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25.01.2022 Number of signatures as of this very minute! Please continue to sign our petition and spread the word, your support so far has been truly overwhelming saveourkedrongreenspace #greenspace #parkland

25.01.2022 Getting supplies ready for tomorrows sausage sizzle. Looking forward to seeing everyone there at 4pm for our community meeting.

25.01.2022 Day 5 of the Kedron Brook Catchment garden photo challenge. This afternoon my family went on a ride along the Kedron Brook bikeway (I have never seen it so busy...!) where we came across this funny little character, a Striated Heron (Butorides striata). Striated Heron's are described as small, squat water birds. This one was probably in search of dinner such as fish and other marine invertebrates. When foraging, these herons usually adopt a hunched posture, with the head and neck drawn back into the birds body, while keeping the bill held horizontally, parallel to the surface of the creek bed. This heron came right over to us and almost seemed like it wanted its photo taken! #citizensciencemonth #KedronBrookCatchment #urbanbiodiversity

21.01.2022 Thanks so much to the folks at bulimbacreek.org.au and 'Save our Pullenvale Reserve from Council Development'. Other locals trying to achieve the same harmonious aim in their own neighbourhoods. This image caught my eye because it reminded me of the big beautiful (and well established) trees on our Green Space. they provide shelter and sustenance for the local bird life which is something a young tree can't achieve.

21.01.2022 Check out these photos! These were taken, and given to us by a local who has lived in the area since 1970. These are photos from the '74 flood taken from on top of a concrete wall at Kedron SHS. Look straight across the brook and you would see our green space, no doubt covered in similar wet. #keepkedrongreen

20.01.2022 I love this message. Thank you Melissa :)

19.01.2022 The man with the BBQ, cooking up a fantastic sausage sizzle after our community meeting on Saturday. Thanks Gavin Kelly. #keepkedrongreen

17.01.2022 Hello there, Here is our petition: Save our green space, stop development in Kedron" We wanted to see if you could help by adding your name. Please also share with as many people as you know via email or Facebook. Links will be available when you go on to sign the petition. Our goal is to reach 1000 signatures and we need more support. You can read more and sign the petition here: http://chng.it/qQYgMdW6JH Thanks!

15.01.2022 The crowd is gathering...looking forward to seeing everyone down here to support saving our green space.

14.01.2022 Please sign our petition to Save our green space from development. Our parklands are so precious. Your support is so very much appreciated #saveourkedrongreenspace https://www.change.org/p/dr-anthony-lynham-mp-save-our-gree

14.01.2022 The curlews were up from the brook enjoying the meadow again last night. Im not bird expert but they sure sound happy out there. Please dont pave over their home. #keepkedrongreen #birdsqueensland #birdlifeaustralia

13.01.2022 Have you ever noticed birds dont sing quite like this when they are sitting on power lines? Keep the trees, keep the birds singing. #KeepKedronGreen

13.01.2022 Thanks for showing your support Nana & Da's - we are looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow afternoon at 4pm for our Community Meeting.

12.01.2022 The crowd is building. Our community meeting on Saturday was a great success and we thank all those who attended. We really appreciate your support. #keepkedrongreen

12.01.2022 Everyone loves a free sausage sizzle! Amazing turn out for this afternoons community meeting. Thank you for the support!

11.01.2022 The urban landscape of the Kedron Brook catchment and its urban bioiodiversity plays a vital role in our health and well-being. Being grounded at home gives an ...opportunity to turn inwards and pay attention to how our gardens play an important role in wildlife corridors and connections between green spaces. This has led me to start capturing the wildlife that utilises my garden. So we start the Kedron Brook Catchment garden challenge where we encourage you to share photos of the birds, insects and other wildlife that frequent your garden Tonight's image comes courtesy of my resident brush-tail possum who lives under our house and has recently found the chook food! Pictures taken using a fauna monitoring camera.

