Friends Of Lagoon Creek in Caboolture, Queensland | Environmental conservation organisation

Friends Of Lagoon Creek

Locality: Caboolture, Queensland

Phone: +61 404 594 497

Address: Cnr Pettigrew St and Toovey St 4510 Caboolture, QLD, Australia

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25.01.2022 Curcuma australasica Native Turmeric also known as Cape York Lily and Kumbigi Belongs to the Ginger family Zingiberaceae Native to North Queensland and Papua new guinea 200mm Pot $10 each ... The roots of this plant can be cooked and eaten just like ginger. It is a deciduous bulb like Clumping perennial. A low maintenance feature plan that grows with spectacular leaves to 1.5 meters and approx 0.5 -1 meter wide. Likes Neutral ph well drained soil. Is known to grow in Sandy, Loamy, Sandy loam, Clay loam soils and Potting mix if kept in a container. It prefers a sheltered light shaded or half shaded position .

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23.01.2022 Its a great time to plant. Clearing weeds and establishing natives. A few photos from our tree planting today.

23.01.2022 Tribal, Ethnic clothing and Mostly hand made Jewelry by Christine Rayward. Christine uses a lot of re purposed pieces to assemble her artistic work and is a bit of a treasure hunter and collector of unusual pieces. I dont think I took the time out to show her finer pieces I am afraid. Most of her stuff was at bargain prices.

22.01.2022 Sale @ Lagoon creek Nursery grounds and in car park. Grab a bargain - Plants for sale at really unbeatable prices. And to encourage reuse re-purpose and recycling goods, some Bric and Brac and crafty stalls will be on display. People are welcome to sell items from the boots of their cars... Covid Restrictions will apply to event. Hand sanitizer and washing facilities provided for people. See more

21.01.2022 Some pics of our twilight plant & boot sale Saturday the 10th of Oct. It was a great evening. We made some money with plant sales to go towards our group's future conservation projects. Thank you to everyone that contributed with their talents and came along for the event.

21.01.2022 A big thank you to all who attended our Community Tree Planting day here at the Lagoon Creek Environmental Reserve. It was great to meet you all and share in a Koala food tree planting exercise. What took me back was the fact that the kids who attended were so into it! We have some young wildlife warriors coming up in the next generation! This was all made possible by Moreton Bay Regional Council which Friends of Lagoon Creek are very thankful to. Check out the pics:

20.01.2022 Two pale headed rosellas visited our nursery to feed on our Dianellas that have been fruiting. kicking myself I did not have my zoom lens with me on the day. But alas here is a faraway view. Sort of more common to see these birds in Caboolture.

19.01.2022 Belly Dancing with a fusion of styles and cultures, in a relaxed and fun loving atmosphere with our experienced and inspiring teacher of 25 years Patra. Dancing stimulates the mind body and soul. It has been proven to increase cognitive strengths and prolong life; that is the miracle of dance. Dip into your own soul; find your own truth.... What calls to your heart What moves your spirit Make your life dance to the song of your own essence. Everything in the universe has a rhythm. Everything dances. Dance is a conversation between body and soul Dance with your soul. Fees include a donation to Lagoon creek. Drumming Lessons ($ 3.00 ) are on the last Tuesday of the month. Dress up on the day. A variety of scarves and dancing materials such as belts are available to wear on the day or to buy All ages welcome to join as long as under 18's are with a parent or guardian. Covid 19 social distancing restrictions apply to event. Services are provided for participants such as face masks, antibacterial hand wash and washing facilities are easily accessible anytime.

18.01.2022 Some of the our beautiful Australian native bushfoods and flowers growing in our nursery at the moment.

17.01.2022 Help clean up our urban bushland areas this year in the biggest community Australian clean up event. Meeting @ Lagoon creek nursery on the day 8:00 - 9:30 With morning tea being provided for volunteers afterwards 9:30 -10:30 ... In 2019, over 6,500 Clean Up Australia Day volunteers, from 133 community groups, schools, early learning centres, and businesses removed over 30 tonnes of litter and illegally dumped material from the Moreton Bay Region. More than 13 tonnes of the littered material were recycled. Hope to see you there!

