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World Environment Festival: ‘Community led ecosystem restoration’ walk and display
A walk through Bancroft’s Redgum Reserve CCCG will host a self-guided walk through an area of restored ecosystem as part of Sunshine Coast Environment Council’s (SCEC) World Environment Day Festival on Sunday 11 June 2023 (between 10am and 1pm) at Bancroft’s Redgum Reserve, Little Mountain. World Environment Day (WED) is a day for environmental action and is celebrated around the world on 5th June, bringing together millions of people engaging them in the effort to protect and restore the Earth. SCEC has marked WED for many years by running a festival as the largest community environmental event on the Coast and one of the longest running WED festivals in the…
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8 April Working Bee Cancelled
Our monthly working bee originally scheduled for Saturday 8 April has been cancelled as it clashes with Easter weekend this year. Unfortunately we were unable tore schedule so our next working bee will be Saturday 13 May. More information closer to the event. Keep an eye on the Events section of our website (Home Page) or subscribe to our eBulletin to receive reminders of upcoming events and news in the catchment.
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Currimundi Calendars Sold Out
Sorry but we have entirely sold out this year. We plan to to go ahead with a 2022 calendar again this year. We promise to print more this time! We will invite community members to submit their favourite images taken in the Currimundi catchment region later in the year. We will let you know in a future Currimundi Lake Catchment News newsletter, on this website and on our Facebook page. Stay tuned! These fun and useful calendars feature images taken in the Currimundi Lake region by local photographers. They make great Christmas presents. Show your friends and family elsewhere the wonderful neighbourhood you live in. We will supply a free…
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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…