11.01.2022 What an incredible effort. Keep it up everyone! https://www.change.org/p/dr-anthony-lynham-mp-save-our-gree

10.01.2022 The sale of the green space has only been 'postponed'. We still need to put pressure on all levels of government to ensure our green space is saved from development. This video is a good summary of what we have achived in only a few days. Our community is united to support our green space we all enjoy.

10.01.2022 Dear Kedron Community, We have had a lot of enquiry from residents of Kedron, Wavell Heights and Wooloowin asking for an update on where we are at with saving our Kedron Green Space. Since our community event on the 6th March 2020, we have continued to have a huge amount of support from concerned residents and community members about saving the green space.... On 10th March 2020, Deb Frecklington MP visited the Kedron Green Space and made the pledge that if LNP regain power at the upcoming election she will save the green space. In talks with Dr Anthony Lynham MPhe confirmed that the green space would not be sold and that he would negotiate with the Brisbane City Council on bequesting the green space to the BCC. At the time, this provided our community with the certainty that the land will be maintained as a green space for generations to come. Although, at the time of these discussions, the council elections were close and he explained that negotiations would begin post-election once the winning party was decided. Mark Bailey MP - Labor for Miller the Minister for Transport and Main Roads in Queensland (the department that currently owns the land) provided a written confirmation that the department would not sell the Kedron green space. Dr Lynham sent correspondence to the BCC to begin the process of bequesting the green space to the BCC Councillor Adam Allan advised that the BCC received the letter and replied to begin the negotiating process with Minister Bailey. Today we spoke with Dr Lynham. He confirmed that after consultation with Minister Bailey, the decision was made to NOT bequest the green space to the BCC because of a number of factors making it too difficult. He said the land will not be sold as long as he is the member for Stafford. We raised concerns about this decision as it provided residents and the larger community with no certainty what so ever that the land would not be sold in the future. He said he will try and find a way to prevent this from happening and would get back to us. This is a disappointing outcome as we know a parcel of land on the corner of Stafford Road and Gympie Road was bequeathed from Minister Bailey's office to the BCC to be maintained as parkland. We will keep everyone advised of updates in the next few weeks. The "Save our Kedron Green Space" members and the greater Kedron Community would also like to thank Ed Sangjitphun - LNP for Stafford , John Meyer - Greens for Clayfield, The Courier-Mail and Sunday Mail for their ongoing support and providing advise and guidance throughout this process. Save of Kedron Green Space.

09.01.2022 After a nice bit of rain this is the Brook chattering over the riffle between the Shaw Sports fields and Kalinga Park; ecosystem services at work oxygenating and cleaning up the run-off.

08.01.2022 Some of our 5th Ave residents spreading the word about tomorrow's community meeting at 4pm....thanks Gillian and baby Victoria for braving the heat and spreading the word!! Come along and hear from our local Councillor Adam Allan and talk to local residents about our green spaces and the need to save them......and enjoy a sausage sizzle on us!

07.01.2022 PEOPLE POWER at its best. Thank you to everyone who turned out yesterday afternoon to support our fight to keep our Kedron Green Space. Dr Anthony Lynham Councillor Adam Allan Reg Neil for Northgate John Meyer - Community Advocate Ed Sangjitphun #saveourkedrongreenspace https://www.couriermail.com.au//b583e1fca94258715f0f96690c

06.01.2022 Our busy bee friends are in decline. Why make it harder for him to find food and pollinate plants. Please don't pave over his dinner plate, keep the meadow green.

06.01.2022 Our spokesman addressing the crowd at today first public gathering to Save our Kedron Green Space. Way to go!

06.01.2022 Thank you for your support this week neighbours. Keep up the great work. www.keep-kedron-green.com.au

06.01.2022 We are looking forward to welcoming Dr Anthony Lynham MP to our green space tomorrow afternoon to hold his mobile office to chat about our green space. Come on down and thank him for all the work his has done to keep this space as a valuable green space for the community and ask him any questions you have on the matter.