The convenience of an environmentally important ecosystem in the backyard of a school is an educational asset waiting to be explored. The wetland, which is located on the grounds at Mackillop [...]
Volunteers will be providing some tender loving care to an area of remnant vegetation along the Gooseponds. These areas are important to look after as they provide special insight into what the [...]
Sandfly Creek Reserve is an important place – both for people and for birds. This well-loved recreational area also has international significance as a haven for migratory waders. After journeys [...]
Volunteers will participate in a beach clean up before sorting and recording the quantities in an attempt to determine the sources of rubbish most prominent along our coastline. Clean up Feb 2016 [...]
Conservation Volunteers work to restore a beautiful freshwater lagoon situated approximately 40minutes from Mackay, in between Mirani and Marian in the picturesque Pioneer Valley. The Lagoon was [...]
In our new project “Making Woodlands Wonderful” CVA will be interacting closely with local residents to make a difference to this parcel of Remnant Bush land in their backyard. Activities include [...]
Out at Finch Hatton State School, CVA is building a butterfly garden. The native habitat around the school is quite degraded, and our volunteers will be on this project from day one! The first [...]
Conservation Volunteers Australia is out at the Kommo Toera trail in North Mackay mapping the vegetation. We will be identifying the weeds and using a GPS to map their location. This information [...]
Louisa Creek Reserve is home to many species characteristic of Queensland’s precious beach scrub habitats, and acts as a buffer between houses and the creek. The reserve is just thirty minutes’ [...]
Alligator Creek State School Nursery has recently been restored by our dedicated volunteers and is ready to start propagating plants/grasses which will be used at the Hay Point Foreshore [...]