Backing Onto Bush | Cabarlah

Backing Onto Bush workshops are a half-day session for peri-urban and rural residential landholders to learn about fire ecology and what keeps the bush healthy.  

This half-day session includes: 

• An in-classroom general bushfire safety and preparedness discussion.  
• An interactive bushwalk and talk.   

Walk away from the workshop with the ability to: 

• Observe the health of your local environment.  
• Identify vegetation types and key habitat.  
• Understand fuel loads.  
• Recognise fire history. 
• Monitor vegetation and wildlife. 
• Follow regulations for your area. 

 
Please come prepared for the bushwalk and talk! Make sure you have:  

• Closed in shoes. 
• Long pants, long sleeves. 
• Reusable water bottle. 
• Hat. 
• Sunscreen. 
• Rain jacket (if necessary). 

 
Catering and supporting material, including a copy of the guide, will be provided for all participants. This is a free workshop. 

 
The event is being delivered in partnership with Toowoomba Regional Council and supported by the Queensland Fire & Biodiversity Consortium.