A series of solar-powered, networked, remote-sensing nesting boxes will be installed at four Greenbank properties as part of a trial to monitor and map wildlife species.
Oxley Creek Catchment Association will deliver the project which is one of 46 projects, valued at almost $210,000, funded through the Logan City Council’s 2025 Envirogrants program.
Now in its 30th year, the Envirogrants program supports environmental community groups, wildlife carers, individuals, researchers and educators, to deliver a range of conservation projects across the City of Logan.
Mayor Jon Raven said this year’s grants highlighted the important role volunteers played in supporting environmental outcomes in Logan.
“Our community is passionate about looking after our green spaces and native animals,” Mayor Raven said.
“I’d love to see wildlife carers receive more funding from Council and it’s something I’ll be working on over the next 12 months.”
Oxley Creek Catchment Association program manager Phil Gunasekara said the nesting boxes will offer an efficient, less invasive way to monitor wildlife and had potential use in public conservation areas after the trial.
“Initially, our specialists will work with landholders to develop a number of nesting box designs for a range of species, such as gliders, glossy black cockatoos, and others, to trial the technology and design,” Mr Gunasekara said.
“We’re working with Comfy Creatures who have developed a nesting box that will allow members of the public to get a real-time look at what’s happening in a nesting box in parks and other green spaces.
“We’re grateful for the private landholders who have volunteered to host the trial boxes and to help us test the technology, and we’re hoping to work with Logan City Council to deploy these nesting boxes in Council reserves once the trials are complete.”
Four properties in the Greenbank area will host 16 trial nesting boxes, that could potentially be used by a range of species including gliders (such as sugar, yellow-bellied, greater and squirrel), possums, glossy black cockatoos, and other nesting birds.
The project aims to develop a more efficient and less invasive way to monitor wildlife that use nesting boxes, as well as give the public an insight into the secret lives of nesting wildlife.
Council established the Envirogrants program in 1995. It provides funds for wildlife carers, environmental organisations, ecosystem restoration works, surveys and research, as well as community education initiatives.
