More than 50 people made their way to BaDL member Susie’s property at the base of Whinpullin (Minto Crag) at Croftby for a truly inspiring event on Saturday 7th June. The property, on Ugarapul Country, has been the location of several Cultural Burns over the past four years. This Cultural Burning Workshop, held as…
We had a cracker morning to gather on farm to yarn about animal husbandry on Sunday 18th May. Verena and Todd welcomed us to their Mt Alford property to have a look at their cattle yard set up and shared their wisdom over many topics. One of the key messages was to build a relationship…
On Tuesday 1st April, our Climate Change – Cultural Burning Project (funded by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation) recommenced. A powerful cultural burn took place at Minjehla Dhagun (Yugambeh Land Enterprises Limited) Mount Barney, led by Firesticks Alliance alongside the Mununjali and Julnair Cultural Fire teams. These teams have been recently…
Weather turned on an absolute cracker of a day for our most recent Yarn on a Farm at Bilyana Cottages in Coochin. Also being National Tree Day, we decided to get some trees into the ground. It provided a perfect opportunity to have both Catherine Madden from Scenic Rim Regional Council Land for Wildlife and…
We’re still feeling energised from our recent Keep Calm, Grow Trees for Koala Habitat Health event in Peak Crossing last weekend. This event brought together 50 people to the beautiful farm and Land for Wildlife property of Tony and Alison. Guests enjoyed interesting presenters, asked questions, toured the planting area, mingled with others and were…
Another excellent Yarn on a Farm has recently taken place, this time with young couple Bodie and Emilie and Bodie’s Dad Brad on their 105 acre property in Goolman, Ipswich. They run small numbers of cattle, pigs and goats which are also the driving force for scrub clearing. They’re also working intently on repairing and…
Greetings from the Treasurer’s desk. Thank you to Greg Tomlin for help this month sorting out some of our MYOB glitches. I’m pleased to report I managed to submit our BAS statement electronically for Q3! We received a refund of over $3000 which has helped to boost available funds in the D2D account. All projects…
Dear Members Ahead of our May general meeting, please find attached financial reports (combined): Notes from the Treasurer Transaction list Assets and Liabilities.
At the 2023 AGM the Treasurer, Sue George, will table: Treasurer’s report for last financial year – January-December 2022, and A signed copy of our audited financial statements for last financial year. These are public documents which can be shared with anyone who is interested in our work.
Dear Members Ahead of our March general meeting, financial reports: Profit and loss Balance sheet Transaction list.
It’s that time of year when we invite nominations for members who’d like to work on the Management Committee. The MC meets monthly and looks after the running of the BaDL. We do the housekeeping – finances, membership registers, minutes and agendas – as well as organising the events, activities and major projects. Read about…
This post is a summary of our conclusions following extensive research and trials to ascertain the most effective artificial nest design for BaDL’s Community Nest Project.
