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CREEC Community Nursery

Locality: Burpengary, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 3888 9285

Address: 150 Rowley rd 4505 Burpengary, QLD, Australia

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24.01.2022 Remember folks, CREEC Nursery is 'Cash Only'

24.01.2022 Sadly no photo! But Waffle has been sighted in the big shed in the nursery!!!

24.01.2022 Chilled out Banksia Photo unknown

23.01.2022 One of the Carpet Snakes was back in the Ladies Loo!!!

23.01.2022 Waffle lying in the C track, clearly the best part of 3m plus in lenght!!!

22.01.2022 One of the so-called "joys" of bush regeneration is our close encounters with wildlife. One such animal that we would prefer to stay away from is the Jumping An...t. A few months ago, a bush regenerator working on a property in Brisbane exclaimed, "Gee, I like bush regeneration in winter". Why? Because Jumping Ants seem to stay in their nest longer and we are less likely to encounter them. Jumping Ant bites are unforgettable. Like a bee or wasp, Jumping Ants do not bite, but sting. They hold their victim with their large jaws, and then bend their tail to sting. Jumping Ants hop more than walk and can jump from surrounding vegetation. They aggressively defend their nests and can attack in groups. Watch out for them as the weather warms this spring. See more

22.01.2022 Say cheese! Two orphaned tawny frogmouth chicks snuggle up to a rescued (non-related) adult in care. WIRES volunteer Julie says its one of her favourite feel...-good photos! All three tawny frogmouths were rescued by WIRES Northern Rivers branch volunteers and were successfully released last year. : Julie Marsh from WIRES

21.01.2022 Orthosiphon arist. = 'Cat's Whiskers'

20.01.2022 Sadly no photo! But 'Waffle' has been sighted in the big shed in the nursery!!!

20.01.2022 Early today Master Toby visited the nursery with his mum, he wanted to see the Carpet Pythons. Sadly both were asleep in boxes up stairs. A few minutes ago I went and found Waffle stretched out, so here were are Toby, Waffle says hello!!!

20.01.2022 Found Pollie up in the second story shed. We now have not one but two pythons!!!!

20.01.2022 Waffle today at the nursery! Pollie may have moved on to get a feed!!!

19.01.2022 'Pollie' again :)

19.01.2022 Interesting read on Australian Snakes... DO NOT try to catch, kill or identify the snake!!! This is important. In hospital we NO LONGER NEED to know the type of... snake; it doesnt change treatment. 5 years ago we would do a test on the bite, blood or urine to identify the snake so the correct anti venom can be used. BUT NOW... we dont do this. Our new Antivenom neutralises the venoms of all the 5 listed snake genus, so it doesnt matter what snake bit the patient. Read that again- one injection for all snakes! Polyvalent is our one shot wonder, stocked in all hospitals, so most hospitals no longer stock specific Antivenins. 3000 bites are reported annually. 300-500 hospitalisations 2-3 deaths annually. Average time to death is 12 hours. The urban myth that you are bitten in the yard and die before you can walk from your chook pen back to the house is a load of rubbish. While not new, the management of snake bite (like a flood/fire evacuation plan or CPR) should be refreshed each season. Lets start with a Basic overview. There are five genus of snakes that will harm us (seriously) Browns, Blacks, Adders, Tigers and Taipans. All snake venom is made up of huge proteins (like egg white). When bitten, a snake injects some venom into the meat of your limb (NOT into your blood). This venom can not be absorbed into the blood stream from the bite site. It travels in a fluid transport system in your body called the lymphatic system (not the blood stream). Now this fluid (lymph) is moved differently to blood. Your heart pumps blood around, so even when you are lying dead still, your blood still circulates around the body. Lymph fluid is different. It moves around with physical muscle movement like bending your arm, bending knees, wriggling fingers and toes, walking/exercise etc. Now here is the thing. Lymph fluid becomes blood after these lymph vessels converge to form one of two large vessels (lymphatic trunks)which are connected to veins at the base of the neck. Back to the snake bite site. When bitten, the venom has been injected into this lymph fluid (which makes up the bulk of the water in your tissues). The only way that the venom can get into your blood stream is to be moved from the bite site in the lymphatic vessels. The only way to do this is to physically move the limbs that were bitten. Stay still!!! Venom cant move if the victim doesnt move. Stay still!! Remember people are not bitten into their blood stream. In the 1980s a technique called Pressure immobilisation bandaging was developed to further retard venom movement. It completely stops venom /lymph transport toward the blood stream. A firm roll bandage is applied directly over the bite site (dont wash the area). Technique: Three steps: keep them still Step 1 Apply a bandage over the bite site, to an area about 10cm above and below the bite. Step 2: Then using another elastic roller bandage, apply a firm wrap from Fingers/toes all the way to the armpit/groin. The bandage needs to be firm, but not so tight that it causes fingers or toes to turn purple or white. About the tension of a sprain bandage. Step 3: Splint the limb so the patient cant walk or bend the limb. Do nots: Do not cut, incise or suck the venom. Do not EVER use a tourniquet Dont remove the shirt or pants - just bandage over the top of clothing. Remember movement (like wriggling out of a shirt or pants) causes venom movement. Australian snakes tend to have 3 main effects in differing degrees. Bleeding - internally and bruising. Muscles paralysed causing difficulty talking, moving & breathing. Pain In some snakes severe muscle pain in the limb, and days later the bite site can break down forming a nasty wound. Allergy to snakes is rarer than winning lotto twice. Final tips: not all bitten people are envenomated and only those starting to show symptoms above are given antivenom. Photograph by Angus Emmott

