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Weather doesn't plan, but you can!
While severe weather can happen at any time, every year between October and April we can be impacted by more natural disasters. It’s everyone’s responsibility to prepare themselves, their family and their home for the next emergency.
Here are some steps you can take to minimise the impact of severe weather on your home and family.
📋 Create an emergency plan - it's quick and easy with this simple online form.
🎒 Prepare an emergency kit - learn more about the basics you might need.
❔ Understand your risk - discover the types of disasters we can face in Logan.
🏡 Prepare your home - check your roof, clear gutters and drains, trim trees and overhanging branches, and find out what else you can do.
📱 Sign up for the free Logan Early Warning service - download the app or register online to get alerts direct to your phone.
For real-time disaster and emergency information in Logan, including road closures, river heights, power outages and emergency warnings, visit Council's Disaster Dashboard.
FEATURED NEWS
Event update: Logan Pest Fishing Cup
Due to weather conditions in the lead-up to the 2024 Logan Pest Fishing Cup, the event was postponed. Great news - we already have a new date!
If you already had tickets, you can either transfer them to the new date or request a refund. For those who missed out, there are still tickets available. Come cast your lines and join us for a great day of fishing on Sunday 12 January!
Get ready for The Great Cane Toad Bust
From the 18-26 January 2025 join in communities from around Australia to trap tadpoles by day and bust toads by night. Gather your family, friends, and neighbours to make a positive impact on Logan's environment during The Great Cane Toad Bust.
Register now to receive a free information pack and ID guide. You'll also get updates on Logan's toad bust challenge and have a chance to win prizes for your efforts.
Community action saves koala
Meet Toro, a furry Cedar Grove resident, who was spotted by Debbie in a tree on her property. Having attended a few of Council's wildlife workshops, Debbie was able to recognise the signs of conjunctivitis in Toro and called Wildcare.
Toro's successful rescue, treatment and release underscore the importance of community action in wildlife protection. If you have spotted a sick or injured koala, please call RSPCA on 1300 ANIMAL (1300 264 625) or Wildcare on 5527 2444.
ECO LOGAN EVENTS
As the days get hotter and with Christmas nearly upon us, Eco Logan events are taking a short break. We'll be back in January with more environmental events for all ages!
In the meantime, here are some opportunities to get out and enjoy nature this month....
Give back to nature this International Volunteer Day
Did you know there are 10 different BushCare and TrailCare groups across Logan? They meet once a month to help restore local natural areas.
7 December - Spring Mountain TrailCare
7 December - LCTA Cornubia TrailCare
12 December - Springwood Conservation BushCare
Enjoy songs, stories and play outdoors
Logan Libraries deliver activities for children aged 0-5 years across the city. Bring your little ones and experience the joy of learning in the great outdoors!
4, 11 and 18 December - Story time in the park @ Forestglen Park
5, 12 and 19 December - Story time in the park @ Funderwood Hollow
6 December - Mindfulness @ Mayes Cottage
10 December - Frog Squad @ Logan North Aquatic Centre
DECEMBER EVENTS CALENDAR
Discover more environmental events throughout the month.
12 December: Bush Kindy - Bahrs Scrub
14 December: Fishing for women - Beenleigh
14 December: Yarning with our Mob: Bush Christmas - Logan Central
14 December: Backyards for Biodiversity with Ken Cross - Logan Central
21 December: Make do Christmas craft workshop - Kingston
GROW ME INSTEAD
Help protect local native ecosystems by removing weeds from your backyard and replacing them with native plants. To learn more about weeds check out Weeds of Logan.
#LoganWildlife
Celebrate Logan's diverse native wildlife and contribute to research by submitting your wildlife sightings. Each month we'll feature a photo.
Superb Jumping Spider
Sandalodes superbus
Conservation Status Least concern
Suburb Shailer Park
Fun Fact! Males are often more strikingly coloured, patterned or adorned with leg or body hair tufts than are females.
Image submitted by Jacky Lien via iNaturalist
LEARNING THE YUGAMBEH LANGUAGE
The Yugambeh language is one of the local languages used within the City of Logan. Each month we will share a new word that you can learn. For a full list of words download the Yugambeh dictionary.
Orion's Belt (Stars) = Werl
ONE SMALL CHANGE, ONE BIG IMPACT
Our planet’s survival depends on the precious link with soil. Each year on the 5 December we celebrate World Soils Day to bring attention to the importance of soil health and raise awareness for the sustainable management of our soil resources.
This year's theme Caring for soils: measure, monitor, manage is a great opportunity to get involved with unearthing the wonders of microbes in our soils. Soils for Science is an Australian-first citizen science project to collect, process and study 100,000 backyard soil samples from across Queensland in the search for the next antibiotic.
So how can you take part? Request a free kit from the Soils for Science team, download the app, collect and register your sample, then send it back to the lab.
FREE TREES
Property owners in Logan can take advantage of our Free Trees program. Bring a copy of your current rates notice to one of the collection locations and choose from a wide range of plants. Each financial year you can take 3 plants home for your garden.
7 December, 9.00am to 12.00pm: Logan Village State School
11 December, 9.30am to 11.30am: Chambers Flat Community Centre
11 January, 9.00am to 12.00pm: Eagleby Wetlands
KERBSIDE CLEAN-UP
Kerbside clean-up helps residents dispose of large household items. Place your items out on the kerbside the weekend before your scheduled collection.
6 January 2025 to 17 January 2025
Veresdale Scrub, Veresdale, Cedar Vale, Mundoolun, Cedar Grove, Woodhill, North Maclean, South Maclean
20 January 2025 to 31 January 2025
Jimboomba, Riverbend, Glenlogan, Flagstone
Logan City Council
Health, Climate and Conservation
environment@logan.qld.gov.au
Ph: 07 3412 4491
Logan City Council acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waterways across the City of Logan. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.