At work and in our spare time, our obsession with the natural world has taken us to some of the most incredible environmental destinations on the planet! Between us we’ve traveled so far and experienced such
The places Ecosure goes: Shark cage diving in South Australia! Read More »
We recently posted the first blog in our new series “The places Ecosure goes” as a way of documenting and sharing with our followers some of our most interesting and inspirational environmental adventures.
The places Ecosure goes: Swimming with humpback whales in Tonga! Read More »
Last weekend Brisbane City Council held a pest fish education event encouraging families, anglers and members of the public to bring along their fishing rods and fish for pest species
Any application for development in Queensland involving a material change of use, reconfiguration of a lot or operational works, that occurs within an area identified as regulated vegetation, is required to be assessed against the Queensland native vegetation code.
Development applications triggering vegetation clearing Read More »
Prior to looking at development in an area containing regulated vegetation, it is practical to have the extent and type of the vegetation checked by a botanist, and then amended if necessary. This can often increase the size and number of lots in a development, and decrease the cost of any vegetation offsets.
PMAVs/clearing remnant vegetation for development applications in Queensland Read More »
A new version of the free GIS mapping system QGIS has recently been released, further improving the capabilities of this powerful program. This system provides the unique opportunity to individuals and business to obtain GIS capability without the need for expensive software or hardware.
Free GIS mapping software QGIS Version 2.12 released Read More »
Permanent damage/clearing of marine plants requires detailed assessment of the communities, and will often require vegetation or financial offsets to mitigate against the damage.
Most vegetation clearing activities are likely to impact on animal breeding places, therefore it is the responsibility of companies undertaking clearing to ensure they have the correct authority.
Species Management Programs (SMP) and Fauna Spotter Catcher Services Read More »
Apart from having detrimental economic impacts to the agricultural and industry sectors, the control of declared weeds is legislated under the Land Protection (Pest and Stock Route Management) Act 2002 and some local government pest management plans. This legislation imposes a legal responsibility for control of declared weeds by all landholders on all land under their management, including in some cases the development and implementation of weed/pest management plans. Declared pest plants are targeted for control as they can have serious economic, environmental and social impacts in Queensland. Some Council plans relate to environmental weeds (not declared) which are considered a priority for management within their area.
Managing weeds on large properties – weed management plans Read More »
Well done to our Rockhampton staff and family who collected over 3 ute-loads of rubbish from along 10 km of Farnborough beach between Sandy Point and Bangalee.
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