Join Fuschia on Friday Morning September 4 at the Environment Centre, as she explores the wonders of the beautiful tiny hidden treasures on our beaches and in our rockpools.
Registration is required.
Guest speaker Paul Brennan from Noosa Council will explain that the design of this interactive space integrates the natural features of Cooroy Creek into the site, forming a link between the Library and the Old Mill Heritage Precinct.
Cooper Creek has many moods. In the wet when the monsoon brings heavy rains the Cooper is wall of water up to 70 kilometres wide flowing inland to fill Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre. In dry times it’s a series of waterholes with barely a trickle of water evaporating long before it gets to the lake. Sometimes...
The Noosa Environmental Education Hub engenders the next generation of environmental custodians by teaching our local students about the ecosystems that make up our Noosa Biosphere. CoDirectors Annika Patrick, Di Seels and Dalia Mikhail work in partnership with local environmental groups to deliver meaningful curriculum extension programs that provide hands on learning, in support of...
Here on the Sunshine Coast we're very lucky to have an abundance of wild birds of many species in our backyards, forests, waterways and coastal foreshores. Guest speaker Jessica Drake says; “it's a joy to see them, but when birds and humans co-exist sometimes accidents happen or we may have an impact on the health...
We value our environment for its diversity, for its contribution to the world we live in, the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat. Our National Parks are rich and diverse places: the plants, animals, insects, fungi and other organisms form a complex and interconnected web. Fungi provide one of the...
We all know that the Sunshine Coast is a great place to live but do you also know that for birders it is the ultimate “Zone of Happiness”. Since 2015 the Sunshine Coast branch of Birdlife Australia has been running an annual bird watching competition with a difference. This competition has been instrumental in attracting...
Wild koala populations continue to experience serious declines as a result of several threatening factors including, (i) loss of habitat, (ii) motor vehicle trauma; (iii) dog attacks; (iv) infectious diseases, primarily Chlamydia, but also the newly discoverd koala retrovirus. Chlamydial infections are associated with diseases ranging from ocular disease leading to blindness, as well as...
Increasing urbanisation poses a global threat to biodiversity and minimising its impact will require a greater understanding of how organisms adapt to life in cities. Mounting evidence has shown that urbanisation is driving the evolution of the species that reside within. What we are yet to understand is how. As an iconic urban adapted species,...
Science has been warning for decades that human activity is changing the global climate. We are already seeing very significant consequences, ranging from massive coral bleaching to catastrophic fires and flood events. These changes are a result of an increase in average global temperatures of just over one degree. It will take concerted action to...
Guest speaker Paul Ryan will explain how trees function as individuals; their physiognomy; vascular system, nutrition and hormones. He will then consider how trees function in a community having symbiotic relationships with other trees, fungi, bacteria, insects and fauna. This is the final forum at the Environment Centre for 2020. Register to attend The forum...
Come and learn about the importance of creating a garden for birds and other wildlife and how
to achieve it!
International award-winning conservation photojournalist Paul Hilton is usually travelling the world on assignments and campaigns, but fortunately for the Friday Environment Forum audience on February 26, border closures have kept him at home in Peregian. Paul will share his love of wildlife and underwater photography, which has been the subject of his many awards, and...
In 2019, Australia experienced the most extensive forest fires since European settlement and then in 2020, half of K’gari (Fraser Island) was burnt. There is a perception fed by the Australian media that these fires ‘destroy bushland’. On March 12th Rod Fensham, an Associate Professor with the School of Biological Sciences at the University of...
At Noosa Park Association’s Friday Environment Forum on March 26, author, photographer and former Noosa Mayor Tony Wellington will be talking about his new photographic book detailing local wildlife titled ‘Wild About Noosa’. He will explain how he went about capturing the images and why he is in thrall with non-human critters. He will also...
What is ClimateWatch? How can you be involved in this important program? Dr Lisa Ryan, an Environmental Education Officer with Sunshine Coast Council and an Adjunct Research Fellow with the Sustainability Research Centre at the University of the Sunshine Coast, will present an overview of the ambitious and important ClimateWatch program. ClimateWatch is a citizen...
Brittany Elliot and Dr Ben Gilby from the University of the Sunshine Coast will be sharing their findings of coastal beach dune research on April 23. The work has important implications for coastal dune restoration and the potential to assist local councils and environmental groups better target sites and plants for rehabilitation. The aim of...
Graeme Sait, the co-founder and CEO of Nutri-Tech Solutions, is an author/educator responsible for over 300 published articles and a popular book, “Nutrition Rules!”. He is an internationally sought-after speaker, specialising in soil, plant, animal and human health and wellness. This has led to an emphasis on planetary health, in recognition of the link between...
World Environment Day Festival 2021 Be part of #GenerationRestoration and join the Sunshine Coast Environment Council (SCEC) in launching World Environment Day Festival 2021! This year's theme is ecosystem restoration, and they are taking people on a journey throughout ecosystems across the Sunshine Coast. Natalie Frost, WED Festival Coordinator says “This is the first year...
It is with great anticipation that Judith Hoyle will be the guest presenter at NPA’s Friday Forum on June 11th. Judith became an avid birdwatcher in her 20’s and is now the driving force behind the efforts to save Toondah Harbour from development. Of that campaign she says, ‘With the backing of my committee and...
