CDEA Reference info

Centenary and District Environment Action

Application Form (380Kb .pdf)
Brochure about CDEA and bushcare groups; includes application form and mailing address.
There is plenty of evidence indicating that there are koalas living in the Centenary Suburbs. Read all about it in the CDEA response to the draftof the SEQ Koala State Planning regulatory provisions.

This is two years in a row that one of our members has won the coveted Lord Mayor's GreenHeart Award. The 2010 winner is our own past President, Shealagh Walker. For more than 10 years, Shealagh has been a vocal campaigner for the environment in the Centenary Suburbs, where she joined the Management Committee of the Centenary Riverfront Advisory Committee. Shealagh is also an active member of Brisbane Rainforest Action and Information Network, Save our Waterways Now and Wolston and Centenary Catchment Group. As a member of the Jindalee Bushcare Group she uses her expertise as a landscape architect to advise the group on area surveys, raising native seedlings and the cultivation and siting of suitable plants for local bushland areas. Shealagh has assisted in saving many valuable tracts of bushland for the community including the Passionist Fathers bushland and the Horizon Drive bushland.

We are honoured and delighted that Ed Parker, an active member of CDEA and other environmental organisations in our area,was awarded the newly established Lord Mayor’s GreenHeart Award as part of the Lord Mayor’s 2009 Australia Day awards. The award was given in recognition of Ed’s overwhelming contribution to the natural environment of Brisbane. View our submission in support of Ed's nomination. (85Kb .pdf)

Chronological list of key events in the history of the bushcare groups and community environmental groups in the area, as well as brief descriptions of their aims and activities.

The Hare Krishna movement plans to build an imposing temple and facilities which will dominate the skyline above the beautiful Rocks Riverside Park. This should not be allowed to happen. To register your protest with Brisbane City Council, download the form. (12Kb .pdf)

CDEA has major concerns about aspects of the Draft South East Queensland Regional Plan 2009-2031, and has submitted a detailed response. View it here (120Kb .pdf).
Feral Deer (16Kb .pdf)
Transcript of ABC radio program discussing problem of feral deer in Brisbane's western suburbs.
Drought-tolerant plants (106Kb .pdf)
A comprehensive list of Australian native plants which are local to the area, and which will survive dry conditions. Updated March 2007.
Plants Indigenous to the Centenary Suburbs (42Kb .pdf)
List of plant species found in the area covered by CDEA. Includes botanical and common names. Compiled by Chris Wiley and Shealagh Savage. Also, download a list of native plant nurseries in our area (64Kb .pdf)
Birds observed on the Mount Ommaney Walkway (65Kb .pdf) The area is host to a large number of native and exotic birds. This is a comprehensive listing, compiled by Chris Wiley, of the birds which have been seen in the area of the Mount Ommaney track. Visit the area, and see how many you can observe!
Mountain Bikes. CDEA is most concerned about the adverse effects that mountain bikes have on our valuable bushland areas. View our submission to the Brisbane Lord Mayor and city councillors on this very contentious subject.