Author: Kate Blank

Last month, we wrapped up a major weed management program across Mission Beach’s lowland tropical rainforest National Parks, following months of on-ground work alongside Djiru Traditional Owners, Girringun Aboriginal Corporation and the local community. The project focused on treating invasive weeds across more than 22 hectares of National Park rainforest at 11 priority sites around…

We’re opening up the Native Plant Nursery for a free native plant giveaway on Friday 30th May as part of Wellness Weekend in Mission Beach. Planting local native species is one of the simplest and most effective ways we can support biodiversity here in the Wet Tropics. Native plants provide food and habitat for birds,…

While the rain and strong weather events are a natural part of life in the Wet Tropics, cyclones can leave a big impact on our fragile foreshore ecosystems. Native vegetation can be damaged by strong winds and flooding, invasive weeds can quickly spread into disturbed areas, and large amounts of debris can wash up along…

Second community workshop explores mapping, planning changes and conservation incentives Earlier this year, C4 members joined local residents, researchers, planners and Traditional Owners for the second Mission Beach Mapping and Planning Project workshop; continuing an important community conversation about the future of Mission Beach. This second workshop focused on reviewing and testing several key pieces…

We’re excited to share that, with funding from Terrain NRM and their Green Connections Project (supported by the Queensland Government’s Natural Resource Management Expansion Program), we have begun the final stage of revegetation works at Gurrbum Nature Refuge, an important cassowary corridor linking lowland and upland rainforest habitat. This latest stage of works will focus…

We are proud to share a major milestone in the restoration of Gurrbum Nature Refuge, with the completion of another 0.5 hectares of revegetation within this critical cassowary corridor. Over the past year, together we’ve planted close to 5,000 lowland rainforest trees thanks to our dedicated team and community. This latest effort brings us incredibly…

Nearly two decades ago, Lot 66, now known as Cassowary Connections Nature Refuge, was protected from residential development through the intervention of Midnight Oil frontman and then Environment Minister Peter Garrett. While C4 does not own the property, we have worked closely with the current owners, Queensland Trust for Nature, over many years to restore…

Sitting quietly on the leaves of pandanus, in our own Arboretum here in Mission Beach, is something most visitors walk straight past. When visitors stop by the Environment Centre, and ask if there’s anything “interesting” to see. We take them out to closest pandanus, lean in, and point. And there it is; the peppermint stick…