Bundaberg Landcare in Bundaberg, Queensland | Community organisation

Bundaberg Landcare

Locality: Bundaberg, Queensland

Phone: +61 466 884 128

Address: 8 Killer Street, Norville 4670 Bundaberg, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.bundaberg.qld.gov.au

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25.01.2022 Energy giants are on notice for the damage they do to our communities and climate! We’ve brought together a new team of expert commercial law litigators to take the fight a step further, into the boardroom. Can you help us hold the energy companies responsible?

24.01.2022 As Paul Stirling our local Sea Shepherd Advocate and lifelong diver tells us ,fish farming is a absolutely disgraceful industry riddled with disease. From a man whom has worked in aquaculture for many years... that is not fish farming, but the raising of spawn stock to prepare for release - he advocates that we should raise hatchlings of all types of species on land adjacent to the ocean then take them to green protection zones and release them to by both build fish stocks up and provide healthy clean seafood ,sustainable fishing and tourism and at the same time halt such environmental degradation of our creeks rivers and estuaries....but when would any of these major parties agree to such intelligent ideas while we appear to have a public whom is disinterested in their own survival.

21.01.2022 I personally find this articles introduction to be poorly written ...but read on it becomes clearer .

19.01.2022 While we're on the subject of the worst species of weeds , let's cover one of the most appalling plants ever brought into this country -Leucaena . To see this plant at its worst in the natural environment is a shocking sight, the phrase hair on a dog's back is almost an understatement to describe the virus like contamination it creates. And as you can see by the attached DAF link their piddling reference to keep this plant away from waterways and neighbouring fences is laugha...ble, and impossible. As usual the last thing that is on these people's mind is caring for our environment, it's all about fattening cattle and making money as quickly as possible. See the extract link which you can check out yourself. https://www.daf.qld.gov.au//crop/pastures/growing-leucaena How to kill the bugger. We recommend a strong mix of Metasulfuron & Grazon for foliar spray but cut stump and immediate dabbing or Basal scraping and dabbing should also work . If you have any of bad stuff about ,that is Glyphosate I would dab at 100%. With all poisoning remember to do this within 10 seconds of cutting or scraping if possible to assist quick uptake before the plant heals/seals the wound -this is one very tough customer. Some good news to end with... And although the genie is now out of the bottle on much of the East Coast ,from 2017 a program to produce a sterile version of the plant was underway in Western Australia as the government would not let this fodder crop be grown in its present form...hooray for Western Australia's intelligence.,and as of July 2020 trials were underway of the sterile version see link below. https://www.agric.wa.gov.au//first-sterile-leucaena-trial-

19.01.2022 More amazing plant facts - from whats left of our defunded ABC.

15.01.2022 The Hidden life of Trees by forester Peter Wohlleben contains some thought-provoking findings from the Aachen University of Germany . This is a very easy to read book where you are not wading through botanical terminology to try and understand some of the concepts and indeed findings that the author talks of. I can certainly say on reading this that southern hemisphere plants would have many entirely different biological interactions compared to the European counterparts, re...gardless they all do share many other amazing abilities. One piece of research I found interesting in the book had been previously proposed some 50 years before in a simple Australian booklet called 'Joe's book' written in the 1960s by the first inhabitants of the Bunya Mountains . This early observation noted that occasionally living trees ,for some reason support the stumps of long cut down old trees by supplying them with nutrients and water to keep the stump of the long lost mate alive. It just goes to show no matter where you live on the planet a lifetime of observation by any person is valuable to the understanding of the whole planet and everybody can play their part just by observing and taking notes ,diaries in particular are a old but vital record . We all just need to find the stillness of heart so that we can truly see nature.

14.01.2022 'Siratro' is almost a four letter word to bush re-generators,it is a weed which should be destroyed on sight. ,its botanical name is Macroptilium atropurpureum. It has been introduced to Australia from the Americas to improve pastures via it's abilities as a legume, ie a nitrogen fixer and is high in protein., and just like the noxious weed Leucaena it's all about fattening cattle and other farmed animals... that is fattening a large animal on land that is not suited to our a...ncient soils and ecosystems. M. atropurpureum was bred in Australia in 1960s to resist nematodes in its roots, which created a modified species known as 'Siratro', which developed a rust sensitivity, so 'Aztec' was developed to counter the arisen problem in 1995....(thanks for nothing boffins). This creeping vine can take over ,smother and kill most juvenile native trees. And just like the Corky passion-fruit vine, it appears to be at its worst on sandy soils at doing this. It has a long tuber root so get them preferably when they are small with a digging instrument., generally in my experience most foliar herbicides will kill them (,the difficult part is finding where the vine begins and ends so sometimes it is best to pull a long piece of the vine down off of a tree and spray it on the ground. *Note cut off all seed pods before spraying as desiccation will probably occur (yes this is used in many parts of the world to ripen seeds before harvest -just Google ) If using a selective herbicide such as Metasulfuron or Grazon this will not kill grasses. See more

12.01.2022 Yes lightning sparks from the ground to meet those coming from the sky.- as most already knew I'm sure. The famous Nikola Tesla always promoted the idea that the earth is in fact a giant generator and that free (clean) energy was indeed possible . The mans brilliance leading to electrical engineers globally to always worship his vision and inventions ,and indeed Elon Musk has made his name now immortal by naming his cars the Tesla.

