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Get ready...Logan is going green!
Take part in the Eco Logan Go Green for June Challenge through the 'random acts of green' we'll be sharing each day during the month. There are environmental actions and activities for everyone to learn, connect or create change - helping you to make a positive impact on our environment.
Complete any of the actions or activities and share a snap for a chance to win 1 of 3 $50 Visa gift cards*! Upload your photos to the comments in our Facebook post - each photo you share from a different action counts as one entry.
To discover the environmental actions or activities you can do in Logan, view the challenge calendar in the link below or mark yourself as 'going' on our Facebook event.
*Terms & conditions apply
FEATURED NEWS
Have your say on all thing's environment
Share your ideas and experiences in the 2024 Logan Eco Survey to help shape how we can lead the way in protecting, enhancing, connecting and celebrating nature!
Complete the survey to go in the draw to win a two-night stay for 4 people at Mt Cotton Retreat. The online survey closes on Sunday 7 July.
Connect and celebrate at Logan Eco Forum
The Logan Eco Forum is back with events to learn, discuss and discover more. Connect with the amazing world of citizen science at LEAF, featuring Costa Georgiadis and Dr. Kate Grarock.
Celebrate on 29 June with the 2024 Logan Eco Award and EnviroGrant recipients. Plus, don't miss one of Australia’s much-loved wildlife education icons, Ranger Stacey and local linguist legend, Shaun Davies. Book your tickets today!
Help transform a local waterway
Shape your future connections with the Mabel Park waterway by having your say online or at a community pop-up.
The Mabel Park Waterway Naturalisation project aims to
improve habitat quality for local species and establish community connection with the waterway. This $1.375 million project is co-funded by Logan City Council and the Australian Government.
Celebrate sustainable futures creativity
The 2024 World Environment Day poster competition saw an impressive number of creative entries from primary school students across Logan.
At LEAF, we're celebrating the winners of this year's competition. Join us at award ceremony or visit the Logan Art Gallery from the 7 June to view the winning entries.
Funding for wonderful wildlife carers
Queensland Government have announced their next round of Community Sustainability Action grants. Funding is being made available to help support native wildlife rescue, rehabilitation and release to the wild.
Individual wildlife carers can apply for grants of up to $10,000, and wildlife care organisations can apply for grants of up to $25,000.
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
Logan Eco Action Festival (LEAF) - 2 June
Don't forget to join us tomorrow for a free day of eco fun! Come chat with us in the Eco Dome - take part in one of the workshops or collect two free native plants for your garden.
Take a look at the jam-packed program to find something for the whole family.
Play and learn: World Environment Day - multiple dates
Discover ideas that you can take home to help your child’s brain and language development. This fun-filled, interactive session to celebrate World Environment Day is for families with children aged 2 and over.
No bookings required.
Story time: World Environment Day - multiple dates
Let's TALK, SING, READ, DANCE and MOVE together to our favourite stories and rhymes to celebrate World Environment Day. There are sessions throughout June at every library.
No bookings required.
The indoor plant revolution - 8 June
Science shows that plants are good for you, but how do you get the best out of your indoor plants? Join horticulturist Claire Bickle at Beenleigh Library to find out about the latest trends, plant species and how to grow them successfully.
Bookings required.
Recall and Leave It - 8 and 16 June
Get your fur baby wildlife certified at this free training session. Trainers will teach you two of the most important skills to help keep dogs and native wildlife safe; how to have a perfect recall and the leave it cue.
There are two upcoming sessions at Noyer Park and Logan Village Dog Park.
Bookings required.
Junior Wildlife Scientist - 22 June
Do you have a budding wildlife scientist in your family? Get excited about Logan's native wildlife as kids get the chance to meet our feathered, furry and scaly friends.
Bookings required.
Park after Dark: Spotlighting - 22 June
Join us on a guided night adventure in Springwood Conservation Park to discover what creatures we can spy in our bushlands after dark.
Bookings required.
Logan Eco Forum Celebration - 29 June
Enjoy an afternoon of celebrating and connecting with the communities, individuals and initiatives that help protect and enhance our local environment.
Hear from Totally Wild icon and wildlife educator, Ranger Stacey, and local Yugambeh linguist, Shaun Davies. Then help applaud the 2024 Logan Eco Award and EnviroGrant recipients.
Bookings required.
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.
Brush cuckoo
Cacomantis variolosus
Conservation Status Least concern
Suburb Greenbank
Fun Fact! Brush cuckoos don't raise their own young. Instead, they 'freeload' off the nests of robins, flycatchers and honeyeaters.
Image submitted by Mark Clarke 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.
Wallaby = Karil
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.
8 June, 9.00am to 12.00pm: Logan Village State School
12 June, 9.30am to 11.30am: Chambers Flat Community Centre
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.
1 July 2024 to 12 July 2024
Eagleby, Bethania
15 July 2024 to 26 July 2024
Beenleigh, Edens Landing, Holmview
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.