Brisbane Biodiversity Seminar: Wildlife friendly gardens

Brisbane City Council

Join guest speakers at this free event on wildlife-friendly gardening for biodiversity in our backyards, balconies, and beyond!

Karawatha Forest Discovery Centre

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For more information contact Brisbane City Council Environment Centres by emailing KFDC@brisbane.qld.gov.au or phone (07) 317 80330 during opening hours.

Join us for this in-person event with expert guest speakers and free native plant giveaways. You'll learn about recent research, projects, and tips for wildlife friendly gardening to increase biodiversity in our gardens, backyards, balconies, and beyond!Free native plants* and complimentary refreshments on the day.About the seminar series:The Brisbane Biodiversity Seminars present guest speakers on the city's unique plant and animal species and other environmental topics. Brisbane City Council is committed to keeping Brisbane clean, green and sustainable, and values your help in protecting more than 2500 plant and animal species that make Brisbane the most biodiverse capital city in Australia.Cost: Free.Age: For adults and children aged strictly10 years and over. All children must be directly supervised by an adult throughout.Required arrival time for check-in: 10:15am.Bookings: Bookings required via Eventbrite. All tickets are for in-person attendance. Please arrive at 10:15am to check-in. Bookings close 12.30pm, Thursday 11 September 2025.Cancellations: Tickets are limited. If you can no longer attend, please cancel your booking online via Eventbrite to open up waitlist places for others. Guest speakers:Professor Catherine Pickering, Griffith University, (School of Environment and Science - Environment and Marine), Gold Coast.Professor Pickering will discuss how growing native plants benefits the environment and increases biodiversity in our gardens and backyards.Professor Pickering is an expert in plant ecology, climate change, urban ecology, protected area management, landscaping with native plants, community gardens and using social media for conservation. She teaches Botany and Urban Ecology and Biodiversity, is Chair of the Griffith Biodiversity working group, and works closely with community groups, industry and councils promoting local biodiversity.Fflur Collier, Wildlife Conservation Partnerships Officer, Brisbane City Council.Fflur will talk about native bees and their best habitat plants, and provide general advice on accommodating bees in your garden. Fflur will also discuss how to get involved with the nationwide Australian Pollinator Count in November, an annual Citizen Science bioblitz for gardens, bushcare sites, parks, and reserves.Fflur has worked in environmental management at Brisbane City Council for 22 years, since graduating from Griffith University with Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Wildlife Biology. Fflur is an administrator for the Land for Wildlife Brisbane iNaturalist project and has an interest in connecting people to nature, veteran tree management, and native pollinators.Michael Fox, BComm MBA, Project Director, Pollinator Link.Michael will be speaking about the Rewilding Mt Gravatt showgrounds project aiming to restore biodiversity and create a wildlife corridor between Mt Gravatt reserve and Bulimba Creek. Michael will also showcase his new book ‘Plant Local to Attract Local’, co-written with Ann Moran.Michael Fox has 18 years experience in bush restoration and is Project Director for the Pollinator Link® project, a not-for-profit social enterprise aiming to create a network of urban wildlife corridors by using backyards, parks, school grounds and even unit block balconies to link patches of bushland habitat fragmented by the urban environment. Working with local councils and the wider community, the project aims to bring native birds, butterflies, and bees back to our urban gardens.Event Schedule:10:00am: Doors open.10:15am: Attendees arrive for check-in.10:25am: Welcome and introduction.10:30am: Seminar commences.10:30am - 11:00am: Professor Catherine Pickering, Griffith University.11:00am - 11:30am: Fflur Collier, Brisbane City Council.11:30am - 12:00pm: Michael Fox, Pollinator Link.12:00pm: Presentations end and thanks.12:00pm - 12:30pm: Attendees are welcome to stay for complimentary refreshments and mingle, chat to speakers, view displays, purchase copies of the book 'Plant local to attract local', and collect a free native plant.1:00pm: Doors close. (*One plant per household, while stocks last). Venue: Karawatha Forest Discovery Centre, 149 Acacia Road, Karawatha, Qld, 4117.Parking: Free carparking, carpooling encouraged.For more information contact Brisbane City Council Environment Centres by emailing KFDC@brisbane.qld.gov.au

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