Pine Rivers Catchment Association in Eatons Hill | Non-profit organisation

Pine Rivers Catchment Association

Locality: Eatons Hill

Phone: +61 7 3325 1577

Address: 15 Bunya Pine Court 4037 Eatons Hill, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.prca.org.au

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15.01.2022 NOW is a great time to get some plants into the banks of the waterways at your place!

15.01.2022 A BIT ABOUT FROGBIT (WEED :( ) A native to Central and South America, Amazon Frogbit (limnobium laevigatum) has recently been detected at Lake Kurwongbah. It can rapidly invade and smother waterways and is a serious biosecurity threat. Plants can form into large mats of runners and adult plants can develop very quickly. Juvenile plants have a great capacity for distribution in that they are small and can be easily and quickly carried along by water currents.... Mature plants can be mistaken for Water Hyacinth. An easy way to distinguish juvenile Frogbit from other aquatic species is by the leaves, which are often swollen on the underside (a bit like a sponge) and float lying flat on the water surface. As the leaves mature they lose their spongy underside, become more oval shaped and can extend up to 50 cm above the water. Impacts? Frogbit is a fast growing, floating freshwater weed that: forms large dense mats across the water's surface prevents native water plants from growing reduces light, food and shelter for fish and other aquatic animals can block waterways and irrigation channels creates dangerous conditions by hiding the water surface and making it appear like firm ground can limit recreational activities such as fishing, swimming or boating. Seqwater have developed a management program to target Amazon Frogbit with treatment programs set to commence once weather conditions are appropriate. https://weeds.brisbane.qld.gov.au/weeds/amazon-frogbit

14.01.2022 Wonderful to be part of a successful collaboration such as this! Thanks, LFW

13.01.2022 DECEMBER BIRD OF THE MONTH EASTERN WHIPBIRD As we conduct our South Pine River monthly bird surveys the one elusive species we more than likely hear and generally are not able to find or see is the Eastern Whipbird. This is quite frustrating for a bird enthusiast and amateur bird photographer like myself who tries to capture an image. ... The male emits a long whistling sound building up to an explosive whip-cracking call instantly answered by a double note reply from the female. The loud ringing whip-cracking call of this species is one of the most widely recognised eastern Australia bird calls and to me is a nostalgic reminder of times in the bush long gone. The male has a black head and breast with a prominent white throat patch with an olive green back and tail. Females and juveniles are duller and have a mostly rusty olive-brown colour. Measuring from 25 to 30 cm they are a reasonably large long tailed bird with a prominent crest with males generally larger than the females. Spending most of their time in low undergrowth and dense vines and lantana, they will also fossick on the ground litter where they feed on insects. They inhabit dense thickets and margins of rainforest, climbing through shrubbery, hopping briskly through the undergrowth, and are usually sighted when they flutter weakly across open spaces. Their flight is not strong and rarely sustained. The Whipbird breeds from August to December and the nest is a flattish cup of sticks with grass and bracken containing 2-3 blue-white/green eggs. Eastern Whipbirds are found along coastal eastern Australia from eastern Victoria to Cooktown in far north Qld. Their future seems secure as they are listed as quite common throughout their range. Vince Bugeja - South Pine River Birder survey team member (photo by Vince)

11.01.2022 WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT FROGBIT WEED: Keep an eye out for this aquatic weed... https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2998014323761765&id=1390125934550620

09.01.2022 The Rural Fire Service and Pine Rivers Catchment Association invite you to attend a presentation and information session on Bush fire Management and Property Preparation VENUE:... Kumbartcho Environment Sanctuary The Barn, 15 Bunya Pine Court, Eatons Hill Qld 4037 DATE: Saturday 18th April TIME: 9:00am with an expected finish at 11:00am RSVP: [email protected] The Rural Fire Service will be providing a presentation and information on Preparing your property, the Actions you should take in the event of a Bush fire and recommendations on Surviving a Bush fire Emergency. This is an opportunity to talk to representatives from the Rural Fire Service and discuss what you can do on your property or through the work that the Catchment Group undertake to assist in making our communities safer from the effects of Bush fires. Other speakers also in attendance. A light morning tea will be provided.

08.01.2022 Timely reminder, if anyone sees this while they're out and about on their holidays... Thanks, HLW.

07.01.2022 OUR BIRD OF THE MONTH (OCTOBER) is the FAIRY GERYGONE (Gerygone palpebrosa) The Kumbartcho Birders' survey team were thrilled to find a pair of Fairy Gerygones on a recent surveya 'first' for our survey records and, most likely, the most southerly record for this lovely bird. In the past, Fairy Gerygones were also called Fairy Warblers, Yellow Warblers, Fairy Fly eaters and Hornet-nest birds.... Fairy Gerygones are found in North-eastern Australia from Cape York and are mainly coastal. They're found in lowland rainforest, particularly their edges and in mangroves, but will often enter the fringes of more open woodland through scrub along creeks. It was in scrub adjacent to the South Pine River that the Kumbartcho survey team came upon a pair, much to the surprise of all present (as well as beyond our team since the find; it's caused quite a stir in birdwatching enthusiasts)! In Queensland Fairy Gerygones have slowly been expanding their range from Mary River down to the Sunshine Coast and, in recent years, the Bribie Island region before the Kumbartcho survey team's recent find. The Fairy Gerygone is a small insectivorous bird (100mm in length) and has a distinctive facial pattern. In the south of its range adult males have a distinctive white spot on either side of the forehead and a white ‘moustache’ stripe down the sides of the neck. Females and young birds are more subdued in their appearance. They actively forage in foliage of trees, shrubs and vines taking small insects and their larvae, often hovering above shrubbery and the crowns of trees to capture insects on the wing. Fairy Gerygones are mostly found in pairs or family groups but they’ll frequently band together into small parties and mix with other small forest birds to forage together. Interestingly they like to nest near wasp nests (hence their former name of 'Hornet-nest Bird"). Bronze-cuckoos often choose to lay their eggs in the nests of Fairy Gerygones. by Marie Tarrant, Kumbartcho survey team member.

04.01.2022 Not only does the Easter Bunny visit us this time of the year but this too.... Easter cassia Senna pendula var. glabrata... Easter cassia is regarded as a significant environmental weed in Queensland and New South Wales. As it grows, Easter cassia smothers native vegetation. HABITAT A weed of waterways, gardens, disturbed sites, waste areas, roadsides, closed forests, forest margins and urban bushland in tropical, sub-tropical and warmer temperate regions. See attached link on its control methods https://www.daf.qld.gov.au//0/66712/Easter-cassia-PP79.pdf Instead, head to your local nursery and ask for an alternative such as Hairy Pea Bush (Pultenaea villosa) or Dogwood (Jacksonia scoparia) or even Dwarf Fringed Wattle (Acacia fimbriata 'Nana') just to name a few