Island resident, Clare Levin, coordinates the annual Watergum great cane toad bust in January. This photo is from one night in January 2025 when the team caught 80 cane toads!

Bushcare volunteers pulling out mother-of-millions and other weeds on the Emerald Fringe. This group meets every month for these sessions.

Coastcare volunteers meet every month to pull out mother-of-millions and other weeds on the Emerald Fringe.

Native Nursery volunteers collect seeds, propogate and grow native plants to help regenerate the island’s natural environment — and beauty.

Lawn clippings (in the background) and garden waste, including alternanthera bettzickiana and a geranium, taking root on the Emerald Fringe, Victoria Parade North.

Singapore daisy and mother-in-law-tongues getting deeper into the Melaleuca Wetlands, Innes Street border.

Aloes, mother-in-law-tongues and other weeds in the Melaleuca Wetlands, Elizabeth Street border.

Creeping charlie, sometimes chosen by gardeners because it’s so easy to grow, now rampant in a section of the Emerald Fringe off Victoria Parade West.