Useful Links

Websites of related organisations

Brisbane City Council

Habitat Brisbane
The Habitat Brisbane program helps community groups restore natural habitats in parks, remnant bushland, wetlands and along waterways.

Environment Centres
Brisbane’s two environment centres at Boondall Wetlands and Downfall Creek encourage guided walks and activities in the environment with various free and low cost activities.

Wildlife Conservation Partnership Program
The Wildlife Conservation Partnership Program helps and advises private property owners on revegetation, local flora and fauna species and how to conserve and restore wildlife habitat on their land.

Creek Catchments Program
The Creek Catchment program helps the community protect and restore Brisbane’s waterways and bays in partnership with the 10 catchment groups city wide.

Waterways Activation Map

Scroll down the page “Brisbane’s Creeks and Rivers” to find out which catchment you are in, on an interactive map

Know your Creek and Catchment

Information about your local creek.

Queensland Government

Department of Environment and Heritage Qld Wetlands Info

Department of Environment and Heritage Managing Water Quality

Department of Agriculture and Fisheries List of Restricted Invasive Plants (formerly “Declared Weeds”)

Department of Environment and Heritage Regional Ecosystem Frameworks (Find out about the framework or Request a map)

Resources for bush regeneration/ecological restoration

SEQ Catchments Ecological Restoration Framework  Excellent publication; the Manual in particular explains lots of useful techniques.

SEQ Catchments resources Fact sheets on subcatchments of the SEQ region; erosion and solutions; common regional ecosystems in SEQ.

BCC Weed Identification Tool

List of Botanical Databases from the Australian National Botanic Gardens.

Creeks and Catchments 24 informative posters about waterways and erosion control by engineer Grant Witheridge.

Bushcarers SEQ Community Facebook Group for everyone involved in bushcare – ask to join!