2007 Wildlife of the Scenic Rim

2007 Wildlife of the Scenic Rim

8th December 2007
The Centre, Beaudesert

A series of wildlife workshops were hosted by Wildlife Tourism Australia and the Logan and Albert Conservation Association (LACA) and sponsored by the Beaudesert Shire Council through the Community Environmental Assistance Grants Program.

Program:

• Welcome to Country: Don Currie
• Opening remarks: Cr Joy Drescher (Mayor of Beaudesert), Andrew Grodecki (President LACA) and Ronda Green (Vice Chair WTA)

 

• Ronda Green: Our special part of Australia
• Barry Davies: Background to Biodiversity – the geological history of the region boasting Australia’s third highest biodiversity
• Ronda Green: Mammals of the Scenic Rim
• Barry Davies: Birds of the Scenic Rim
• Ed Meyer: Reptiles and Amphibians of the Scenic Rim
• Susana Heraud: National Landscapes
• Geoff Warne: Artificial glow worm caves – taking the pressure off national parks
• Peter Kuttner: A catalogue of biodivesrsity of Mt Tamborine
• Ronda Green: Ecological roles and interactions of wildlife species