Join us for our August Gecko Talk with Jessica Lovegrove-Walsh, Founder of Friends of Parks Queensland, as we explore the fascinating world of threatened butterflies and the habitats they depend on. From Australia’s largest subtropical butterfly, the Richmond birdwing, to the elusive and cryptic Illidge’s ant-blue, which has not been Read more
Join us at the May Gecko Talk with Dr Grant Periott for a fascinating exploration of one of South East Queensland’s most significant natural landscapes. Over the past five years, scientists, Traditional Owners, government agencies and the community have collaborated on the Springbrook Groundwater Investigation, an ambitious research and monitoring Read more
At a time when the Gold Coast is growing rapidly, the protection of public open space has never been more critical. Parks and environmental reserves are not simply vacant land waiting for development; they are essential community assets that support biodiversity, provide recreational space, and contribute to the well-being of Read more
What does global climate leadership look like when it’s grounded in Country, culture and community? Join us for our March Gecko Talk with Mara Bún, fresh from the road to COP30 in Belém, Brazil, at the mouth of the Amazon. Drawing on her work with the Australian Ethical Foundation and Read more
The Minister’s call-in period for objections to the proposed Boral Quarry at Reedy Creek closes this Tuesday 3rd March at 5pm. Gecko Environment Council has lodged a detailed submission urging the Minister to call in the project and refuse it. Read Gecko’s submission here. Click here for a submission template Read more
Submissions to object to the proposed quarry at Reedy Creek close on Monday, 9th February. Attached is a proforma you can use and email to Council if you are finding submissions via PD Online confusing. The proposed quarry is highly likely to negatively impact local residents and native animals with Read more
After 12 months of silence the community and Councillors will finally learn about the work Gold Coast City Council officers have been doing on the proposal for a cableway to Springbrook. Lois Levy of Respect Springbrook Mountain Coalition said “Councillors will be asked on Tuesday to decide whether to spend Read more
Gecko Environment Council is pleased to announce our Gecko Talk for May will be ‘Biophilia…more marketing spin or the key to making a beautiful and liveable city? This is a presentation by Philip Follent, Follent Architecture. Philip Follent is a former Queensland Government Architect, former head of the Abedian School Read more
Join Professor Jean-Marc Hero as he takes us on a visual and acoustic froggy experience delving back 350 million years to the age of the amphibians, hopping into the Anthropocene, and introducing the frogs on the Gold Coast today. The frogs are croaking: it’s time to walk country, restore and care Read more
Hosted by Griffith University and Gecko Environment Council A SWELL Fringe event @SWELL Sculpture Festival One dusky evening during SWELL an epic combo of surfers, artists and environmentalists will take over the SWELL Fringe Pavilion for conversations about being authentic custodians of our ocean and creative solutions in a changing climate. Read more