GroNATIVE app launched TODAY!
Tuesday, 21 February 2017
Today saw the launch of the brand new GroNATIVE app designed for South East Queenslanders by Natura Pacific, Griffith University and the Queensland Government. The event was a great success with the Minister for Innovation the Honourable Ms Leeanne Enoch formally releasing the app to the public at Griffith University’s Red Zone at Southport. Natura
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VIDEO: Beauty in nature: How to make a mandala box
Thursday, 09 February 2017
Sometimes the simplest of ideas using materials from nature can provide the best of fun, whilst at the same time unlocking a child’s in-built creativity. Even better, by providing children with objects directly from nature they can learn to appreciate and seek out the incredible diversity and beauty that can be found outside if they
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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The Swamp Tea Tree (Melaleuca irbyana)
Tuesday, 31 January 2017
Following on from a previous article titled ‘Extinction is forever – and it is happening all around us‘ we wanted to follow up throughout 2017 on a much more positive note: by undertaking a series of videos which showcase the incredible work of so many people, who put in tireless efforts to try and reverse
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Natura Pacific recognised at the 2016 Queensland Premier’s Sustainability Awards
Tuesday, 17 January 2017
A big thank you to Blank GC for recently sharing an article covering Natura Pacific’s recent recognition in the annual Queensland Premier’s Sustainability Awards for 2016. The team here at Natura were honoured to receive a ‘Highly Commended’ award in recognition of our achievements in sustainability and contributions to the community and the environment. Take
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6 Things you didn’t know you could recycle
Wednesday, 11 January 2017
Recycling is a wonderful thing, and with the growing knowledge that our resources are limited and the impact their extraction is having on our environment, there are few that would deny that recycling is indeed the way of the future. For many of us it has already become a way of life and thanks to
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VIDEO: Outdoor play – simple and valuable
Thursday, 08 December 2016
In our modern times it is an unfortunate fact that many children are missing out on the benefits of outdoor play. As time moves on researchers are increasingly finding that children benefit in so many ways by getting back outside and into nature as they develop, learn and grow (click here to read an interesting
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Extinction is forever – and it is happening all around us
Wednesday, 07 December 2016
Is there anything scarier than the thought of being the last of your species? Many movies have been made about it; lone survivors in a wasteland, struggling to survive. Well, as fantastical as that sounds, it may not be such a farfetched notion as we would like to think. And of course there is the
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VIDEO: Native stingless bees – Rescue and recovery (Part 2)
Wednesday, 23 November 2016
Welcome back to our video series all about the translocation of a hive of native stingless bees. This is part 2 of a five part series (click on these links to see Part 1, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5). In this video Kieran runs through what equipment he is preparing for the rescue and
- Published in BushCam, Consulting, Education, Videos
