In 1788 European settlers introduced into Australia, 2 bulls, 7 cows and 44 sheep. Fast forward to 2022, that number has grown to approximately 28 million head of cattle. If each head produces around 12 pats per day that’s a lot of dung. Between 1968 to 1992, CSIRO released 43 introduced dung beetles from Hawaii, […]
Marine & Litter Debris Clean Up July 2022
Gympie Landcare, in partnership with Burnett Mary Regional Group have planned a marine & litter debris clean up for the Gympie Region, from the 4th to the 9th July. Our region has experienced some of the worst flooding and destruction in history and we are urging our caring community to join us in […]
Free Dung Beetle Workshop – 14th July 2021
Workshop July 2021 Gympie & District Landcare group have partnered with Colere Growing Solutions, to bring you a half day workshop focused on raising dung beetle awareness. Join Dung beetle expert Russ Barrow and learn how to trap and ID your beetles, as well as setting up and maintaining your very own beetle farming nursery. […]
