DINGO MOUNTAIN
Conserving Nature, Inspiring Discovery
Our Projects Timeline
2019
Purchase of the Dingo Mountain Land by CNCS Ltd
Commencement of the management of the site to control invasive species
2020
Material Change of Use through Toowoomba Regional Council
Dingo Mountain Advisory Group established
2021
Engagement of professionals to undertake feasibility studies - Tourism Recreation Conservation (TRC)
October 2021 - Engagement of Project Co-ordinator
2022
Commencement of Master Plan with Rounsefell Design
April 2022 - Construction of environmentally-friendly amenities block and shelter shed finalised
July 2022 - Masterplan Workshop
July 2022 - Engagement of local professionals Leaftail Environmental to undertake ecological studies
2023
July 2023 - Creation of CNE Ltd and the initial CNE Ltd Constitution
September 2023 - Commencement of collaboration with environmental groups on the Bunyas to Border (B2B) project, including the installation of camera-monitored nest-boxes on site. Groups and organisations that are currently involved in B2B projects on the Dingo Mountain site include the Lockyer Uplands Catchments Inc, Friends of the Forest Inc, University of Southern Queensland and Leaftail Environmental. The Bunyas to Border project is funded through a partnership between the Great Eastern Ranges and International Fund for Animal Welfare as part of a broader effort to create Koala Climate Corridors to support wildlife adaptation and build resilience.
November 2023 - Management Plan developed
2024
March 2024 - CNE Queensland Charity Registration Qld Treasury and transfer of lease from CNCS Ltd to CNE Ltd as custodians for the Government owned Police Paddock.
May 2024 - Dingo Mountain Scientific Research Publication finalised and published
May 2024 - Fire Management Plan developed
June 2024 - Land transfer from CNCS Ltd to CNE Ltd
October 2024 - Conference paper on Dingo Mountain presented at the 14th Australasian Plant Conservation Conference in Toowoomba
2026
February 2026 - CNE Ltd registered charity with DGR1 Status with updated Constitution
June 2026 Initial walking track and trails finalised
B2B
Project
Bunyas to Border Project Collaboration
In 2023, Crows Nest Environmental Ltd (CNE) entered into a partnership and collaborative arrangement within the Bunyas to Border Project (B2B).
This significant project has seen CNE collaborate with the Lockyer Uplands Catchments Inc (LUCI), Friends of the Forest (FotF) Leaftail Environmental and the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) to install and monitor nesting boxes on the Dingo Mountain site.
Since the installation of the initial nesting boxes and cameras, a significant expansion in the work and project collaboration has occurred.
Additional cameras have been installed thanks to International Fund for Animal Welfare, Friends of the Forest (Somerset Region) and an increase in the management and analysis of the monitoring data thanks to Leaftail Environmental and UniSQ.
The data has shown that there is Greater Glider activity within the Dingo Mountain site.
