A four-bedroom home on a 4.71ha bushland property at Macclesfield, in the Dandenong Ranges foothills, has been listed for private sale. Price expectations sit between $2.9m and $3.1m. The property at 88 Kirkpatricks Road has been renovated and extended over two decades by its owner, Paige Fleming, working with architect Mark Burns. Features include landscaped gardens and a black infinity edge pool. Barry Plant Emerald agent Justin Barrot is handling the sale.
John Singleton's new 20-suite luxury retreat, The Grand Saddles Lodge, will be officially opened on November 2. The venue sits in an 11-hectare bushland setting at Mount White on the Central Coast.
Advocates say the discovery of a homeless man's body in Chermside bushland highlights an urgent need for action on homelessness in Brisbane. Police were investigating a dog attack in a nearby park when Andy Parker, 48, was found dead on Sunday. Beau Haywood, founder of Nourish Street Inc, says demand for his charity's help has risen sharply, citing rising living costs and scarce rental housing. He has called on state and federal governments to fund more social and affordable housing. Police continue to investigate the circumstances of Parker's death.
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Efforts to restore bushland cleared for the Roe 8 highway extension in Perth have exceeded expectations, according to the City of Cockburn. A survey of 18 hectares shows more than 280,000 seedlings planted about eight years ago have taken hold, with over 4,300 animals and 97 species detected. Cockburn Mayor Logan Howlett estimates the area is about 30 per cent back to its former state. The Cook Labor government closed the Perth Freight Link project in January 2025, and the rehabilitation is expected to continue beyond the 10-year program.
Police have confirmed that a body was discovered on Sunday in bushland within Brigade Park at Chermside, north of Brisbane. The find was made around midday near Kittyhawk Drive. Queensland Police have identified the deceased as a 48-year-old local resident. Detectives are now working to establish the circumstances surrounding the man's death, including how and when it occurred. Members of the public who hold relevant information are being asked to contact Crime Stoppers.
Police are investigating the sudden death of a man whose body was found in bushland off Kittyhawk Drive in Chermside on Saturday, 18 October. Officers located the body shortly before midday. The deceased has been identified as a 48-year-old Chermside man. Investigations into the circumstances surrounding his death are continuing. Members of the public with information are asked to contact police, including through the online suspicious activity form, or to report anonymously to Crime Stoppers.
Mornington Peninsula Shire has accepted appointment as Committee of Management for 25 hectares of bushland in Hastings. Councillors voted unanimously at the 29 September council meeting to take on the land at 197A Henderson Rd, which the state government proposed to reserve. Council officers ranked it among the shire's top ten most significant natural sites. Councillors also asked the Department of Planning to consider adding an adjoining southwest parcel and to investigate a northeast site of about three hectares for social housing, subject to a flora and fauna assessment.
Residents of Medowie are being invited to help form a Landcare group to protect the bushland around the suburb. Organiser Dee Murdoch says growth in the area makes protecting natural spaces more important. An initial meeting is planned for Sunday, 18 October at 3pm to gauge interest and discuss forming a group under the Hunter Region Landcare Network. Possible early work includes weed control, rubbish clean-ups, and planting native vegetation for wildlife such as koalas and yellow-tailed black cockatoos.
