Update on events in and around our catchment: here.

Facilitator: Michael Thorley

Participants: N4C members interested in helping plan our work and reveg priorities (this could be you!).

Friday 5 August 9:30am-11:30am
66 Baron St | Greenslopes

Description:

A perennial, hardy matrush found throughout eastern Australia. Up to 1.5m high by 1.3m wide.

Features:

Long thin leaves, sweetly fragrant small yellow flowers in summer. will halt active growth when water is scarce. Aboriginal people use the leaves of L. longifolia to make nets and baskets, and they used the white leaf base as a food source.

Requirements:

Grows well in a variety of soil types, drought, frost and heat tolerant. Sun or shade.

Ecosystem services:

Hardy constitution lends itself to roadside planting. Food source and habitat for a variety of animals making use of different parts of the plant. Flowers attract beetles for pollination.

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Description:

Evergreen woody stemmed climber or subshrub, 3-5m.

Features:

Vigorous climbing habit, clusters of violet pea flowers bloom autumn through to spring, lightweight and not known for smothering so can be trained through/up other plants and along fences

Requirements:

Full sun will lead to larger blooms, but tolerates a range of light levels, can be grown as an indoor or outdoor plant, regular watering and well-draining soil are best. Prune strongly in spring for greater growth and blooms. Vulnerable to frost.

Ecosystem services:

Food source for pollinators. Provides dense understory cover. Also useful for soil binding, to support unstable soil.

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Our composting hub at the catchment centre at 66 Baron St Greenslopes is well used. Over 150 people have registered with the Council to use the facility. Thanks to Adam Purdy and all the volunteers who are helping with turning the compost regularly, and keeping an eye on the hub throughout the week.
Community members can bring their kitchen scraps to the hub any time and follow the directions to put them in an active compost bin. Then add some dry organic matter (4 times the amount of scraps) from the brown bin provided at the site.

Don't forget to renew your membership! If you got an email from us on 6 February, it means your membership is due. You can find a membership form and payment details here.

The Rome St project has involved planting 3800 plants on a 2000 sq metre site beside Norman Creek in Coorparoo. The site is beside the mangroves, but over the years the land has been filled. Now, due to a wonderful community effort, the mown grass has been replaced with a great diversity of local native plants.

Members of the local indigenous community have assisted in sharing knowledge of the plants, some of which are sources of bush tucker.

The reserve contains an intact open eucalypt forest that is home to a wide variety of wildlife species including birds and reptiles. The group is removing environmental weeds to encourage natural regeneration on the site. Some revegetation works are also being carried out in those areas that are highly degraded.

You are invited to join us in this rewarding project at 8.30 am on the first Sunday of each month (excluding January) at the park area in D'Arcy Road. All tools and morning tea are provided. Please wear sturdy shoes/boots and a hat.

The Pocket Community Garden brings the community together in a project which is healthy, enjoyable and addresses some of the environmental and social issues of our area.