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Currimundi Calendar 2026 on Sale Now
Our very popular Currimundi calendar filled with fabulous photos submitted by community members is now on sale again for $10.00. We are very impressed with the skill and enthusiasm of our local photographers who submitted images for consideration this year. Of course, they have a great subject to work with in our local neighbourhood. The calendars make great Christmas presents and allow you to brag to your friends and family elsewhere about where you live. We will include an envelope if you need to post it. Last year we sold out before Christmas so don’t leave it until the last moment! Give Tony a call on 0435375450, or email cccginfo@currimundicatchment.org.au to arrange to pick…
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Lights on the Lake Community Festival
Sunday 7 December 20264 – 8pm Crummunda Park, Coongarra Esp Wurtulla We are thrilled to announce that Lights on the Lake Community Festival is back once again. This will be the 13th annual event. It’s a fantastic feature of the Sunshine Coast festive calendar and an important festival for our community surrounding beautiful Currimundi Lake. More information on our Lights on the Lake site here. Save the date. We’ll see you there!
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Leacys Bushland Reserve
Have you taken a walk through Leacy’s Bushland Reserve, Currimundi? Do you even know where it is? Leacys Bushland Reserve is one of the last secluded bushland retreats in an urbanized area where walkers can appreciate how the land used to be full of tall timbers, shaded woods, hidden wildflowers and wildlife. Even Google doesn't know much about it!
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Drip! Drip! Drip!
Have you ever wondered, lying in bed on a still night, where that dripping sound outside is coming from? Even when it hasn’t rained? Does the relentless ‘tock’, ‘tock’, ‘tock’ sound of water dripping onto a plastic bucket keep you awake wondering? Well, there’s no need to check your guttering. The culprit is probably a male Striped Marsh Frog (Limnodynastes peroni). This frog is very common. Its habitat stretches from northern Queensland to Tasmania. It’s very adaptable and often found in urban environments. From personal experience, I can vouch that includes Currimundi and more specifically, our back yard. Click on the audio-player arrow to hear the frog’s call. …
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Nesting boxes in local parks
In early February 2013 several CCCG members worked with Sunshine Coast Council Community Nature Conservation Officers Nadia and Rhonda to monitor nesting boxes which had been erected several years ago in local parks. This was an excellent example of a council-community partnership that has achieved excellent results for local wildlife. It was hard work over two days but in the end the team checked 49 nesting boxes in four parks in the catchment – 23 in Sunjewel Environmental park and Creekside, 20 in Noel Burns park and 6 in Crummunda Park. Many local residents stopped to watch, to ask questions, to offer help and everyone said what a great job…
