“Do we really have echidnas on Mt Gravatt?” This was a common reaction when Fox Gully Bushcare and B4C took to bush to the OWeek Markets at Griffith University today.
What do students from Brisbane, Newcastle, China, Germany and Philippines and students studying business, law, engineering, education, linguistics, molecular science and environmental science all have in common?
They love the bush!
Sharing our love the bush with these eager young people was a real pleasure and a very successful promotion with over seventy students signed-up email notification of events.
I am hoping that the close proximity to the Nathan Campus will allow me to tempt students to join our Wednesday Bushcare.
The Griffith University OWeek Markets were very well organised by the Campus Life team and a great promotional opportunity for community groups. We will certainly be back for Semester 2 OWeek.


August 28, 2011 at 9:30 am
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