18.01.2022 It's hard to believe we are still discovering new species of mammals - but it just happened! There are now two more reasons to love Australia. Meet the newest m...embers of the 'Greater Glider'. The greater glider is a possum-sized marsupial living in the forests of eastern Australia, squeezing into tree hollows during the day and at night soaring up to 100 metres through the air searching for its favourite eucalyptus leaves. And due to the fact that these fluffy little fur-balls are on the 'extinctions' list, makes this find even more remarkable. Connect with Nature! See more

18.01.2022 Polly & Waffle :)

18.01.2022 Next visitor lol!!!

17.01.2022 'Polly' & 'Waffle' :)

17.01.2022 "Come on, we're nearly to the top!" Happy #WombatWednesday! We're loving these two intrepid wombats recently spotted on a walking track at Cradle Mountain. : Jesse Hunniford

17.01.2022 Tomorrow we are open between 8am and Midday. $1.50 special on standard tubes, Cash Only and bring a container!!! Cheers folks!!!

15.01.2022 Heads up early folks!!! Friday the 21st of August CREEC Nursery will be closed for the day. Offsite activities for the staff!!!

15.01.2022 'Polly' & 'Waffle' are happy in the big shed!!!

14.01.2022 'Pollie' is asleep in a box, and the volunteers have named the other python, ;) 'Waffle' LOL!!! So Polly & Waffle are both safe!!!

14.01.2022 A friendly reminder folks, CREEC Nursery is closed this Friday the 22nd 2020!

14.01.2022 This coming Saturday the 19th of September 2020 is our $1.50 general tubestock day for September! We will be open between 8am and 12 midday. Bring a box, a bucket, or a bag and get your Australian Native plants from us! Cash Only!!!

14.01.2022 Story Time 10am this Friday the 14th at CREEC. Koala Lou Everyone loved soft, round, cuddly Koala Lou, but her mother loved her most of all and told her s...o a hundred times a day. As time passed and more little brothers and sisters were born, her mother became too busy to tell Koala Lou that she loved her. Koala Lou grew sad, and oh, how she longed to hear her mother say it once again. Then one day Koala Lou though of a brilliant plan to win back her mothers love and hear again those wonderful words, "Koala Lou, I DO love you!" See more

14.01.2022 Pollie is back in the Ladies loo!!!

12.01.2022 'Waffle' today at the nursery! 'Pollie' may have moved on to get a feed!!!

12.01.2022 Polly & Waffle are happy in the big shed!!!

12.01.2022 Simply beautiful to have around, no rats, no mice!!!

12.01.2022 HAVE A GO AT THE SIZE OF THIS SNAKE! Richie was holding the fort for me for a couple of days and didn't he catch an absolute beauty. This is one of the fattest ...(as Richie would say) Pythons we've seen in a while, which was keen for a bath haha! It was pretty awesome that the owners were happy for us to release it down the back of the property... Tag a mate who would be keen to share the bath with this monster Stu.

11.01.2022 Little friend!!!

11.01.2022 'Waffle' lying in the C track, clearly the best part of 3m plus in lenght!!!

