The Green Heart Schools' Lord Mayor's Young Environmental Photographer of the Year competition challenges school students

Lord Mayor's Young Environmental Photographer of the Year Competition

Event: 10/02/2014 - 02/03/2014

Share Brisbane's beautiful environment with the world

Looking for a creative, healthy, outdoor project for your teenage children or students? Fantastic prizes are on offer from Brisbane's Lord Mayor to encourage young people to combine their creative photography talents with their love of technology.

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The Green Heart Schools' Lord Mayor's Young Environmental Photographer of the Year competition challenges school students to capture a creative, inspiring and emotive image of Brisbane's beautiful environment. Entries are to be uploaded on Facebook, and nominated for one of five categories:

SEQ catchments arranging ACDC training at a great price....

Hi all,

 

See below for a great opportunity for members of your group to get heavily subsidised ACDC training.  The majority of the funding is available through Apanie Wood, the Regional Landcare Facilitator for SEQ.  Contact Apanie (details below) if you’re keen and want to get the ball rolling.

 

SEQ Catchments is looking to gauge interest from community group members in attending chemical accreditation training. Some details of the course are provided below.

 

If you are interested in a course being held in your region, please let us know.

 

What and why?

In Queensland, if you intend to use ground equipment to distribute herbicides on land that you or a close relative do not own or occupy, you may need a commercial operator's licence.

 

Even if you are not intending to use a vehicle to distribute herbicides, it is useful for any person involved in weed management activities to undertake some training in the safe application, use and storage of herbicides.  

 

The nitty gritty

 

SEQ Catchments is offering community groups with the opportunity to attend subsidised chemical accreditation training required to apply for commercial operator’s licence.  

 

Participants will receive statements of attainment in:

RTC3704A - Prepare and Apply Chemicals

RTC3401A - Control Weeds

RTC 3705A - Transport, Handle and Store Chemicals

 

Cost

Generally, attendance at this training costs upwards of $300. SEQ Catchments can offer the course to participants for $50 per person. We are looking to partner with other organisations to reduce this cost where possible. Once you have received the statement of attainment you can apply directly to Biosecurity QLD for your licence. Visit the Queensland Government website here for more information.

 

Apanie Wood

 

Regional Landcare Faciliatator

SEQ Catchments Limited

ph:  0448069226 | E: awood@seqcatchments.com.au

Habitat Investigation Field Day 2014

Habitat Investigation is a field-based program aimed at Senior (Year 11 and 12)

Geography and Biology students. It provides students with opportunities to practice field

study techniques and use scientific equipment under the guidance of experienced

technical staff from QMDC. This year we will be running the program with a focus on

‘Catchment Health’.

When: Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Where: Dalrymple Creek, Goomburra

What: Students visit two sites along Dalrymple Creek to

examine water quality, terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity,

riparian health and identify management options.

To register send us an email at shelleyp@qmdc.org.au

OZGREEN Youth Leading the World (YLTW) Congress

Imagine thousands of young people coming together from across the planet to tackle

global sustainability challenges such as energy, food, climate change, biodiversity and

water and then plan together how they can make a difference. YOUth LEADing the

World (YLTW) is a bold initiative from OzGREEN that begins with an annual three-day

youth environmental leadership congress conducted simultaneously in multiple

locations. YLTW teaches young people to think for themselves, face up to global

challenges and become positively involved in creating new possibilities to resolve these

environmental problems.

This year we are hoping to bring the congress to Toowoomba in either June or

September.

Do you know of any students at your school who would thrive at this congress? Let us

know if you and your school would be interested in participating in this international

event by contacting me at shelleyp@qmdc.org.au or on (07) 4637 6224.

Habitat Investigation Roadshow

Thanks to funding from the Gambling Community Committee, the Queensland

Murray-Darling Committee (QMDC), the Amaroo Environmental Education Centre and

the University of Southern Queensland are hitting the road in March 2014! We are

hitching up a fully-equipped Science Van and taking our Habitat Investigation Field Day

Program to Mitchell, Roma, St George, Goondiwindi and

Dalby. Students will be able to conduct field studies with

either a catchment or biodiversity focus and teachers in the

area will be able to attend free professional development

sessions. We offer the program in the Toowoomba region

each year but thought it would be helpful to head west and

help students investigate their local habitats. Keep an eye on

the QMDC Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/qmdc.nrm)

Toowoomba Region - QMDC’s Dirty Gloves in Schools Mentoring Program

 

Are you starting a school garden this term or would like help with your current garden?

Would you like a University of Southern Queensland PhD student to come and talk to

your Senior Geography students about environmental planning? Last year we put out

the call to members of the community to become ‘Dirty

Gloves’ volunteers and had a good response. We are

now able to offer this new program to schools in the

Toowoomba region. If you are interested in having

experienced community members share their

knowledge with your class or environment group please

contact me at shelleyp@qmdc.org.au or on

(07) 4637 6224.

Australian Native Plants Sale Grovely TAFE Sat 5th April

AUSTRALIAN NATIVE PLANTS SALE
There will be a sale of our wonderful native plants on Saturday 5 April 2014 from 9 - 3, at Grovely TAFE. Entry is from Woking St via Casey St and Dawson Parade. 
The sale is held by the Society for Growing Australian Plants Qld Region (Inc)

There is a wide variety, so all types of native plants are available, from popular to rare and unusual. Many plants for sale will not be available in commercial nurseries. You will  be able to buy direct from the growers and they, and SGAP members, will be able to give you expert advice on plant selection and care. Prices are very reasonable and sizes range from tubes to large pots.

Entry is free and light refreshments will  be on sale, so have a chat to members with your questions about native plants. This is a great opportunity to add a native plant or two to your garden. Books, booklets and brochures are available as well.

For more information about SGAP activities please go to www.sgapqld.org.au

National Curriculum Workshop for Environmental Educators March 5thMaroochy Regional Botanical Gardens

National Curriculum Workshop for Environmental Educators

Presenter: Mary-Anne Pattison from the Nudgee Beach Environmental Education Centre

When: 5^th March 2014

Time: 9am – 12pm

Where: Maroochy Regional Botanical Gardens

RSVP: by 28^th of February

 

The broad objectives of the workshop are to: 

§  Establish a broad understanding of the policy, processes and research directions (ie National Curriculum, John Hattie) that are driving what is happening in schools;

§  Find out how you can access school better through the alignment of your activities these education policies and processes;

§  Decode the National Curriculum to see where and how your activities can fit in; and

§  Provide some ideas about how to package up your EE program for schools and teachers.

If you have any other suggestions or areas that you would like covered please let me know so I can pass these onto Mary-Anne.

Please feel free to circulate this through your networks.

 Regards Michael

 

 

 

 

Phone: 5475 7339

Mobile: 0409 618 733