17.01.2022 Centenary Lakes River Walk tree planting Caboolture

17.01.2022 Nature reserves provide essential habitat for local fauna and flora in areas close to urbanisation. These places provide refuge, homes and food for smaller more shy species of birds who have not and cannot adapt well to town living. Urban Places usually home to the Willy wag tail, Torresian crow, Magpie, Magpie lark, Crested pigeon and Rainbow lorikeet to name a few that most people are familiar with. You may get a more diverse range of bird species in your yard if you plant species that provide for their needs to warrant a visit :)

17.01.2022 I seriously cannot thank these extraordinary gentleman enough for their great contributions to the Folc group and over the covid-19 period. So much would not be possible without their skill and dedication to make a difference here. Thank you so much for all the amazing things you do and contribute to our group! It is a tremendous effort. So glad to have you as part of the team. You guys are awesome! I know there has been so much hidden support from the community through this... period also, locals who support our group, locals who regularly walk through and clean up lagoon creek and report illegal dumping, MBRC, Caboolture QCS our amazing Treasurer Fern and our mentor Glen Mclauchlan who also volunteer so much of their time towards supporting this group and its success. I cannot thank you all enough. It would not be the same without your time and care! See more

17.01.2022 Animals photographed at Lagoon Creek

14.01.2022 Its wild Rasberry time! Come down to the lagoon creek nursery, we have plenty of these in tubestock for sale.

13.01.2022 Lime Berry (Glycosmis trifoliata) a beautiful native sweet lime tasting berry.

12.01.2022 Thank you to everyone who came to our Boot plant sale and graced us with their presence, contribution and talents. Next time ill see if I can get the fantastic Norma with her incredible drumming :)

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10.01.2022 Solitary bees species count as a heavy amount of our 1500 odd native bee species, QLD having a large amount of those species. Not what we are used to when it comes to European bee species and their hive like and honey making nature. They are great pollinators and drink the pollen directly from flowers. The blue banded bee when pollinating is equivalent to multiple worker honeybees!! Pic Blue banded - Erica Siegel https://yandinacommunitygardens.com.au//Australian-Solitar

10.01.2022 A long necked freswater turtle on one of our lagoon banks. Chelodina spp. and Macrochelodina spp

09.01.2022 National Tree Day! All are welcome! This year we will be hosting a tree planting activity at Baptisia Circuit Caboolture. Please find information below:

09.01.2022 Just an update on some of our resident local birds, who you might of seen or just heard in the reserve.

08.01.2022 Here are some pics from our Skilling Queenslanders for Work traineeships. Our Centenary Lakes Project was all thanks to Councillor Adam Hain. I have been so excited to be apart of the garden planning and species selection. It was my pleasure to supervise our motivated trainees over the last 12 months.

08.01.2022 Community Tree Planting Day! Come down and help us to create a Koala habitat in the Lagoon Creek Reserve. Help us preserve this iconic and endangered species. Activities will include tree planting Koala food plants, shrubs and ground covers. Morning tea will be provided afterwards. This will be a family friendly event so all ages are welcome. Remember to wear closed in shoes, sunsmart clothing, hat and gloves.... This event is proudly supported by Moreton Bay Regional Council. When: 8am - 10am Sunday 17 Febuary Where: Friends of Lagoon Creek Community Nursery Cnr Pettigrew street and Toovey Street Caboolture RSVP: [email protected]

08.01.2022 Collecting Native seeds @ Lagoon Environmental Reserve and propogating them in Lagoon creek community Nursery with: Friends of Lagoon creek President Glen Mclauchlan, Lagoon Creek nursery Manager Darren Turnbul, Reclink Conservation and Land managment Trainees - Lisa Brady, Timothy Earner, Lachlan Geiger, Lara Kratzmann, Wiremu Re, Kade Walker

08.01.2022 Today we met a lovely group of kids from kidscape childcare, caboolture. They have an edible garden and are involved in the daily upkeep! We were happy to donate some native raspberry plants and Dianella plants to Add to there on going project! We are so impressed with the enthusiasm of 3-5 year old children and look forwards to assisting them with any future projects! Mr David (pictured with Friends of Lagoon Creek Nursery Manager Darren Turnbull) is doing a great job involving the children in these projects and the knowledge he shares with them is priceless!

