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What’s in this issue 4 Food scraps in the green bin 3 reasons it’s cool to compost

Volunteer with value There’s something for everyone when it comes to environmental volunteering with council.

5 Finding joy in the small things Be involved

Sharing local information with visitors at the Queens Park Environmental Education Centre. Planting and maintenance at Bushcare sites across the city. Feeding, cleaning and other animal care work at the Queens Park Nature Centre. Callum has been volunteering at the Environmental Education Centre since late 2020, as a way to share his love of ecology and knowledge from his Bachelor of Science. He said his favourite part of the centre was the mural that showed different habitats in Ipswich. Many visitors didn’t realise the native plants and animals found here. “If you know what you are looking for, there are an incredible array of plants and animals that you can find in Ipswich,” he said. Visit Ipswich.qld.gov.au/volunteering to find volunteering opportunities.

6 Celebrating 25 years of conservation achievements

8 Try out the right track for you

9 Teamwork that saves lives in our natural areas

10 Insight to the local ecosystem

11 For the love of nature See it, report it, stop it

12 What’s On

14 Kids’ Corner

16 At your library

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