Catching Up

In the Lockyer Catchment

NEWSLETTER
LOCAL NEWS and EVENTS AGFORCE SURVEY: AgForce is currently gathering information on the extent and cost of damage caused on your enterprise following the devastating floods that occurred from ex-tropical cyclone Oswald. This data, anecdotal or quantitative is critical in justifying applications for disaster assistance. The survey only takes 10 minutes to complete online at https:// www.surveymonkey.com/s/ BJ26NWV

March/April 2013

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF CATS CLAW CREEPER

Atkinson/Buaraba Creek Catchment Landcare Group Biological control of cats claw creeper (Macfadyena unguis -cati (Bignoniaceae), a declared weed) with a tingid leaf sucking bug (Carvalhotingis visenda) and the leaf-tying pyralid moth (Hypocosmia pyrochroma) has been underway on Buaraba Creek since 2007. In late 2007, Mariano Trevino, an experimentalist from the Department of Primary Industries, released the tingid at two sites and the leaf tying moth at one site. Within two weeks the tingid had dispersed to around three metres of the original site leaving behind a trail of white spotted cats claw leaves.
Cats Claw experimental site

Planning your winter forage

This is an important part of managing a grazing enterprise. Keep an eye on our website for Stocktake Workshops being planned for Autumn 2013. www.seqcatchments.com.au

The moths destroyed a great amount of Cats Claw within two weeks, leaving behind dead leaves and larvae. The tingid survived well the January 2011 floods, which saw a lot of Cat's Claw spread rapidly downstream to Moreton Bay. The success of this tinged relies on the landholder to continue moving infested potted plants around to other areas on the creek bank. A new biological control agent, the leaf-mining jewel beetle, was released at Buaraba Creek by Biosecurity Queensland in January 2012.

Soil Grass and Weeds Workshop

Saturday 23 March 2013 9am - 1pm Rosewood Showground RSVP by calling (07) 5464 4401

The leaf-mining jewel beetle

Or Email:
landcarewestmoreton@bigpond.com

Early project sites 2008

Visit our events calendar: www.seqcatchments.com.au/ events.html

Acknowledgements to Atkinson/Buaraba Creek Catchment Landcare Group Inc for information from website http://www.abclandcare.org.au/index.php/biological-control

RESOURCES - GRANTS - EVENTS

New Landcare Resource Kit
The recently developed online Resource Kit for Landcare groups in South East Queensland is a one-stop shop to help keep groups like yours equipped with the best available information on a range of topics, including management, funding and attracting and retaining volunteers. www.seqcatchments.com.au/resource-kit-for-landcare.html

LOCKYER GROUPS CORNER Meetings - Functions Events - News

Launch of Technigros Field Guides

Technigro and Dr Sheldon Navie invite you to the launch of Technigros Field Guides which includes all you need to know for the identification of turf weeds, declared plants and common grasses. March 20th, 2013, 9:30 am - 10.30 am FM Bailey Conference Room, The Queensland Herbarium - Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt Coot-tha Rd, Toowong. Morning Tea will be served following the launch. Please RSVP to tara.looby@technigro.com.au, 1800 678 611

Helidon Hills/Murphys Creek Landcare Inc Meetings held from 1 - 3.30pm each 3rd Sunday on a bi-monthly basis Phone Secretary Jeff Birnie (07) 4697 6610 Atkinson/Buaraba Creek Catchment Landcare Group Inc. Contact Robyn McIntosh, Treasurer/Secretary ph 54264304 or 0488128924 http://www.abclandcare.org.au/ West Moreton Landcare Group 361 Rosewood-Marburg Rd Tallegalla QLD 4340 Phone 5464 4401 The group meets on the 2nd Thursday of every month at 7pm
landcarewestmoreton@bigpond.com

Free Plants
Available from Ray and Delphine Archer's property, 584 Bischoff's Road, Buaraba. There are many plants about to be discarded as the nursery area is being rearranged. Some are suitable for revegetation use, such as: Hairy Three-veined Laurel or Pigeonberry (Cryptocarya triplinervis) Creek Sandpaper Fig (Ficus coronate) Cheese Tree (Glochidion ferdinandi) Black Bean (Castanospermum austral) Dogwood (Jacksonia scoparia) Contact Robert (075423 1557) as soon as possible.

Lockyer Valley Landcare 13 Berghofer Drv Withcott 4352 (07) 4637 4642 gandpgrimes@bigpond.com Please send information on your Groups activities, events, workshops and meeting dates to Ross Bigwood (details below) if you would like to have it included in this Newsletter.

2013 Queensland Landcare Conference, 27-29th Sept 2013, Warwick

Hosted by the Condamine Headwaters Landcare. The Conference brings together land managers, landcare groups, researchers and extension staff. You can join the discussion on Twitter @LandcareConf) or Facebook (Queensland Landcare Conference) or keep your eyes peeled at http://headwaters.ddrlandcare.org/index.php? option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=268.

Soil Grass and Weeds Workshop

Effectively managing your property will ensure long term pasture health, improve the health of your horses and cattle, save you time and money and will benefit the environment. Topics include: Healthy soil, healthy horses - a guide to building better pastures Grass and weed identification and management Saturday 23 March 2013: 9am - 1pm Rosewood Showground, Railway Street Rosewood RSVP by calling (07) 5464 4401 or Email landcarewestmoreton@bigpond.com

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SEQ CATCHMENTS OFFICE - IPSWICH 17 Lowry Street, North Ipswich 4305

Ross Bigwood Community Partnerships Manager (Lockyer) P: 07 3816 9743, M: 0438 162 113 Email rbigwood@seqcatchments.com.au