News
Read the latest GBSAN and Granite Belt sustainability news below.
AGM
The GBSAN AGM will be held at 11:45 am on Sunday, 15 November, at Granite Belt Brewery, Glen Lyon Drive. It will be followed by a cheerful lunch to celebrate the year’s achievements. To attend and book for lunch, please contact Siobhan West at secretary@gbsan.org.au. Please note that lunch is not funded by GBSAN.
Schools Project – Ballandean SS Bell’s Turtle Project
The culmination of our creative and First Nations cultural activities with local artist Barb Benham and Kambuwal elder Auntie Selena and Tanisha drew to a close at Ballandean SS on 18 September, with the opening of our art murals.
Social impact in the Regions Conference
Brief Overview of Social impact in the Regions Conference Stanthorpe 2nd-4th September 2026, which was attended by some GBSAN members.
David Attenborough’s “Ocean”
Our next major fundraiser will be the screening of David Attenborough’s “Ocean” at the Ballandean Hall on Saturday 31 October 2026.
Bushcare
We had a great turnup for the September event at Sentimental Rocks, which was a combination of weeding and a plant identification workshop and exploration of the amazing boulders and plant life around them.
Worm Mod Official Opening
On Saturday September 19th GBSAN opened the new Worm Mod at the Stanthorpe Farmers Markets! The Mod is an initiative of the Waste and Resource Recovery Team and is designed to investigate viable options for dealing with FOGO (Food Organics and Garden Organics) so that it doesn't end up in our landfill.
Aussie Bird Count
The Aussie Bird Count will be back 19-25 October 2026.
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).