This project will improve water quality, restore wildlife habitat and improve biodiversity by rehabilitating riparian areas at numerous sites along the Upper Nerang River – the catchment area for the Hinze Dam.

Includes; weed eradication, seed collection, plant propagation, native tree planting, track maintenance, fencing and community education to control access to wildlife areas to ensure the protection of the Giant Barred Frog, and planting Pararistolochia vines to assist with population increases of the Richmond Birdwing Butterfly. The project will also involve producing a range of educational brochures and interpretive information to be used to promote the Landcare activities to the wider community.

The activities will be undertaken by utilising the JFSEQ training facilities at Southport, Bornhoffen’s PCYC and visits to the Numinbah Environmental Education Centre and its community nursery facilities.

JOB futures SEQ Gold Coast project commenced February 1st, 2010 and will finish July 29th, 2010. If you would like to express your interest to get on to this project please contact us on (07) 5562 1550.

Alva Beach is a popular gathering place for many locals in the Ayr, Brandon and Home Hill region. The dunes contain a number of shell middens that are currently being mapped and protected by local indigenous groups. The continued protection of these sites is a focus of this project. NGJC will undertake fencing, tree planting, weed control, plant propagation, mapping and repairing areas of erosion caused by unauthorised beach access.

JOB futures SEQ Ayr project is running February 2nd, 2010 till July 7th, 2010. If you would like to express your interest to get onto this project please contact us on (07) 4725 2465.

This project aims to provide community landcare projects and other revegetation works with supplies of suitable native understory and ground cover plants. The participants on this activity will also be involved in local revegetation projects where they will be focussed on establishing these plants and developing demonstration areas.

JOB futures SEQ Townsville Landcare Nursery Project is running from February 2nd, 2010 till July 30th, 2010. If you would like to express your interest to get onto this project please contact us on (07) 4725 2465.

This project will provide a continuing of the protection and expansion of habitat for threatened species such as the Black-knecked Stalk (Jabiru), Wandering Whistling-Duck, Red-tailed Black Cockatoo, and the Black-throated Finch through tree planting, weed control, erosion control, track repairs/ construction, seed collection, plant propagation, community education, installing interpretive information, fencing repairs, nesting box construction.

JOB futures SEQ Townsville Rowes Bay and Upper Ross River Project is running from February 2nd, 2010 till July 30th, 2010. If you would like to express your interest to get onto this project please contact us on 07 4725 2465.

The project will be undertaking extensive erosion control and repairs to the historic Towers Hill Lookout area. Here, there are a number of popular interpretive and well marked walking trails and some areas require erosion control and draining installed to prevent further degradation. The hill is also an important habitat for local macropod species of Allied Rock Wallabies. Habitat for this species will be improved through tree planting and weed control.

JOB futures SEQ Townsville Towers Hill Habitat and Historic Area Protection Project in Charters Towers is due to commence on March 22nd, 2010 till September 17th, 2010. If you would like to express your interest to get onto this project please contact us on (07) 4723 4166.

This project will work across a number of sites along the Herbert River and within the Herbert River Catchment. The project will also assist with ongoing vegetation, weed control and track maintenance at the TYTO Wetlands. Participants will also undertake seed collecting and plant propagation.

JOB futures SEQ Townsville Herbert River and Tyto Wetlands Project in Ingham is running from April 19th, 2010 to October 15th, 2010. If you would like to express your interest to get onto this project please contact us on (07) 4776 6230.