Come and learn about the importance of creating a garden for birds and other wildlife and how
to achieve it!
Noosa Parks Association is proud to host the Friday Environment Forum
The Friday Environment Forum is a public information exchange, provided by guest speakers, covering a range of current conservation and environmental issues. The Friday Environment Forum is held at the Environment Center at Wallace Park, Noosaville.
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.
Sep 4 2020 – “Hidden treasures of the SC: Looking into rock pools through the eye of a macro lens”, Fushia Collard
Aug 28 2020 – The Quest for Sustainability: Insights from Australian agriculture, Emeritus Professor Richard Bawden
Aug 14 2020 – Birds of South-East Queensland’, Rainforest Species, Tim Siggs
Mar 13 2020 – Are Sea Slugs Good Indicators of Climate Change?, Julie Schubert
Mar 06 2020 – Landscapes of the south west of Western Australia, Joan Heavey
Feb 28 2020 – Busting Shark Myths, Nigel Marsh
Feb 21 2020 – Diving into the World of Giants, Marjoleine Roos
Feb 14 2020 – Bimblebox – a nature refuge under siege, Eric Anderson
Feb 7 2020 – What’s happening at Lake Macdonald?, James Feguson of Seqwater
Nov 22 2019 – Science supports heathland conservation, Hilary Pearl
Nov 08 2019 – Citizen Science at Cooloola BioBlitz, Dr Lindy
Orwin, Cooloola Coastcare
Nov 01 2019 – Frog Ponds and Habitat gardens, Sean Morrow
Oct 25 2019 – The world need not starve, Rod Jamieson
Oct 17 2019 – Forty years of Fish tagging, Dr Julian Pepperell
Oct 4 2019 – Great Sandy Strait Research, Assoc. Prof. Ron Johnstone, UQ
Sep 27 2019 – WILVOS Saving Wildlife, Robyn Leslie, WILVOS
Sep 20 2019 – Tackling the War on Waste, Daniel Phipps, Department of Environment and Science
Sep 13 2019 – Albatross : A Documentary, Chris Jordan
Aug 30 2019 – Marine Wonders of Southern Queensland, Nigel Marsh
Aug 23 2019 – Coolum Community Native Plant Nursery, Fuschia Collard
Aug 16 2019 – ‘Feathery Friends…why I do what I do’, Bob Linnane
Aug 9 2019 – Noosa Climate Adaptation Plan, Grant Hinner, Noosa Council
Aug 2 2019 – Pumicestone Passage Restoration, Susie Chapman
July 26 2019 – Coast to Coral – Jodi Salmond, Reef Check
July 19 2019 – Nesting Behaviour – Richard Noske
July 12 2019 – Turn Your Dreams Into Reality – Lidia Davidovics-Smith
July 5 2019 – Australian White Ibis – angel or demon? – Wayne Ellis
June 28 2019 – Wildlife Land Fund – history and growth – Matt Cecil & Des Boyland
June 21 2019 – Australian Birdsong – Dominique Potvin
June 14 2019 – From despair to hope a screening of the DVD “Our Fragile Planet” by Sir David Attenborough and Noosa’s Electric Vehicle Expo explained by Vivien Griffin (ZEN)
June 7 2019 – Conservation and effects of Urbanisation on Eastern Grey Kangaroos – Elizabeth Brunton
May 31 2019 – Termite Mounds come in all Shapes and Sizes – Jay Turner
May 24 2019 – Where in the World are Yabba Falls and Bunya Country? – Ian Mackay President Conondale Range Conservation
May 17 2019 – East to West and Wildflowers – Joan Heavey
May 10 2019 – Qld’s Protected Areas with Sandy Bolton
May 3 2019 – “Indigenous Rangers” by Rod Jamieson and we will be showing a DVD on the Cuckoo, narrated by Sir David Attenborough
April 26 2019 – A New Noosa Plan: Old Principals-New Provisions by Dr Brian Stockwell, Councillor and Rebecca Britton, Principal Strategic Planner, Noosa Shire Council
April 19 2019 – No Forum on Good Friday
April 12 2019 – Birds of Paradise in West Papua by Lyn Scott
April 05 2019 – Biodiversity in Sri Lanka by Rahula Perera
March 29 2019 – Fishing for the Past with Dr Julian Pepperell
March 22 2019 – Using Drones to Monitor Local Whale Populations with Emily Gregory
March 15 2019 – Those Long Red Dunes of the Simpson Desert with Bob Tooth
Mar 08 2019 – Tiny Houses with Jimmy Hirst
01 Mar 2019 – Revealing the mysteries of Lichens with Vanessa Ryan
22 February 2019 – Fighting Back: saving Australia’s threatened wildlife with Sarah McKenna, AWC
15 February 2019 –
08 February 2019 – Turtle Conservation in West Papua with Dr Geoff Gearheart
01 February 2019 – Man-made tree Hollows with Marty Harris
23 November 2018 – FINIA model and governance for a World Heritage Area (relating to K’Gari (Fraser Island)) with Sue Sargent
16 November 2018 – The Edge of Memory with Patrick Nunn, USC
09 November 2018 – Friends of Lake Weyba with Anita Blake
02 November 2018 – How To Turn A Weed Ridden Creek Into Great Habitat with Julia MacDonald
26 October 2018 – K’Gari a documentary on Fraser Island
19 October 2018 – The Birds at my Table with Prof Darryl Jones
12 October 2018 – Energy trends in India: Getting power where it’s needed with Charles Warringham
05 October 2018 – Seaweed: Good for you and the environment with Nicholas Paul, USC
28 September 2018 – Kids Leading Kids: Meet our local junior Eco Warriors with Liz Diggles
