Engaging the community

Engaging the community

Kathleen McArthur wanted the community to take responsibility for its natural environment. To achieve this goal she sought to engage people by awakening their interest in the beauty and value of nature; this would ignite their desire to see it protected. Through her untiring efforts and a commanding personality she inspired many to take up the responsibility.

For people to listen to her message Kathleen believed there had to be ‘a sweetener’. This ‘sweetener’ was often to be found in her accurate but appealing watercolours of wildflowers, her forthright and informative writings, her wildlife talks illustrated with her own quality photographs, and taking people into the local natural environment to show them its delights.


	Home Who is Kathleen McArthur? Introducing Kathleen A book of Queensland wildflowers Practising what she preaches Kathleen keeps on fighting Sunshine Coast Citizen of the Century Engage Engaging the community Painting with purpose Introduction Inspiration The paintings Banding together Writing for the newspapers Showing and telling Educate The power of education Newspapers Lunch Theatre Working with Golden Beach State School The books Energise Energising the community Growing and showing Campaigning Environmental advocacy Cooloola The Pumicestone Passage Beach protection Volunteering Past and future Reflecting on the past Disappearing species Vanishing habitat Currimundi Park When the mind opens Sources
	Engaging the community Kathleen McArthur wanted the community to take responsibility for its natural environment. To achieve this goal she sought to engage people by awakening their interest in the beauty and value of nature; this would ignite their desire to see it protected. Through her untiring efforts and a commanding personality she inspired many to take up the responsibility. For people to listen to her message Kathleen believed there had to be ‘a sweetener’. This ‘sweetener’ was often to be found in her accurate but appealing watercolours of wildflowers, her forthright and informative writings, her wildlife talks illustrated with her own quality photographs, and taking people into the local natural environment to show them its delights. © WPSQ, Sunshine Coast & Hinterland Inc