Friends of the Brisbane Ranges Inc.

About the Friends

Our logo is the Brisbane Ranges Grevillea (Grevillea steiglitziana) .

This plant has a restricted range along the Brisbane Ranges, occurring primarily within the national park, Steiglitz Historic Park, and further north in the Werribee Gorge State Park.

The Brisbane Ranges Grevillea is recognized as rare in Victoria.

Full species list of the Brisbane Ranges (7 page .pdf 55kb)

The Friends of the Brisbane Ranges is an active group celebrating our 25th anniversary in 2007. We provide opportunities for people to meet socially and learn about the environment, ecology, flora, fauna, and history of the Brisbane Ranges National Park and Steiglitz Historic Park. You can check out our 2007 Annual Report. or even our 2006 Annual Report.

We are part of the statewide network of National Park Friends Groups, initiated and organised by the Victorian National Parks Association, one of Victoria's leading non-government conservation organisations.

Friends volunteers contribute to projects designed, in liaison with park rangers, to assist in the enhancement and management of our national parks. With members drawn from all walks of life, the groups are able to provide useful feedback from a broad perspective to parks management. On the ground, members help in flora and fauna surveys, track marking, tree planting and similar activities.

Groups are also able to apply for grants to help with more ambitious projects, including publications about their park such as the 'Wildflowers of the Brisbane Ranges' book.

The Friends of the Brisbane Ranges has an exciting program that includes many current activities within each field. We usually meet 10am on second Sunday of each month (third Sunday in March and June due to public holidays and there is no January meeting). See our monthly newsletter for venue details and please come along and join us!

Why not join us - you will be very welcome! Please contact us for any further information.

Some Friends activities -
Parks Victoria Community Grant projects such as Steiglitz picnic shelter, Anakie Gorge picnic shelter, Anakie Gorge walking track bridges, interpretative signage for Steiglitz mines.

Ongoing projects involve revegetation in Anakie Gorge, Stoney Creek, Boar Gully camp site, Bert Boardman's picnic site Steiglitz, restoration of Heritage Orchard Steiglitz as well as seed collection and propagation at the community nursery, Parks Victoria Anakie depot. There is always some clearing and maintaining of walking tracks and reserve areas, removing weeds, pest plants and fighting Cinnamon Fungus to improve our wonderful parks.

By the way, we also enjoy ourselves!

http://home.vicnet.net.au/~fobr

Reg No A0032647M
ABN 30 120 139 564

Friends of the Brisbane Ranges
C/- Post Office, ANAKIE Vic 3221

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