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Peregian Beach Urban Wildlife Garden Community Workshop
Our Urban Wildlife Workshop at Peregian Beach, in partnership with Noosa Council, has been rescheduled for August. The event is designed to engage with the wider community and increase awareness of the importance of using local native plants to create habitat and the...
2025 Sunshine Coast Wildflower Festival
Love wildflowers? The wildflower season is nearly here and bookings for the Sunshine Coast Wildflower Festival open on July 1st!
Quail in my garden
A recent encounter with a family of Quail close to my house has encouraged my efforts to provide habitat for ground dwelling birds. The Quail on my property have been here for at least as long as I have, over 3 years. I usually flush them out of the Kangaroo grass...
Tony Haslam receives Queensland Day Award
Tony Haslam has worked as a volunteer in Noosa for over 20 years to help monitor, protect and improve Noosa’s natural environment. He has been actively involved in a number of programs which encourage best practice land management in the Noosa River catchment in...
Cooroy Library UWG Display ‘Weaving YOUR garden’
Stephanie’s display at Cooroy Library highlighted some of the native plants that occur naturally in the Noosa Shire. Her creations were woven from local plants growing in her garden.
What’s in My Garden?
It’s nice to stumble on the wonders of nature, which is what I did one day while walking around my garden. I noticed several caterpillars in my young native mulberry tree, Pipturus argenteus, and, on further inspection, many more.
Frog Habitat Demonstration Workshop
UWG is hoping to schedule a follow up to our February workshop, ‘Creating Ponds for Frog Habitat’, with a practical demonstration by Sean Morrow of building a frog habitat. We are looking for a member who, perhaps already has plans to install a small pond in their urban wildlife garden and, would like some free expert advice from Sean plus willing helpers to construct the pond at the workshop.
Banksias in Noosa
Belonging to the Proteaceae family, the Banksia genera, named after Joseph Banks, has over 170 species.
Call for Volunteers for Verge Demonstration Project
In a joint approach with 2 landholders, UWG have received Council funding for the installation of two verge gardens in the Noosa Shire. We are after 4 volunteer members to assist with site preparation and planting in the coming months.
Dodonaeas in the Garden
The Dodonaea genus, commonly called Hop Bushes, are a valuable habitat plant in the garden for insects and small birds and a good size for urban gardens. Whilst their form is more subtle than many other showy native plants, they provide hardy reliable complementary backdrop planting that contributes to diverse habitat niches, and attracts insects and birds other than honeyeaters.
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