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Sunshine Coast
This page deals with news and gardening issues of particular relevance to the Sunshine Coast and Hinterland, including nurseries and other garden-related businesses servicing the region.
News
Land link for Sunshine Coast flora and fauna
Sunshine Coast Council has purchased over 200 hectares to form a link between Maleny National Park and Kondalilla National Park. The block is currently a mix of remnant vegetation, regrowth and cleared land. Restoration work will further enhance its value as a wildlife corridor into the future. Source: Koalas, possums and wallabies say thanks (August 2011)
Scroll down the page to find older news items. If you're looking for garden shows, open gardens etc in Qld, go to the Events diary.
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Nurseries, Garden Supplies and Related Services
For the most up-to-date information on services offered, prices etc, be sure to contact the business directly.
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STATEWIDE TREE MANAGEMENT
North Lakes, Qld
Mob: 0400 44 66 93
statewidetreemanagement.com.au
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Statewide Tree Management provides safe and professional tree services including expert crown thinning, hedge trimming, removal of palm fronds & fruit as well as complete tree removal.
Our stump grinder is able to access most hard-to-reach places. Afterwards, the area can be turfed or landscaped by us, or mulch applied to all your garden beds.
Worried about a dangerous tree? Call anytime for emergency assistance, including removal of fallen trees and post-storm cleanup of debris. Advice on problem trees and general tree care also available.
Small gardens to large parks, private and corporate customers welcome. For more information, visit the Statewide Tree Management WEBSITE
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BROMAGIC BROMELIAD NURSERY
421 Hunchy Road,
Palmwoods Qld
Ph: 07 5445 0441
bromagic@ozemail.com.au
bromeliads-of-australia.com.au
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Neoregelia a speciality, including many first-release hybrids not available at any other nursery. Aechmea, Guzmania, Cryptanthus, Vriesea and Tillandsia also available.
Beautiful display area with a waterfall and many varieties of mature bromeliads for viewing.
Open to the public Wednesday - Friday 9:30 -2:00 and Saturday 9:00 - 4:00
Sunday - Tuesday by arrangement only.
Visit our website for more details: www.bromeliads-of-australia.com.au
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WORMS DOWNUNDER
85 McKees Road
Palmwoods Qld 4555
Ph: (07) 5445 9704
Mob: 0410 152 910
wormsdownunder.com.au
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Based on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, Worms DownUnder is a commercial worm farm with expertise in organic waste management. We can help you turn organic waste into valuable soil additives, be it on a domestic level or large scale.
Worms DownUnder also sells worms and worm farms direct to the public. Using specially designed packaging, we can post out to most parts of Australia, safely and cheaply. We grow both mixed compost worms and African Nightcrawler bait worms. We are able to supply both large and small volumes of worms at competitive prices.
Visit the Worms DownUnder WEBSITE for more information. Expert, friendly, no-obligation advice is only a phone call away or simply drop in for a chat.
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SUNSHINE COAST GARDENER'S PARADISE
Incorporating Eumundi Palms
1073 Browns Creek Road,
Eerwah Vale
via Eumundi Qld 4562
Ph: (07) 5442 8492
www.gardenersparadise.com.au |
Sunshine Coast Gardener's Paradise lives up to its name with over 200,000 plants from "tubes" to "super advanced" in stock.
Select from indoor and outdoor plants including ferns, rainforest plants, cycads and sun-hardened palms. Be sure to visit the Botanical Palm Garden featuring some eighty different species of palms, including rare varieties.
For a Balinese-style garden, the centre can supply thatched huts, decorative figures, pots and water features.
For more information, visit the Sunshine Coast Gardener's Paradise WEBSITE
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COASTAL LANDSCAPE SUPERMARKET
18 Kerryl Street,
Kunda Park, Qld. 4556
Ph: (07) 5453 7100
Fax: (07) 5453 7122
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We are a specialist landscape and garden design centre, with the largest range of landscaping supplies on the Sunshine Coast.
We can supply all your landscaping requirements, including plants suitable for coastal conditions.
 Coastal Landscape Supermarket is accredited under the Australian Garden Centre Accreditation Scheme.
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LIFESTYLE HOME & GARDEN
Gibson Road, Noosaville
Ph: (07) 5449 9585
Fax: (07) 5447 1294
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We offer a refreshing and tranquil place to escape the daily grind. Our plant range has something for everyone, from the contemporary outdoor room to traditional cottage gardens.
There are bold and colourful homewares and gifts or take time out with a coffee from our cafщ.
Bring your measurements and we will design a garden that you will love to entertain in.
Lifestyle Home & Garden is accredited under the Australian Garden Centre Accreditation Scheme.
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ROCKAFELLAS LANDSCAPE CENTRE
5 Sippy Downs Drive,
Buderim, Qld 4556
Ph: (07) 5445 3770
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Specialists of advanced plants for all your landscaping needs. Our large landscape yard has everything from sand and soil to pavers and pebbles.
Rockafellas Landscape Centre is accredited under the Australian Garden Centre Accreditation Scheme.
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If you operate a nursery, garden centre, landscape supply yard, turf farm or other garden-related business located on the Sunshine Coast (or servicing that region), why not advertise? Advertising information.
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Councils
Be sure to check your local council for information on local parks, watering restrictions, garden competitions, environmental issues etc within your city or shire.
(NB: the following are pre-amalgamation websites. Some may be no longer functional but should redirect you to the new council if they have been amalgamated. Editor is still in process of updating all the council links)
Other
Eumundi War Memorial Information about the trees in Memorial Drive and Gridley Street, Eumundi. Queensland Heritage Register, Environmental Protection Agency
Maleny Voice Community website addressing local environmental and social issues
Garden clubs! if you have a website, please send in your link!
