WOOGAROO FOREST
Woogaroo Forest — a 420+ hectare remnant of native bushland on the edge of Springfield — is under imminent threat from planned residential developments that would permanently clear critical habitat. This forest sustains more than 130 native species, including endangered koalas, vulnerable gliders, platypus and rare flora. Federal public submissions are now open, and your voice can make the difference. Visit our submission guides, use the easy email templates, and tell decision-makers that irreversible habitat loss is not acceptable. Have your say before the closing deadline and help protect Woogaroo Forest for wildlife and future generations.
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Threatened flora and fauna
- Koala, Phascolarctos,cinereus, Endangered
- Grey-headed Flying Fox, Pteropdidae pteropus, Vulnerable
- Tusked Frog, Adelotus brevis, Vulnerable
- Powerful Owl, Ninox strenua, Vulnerable
- White-throated Needletail, Hirundapus caudacutus, Vulnerable
- Regent Honeyeater, Anthochaera phrygia Critically, Endangered
- *Platypus Ornithorhynchus, anatinus, Least Concern (under serious threat)
The Woogaroo Vine Scrub is one of only four remaining in Ipswich. It is imperative for the conservation of other listed flora species that the Woogaroo forest remains intact.
Threatened flora within Woogaroo Forest:
- Myrtaceace, Gossia hillii, Scaly Myrtle, CR (NCA)
- Lamiaceae, Coleus habrophyllus, Shaggy-Leaved Plactranthus, E (NCA) E (EPBC)
- Apocynacreae, Leichardtia coronata, Slender Milkvine, V(NCA)
Read submissions
See examples
Want to know what residents of Ipswich have to say about the proposed Peninsula Precinct and Scenic Precinct developments? Head to our submissions page to read examples of some of the submissions sent to Springfield City Group.
Check out this amazing timelapse footage
Thanks to Wildlife Queensland - Echidna Watch and University of Queensland collaboration, led by Dr Kate Dutton-Regester and her Echidna Conservation Team for sharing this footage captured in Woogaroo Forest with us.
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