11.01.2022 April is Takah awareness month. This bird was believed to be extinct for 50 years, until Geoffrey Orbell rediscovered a small population in 1948. At its lowest... point the world population was only 118 birds. Now there are over 400! Originally from the South Island, our birds are happy on their warm safe sanctuary island in the Hauraki Gulf. Our first pair, two males, were brought to Tiritiri in 1991. They built a nest, showed signs of broodiness, and eventually incubated a foster egg from Maud Island. Thats determination! Find out more about takah awareness month at: https://www.doc.govt.nz/takahe-awareness-month Photo: Matthew Jones

11.01.2022 BIGGEST EASTERN BROWN SNAKE I HAVE EVER SEEN!! Its been a day of Brown snakes thats for sure. But its also the day we relocated the biggest Brown snake I have... ever seen. A massive thanks to Donnie for catching and relocating this giant from a home in the Beerwah/Mooloolah region. You will see more and more of Donnie as he is managing the business and the phone on the weekends. We predict this snake to be well over two meters and nearly as thick as a coke can! It was heavy to hold as well! So thick and so healthy. Wow! What a snake and what a day! Yeowww! Stu.

10.01.2022 Found 'Pollie' up in the second story shed. We now have not one but two pythons!!!!

10.01.2022 Monday the 10th of August is Moreton Bay Regional Councils Show Holiday, we will be open normal hours. 7am to 2.30 pm, cash only, and please bring a container for your plants!!!

08.01.2022 This mornings surprise at CREEC!

08.01.2022 'Pollie' has a friend, new smaller python arrived today, and is sharing the ladies loo!!! The ladies here are not happy lol!!!

08.01.2022 Pollie in the big shed!!!

07.01.2022 Pollie is asleep in a box, and the volunteers have named the other python, ;) Waffle LOL!!! So Polly & Waffle are both safe!!!

07.01.2022 Not at CREEC, but Carpet Snakes are still very active folks!!!

07.01.2022 Story Time on Friday the 31st at 10am in the Auditorium. Possum Magic Grandma Poss uses her best bush magic to make Hush invisible. But when Hush longs to be... able to see herself again, the two possums must make their way across Australia to find the magic food that will make Hush visible once more. See more

06.01.2022 Pollie again :)

05.01.2022 At work today!!!

05.01.2022 If you are throwing an old washing machine out, please do us a little favour. The hoses that connect to the taps, have fitting with filters at the ends. Please carefully remove them, with the little filter inside, and give them to CREEC Nursery. These are very useful when Native Bees are transported to new homes in their hives. With the filter intact we can plug the entrance, and safely move the hives around. This allows the hive to breath, and remain at the right temp, while we relocate the hive, cheers, and thanks!!!

05.01.2022 Tomorrow we are open between 8am and Midday. $1.50 special on standard tubes, 'Cash Only' and bring a container!!! Cheers folks!!!

04.01.2022 Monday the 10th of August is Moreton Bay Regional Council's Show Holiday, we will be open normal hours. 7am to 2.30 pm, cash only, and please bring a container for your plants!!!

04.01.2022 'Pollie' in the big shed!!!

03.01.2022 This is why you check your work boots first! This bloke picked up his work boots and noticed one was heavier than the other. He gently put it down, only to se...e a five to six-foot red-bellied black snake slither out, making its way into a nearby paddock! : Stewy the Snake Catcher. via ABC Rural

03.01.2022 CREEC Nursery is open tomorrow between 8 am and 12 midday. $1.50 specials on general tubes. "CASH" only, and please bring a container!!!

03.01.2022 A good reminder for this time of year.

02.01.2022 'Pollie' is back in the Ladies loo!!!

02.01.2022 Pollie, and the Milky Bar Kid may have moved to the inside of the wall in the ladies. A couple of years ago, a very large python did live within the wall during winter!!!

02.01.2022 Pollie has a friend, new smaller python arrived today, and is sharing the ladies loo!!! The ladies here are not happy lol!!!

01.01.2022 Story Time at CREEC this Friday at 10am. In the Auditorium. Wombat Stew! One day, on the banks of a billabong, a very clever dingo caught a wombat ... and deci...ded to make... Wombat stew, Wombat stew, Gooey, brewy, Yummy, chewy, Wombat stew! In this classic Australian picture book, a dingo catches a wombat and wants to cook him in a stew. But all the other bush animals have a plan to save their friend. They trick the dingo into using mud, feathers, flies, bugs and gumnuts in his stew, and the result is something the dingo will never forget! See you there!

01.01.2022 Plants Can Sense Danger and Defend Themselves.