Pittsworth District Landcare Association

AUTUMN IN MY BACKYARD

$500 prize money

Send your snap of any bird  insect animal (must be identified)

With students learning at home, May 2020 seems a good time to encourage families to learn more about the creatures in their backyard.

Pittsworth Landcare is offering $500 in prizemoney to photographers, young and old, to submit their snaps of local wildlife taken at their place - urban or rural.

There’s $100 first prize for each of three sections: primary school, secondary school and adult.

The photos must have been taken between March 1 and May 30 this year in the Pitts...

Landholders across the Pittsworth District are invited to put in an expression of interest to participate in the Autumn 2019 Koala Tree Planting project.

The Pittsworth District Landcare Association's 'Corridors for Koalas' project is all about providing habitat for koalas and their safe movement across the landscape. Landcare has received funding from the Queensland Government Community Sustainability Action Grant to deliver on-ground tree plantings.

The next installment of the project aims to plant 2,000 trees in Autumn 2019. As part of the funding agreement, Landcare is see...

The Pittsworth District Landcare Association Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 5 September, 7pm at the Pittsworth Function Centre.

Guest Speaker, Geoff Penton, CEO of Queensland Murray Darling Committee will talk about "Landcare on the Downs - Past, Present and Future".

Everyone is welcome to join us for the meeting, followed by a light supper. Please RSVP by 31 August to pittsworthlandcare@gmail.com

Bus tour of the homestead gardens opened by Gardens of the Downs.

Pittsworth Landcare is urging town and country residents to check their backyards for koalas this Saturday 27 August.  

“The annual survey is a snapshot of where koalas are found across the district.  It is conducted late winter each year when koalas are most active,” said Mrs Whitton, President of Pittsworth District Landcare Association.

“The online survey form is easy to complete and located on the Pittsworth Landcare website www.pittsworthlandcare.com. 

“Keen koala spotters can sign up to the Community Survey Koala App.  The App is designed for GPS enabled mobile devices...

While koalas continue to decline rapidly in Queensland, in both numbers and health, our local Landcare group is making gains to protect the local population.

Pittsworth District Landcare Association initiated its Koalas in Our Backyards project in 2012, aiming to raise awareness and restore habitat.

Landholders and the wider community have embraced the chance to contribute, to the extent the group’s expectation of 2,000 trees in two years has been well and truly exceeded. 

A total of 8,560 trees have been planted on 77 landholder properties over 113 project sites, with more...

Pittsworth District Landcare Association is taking orders from landholders who wish to plant trees in March 2016 to expand habitat for local koala populations on rural properties, or connecting corridors in and around town. 

The “Koalas in Our Backyards" Landcare project is delivering the fourth year of a major community tree planting effort with funding support from the Queensland Government’s Everyone’s Environment Grant.

Orders need to be placed by the end of November 2015.  Site visits and advice is available if required for larger plantings. Landcare will supply the tr...

Its Koala Survey time!  All residents of Pittsworth and district are encouraged to participate by stepping outside on Saturday 29 August 2015 to check your local area for koalas.  

Whether you see a koala, or not, please take a few minutes to complete the simple on-line Koala Survey 2015. The survey also asks if you have seen koalas over the past 12 months.

Pittsworth District Landcare Association has been conducting the survey annually since 2012. We are starting to build a better understanding of local koalas. Check out the survey results here.

Dr Harriet Preece, Senior Conservation Officer at Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection is a well known expert on koalas.  Dr Preece will share her knowledge and experience on koalas as guest speaker at the Annual General Meeting for Pittsworth District Landcare Association.

Everyone is welcome to attend the AGM on Wednesday 9 September. 6pm dinner at the Pittsworth Hotel Motel, 7pm Senior Citizens room for Dr Preece’s presentation and questions, followed by AGM.

Annual Membership to Pittsworth District Landcare Association is due 1 September 2015.  

To renew your membership, please complete the online Membership Form so we can update your details.  Please forward membership fees to the Treasurer.

We look forward to seeing you at our AGM on 9 September!