Free workshops for environment day

World Environment Day (June 5) will be celebrated in the City of Moreton Bay with a series of free workshops.

The workshops will be held at Council environment centres - Kumbartcho Sanctuary, CREEC, Osprey House and Redcliffe Museum.

“Council’s environment centres are a fantastic free resource for our community, giving locals and visitors the opportunity to learn more about our unique flora and fauna and connect with the natural environment,” Mayor Peter Flannery said.

“Whether you’re dropping in for an hour or making a day of it, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.”

• Drop in crafts and guided walks - Friday June 5: Drop in any time from 9am-3pm at Osprey House and 9am-2pm at Kumbartcho Sanctuary.

• World Environment Day at Redcliffe Museum – Learn how to spot different native bushfood plants, how to grow them and how they’ve been traditionally used. Friday June 5 10.30-11.30am

• Rainforest reflections at CREEC - Walk through the forest followed by nature journalling and an art-based reflection. All materials provided. Saturday June 6, 10am-noon.

• World Oceans Day at Osprey House - Learn about sustainability efforts, ocean challenges, and the effects of plastic pollution through this virtual-reality experience. Sunday June 7 10.30am-11.30am.

“As City of Moreton Bay grows to 1 million people, we remain firmly committed to protecting our natural environment while building a sustainable future,” the Mayor said.

“During 2025-26, we invested $20 million towards conserving our natural environment and a further $1 million for planning future green infrastructure.

“Last year we adopted a roadmap to achieving net zero for Council operations by 2039, which includes improving the energy efficiency of buildings, prioritising renewable energy projects and reducing organics going into landfill,” he said.

Some of Council’s green and environmental initiatives in recent years include:

• The Green Infrastructure Delivery program, which has delivered fauna crossing infrastructure such as exclusion fencing, underpasses and over-pavement wildlife bridges.

• Installing 130 vehicle-activated LED signs which provide real-time road safety information to motorists and raise awareness in koala and kangaroo zones.

• Installed the devices at 49 permanent locations to allow koalas and other wildlife to exit road corridors safely at collision hotspots.

• Three-year conservation study identified 11 sites of the endangered greater glider. The native mammal had previously only been detected in Upper Caboolture.

• Diverting 32,000 tonnes of organic material from landfill through Garden Organics (GO) kerbside collection service.

• Distributing $186,000 in funding across six projects as part of Council’s ‘Our Healthy Community Grants’ in the last financial year.

• Completed Council’s third annual ‘Platypus eDNA Monitoring Project’ - an initiative which has positively detected platypus DNA in all five of the City’s major water catchments.

• Investing $1.3 million to plant 3000 native trees alongside 100kms of road for Council’s ‘Cool City Streets’ program.

• Acquiring over 100 hectares of land to manage and restore City of Moreton Bay’s biodiversity and natural ecosystems.