Friends of TNP

Friends of Tamborine National Park

Details: Created: Saturday, 07 April 2007 19:20; Written by Stephen Sims

Friends of Tamborine National Park

(formerly Tamborine Bush Volunteers)

The Friends of Tamborine National Park (FoTNP) formerly known as Tamborine Bush Volunteers (TBV) was formed in March 1988 with the aim of establishing a community-group to work with the Queensland Parks and Wildlife (QPW) on park maintenance in Tamborine National Park. Specific projects are identified which enhance the natural integrity and beauty of Tamborine Mountain.

If you would like to help slow the Greenhouse effect and create habitat for native animals then consider joining us for a fun day in the great outdoors. For further information contact Len Lowry with this link Contact the TBV Coordinator or visit us on Facebook.

About Us
Name Change

About Us

The role of groups such as the FoTNP is becoming more and more important as funding for national parks continues to decline in relation to the area managed.

Tamborine Mountain has significant remnant rainforest areas in the centre of a large population centre in south-east Queensland. Tamborine Mountain has a very high visitation rate due to its proximity to Brisbane, Gold Coast and the urban development around Beenleigh.

Volunteers meet on the first Saturday of each month. Work activities vary from clearing weed species and replanting with local rainforest trees and understorey plants, weed control, track maintenance, plant propagating and nursery work.

FoTNP is not directly funded but tools, supervision and training are provided by Queensland Parks and Wildlife. The Tamborine Mountain Natural History Association Inc. has provided funding to the group to purchase tree stock. The FoTNP is affiliated with the Queensland National Parks Association Inc. (NPAQ) and has a common focus in maintaining and expanding Queensland’s national park estate. The group does not have a committee structure but designated members are assigned to liaise with Queensland Parks and Wildlife.

The FoTNP have been successful in receiving awards for their revegetation work.

Membership of the group is about 15, representing ages from 10 to 75 years of age.

Name Change

This dedicated group, formerly known as Tamborine Bush Volunteers, has been working on Tamborine Mountain for 28 years and has removed introduced weeds from 20 national park plots and replanted with rainforest species. Some plots have taken on the appearance of mature rainforests.

Although the name has served the group well over this long period, it was been decided at the commencement of 2016 to “rebadge” the group to more closely represent where the group works and what it stands for. The group will now be known as the Friends of Tamborine National Park. The Friends of Tamborine National Park is keen to show new members what can be achieved in a short time with Tamborine Mountain’s rich volcanic soil and abundance of CO2.