Logan and Albert Conservation Association

The fate of the kangaroos on defence land in the ACT was discussed across the globe in newspapers and blogs. The volume of protests has presently stayed the cull and management of the confined native animals is still a challenge. The Australian Science Media Centre (AusSMC) publishes the thoughts of scientists on its Science Blog page. In the latest series of blogs, two scientists give their views about the vexed issue of the proposed kangaroo cull in the ACT.

Other documentation that can be considered is available from the RSPCA campaign website and their report known as the Kangaroo Shooting Code Compliance Report which is available online at www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/trade-use/publications/kangaroo-report/index.html

Healthy Home is a unique online tool designed to help you reduce the environmental impact of your home, as well as offer information to assist you in protecting your house and family from from potential environmental hazards eg air pollution, toxic chemicals. In addition it also provide an online calculating tool to help you find out how much rainwater you can expect to harvest from your roof area. This website is provided collaboratively by Suncorp and Planet Ark.

Planet Ark runs a number of environmental campaigns and initiatives. Go to their website, click on any of the buttons to learn how to participate eg recycling, putting used printer cartridges into a ‘Cartridges 4 Planet Ark’ recycling box, recycling Aluminium Cans, and buying environmentally responsible products. You can even shop online.

FaunaNet is an online gateway to resources and expertise in biodiversity and conservation. The Australian Museum's Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Research (CBCR) has coordinated the resources of FaunaNet into five modules.The site is here.

The Australian Museum has unique and extensive collections of natural science and cultural artefacts. The Museum's Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Research (CBCR) is committed to the investigation and conservation of biodiversity. The internet provides a powerful means for the Centre to communicate its research results, and to provide both the scientific and broader communities with access to information on the biodiversity of NSW. To this end CBCR has developed a website dealing specifically with the Fauna of NSW - called FaunaNet. FaunaNet includes the following components:

FaunaNames
FaunaNames provides easy access to the New South Wales Master Names List (MNL). The MNL is a list of the valid scientific names of animals found in New South Wales. It is the ideal tool for taxonomists, systematists, biologists and ecologists to access knowledge of the scientific nomenclature and classification of the fauna of New South Wales. CANRI funding assisted in the development of this site.

FaunaMap
FaunaMap is the Australian Museum's online fauna mapping system. Through FaunaMap the user can: create maps showing the collecting location of specimens held in the Australian Museum fauna collection and obtain a list of the species held in the AM collections, from specific Local Government Areas, Bioregions, National Parks or Mapsheets.

Invertebrate Resources
A database of resources focused on the field of invertebrate research and discovery. The database includes websites, books, CD's, journals and online keys, as well as organisations devoted to invertebrate research and conservation.

FaunaKeys
This site provides access to a range of taxonomic keys for identifying selected invertebrate and vertebrate groups in New South Wales and Australia. The illustrated interactive keys combined with information pages and photo images of taxa provide hands-on education for both beginners and professionals in the field. CANRI funding assisted in the development of these keys.

Wildlife of Sydney
Wildlife of Sydney provides natural history information on a wide variety of animals that might be encountered in and around Sydney. The site allows Sydneysiders and visitors access to information about the great biodiversity that surrounds them. As well as about 400 species profiles the site describes the habitats where the animals and has a number of interactive features including games and a quiz which are based on aspects of the animal's biology or an ecological theme.

Joining the Logan and Albert Conservation Association is one way in which you can support us in the local community to assist our efforts to achieve better environmental outcomes for the flora and fauna in Logan and Albert Rivers catchment areas and beyond to cover all areas in both Scenic Rim Regional Council and Logan City. This is a widespread area of appoximately 5000square kilometres.

Our members care about the future survival of all species living in South East Queensland and many engage in on ground works as well as lobbying governments for better regional outcomes.

All who agree with our mission and values are invited to participate in whatever capacity you are able. See ABOUT LACA if you are considering joining us for the first time.

A membership form can be downloaded here for new members. LACAformDEC-2007.pdf 154.82 Kb

Family membership is $25 pa

Single membership is $20 pa.

Payment may no longer be made by cheque 

PO Box 557
Beaudesert
QLD
4285

You can pay at a meeting by cash as an option

Electronic [online] transfer of funds EFT has been updated by our bank - new BSB and account number

ACCOUNT NAME:  Logan and Albert Conservation Association Inc

BSB  654000 Qld Country Bank

MEMBERSHIP NO: 41542008

Please include in the REMITTANCE DETAILS YOUR NAME and the word MEMBERSHIP.

Please also email the treasurer at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  to alert her to the transaction.

Members may also choose to prepay the monthly rental at $5 per meeting towards venue hire.

Members are reminded that financial members only are able to participate in election of new management committeee or executive at the annual AGM.

2024 AGM DATE will be in July

Donations will also be accepted using online banking

The Queensland Government has announced the TransLink Transit Authority will begin operation on 1 July 2008, and identifying what is important to customers and sourcing fresh ideas is a part of this process. By having your say online, you can help create a transit authority that will best meet the needs of South East Queensland. Closing date for submissions is 7 May 2008. To have your say online go to http://www.getinvolved.qld.gov.au/consultqld/

GetUp is an independent, not-for-profit community campaigning group who uses new technology to empower Australians to have their say on important national issues. They receive no political party or government funding, and every campaign run is entirely supported by voluntary donations. If you'd like to contribute to help fund GetUp's work, you can donate online. 

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The Spot the Difference ad campaign has been well supported by the Australian community.

LARGE BLACK PARASITES CRY OUT - TO BE SAVED!

By Andy Grodecki

This article was originally published in EcoInformationSource 2002

Glossy Black Cockatoo

All along the eastern seaboard of Australia a large black flying parasite can sometimes be heard crying out with deafening squawks reverberating around craggy cliffs. However, this magnificent creature is less commonly seen feeding on its helpless host. Not often referred to as a parasite, the Glossy Black Cockatoo (eastern subspecies) in South East Queensland must feed off either of two plant species to survive. A parasite is an organism that must feed exclusively off another organism to continue to exist.

The Glossy Black Cockatoo feeds for 6-7 hours a day exclusively on the very hard seeds of Sheoak trees. Surely they must feed on other stuff as well you ask? Well, it appears that the habit of the Glossy Black Cockatoo to chew bark, wood or fruits of gum trees (like other cockatoos) has been mistaken for feeding. All the studies to date show that it is just a thing they do and is not feeding. During the nesting season a division of labour agreement operates between the two partners. The female lays and incubates the eggs most of the time while the male partner feeds himself and then regurgitates food for the female. Good job they are close! Usually partners for life in fact. So the Glossy Black Cockatoo is effectively a mobile yet noisy parasite of the Sheoaks.

Dear friends,

You may have missed it, but the Tasmanian Government last week unbelievably signed an agreement handing over Tasmania's forests to the Gunns pulp mill for the next 20 years - in the very same week Professor Garnaut warned them of the dire climate change consequences facing us.

If we don't act now, bulldozers will start clearing land for the mill that will contribute 2% of Australia's greenhouse emissions - at a time when we're being told we need to drastically cut our emissions. But unfortunately Australia's forests were largely left out of Garnaut's recent interim report.

We have only one opportunity to put them in the picture. A proper assessment in his impending Climate Change Report of our native forests' climate change value may just sink the mill project. Click here now to sign the petition asking Professor Garnaut to examine the full climate impact of this mill madness and the logging of Tasmania's native forests.