Community Engagement
Community engagement, and the way we work with other groups and involve local people, is very important to us as a Landcare Group. We believe that the key to finding a sustainable balance between natural and human systems, is to increase the community's awareness and knowledge of our environmental challenges, and promote personal responsibility. In so doing, we seek to inspire behavioural change that will improve the outlook of not just our local community, but the whole planet.
Urban Landcare Day
When: annually in October
Where: Community Centre, 76-78 John Street, Yeppoon
Why: to present take-home information on low-cast, practical, green ideas for the household.
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rethink, reduce, reuse, recycle
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composting, potting
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general care techniques for plants
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growing your own food
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reducing food miles and carbon footprint
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buying local produce
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decreasing waste in the home
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plastic and its impact, reducing throw-away plastic
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Cleanup Australia Day
When: first Sunday in March
Where: Fig Tree Creek locations
Why: join thousands of volunteers Australia-wide to clean up local places they love (parks, creeks, beaches, streets, school grounds). Capricorn Coast Landcare have been running a CUAD event for over 25 years.
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wide reaching environmental impacts of rubbish
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catchment connectivity
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builds community resilience by joining together to do something positive
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data collection helps reveal hotspots, litter trends, and informs plans to change behaviour
National Tree Day
When: last Sunday in July
Where: Fig Tree Creek / Bluff Point National Park /other
Why: join thousands of volunteers Australia-wide to plant trees to restore and protect places they love including wetlands, creeks, parks, schools, dunes and foreshores
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restoration of sensitive areas, provision of habitat
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ecosystem services of trees
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planting and care techniques
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displays and take-home information on native plants
Other events and activities
Great Northern Cleanup Day
Biodiversity surveys at Fig Tree Creek
Mangrove cleanups
World Environment Day stall at the Fig Tree Creek markets
Water Quality Activities
International Arbour Day
Waterwatch Programme
Bushtucker Garden at the Community Centre
Fig Tree Creek working bees
We also support events organised by partner groups.
