Backing Onto Bush | Flinders Peak

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 will be provided for all participants. 

This is a free workshop. 

For more information, contact Hannah Etchells from the Queensland Fire & Biodiversity Consortium on hannah.e@hlw.org.au or 0447 189 765.

The event is being delivered by the Healthy Land & Water's Queensland Fire & Biodiversity Consortium in partnership with City of Ipswich through funding from the Queensland Government.