07.01.2022 Our awesome group of bushcare volunteers today weeding singapore daisy! Thank you so much guys!

07.01.2022 Lovers of many Citrus plant species. The beautiful Swallowtail Caterpillars of the ( Tribe Papilionini -PAPILIONIDAE butterfly family have a special defence mechanism against their predators. They have a fork-shaped organ ( called an osmeterium ) that quite resemble a pair of horns. When these catapillars feel threatened this organ can secreate a chemical substance to keep the unwanted advances of predators at bay.

06.01.2022 Some of the Australian Bush foods available @ our community Nursery Native Finger Lime, in a few varieties (purple pink and green) 200mm $10 each 20 inch $20 each ... Native Pencil Yam Dioscorea transversa 6 inch $7 Kangaroo apple Solanum aviculare Fruit ripe when red, toxic unripe 6 inch $7

05.01.2022 This year we will be holding a clean up event on Lagoon Creek at 1 Commercial Drive Caboolture. Everybody is welcome!! Time: 8am - 10am Date: Sunday 10th March... Location: 1 Commercial Drive Caboolture (Meet in public carpark) RSVP: [email protected] or find us on the Clean Up Australia Day website

05.01.2022 Very grateful for all the community support and the effort that was put into Clean up Australia Day today at our little patch of bushland!! It was a great effort and I would like to thank everyone that participated again. I did not get to take photos of all that turned up unfortunately as they were to busy scouring for litter in places others had not covered and some went to great lengths on the day. It was inspiring to meet so many driven and passionate individuals in one day.

05.01.2022 Early morning local platypus sighting video passed on to our group to share.

04.01.2022 Nature pics from Lagoon creek environmental reserve. It is amazing what you will find while visiting- you never know what nature is up to :) Hope you enjoy them.

03.01.2022 Centenary Lakes 6 months after planting out this garden

03.01.2022 Twilight Sale @ Lagoon creek Nursery grounds and in car park. Grab a bargain - Plants for sale at really unbeatable prices. And to encourage reuse re-purpose and recycling goods, some Bric and Brac and crafty stalls will be on display. People are welcome to sell items from the boots of their cars or have stalls in the nursery at no cost.... Covid 19 social distancing restrictions will apply to event. Hand sanitizer and washing facilities are provided for people on the afternoon. See more

02.01.2022 The amazing camouflage of Eastern sedge frogs or Eastern Dwarf treefrogs (Litoria fallax) perched on the Grey club rush in our nursery pond! Sedgefrogs calls are often reported in October to April the call is a ratchet-like re-ee-ek occasionally followed by staccato pips Native water plants such as sedges or strappy wetland plants especially tall species, provide a safe place for shelter, food and rest. Most of them have bio filtration capabilities and can keep surroundin...g water free of impurities. Introduced and noxious weeds such as water hyacinth and salvinia choke waterways by oxygen deprivation. Tadpoles mainly feed on decaying plant matter! http://www.qldfrogs.asn.au/frog-friendly-gardens/

02.01.2022 Register for the Barriers & Bridges - fauna movement solutions forum: https://barriersbridges.eventbrite.com.au

02.01.2022 What a beautiful time of the year! Here are some wild flowers growing at Lagoon Creek

01.01.2022 Unique locally handmade wood pieces from the very Creative Muso threads. Beautiful Light and Dark wood pieces from a wide range of rough and polished styles and utilitarian purposes. Some beautiful pieces where made from fallen local wood! Some Recycled Bric and brac and Handmade essential oil infused bath salts and ergonomic custom design wheat bags by Fiona. She is very passionate about the mind body connection and is very thoughtful and practically minded about the use of ...resources in relation to its therapeutic benefits. Very inspired by her use of herbal properties and her alchemist use of natural ingredients in her bath salts. Awesome to hear about things made simply from natural ingredients, all un-synthesized and chemical free that works like nature intended. Very cool. Smelled so good. These guys also provided entertainment for the day and rocked out at the nursery with some original pieces from Muso threads, Fleetwood mac, Pink floyd and beautifully political John Lennon. See more

01.01.2022 Handmade Jewelry pieces and Hair extensions by Lisa Brady. Giving a new life to re purposed materials. Lisa style is very experimental and unique and incorporates a diverse range of Pieces which covers a wide range tastes of various age groups. Her pieces are colorful and very beautiful