10.01.2022 Eastern spinebill at Australia Garden, Cranbourne. #singlechallenge

10.01.2022 We have two trees from the same family here, and this article shows how similar these species can be and how care has to be taken when identifying ,especially when you consider differences which also occur due to soil type as the previous article showed. I have put the pair of these up so you can see how easily it is to mistake similar species, but in this case the Hairy bird's-eye - Alectryon tomentosus ,usually has a much more serrated leaf., but serrations can be smaller t...han this photo. The first and second photos are of the. Alectryon tomentosus, common name Hairy alectryon. The rest of the photos are of Alectryon subdentatus commonly known as Holly- leaved birds eye. The latter one is a lot more uncommon, and this is a very old specimen. Species identification is taken very seriously by the Bundaberg Landcare nursery as saving remnant vegetation relies on the best information to save this most endangered ecosystem in Australia. *What's with the birds references you may ask - it relates to a Greek mythological story about Alectryon ( re now a rooster) a youth who was to watch for the approach of the sun when Ares was making love to Aphrodite so that they would not be discovered by her husband, Hephaestus. Alectryon fell asleep, and the two lovers were discovered. In anger Ares turned Alectryon into a rooster, which is made to herald the dawn forever as punishment for failing to do his job...the name is reference to a roosters eye. Botany is so sexy.

09.01.2022 This is Cyclophyllum coprosmoides, common names Coastal Canthium, Supple jack or Sweet Susie and is one of the most understated trees we have in our forests. This isn't a very heavily foliaged tree and as you can see has a quite sparse canopy with fairly horizontal branch structure and an unusual sinewed like trunk which gets more pronounced as it gets older., which certainly may take some time because this is not a fast growing tree ... or should we say shrub? I have seen hu...ndreds and only one group of which was taller than 6 metres and those trees were in very rich damp soil by a creek and must have been many hundreds of years old. In a normal situation whether it be as an under-story tree in a eucalyptus forest or on a open area in full sun ,3 to 4 metres is the norm. It is certainly a great little companion tree for a small garden with its non-aggressive roots and very drought resistant behaviour once established. Add to this once the tree is about 5 years old it will start putting on these tiny cream flowers which are very highly perfumed... hence the common name sweet Susie. I say companion tree as it often grows very close to other species and being no real beauty until it flowers this would be a ideal 2nd or 3rd tree in a small garden. The flowers are followed by bright red or orange fruit drupes . The plant is very hard to raise from seed if it has not gone through a bird,in fact dozens of trials have failed until we actually found seeds that had been passed through a bird . We presently have about a dozen of these shrubs at our Bundaberg Landcare nursery. Thanks to Fraser Coast plants for the use of two of the better photos of a foliaged very healthy tree.

08.01.2022 Beavers are geniuses. The balancing act they played with this huge poplar tree at my cottage is insane. It was at least 130-140 feet tall. The tree eventually gave in to gravity, thankfully at a safe distance from the cabin. Near Montebello Québec

07.01.2022 A short story - 'How Bundaberg lost it's natural history' Driving into town last Sunday and waiting at the traffic lights at the Maryborough Bourbong Street intersection ,we noticed a not so uncommon sight in Bundaberg, that of yet another one of this city's old trees being cut down. I thought at first this must be surely part of the councils million trees program , you know when you cut a big tree up you get hundreds of little pieces of tree and I thought perhaps council ...Continue reading

07.01.2022 The tallest tree in Wales had been damaged by a storm and was supposed to be cut down, but a better solution was found. Natural Resource Wales, which was in cha...rge of the site, ordered artist O ' Rourke to cut down the tree. He cameup with the concept of carving what the tree stump and trunk into a giant hand - to symbolise the tree's last attempt to reach the sky. Once completed, the sculpture was coated with tung oil, a natural vegetable oil safe for the closeness of the riverways. It’s called THE GIANT HAND OF VYRNWY Sculptor Simon O ' Rourke Height: 15,25 meters

05.01.2022 This tree was alive back in the times of Ancient Greece, the Roman empire, and even before. The oldest olive tree in the world is located on the island of Crete.... It is estimated to be over 3.000 years old and it still produces olives. - via Rythm Of Nature https://www.facebook.com//a.111717143988453/135651804928320 See more

05.01.2022 Yeah 1890 not 2020.

02.01.2022 One should always remember that cancer is uncontrolled growth of cells, somewhat like human 'progress'.

02.01.2022 Amazing Cassowaries! Green eggs and stripy chicks! Please help us buy Lot 157 Cape Tribulation Road in the Daintree Rainforest and add it to the Daintree Natio...nal Park! The property is a known habitat for the endangered Cassowary. We need to raise $404,685. Please donate now at https://bit.ly/3eTFFZp. A donation of $25 will help purchase and protect 10 sqm of rainforest.

01.01.2022 The tree of Tule in Oaxaca, Mexico, is the tree with the largest trunk diameter in the world. It's circumference reaches almost 60 meters and has a height of 42 meters. It's approximate age is 2,000 years. Photo: Ernesto Murguia