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There are plenty of ways you can get more involved in protecting Bayside’s important environmental values.
Check out some of the opportunities to get involved that are listed below and also have a look at some of the interesting projects we have underway.
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 | Do some wildlife monitoring | |
Help out with on-ground restoration works and working bees including tree planting and weeding | |
Participate in fun community activities like canoe trips and bushwalks | |
Help design and deliver school education programs | |
Put together fun and interesting community displays and events | |
Prepare articles for newspapers, brochures and the new website | |
Develop Grants | |
Do some letter writing | |
Help at Workshops and seminars | |
Come to general meetings | |
Help out at Clean-up days | |
Conduct water quality testing |
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| In Wynnum |  |
The Wynnum Creek has priority sites in need of rehabilitation and protection.
We work on these sites with individual community members, the Council and various community groups and business's.
We work with these organisations to help advise and support the physical restoration of the areas. We also work with the local community to help encourage better local knowledge and understanding of the local area.
Although Wynnum Creek has been highly urbanised and many environmental values have been lost.
There is still scope for considerable revegetation and creek rehabilitation in the remaining natural areas of the creek.
Rehabilitation and Restoration of the creekline will help to:
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| Improve natural habitat to support our native wildlife; | |
Improve water quality, which is vital for the health of the international wetlands situated at the mouth of the creek in the Moreton Bay Marine Park; | |
Enhance the scenic amenity/views of the area; | |
Improve property values. |
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The Holden Landcare Project is in it's second year now, so members of the local community are encouraged to help out on that site. Other opportunities for community involvement include:
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| clean-up days; | |
nesting box monitoring, bird watching and mangrove walks; | |
tree planting and weeding at the Holden Landcare site. |
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| In Lota and lower Tingalpa | |
Lota and lower Tingalpa Creek catchments have lots of natural areas to look after. The ongoing protection of these areas will depend on the coordinated efforts of Council, the community and the Bayside Creeks Catchment Group.
There a number of ways the community can lend a hand to look after our natural areas.
We also encourage private landowners to 'manage their own patch’ for the benefit of the creek and catchment.
There are currently three active bushcare groups in the Lota and lower Tingalpa Creek catchments which are the Harman’s Reserve, Melaleuca Environmental Park and 108 Greencamp Road Habitat Brisbane groups.
These groups meet on site regularly to undertake planting and weeding acitivities and are always looking for more volunteers.
Besides joining in on one of the bushcare groups’ working bees you may also like to particpate in:
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| clean-up days | |
wildlife monitoring including bird surveys and nest-box checks | |
participate in the Bayside Habitat Rehabilitation and Connections Project at Lota through to Wakerley | |
come along on canoe trips in Tingalpa Creek or birdwalks along the Lota boardwalk |
 | | Squirrel glider nesting boxes are being monitored at Lota. (Photo source: Hollow Log Homes) |
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| Corporate and group opportunties | |
Corporate and group/organisation volunteering and sponsorship offers many benefits for both you and us. Volunteers as well as financial support is always appreciated by us as it helps us to develop and implement projects and activities that contribute towards improving the health of the Bayside environs. Benefits to you include team building and staff development, opportunities to invest in meaningful community-based activities, to demonstrate good corporate citizenship and positively increase profile of company and enhance community and customer relationships.
For us, we can not achieve our goals without the necessary resources, including volunteers and financial support. There are many opportunities for us to work together, these include:
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| tree planting and weeding days (these days are great for team building exercises and are even better when finished off with a BBQ lunch on site) | |
financial sponsorship of a site (adopt a plot and help us to restore and maintain the natural values) | |
sponsoring education activities such as school excursions, school competitions or events | |
become a corporate member of the Bayside Creeks Catchment Group |
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