The rare and beautiful Coxen’s fig-parrot – How you can help!
Monday, 19 March 2018
Is this South East Queensland’s rarest bird? The Coxen’s fig-parrot (Cyclopsitta diopthalma subsp. coxeni) is arguably South East Queensland’s rarest bird, with only a handful of sightings having been made (in secret) in the past decade to reporting authorities such as BirdLife and the Queensland Government. This species is apparently only just hanging on in
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Re-greening the Gold
Tuesday, 17 October 2017
The Re-greening of the Gold Coast Natura Pacific is working on a very exciting new re-greening project that involves local government authorities right across South East Queensland. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT BEING PART OF RE-GREENING THE GOLD! Logan, Ipswich, Brisbane, Gold Coast and Scenic Rim are all focusing on bringing back native bushland for wildlife and recreation
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Connecting people to nature – A challenge of the modern world
Monday, 07 August 2017
Humans have co-existed with other beings in the natural world for ages, but how would you define your connection with nature? Humans are born as a part of nature, and it explains why many of us tend to both crave and seek out ways of connecting with it. However, chances are for most of us,
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World Environment Day – What is it all about?
Friday, 30 June 2017
Just a week or two ago, we celebrated World Environment Day. Now, you’ve probably heard about “Earth Day”, but not as many of us have heard of “World Environment Day”. Why is that so? While both days have a similar objective, to help raise awareness for us all to help protect the environment, The are
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VIDEO: Inspiring Schools – A beautiful permaculture garden at a local school
Monday, 19 June 2017
So many schools, both big and small, undertake some wonderfully inspiring programs for their students and community. Here at Natura we love having the opportunity to share some of the things we are lucky enough to see while visiting these great inspiring schools on our travels. Take a look at the beautiful permaculture garden at
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Joining in at the Nature Play Qld Symposium 2017
Monday, 15 May 2017
Our Early Childhood Coordinator Tracey Mayhew was delighted to represent Natura Education at the Nature Play Qld Symposium 2017 held at Palm Beach recently. Here Tracey shares with us her account of the day: And what a great day it was! Nearly 300 childcare educators and primary school teachers all gathered together to share inspiration
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Holiday fun in Logan – Natura delivers KRANK school holiday programs
Thursday, 02 February 2017
During the heat of the recent summer school holidays it was fantastic to see the amazing array of activites and workshops that are on offer to interest and entertain children of all ages. To the north of us in Logan, the KRANK School Holiday Program is provided by Logan City Council to its residents either
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Getting amongst it – Natura attend some inspiring events
Friday, 18 November 2016
The Natura Pacific team have had a busy couple of months and have been lucky enough to have been invited to be a part of several events, some local and some further afield. Here is a quick run down of what happened at the 2016 Gold Coast Landcare Forum, the 2016 Banksia Awards Finalists’ Announcement
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Natura Pacific features in ‘More Gold Coast’
Friday, 04 November 2016
The work of Natura Pacific appeared recently in a feature article published by ‘More Gold Coast’. This article was a wonderful reflection of the achievements and initiatives that our small Gold Coast business has accomplished over the last 10 years as a result of the passion and enthusiasm of our small but dedicated team. Click here
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Sustainability Superheroes! A visit to Substation33
Thursday, 20 October 2016
Somewhere in Kingston in south-east Queensland, a small social enterprise is making huge waves in sustainability and within the surrounding community. Substation33 comprises a small team of incredibly dedicated people who have banded together to deliver a novel recycling and education social enterprise that is solving some our region’s greatest waste issues – that of
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