NEWS AND EVENTS

Koala Dreaming

4 April 2025 This week we were involved in Yarri Barrunbatayi (Koala Dreaming) Community Planting Day at South West Rocks. It was a fantastic day at Arakoon National Park, connecting with Country, learning about koalas, and taking action for their future! Local school kids from...

Pacific Farmers join Nimbin Rocks Co-op for native tree planting.

26th March 2025 Community members from the Nimbin Rocks Co-operative, alongside visitors from Vanuatu participating in the Pacific Farmer-to-Farmer Regenerative Stewardship Training program, gathered to plant over 800 native trees along the Goolmangar Creek . This event, part of the Nimbin Rocks Riparian Restoration project,...

Cyclone Alfred Clean-Up: A First-Hand Account from the Envite Team

23rd March 2025 When Cyclone Alfred finally hit the mainland on March 8, 2025, after lingering in the Coral Sea for weeks, we knew we were in for a tough clean-up. Even though it had weakened by the time it reached us, the cyclone still...

Envite Exchange Program – Coffs Harbour

30th January 2025 Envite operates across a vast range of ecosystems and environments, from the cool temperate rainforests of East Gippsland to the dry tropics of Northern Queensland, delivering an array of different projects.  The Envite Exchange Program offers selected high performing staff, who demonstrate...

Envite Exchange Program – Townsville

18th November 2024 Envite operates across a vast range of ecosystems and environments, from the cool temperate rainforests of East Gippsland to the dry tropics of Northern Queensland, delivering an array of different projects.  The Envite Exchange Program offers selected high performing staff, who demonstrate...

Supporting Turtle Nesting Habitats on Yunbenun

15 November 2024 In October, the Townsville Envite crew, joined by the Port of Townsville Environment team, planted 293 coastal plants along the foreshore at Nelly Bay, Magnetic Island (Yunbenun). The aim of the project is to reduce coastal erosion and help build the natural...

Koala Habitat Restoration Boosts Endangered Ecological Community

9th August 2024 One of the benefits of koala habitat restoration is the positive impact on other flora and fauna through our bush regeneration work. This property, adjacent to Bindarri National Park is home to the endangered Ecological Community (EEC) Lowland Rainforest and includes threatened...

Native seed banks for ecological restoration

4 July 2024 Future needs of ecological restoration require a collection of native seed available for revegetation projects. Jason and Martina presented a workshop for volunteer seed collectors and landholders in the Macleay Valley, Bowraville, focused on seed collection, the Florabank Guidelines and the Regional...

Eucalyptus tree identification within primary koala habitats

14th June 2024 Envite's restoration ecologist in Coffs Harbour and Grafton recently participated in a specialised workshop on Eucalyptus tree identification within primary koala habitats. The workshop, led by esteemed local plant ecologist and botanist Ross Macleay, provided our staff and community members with a...

Lifeline for Threatened Southern Pink Underwing Moth

Rainforest on the NSW North Coast is habitat for the Southern Pink Underwing Moth. This threatened species will benefit from a $215,000 grant from the Albanese Labor Government. Across Australia, $24 million has been awarded to 61 projects through Saving Native Species grants to better...