Cameron Tolmie's Stories
Cameron Tolmie posted 155 stories with 75 Likes in total.
Sat for one hour keeping watch over a small koala that’s been in the same tree for 4 days that looks to be sick. A trap has been set so when it comes down it can be taken to the wildlife hospital.
Written by Cameron Tolmie on 07, May 2026 at 10:37, Thursday
Member of Friends of Koala Rescue
Trapsit/treesit : 1 Attendance | 1 points
Kilometres travelled : 16 Kilometres | 0 points
I’m attending the Rotary Tri Division conference at Royal Pines this weekend. I collected today 110 native seedlings that we are giving away at the conference. To receive a plant, just join the platform and commit to writing a story about planting the tree.
Written by Cameron Tolmie on 28, Apr 2026 at 06:30, Tuesday
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Spent 3 days up at Woodgate catching up with my dear friends from university days. Went on numerous walks and it so so nice to less weeds than I’d normally see around Brisbane. Still, I can see Glycine taking a foothold in the casurinas along the beach, and if nothing done they’ll totally smother the trees and it’ll cost thousands to remove. I pulled out a few by the roots (easy due to being in sand) and picked up a few items of plastic rubbish. Not enough to record work on here, but I felt much better doing a little to help, rather than walking by and do nothing.
Written by Cameron Tolmie on 27, Apr 2026 at 21:59, Monday
I spent Sunday morning at the planting day site alongside Norman Creek in Greenslopes. I see this area every time I catch a bus into the city. The day was planned by the Norman Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee, and the youth volunteer group Co-Exist provided many of hands required to get the 720 trees into the ground in very quick time! I only planted the one tree, but it was whilst I chatted with Kurt, CEO of Co-Exist. The rest of the time I learned so much about the area, and issues to consider like flooding and contaminated soil, by speaking with Tom from N4C, Luke from Emu and Michael from Brisbane City Council. I also helped Stef pick up rubbish and I saved a paperbark from glycine vine. A productive and wonderful community day 😊
Written by Cameron Tolmie on 16, Apr 2026 at 05:21, Thursday
I visited the Rochedale biobasin for the first time in ages. I picked up 3 bags of rubbish. There were also 5 balls that had been washed into the bed via the drain. I left them at the gate in case someone wanted them for their dogs. I also pulled out a few glycine vines trying to make a comeback. But the overwhelming feeling I had was happiness that I had made a difference. The casuarinas I had planted 2 years ago were now over 6m tall! The first photo is the basin with the collected rubbish. The second is how it looked 5 years ago. If I had left it, it would look as desolate as the others are in this area. Even a small investment by one person can make a huge difference!
Written by Cameron Tolmie on 09, Apr 2026 at 01:55, Thursday
Last Sunday Tracey showed me some koalas she had seen in Grevillea Park. One of them appeared to be injured on the face and his eyes gunky. Tracey is part of the volunteer organisation Koala Rescue Brisbane South. They are an amazing and dedicated group of people who rescue injured koalas and educate the public. I had joined as a member and so was able to help. I spent 6 hours there. We couldn’t encourage him down from the tree so we set up a trap. He was caught at 2am! Taken to hospital, they think it was a car strike. Hopefully he recovers fully 🙏
Written by Cameron Tolmie on 09, Apr 2026 at 01:01, Thursday
Glycine vine was starting to overpower these footpath Lillypillies that I pass each day on the way to the bus. 30min of snipping and all was removed or cut, managed to pull a lot out by the roots as well. You can see the pile in the second photo.
Written by Cameron Tolmie on 02, Apr 2026 at 00:13, Thursday
Sadly, there’s always rubbish being generated that escapes into the environment. Just spent 30 min picking up 158 pieces (I can’t help it, have to count lol) to make my world a little cleaner and visually more appealing.
Written by Cameron Tolmie on 14, Mar 2026 at 21:47, Saturday
I’ve planted 20 seedlings over the past two weeks on my property on Lamb island. Really looking forward to them growing and providing habitat, food and joy to me and the local wildlife. All natives from in and around the Redlands area. A mixture of banksias, she-oaks, wattles, bottlebrush and eucalyptus.
Written by Cameron Tolmie on 19, Dec 2025 at 23:42, Friday
Construction sites generate so much rubbish that flows/blows into the environment. I was picking up rubbish when I saw this huge piece of wrapping blowing down the street (see video). Probably counts as a bag’s worth by itself.
Written by Cameron Tolmie on 12, Dec 2025 at 02:37, Friday
Looking forward to 2026! As 2025 starts to wind down many of Greenbrand's 'pieces of the puzzle' are coming together. For 5 years it's just been Soyun Yoon and I working to together in this startup. But I am fortunate to have made many wise and helpful friends over my 35 odd years of working in different fields. And so, building a team to commercialise and scale the platform is not only imperative; it's joyful. I had a great lunch with Dhru Lodhia and Prash Lodhia yesterday. Thanks fellas!
Written by Cameron Tolmie on 11, Dec 2025 at 21:43, Thursday
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Was visiting Lamb island again and picked up another bag full of KFC, McDonald’s and Guzman Gomez rubbish
Written by Cameron Tolmie on 17, Nov 2025 at 07:11, Monday
The car park at Redlands Marina is always full of rubbish in amongst the plants. Each time I go there I’ll pick up a bags worth. Started Wednesday morning.
Written by Cameron Tolmie on 13, Nov 2025 at 04:46, Thursday
This rubbish had been lying at the green link bus stop in Eight Mile Plains for days. So I did what no one else did, including council, and cleaned it up 💪
Written by Cameron Tolmie on 22, Oct 2025 at 21:55, Wednesday