What makes Kenmore different
Gliders on the record
Brisbane City Council's 2010 gliders statement says feathertail gliders are most often recorded in the bushland around Kenmore and Brookfield. It also lists Kenmore for greater gliders and Kenmore Hills for sugar gliders.
Native means hands off
The council says all native species have legal protection under Queensland's Nature Conservation Act 1992, and harming them is a serious offence. Work out what's up there before anyone sets anything.
Moggill Creek
Kenmore's flood alerts read from Moggill Creek at Fortrose Street, in the council's Greater Brookfield, Kenmore area. When water sits in the yard after a big rain, freshwater mosquitoes get somewhere to breed.
One postcode, three names
Kenmore, Kenmore East and Kenmore Hills all use 4069, so that's the number to give us.
Possum or rat in the ceiling?
| Possum | Rat or mouse | |
|---|---|---|
| What you hear | Scampering across the roof at night, sometimes deep coughs and sharp hisses | Fast scratching and gnawing through the night |
| Its status | Protected native wildlife | Introduced pest |
| What comes next | Finding the way in, proofing, and a licence for any catch and release | Dealing with food and gaps, then a pest business |
Termite inspections in a leafy garden
The QBCC says garden beds, paths, patios, pergolas, landscaping and turf can all make a termite management system less effective. In a Kenmore garden, that's worth thinking about before the next project goes in.
Your home's durable termite notice is usually in the electrical meter box, so start there to see what was installed. If activity turns up, leave any mud tubes alone until the inspector has seen them. Termite treatment in Queensland takes a QBCC licence and a pest management licence.
Buying here? Building defects need a residential building inspector, and termites need a pest controller. For a building and pest inspection in Kenmore, one person can cover both only with both licences.
One thing never goes through our form: fire ants. If you suspect them, the law gives you 24 hours to tell Biosecurity Queensland, by phone or online.
What we'd do about pests in Kenmore
Before paying anyone to deal with a noise, spend two evenings working out what's making it. Then tell us what you've heard, and when. If the noise is a possum, the council suggests a nesting box or hollow log nearby once the way in is repaired.
Want someone to look at it?
Tell us what you've seen and your postcode, and a local pest business that handles exactly that calls you to talk it through.
