VIDEO: Introducing our new vertical garden!
Thursday, 14 July 2016
Would could be better than a cool wall of green and the sound of trickling water in your workplace? The team here at Natura Pacific are very excited to be helping put together our very own green wall which will form the backdrop to our workspace. Take a look while Mark shows you how the
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VIDEO: GroNATIVE with our amazing local native plants!
Friday, 03 June 2016
Natura Pacific, in collaboration with Griffith University, is very excited to be working on a new project ‘GroNATIVE’. GroNATIVE will give south east Queenslanders an easy to use resource that can help guide you in the selection of locally native plants for your garden or landscaping project. Dr Rochelle Steven is working hard researching the species that are readily
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VIDEO: Amazing adaptations in Australian native plants
Wednesday, 20 April 2016
Take a moment to learn about some of the amazing adaptations that some of our Australian native plants have made in order to survive in their environment. In this video Kieran Richardt talks about the fascinating pitcher plant and how it has an amazing and engaging story to tell that can be one of many
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VIDEO: Aussie plants are coming out of the dark with a native plant app
Thursday, 24 March 2016
What if we could make use of our amazing Australian native plants for all types of gardening and landscaping? What if up and coming app technology was able to help us plan our gardens in such a way that we were contributing to conservation at the same time? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_tqtq1tIcI Dr Mark Runkowski introduces an exciting
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Natura’s native plants app scores share of $1M funding
Tuesday, 15 March 2016
Most of the plants that end up as weeds in the Australian landscape start out as garden plants. But a Gold Coast social enterprise is about to make inroads in reduce the spread of weeds. Natura Pacific, based at Burleigh Heads is working in partnership with Griffith University to produce an app which will help
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An Underwater Treasure: Seagrass Health and Abundance on the Gold Coast
Friday, 01 May 2015
The Seagrass Health and Abundance Study was undertaken by Natura Pacific in 2012 to develop a Seagrass Monitoring Program for the Gold Coast. The aim of the project was to develop cost effective methods for monitoring seagrass habitats as well as improve the understanding of how these habitats functioned and what may be threatening their
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Searching for the Source: Native Seed Collection
Wednesday, 04 March 2015
Recently one of our team had the opportunity to share in a day-long workshop on the art of native seed collection. This workshop was one of a series being provided to the community by SEQ Catchments working in cooperation with Greening Australia. A huge added benefit of the day was the opportunity to listen and
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Clearing Native Plants in Qld: New Framework means ‘Proceed with Caution’
Tuesday, 24 February 2015
The legislation governing the protection of Queensland’s native plants has been extensively reviewed with a view to coming up with a simplified and more effective means of addressing the impact of high risk activities as it relates to the conservation of our state’s native flora. The review aimed to comprehensively address those activities that pose
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Protecting Native Vegetation in Queensland’s Wild West
Wednesday, 04 February 2015
Our team here at Natura Consulting works hard to help preserve Queensland’s precious ecosystems. We are contracted by a number of organisations to help minimise environmental impacts. Recently this has seen us travel to the wild west of the state with intentions of protecting native vegetation. The Southern Brigalow Belt, which is one of Queensland’s
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