Mount Gravatt Environment Group

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By: Michael Fox

Heather Woods and her family, again hosted our annual Clean Up Australia event.

Twenty-nine community members, including Cr Krista Adams and Corrine McMillan MP collected seventeen bags of rubbish: drink bottles, McDonalds’ bags and car parts.

Heather organised us into three teams:

• Summit Team – families cleaning up the Summit;
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  Guide Eliose on the job

  Road Team collecting rubbish from Mt Gravatt Outlook Drive; and

• Weeding Team – Lantana busting at the 2017 National Tree Day site.

Corrine McMillian with Griffith Mates

A Griffith Mates team joined the Weeding Team clearing a large area of Creeping Lantana Lantana montevidensis as well as weed grasses along the road verge.

Bell Flower Ipomoea plebeia

I was able to show the Weeding Team members the natural regeneration of native plants where the Creeping Lantana was removed as part of National Tree Day.

Bell Flower vine is a delicate scrambler spreading in the cleared area.

Winter Apple Eremophila debilis

Winter Apple Eremophila debilis is a herb with a small mauve flower and cute little apple like fruit.

Nineteen bags of rubbish removed

A great morning working with inspiring people and a lot of rubbish taken to the dump.