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Its the season for flowering weedsYouve probably noticed that fireweed
is particularly common this year. It
has flourished due to the dry summer
which in some places led to heavy
grazing by hungry cattle. Fireweed
thrives in areas with low groundcover.
The yellow daisy of the fireweed
is rather pretty, but once you have
some experience trying to remove it
from your paddocks it soon loses its
appeal. Each small flower produces
more than 100 seeds that the wind
carries across the landscape. So
its not surprising that fireweed is
becoming more widespread in the
Stanley.
The best weed control is prevention.
Keep an eye out for new infestations
and work to limit the spread by hand
pulling and bagging the plants. More
information on managing fireweed is
available from the QLD Government
here.
Its not only the paddocks that are
changing their colours at this time of
year. Some waterways and forests will
only being seeing yellow this spring.
And lots of it.The yellow flowered Cats claw
creeper can become so thick that
the trees it smothers are barely
visible. This aggressive growth and
smothering form has resulted in it
being listed as a Weed of National
Significance due to its impact on
native forests.
Cats claw creeper is notoriously
difficult to manage and as always
the best approach is to preventit becoming established. Simply
preventing the vine from climbing up
trees and stopping it from seeding
will do a lot to reduce its spread to
nearby areas.
Visit the SEQ Catchments website
(link below) for information on how
to control cats claw creeper using
physical, chemical and/or biological
control methods.
www.seqcatchments.com.au/case-
studies/crusade-against-cat-s-claw-
creeper
Fireweed is easily identified by the presence of 13 petals on each flower
Image: H Rose via NSW Government
Managing LocalPests Field Day
17thSeptember, 25 pm, Kilcoy
Memorial Hall, Kilcoy.
Pests and weeds are the themes of
the moment in the Upper Brisbane
and Stanley and this field day will
specifically focus on management of
Parthenium weed in the local area.
John Chamberlain will share his
wealth of experience from managing
the spread of Parthenium weed in
Central Queensland.
Phill Sutherland (Department of
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry,
QLD) will also provide insights into
pest animal control in the local area,
focussing on feral pigs and dog
control.
Contact Bruce Lord for moreinformation (see details over page).
Above: Feral pig management will
be a topic of the field day. Photo: S.
Lapidge.Left: Keep a look out for Cats Claw
Creeper flowers this Spring
STANLEY & UPPER BRISBANE | SEP 2014
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BARUNG LANDCARE
Ph: 07 5494 3151
E: [email protected] Landcare Nurseries
Porters Lane, Nth Maleny
135 Forestry Road, Landsborough
BELLTHORPE PROGRESS ASSN/
ENVIRO GROUP
Ph: 07 5496 5002
Enviro Group meets 1stSat each
month 8 am at Reserve
BRISBANE VALLEY-KILCOY
LANDCAREKilcoy Memorial Hall
Ph: 07 5497 1253
CROWS NEST CREEK CATCHMENT
GROUP
Ph: Frank Burgess 07 4698 4161
EMU CREEK CATCHMENT
LANDCARE GROUP
Next meeting 13thOct
Ph: Bob Rowlings 07 4698 4748
FEAT (Friends of Earth, Animals &
Trees) BLACKBUTT AND BENARKIN
Phone Marjie Spies: 41630621
Friends of Cahills Scrub
Ph: Ted Prickett 07 5494 9061
FRIENDS OF YARRAMAN CREEK
Ph: Susan and Scott 07 4163 8567
RAVENSBOURNE & DISTRICT
LANDCARE GROUP
Ph: Ian 07 4697 8058
ROSALIE NORTH LANDCARE
GROUP
Cooyar Hall.
Next meeting Oct 10th.
Ph: Steve 07 4163 9239
E: [email protected] BRISBANE REGION
CATCHMENT NETWORK
Next meeting 9thOct. Contact the
secretary on 07 4698 4748
MEETINGS | FUNCTIONS | EVENTS | NEWS
Upper Brisbane Region Catchment Network Group
SEQ Catchments Office - Upper BrisbaneThe Hub, Shop 147 Mary St, Kilcoy 4515
Ph: 54220516Fax: 54220515
This newsletter is produced by SEQ Catchments in partnership
with the Regional Landcare Facilitator project, an initiative of
the Australian Government Department of Agriculture
Bruce LordCommunity Partnerships ManagerE : [email protected]: 0427 013 284
Cheryl McLeodCommunity Water Quality Monitoring
OfficerE: [email protected]: 0400919250
Events & resources
Dry Season pasture and Nutrition
Management, Tues Oct 7th
Thornville Hall, New England Highway
9:30 am - 1 pm.
Speakers Damien OSullivan and
Rodger Sneath from DAFF will
cover climate outlook dry seasonplanning and pasture management,
animal nutrition and supplement
requirements including during late
pregnancy, early lactation and early
weaning. Includes BBQ lunch.
Bookings essential for catering.
Contact Bruce Lord (details below).
Kilcoy Botanical Information
Field Workshop, Oct 11th
This workshop, led by Ashley Sewell,will provide a guide to the main
vegetation types and geology of
the Kilcoy region. Free for Landcare
members, $5 non-members, $50 for
agency staff.
Contact Paul Daly, Ph: 0429 003 556
or Bruce Lord, details below.
Sustainable Horse Management
with Jane Myers, Oct 18th
Queensland State EquestrianCentre, Caboolture, 9 am3 pm.
Learn how to use the natural
and domesticated behaviour of
horses, combined with good land
management practices, to create a
healthy and sustainable environment
for your horses and your property.
Come and hear how to save time and
money while improving the health of
your horse and your environment.
For details and to register visit www.
seqcatchments.com.au/events or call
Apanie Wood on 0448 069 226.
Upper BrisbaneRegion Catchment
Network AGM
A message from Bob Rowlings,
Secretary, Upper Brisbane Region
Catchment Network (UBRCN).
UBRCN has been in existence for
well over 15 years and has seen anumber of changes to the catchment
and its people.
We have experienced several major
floods, bush fires, changing industry,
people, Local Government and
Catchment Bodies. These issues have
affected our membership and the
effect we can have on the catchment.
This meeting will present some ideas
for change.
We will also be hosting a visit the
Harlin Reach Restoration Project and
a presentation by Dr Andrew Brooks
from the Australian Rivers Institute on
recent erosion studies carried out in
the Upper Brisbane catchment.
Please join us at Moore Hall on
October 9thso we can make some
meaningful decisions on the Groups
future.
RSVP to Bob by October 2nd
Looking forward to seeing you there!
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