Suburbs, towns, and districts covered by this page include: Glasshouse Mountains, Beerburrum, Beerwah, Peachester, Landsborough, Caloundra, Mooloolah, Maleny, Eudlo, Palmwoods, Buderim, Kunda Park, Chancellor Park, Sippy Downs, Eumundi, Maroochydore, Montville, Woombye, Didillibah, Bli Bli, Nambour, Yandina, Hunchy, Flaxton, Dulong, Wootha, Conondale, Booloumba, Obi Obi, Coolum Beach, Peregian Beach, Noosa Heads, Tewantin, Cooran, Gympie, Cooroy, Imbil, Eumundi, Kenilworth, Gunalda, Neerdie.
Older News
Some older news is retained here as it still may be of interest to residents of the Sunshine Coast region.
Kenilworth parks
Residents and visitors to Kenilworth will soon enjoy upgrades to two parks. The bush tucker garden at Isaac Moore Park will be extended and shade trees added to the lawn, while Charles Street Park is to undergo some returfing, tree planting and revegetation work on the river bank. More at Sunshine Coast Council: Kenilworth parks progress (July 2011)
Myrtle rust in Hervey Bay
After discovery of the fungus on a plant in Urangan, surveillence in the Hervey Bay area and Fraser island will be conducted. Source:
Myrtle rust spreads to Hervey Bay (May 2011)
Sunshine Coast Council releases composting DVD
Sunshine Coast residents who can't attend one of the council's compost and wormfarm workshops can now learn at home with a new DVD. "Compost Worm Farms and Everything in Between" is freely available from Sunshine Coast Council offices, libraries and online at their website. It includes information on setting up and maintaining an organic recycling system and producing free fertiliser at home. More information: Free DVD helping residents recycle in their own backyard (May 2011)
Muller Park works to start soon
Sunshine Coast Council say that the first stage of the five-stage master plan of the 45 Ha site at Bli Bli will commence soon. Source: Muller Park Master Plan magnificent (April 2011)
Reprieve for Theebine trees
A plan to remove seven large trees to build a carpark at the school in Theebine (near Gympie) is to be modified after protests from the town's residents. A more modest design will be implemented at the small school. Source: Theebine's School Trees Saved (April 2011)
Myrtle Rust reaches Sunshine Coast
Infected plants have been found in a park at Noosaville. Media release: Myrtle rust confirmed in parkland in Queensland (8th February 2011).
Sunshine Coast compost trial
In a first for Queensland, the Sunshine Coast Council is embarking on a composting trial in food and garden waste will be collected in a separate wheeelie bin. This will be used to create a high-grade compost. 500 residents will be particpating in the trial initially. If successful, this could be a way to keep these materials out of landfill and recycling the nutrients they contain, avoiding the associate greenhouse gas emissions while producing a valuable soil improver. Source: Coast residents join Queensland first trial (February 2011)
Future for Bulcock Street figs decided
Sunshine Coast Council will gradually remove and replace some of the fig trees on Bulcock Street, Caloundra, as part of the area's Streetscape Master Plan. Three trees in the roundabouts will be retained, but sixteen figs will be removed due to the threat their roots pose to pipes, pavenments and structures. A list of suitable replacement species is being developed. Source: Community support for fig tree replacement (December 2010)
Congratulations, Queensland Garden Expo
The Queensland Garden Expo, which is held annually in Nambour, has won the Festivals and Events category at the 2010 Queensland Tourism Awards. It will progress to judging for a national award, to be announced in March next year. (November 2010)
Funding for environmental restoration & conservation on Sunshine Coast
Sunshine Coast Council is encouraging rural landholders to apply for grants to assist with environmental protection such as revegetation, fencing and weed control. Read more at their website: Landholder funding to help protect region's biodiversity (February 2010).
Garden waste wheelie bins arriving on Sunshine Coast
Sunshine Coast Council have had almost 4000 people sign up for garden waste wheelie bins prior to commencement of the service, which costs $72 per year. Source: Garden bin's roll-out to the kerb from November (October 2010)
Help for Bli Bli pond
Refurbishments to improve water flow and deter nesting ibis and egrets will help address stagnation and algal blooms problems in Bli Bli pond. Sedimentation, bird waste and inadequate flushing have contributed to the poor health of the pond, which was created 50 years ago. Paperbark trees have also suffered, due to the water level being consistently too high.Council to nurse Bli Bli pond back to health. (July 2010)
Sunshine Coast residents keen to grow their own
Three workshops on fruit and vegetable growing being held in Sunshine Coast libraries in November were booked out even before the they were advertisised. The Sunshine Coast Council plans to run more next year and suggest residents contact their local library to reserve a place. More information here: Public hungry for backyard veggies (November 2009).
Caloundra Tree Poisonings
Two trees in Bulcock St and five in Happy valley have been poisoned. The apparently unrelated attacks were probably attempt to improve views. Caloundra City Council is urging anyone with information to contact them or the Police. Senseless vandalism destroys living heritage (March 2008)
Weedy lily not so glorious
Glory Lily (Gloriosa superba) is proving a significant threat to coastal dune vegetation on the Sunshine Coast. Herbicide trials are underway to develop a strategy for controlling the garden escape without unnecessary damage to native vegetation. Education of gardeners to prevent future infestations will also be undertaken. Read more at the Maroochy Council website: Glory Lily, a Coastal Curse (February 2008)
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