Backing Onto Bush | Mount Morgan

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 in collaboration with Rockhampton Regional Council and supported by the Queensland Fire & Biodiversity Consortium, through funding from the Australian Government’s Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants Program.