of existing koala habitat, giving koalas a safe way to move across the landscape.

This is just the beginning! It’s the first in a series of planting and w**ding events over the next two years, all working to regenerate koala habitat in the area. 🌱

No green thumb or experience necessary and all ages welcome!

📅 Date: Saturday 26th September
⏲️ Time: 8:30am arrival for a 9:00am start
📌 Location: Upper Caboolture (address emailed upon registration)

What to bring:
- Sun safe clothing and hat
- Sturdy, closed toe footwear
- Water bottle
- Gloves (if you have them)

We’ll bring the tools, guidance, and a light morning tea after all your hard work 🍎🍰🥪

Please note – all children 18 years and under must be accompanied by a parent/caregiver.

Come get your hands dirty for a great cause - find out more and register via the link below 👇
https://events.humanitix.com/linking-lands-for-koalas-community-tree-planting-upper-caboolture

The ‘Linking Land for Koalas project’ is proudly funded by the Queensland Government.

20/08/2026

Our team has been hard at work on a landslide remediation project within the South Maroochy River catchment.

This property sits on steep terrain and when a landslide occurs, it doesn’t just affect the land.
Unstabilised slopes produce sediment that can find its way into waterways and, ultimately, into the water supply dams that serve our region’s communities.

The first stage on this project was:

🌳 Clearing and treating invasive w**ds and grasses that had taken hold across the landslide area

🌳 Installing coir matting and logs to stabilise the slope and slow water runoff

Then we returned to plant the slope with a mixture of bunya and hoop pines and a range of natives to hold the slope together.

💧 Protecting water at the source is the vital first step in delivering clean, safe drinking water to 3.8 million South East Queenslanders. This is what source protection looks like on the ground.

Rivercare is a Seqwater initiative delivered by ECOllaboration in partnership with Seqwater.

19/08/2026

🌊 BEACH BLITZ #3 - MISSION COMPLETE! 🌊

24.6kg of rubbish OUT of North Shore beach and OUT of our waterways. That’s the kind of number that makes us want to high-five the whole crew. 🙌

And the timing? Chef’s kiss. 👌 July 26 wasn’t just Beach Blitz #3 - it was World Mangrove Day, and North Shore just happens to be home to its own mangrove ecosystem, tucked along the southern tip where the sand flats meet the mouth of the Maroochy River. 🌿

Why do we care so much about a bunch of tangled roots in the mud? Because mangroves are absolute legends:
🛡️ They shield our coastline from storms
🌍 They lock away massive amounts of carbon
🐟 They’re a nursery for marine life

Protecting the beach means protecting them too.

Weirdest finds of the day:
🪑 An aluminium chair
🛏️ A very soggy mattress
🎣 A 9-METRE fishing net, sinkers and all — hooked in the trees and hauled straight out of the water!

Huge thanks to our event partner Sustainability Education plus everyone who rolled up their sleeves and showed up for our coastline. This is what community power looks like. 💪

Missed out? Don’t worry! Join us for our next Beach Blitz on Sunday 20th September at Cotton Tree. Register via this link - https://events.humanitix.com/copy-of-beach-clean-7ce9f5y8

‘The Maroochy River Litter & Marine Debris Community Engagement Project’ is proudly supported by the Queensland Government.

12/08/2026

🌿 The Threat of Cat’s Claw Creeper (and How We Can Help Save Your Trees!) 🌿

Cat’s claw creeper is an aggressive, invasive vine that can quickly take over native bushland. Left unchecked, these heavy vines can climb all the way to the top of the canopy, smothering and eventually killing mature native trees.

As part of the South Maroochy Rivercare program, our team is tackling infestations like this across the catchment. Healthy, well-vegetated banks and bushland play a big role in filtering runoff, stopping bank erosion and protecting the water quality of the South Maroochy River.

How we treat advanced infestations: One way we help protect mature trees is by a technique called curtaining. By cutting and removing a section of the vines around the lower trunk of the tree, we sever the connection to the canopy. We follow this up with a chemical treatment of the base of the vine.

This starves the upper vines, killing off the growth in the treetops and allowing mature trees the space and light they need to recover!

Got invasive vines taking over your property? If you’re a landholder in the South Maroochy River catchment, get in touch - our bush regeneration team can help you treat it, and you may be eligible for support through the Rivercare program. ✨

Email us at [email protected] for more information

Rivercare is a Seqwater initiative delivered by ECOllaboration in partnership with Seqwater

📢 Follow our page for more updates on the w**d control, restoration and waterway health work happening across the South Maroochy river catchment!

06/08/2026

📢 Special update from our CEO Tracey! 📢

We are thrilled to announce that, thanks to Sunshine Coast Council, Ecollaboration has secured a long term home and community facility in Yandina!🏡

Over the next few months we will be renovating and moving into our new home and then starting to plan the roll out of the amazing ideas we have for the space, such as a community eco-library, indoor and outdoor workshop areas, and DIY demonstration sites showcasing how to create frog ponds, native gardens and sustainable recycling systems.

But this is your home too, so we want your input - starting with a name for the new facility! If you have any ideas drop them in the comments below👇

You may have also noticed that we have undertaken a bit of a brand refresh recently. Our new logo reflects the connection between land, sea and sky – this is also symbolic of our role in the community, which is to build connection between people and nature.

On another level, we see this logo as the story of Ecollaboration. The water representing our beginnings as Maroochy Waterwatch in 1992, the land being the period of building our core natural areas management services as we transitioned to Ecollaboration in 2016, and the sky representing the vastness of opportunities we have to deepen impact, broaden community engagement, and strengthen environmental outcomes as we focus in on our goals as a charity in the years to come.

A special shout out to Shem Hunter from Jagger Design, who generously donated his time to design our new brand.

This is such an exciting time for the Ecollaboration community and we are incredibly grateful for every volunteer, team member, partner and client that has been a part of the journey to date. There are more great things to come, so watch this space! 👀

Address

2b/1505 Nambour Connection Road
Yandina, QLD
4561

Opening Hours

Monday	7am - 3:30pm
Tuesday	7am - 3:30pm
Wednesday	7am - 3:30pm
Thursday	7am - 3:30pm
Friday	7am - 3:30pm

Telephone

+61754764777

Website

http://www.ecollaboration.org.au/

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