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With Spencer Shaw Grevillea’s are a mainstay of Native Plant Nurseries. Honey Gem, Sandra Gordon, Robyn Gordon and Bronze Rambler are just a few of the hybrid non-local native Grevillea’s that are present in many people’s gardens. Closer to home on the Sunshine Coast we do actua

by Spencer Shaw September 2013 What is the most under-rated threat to Australia’s native wildlife? Sure, we know about foxes, cats, wild dogs, weeds, habitat fragmentation and even climate change … the list goes on and on, but a serious threat that we don’t consider for the sign

With Spencer Shaw of Brush Turkey Enterprises This time we are going to look at two plants that are small in size but are prize winning when it comes to their flowers – Paper Daisies. This article focuses on two spectacular local Paper Daisies, those being the White Paper Daisy Helich

Myrtle Rust Saga Continues… Back in March’s issue I wrote an article about Myrtle Rust Uredo rangelii, that nasty little fungal pathogen that arrived on the range just over two years ago and wreaked havoc on many of our local rainforest myrtles. We’d just had the longest period

Brush Turkey Enterprises to coordinate local youth event. We are proud to be contracted again by the Sunshine Coast Council to coordinate the Sunshine Coast Kids in Action Conference. This two day environmental youth conference is a fantastic event providing local students an opportun

Brush Turkey had a packed education space last week with 28 people taking part in the Orchids of the Sunshine Coast and Hinterland workshop. The workshop was presented by Australasian Native Orchid Society enthusiasts David James, Graham Corbin and Roger Finn. They shared their consid

Heap on that Habitat! Spring has sprung and it’s a great time to think about increasing the habitat on your land for our local flora and fauna. From the smallest of backyards in town to working farms there’s something we can all do improve our own quality of life and ensure the surviv

The Latest Fad – Climate Change Tales from a confused revegetator After attending both the Qld Landcare Weeks “Biodiversity Forum” in Brisbane and the Big Scrub Day near Lismore, one could easily be left with the feeling from some of the speakers that everything we have undertaken so