Nature
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More grants for koalas
COMMUNITY groups in Ipswich can now apply for a second round of grants to help improve the environment for endangered koalas. The aim of the…
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Teen helping survival of the bilby
THE bilby is becoming recognised as Australia’s answer to the Easter Bunny, but that is not enough for Springfield Lakes teenager Mikaela Van Haren. Mikaela,…
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Biggest ever Clean Up Australia Day
IPSWICH residents turned out at a record 55 sites for this year’s Clean Up Australia Day. Environment and Sustainability Committee Chairman Russell Milligan said he…
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AI technology to help track koalas
ARTIFICIAL intelligence technology used by law enforcement to identify individuals will be used to track koalas in a pioneering environmental project at an Ipswich bush…
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Koala funding lifeline for region
THE endangered koala is getting a helping hand in the region with a $320,000 federal funding boost to improve habitat and training for carers. Ipswich…
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‘Summer’ caused ecological disaster
THE Environment Department says warm water temperatures were to blame for the environmental calamity that killed thousands of native fish last month at Mount Crosby…
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Volunteers join bushcare efforts
COMMUNITY-led environmental improvements are stronger than ever with the formation of three new Bushcare groups across Ipswich. Residents have started up groups at Denmark Hill…
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Native fish failed by Fisheries Department
A MASS fish kill might have been prevented if the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) had requested a fish ladder be built while flood…
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Ambitious target for Clean Up
COMMUNITY support is needed to meet an ambitious target of 50 Clean Up Australia Day sites across Ipswich this year. Early registration for the event,…
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MP prevented from seeing fish kill
IPSWICH West MP Jim Madden says he was not allowed to see for himself the true extent of the mass fish kill at Mt Crosby…
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