News
Read the latest GBSAN and Granite Belt sustainability news below.
BugSpace Gardener’s Network launch
Our launch of the Granite Belt BugSpace Gardener’s Network last Thursday night was a massive success with over 100 people attending!
Boomerang Bags Stanthorpe celebrates 10 years
Boomerang Bags Stanthorpe recently celebrated 10 years of turning reclaimed fabric into reusable bags. In that time, volunteers have made more than 17,000 bags.
Friends of Broadwater
In May, three motion sensor cameras were purchased with funding provided by the Friend of Parks Qld.
GBSAN Garage Sale 7 November
******DATE CLAIMER*** SATURDAY NOVEMBER 7th - The GBSAN Garage Sale is on AGAIN!!!!
More details to come, but start putting your donations aside.
Worm Mod Opening Saturday September 19th
On Saturday September 19th there will be a joint GBSAN/Border Landcare Organic Group (BLOG) event focussed on worms. Starting at 10am at the Whistlestop Community Gardens.
Bushcare
GBSAN Bushcare group collaborated with SDRC on the Sentimental Rocks reserve where invasive plants such as Agave, prickly pear and Madeira vine had taken over.
Landscape Linkages Stage 2 Launch
Don’t forget to come along to the launch of Stage 2 of our Landscape Linkages project at Eukey Hall on 11 October.
Ballandean School Bell’s Turtle Project
Now we are embarking on an exciting voyage of creativity and First Nations culture with our NED Foundation funded Bell’s Turtle project with the Ballandean State School students.
Bird Places Brochure Reprint in the pipeline
Following exceptionally strong demand for the initial print run of the Bird Places of the Southern Downs brochure, GBSAN has secured funding from the SDRC though its Community Grants Programme to print a second batch.
BugSpace Gardeners Network launch this Thursday
BugSpace Gardeners Network will be launched on Thursday August 27th at 6pm in the Stanthorpe Civic Centre. Please come along and find out what is happening in the world of the Spineless Majority; the invertebrate army that runs our natural world. Free event but RSVP requested for catering purposes.
NightSpace: Spotlighting in Broadwater State Forest
Come and learn about some of the creatures that take over the forest at night. Dates: Friday 28 August OR Friday 18 September. Bookings essential.
Quoll Road Signs Finally Installed
TMR recently installed Quoll warning signs on the Texas Road, Pyramids Road leading into Girraween National Park and on the highway south to Wallangarra.
H5 bird flu in Queensland
As of 3pm AEST, 3 August 2026, Australia has 78 confirmed detections of H5 bird flu in wild seabirds.
10 in Western Australia (WA)
58 in South Australia (SA)
2 in New South Wales (NSW)
1 in Queensland (QLD)
7 in Victoria (VIC).
GBSAN Bushcare Update
The next Bushcare meetup on 19th August will be a bush plant identification session. If you would like to join our group or be on our mailing list, please contact Andrew at trueunicorn11@gmail.com
Water Refill Station installed at the Stanthorpe Piazza
We advocated & Council listened. SDRC have installed a water refill station with a bubbler low enough for wheelchair accessibility, a bottle refilling tap and a water bowl for dogs.
Plastic Free July 2026 – A Review
Plastic Free July is over for another year. Two members of the Waste and Resource Recovery Group turned their minds to the challenge.
Friends of Broadwater
The Tenterfield Field Naturalists Birder’s group took us for a walk in Broadwater State Forest to listen and look for what feathered creatures were afoot on 22 July.
Landscape Linkages
Quoll cameras installed along Accommodation Creek & a reminder about the Stage 2 launch on 11 October.
Ballandean State School Bell’s Turtle Project
Term 3, which runs from July through to September, will see our project ramping up again with activities. We’ve started with the visit from Bell’s Turtle researcher, Dr Lou Streeting, visiting the school to read her book, “Where are all the Baby Turtles” to the students and being interviewed as an author by the students.
BugSpace Gardeners Network launch
BugSpace Gardeners Network will be launched on Thursday August 27th at 6pm in the Stanthorpe Civic Centre. Please come along and find out what is happening in the world of the Spineless Majority; the invertebrate army that runs our natural world. Free event but RSVP requested for catering purposes.