(l-r) Cr Krista Adams, Sue Jones, Michael Fox, Cr Graham Quirk
Sue Jones, represented Mt Gravatt Environment Group in receiving the Brisbane’s Spotless Suburbs Environmental Protection Award from Lord Mayor, Cr Graham Quirk. Sue acknowledged the work of our community volunteers, thanked Cr Krista Adams for our nomination and importantly thanked the Habitat Brisbane team who quiet work in the background is what allows bushcare groups like ours to achieve extraordinary outcomes for our communities.
Mt Gravatt was also recognised with the Partnership Award presented to Fox Gully Bushcare.
Judging criteria for the Environmental Protection Award are:
- Sustainable or innovative projects that focus on environmental protection
- Establishment or existence of local conservation or environmental groups
Environmental Protection Award
The Mt Gravatt Environment Group vision sees the mountain as the heart of a special community with strong links to Indigenous and European histories. This ecological and cultural landmark just ten kilometres from Brisbane CBD is home to Echidnas, Koalas, Sugar and Squirrel Gliders, forty-five butterfly species as well as two hundred and fifty-four native plant species.
Environmental protection and restoration initiatives include community education about key threats to the habitat:
- rubbish and garden waste dumping;
- downhill mountain biking, trail bikes, unofficial tracks; and
- feral and domestic animals.
Research initiatives include Flora & Fauna of Mt Gravatt Reserve – Sue Jones and Michael Fox – available as electronic version on CD.
Preparation of the new Summit Track Self-guided Walk brochure published with support of Cr Krista Adams. Available at Mt Gravatt Library.
Co-ordination of four local bushcare groups – 2011 Bushcare Callender:
- Gertrude Petty Place Bushcare
- Rover Street Bushcare
- Fox Gully Bushcare
- Roly Chapman Reserve Bushcare
Mount Gravatt Environment Group 
August 1, 2011 at 1:24 am
Did the self guided walk on Sundary afternoon – with Sheamus as our ‘guide’.
Excellent – very interesting and I must say Gary and I learnt alot of local knolwedge about the mountain and its habitat. Congratulations to Sue and Mike.
Definitely recommend this fairly easy stroll up to the top of the mountain.
Sue O’Connor
August 1, 2011 at 3:38 am
Thank you Sue.
We also need to accknowledge Kate Flink, our BCC Habitat Brisbane Bushcare co-ordinator and other members of the BCC team. They walked the track with us, added valuable comments and they are organising the signs for the track.
Try out the electronic version of the guide which includes links to stories about the wildlife https://megoutlook.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/summit-track-self-guided-walk.pdfhttps://megoutlook.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/summit-track-self-guided-walk.pdf
Michael
September 1, 2011 at 2:03 pm
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