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Living Lake event – 29 March 2026 Discover how we care for our lake together
Have you ever thought: “Why does Currimundi Lake periodically close off to the ocean?”, or “Who is responsible for mechanically opening the Lake?”, “I wonder if there are sharks in Currimundi Lake?”. You’re not alone. Currimundi Lake is an iconic and popular natural asset enjoyed throughout the year in all its changing ‘moods’. In fact, many people consider Currimundi Lake and its surrounding parks to be the ‘jewel in the crown’ of the beautiful Sunshine Coast. Regular visitors to the Lake notice the changes and talk about them, sometimes leading to misunderstanding or even misinformation in the community about the coastal dynamics and ecology of the Lake. There is a…
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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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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…
