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The Sapphire Coast Science Festival is in full swing, celebrating Science Week this year with activities and displays at the Bega Valley Commemorative Civic Centre each day from 1-3pm until this Saturday 19 August. It’s well worth a visit if you haven’t been already. A highlight for me was looking at a whole range of […]
Come along to On the Perch on Thursday 7 September from 9am-11am for Threatened Species Day to learn about and encounter some of the birds from our local area that are under threat. Hear about their habitat, some of the key threats and what we can do as landholders to assist. The day includes a short […]
Conservation on private land can make a huge difference to the environment. Lesley Peden is organising a free “Who’s living on my land?” and Land for Wildlife workshop in Cobargo on Saturday 26 August from 9am-4pm. Learn about: how to survey your land for native and pest animals with infrared cameras, with an opportunity to […]
Swift Parrots have begun their return trip to Tasmania where they breed, after spending winter in mainland Australia, feeding mainly on the nectar of eucalypt blossoms. The Far South Coast is an important feeding area for Swift Parrots, mainly due to the flowering of Spotted Gums here at this time of year. Swift Parrots are listed […]
Tura Head Coastal Reserve Bega Valley Shire Council is seeking community input about the current and future management of the Tura Head Coastal Reserve, including vegetation and biodiversity management; recreation asset management (including provision) and bushfire hazard management. If you’d like to have a say, fill out their short online survey here by Monday 7 August at […]
Bega Valley Shire Council is holding a tree give-away at the SCPA markets in Littleton Gardens in Bega this Friday August the 4th to celebrate National Tree Day. National Tree Day is Australia’s largest community tree-planting event, with 23 million trees planted since it started 21 years ago. The trees and shrubs available at the markets are […]
The life story of well known local Aboriginal elder and pastor, Uncle Ossie Cruse, has been recorded by local filmmaker Toni Houston and will be featured on Australia Story on ABC TV tonight, 3 July at 8pm as part of NAIDOC Week. A main focus of Uncle Ossie’s work now is the “Healing Through Learning” […]
Bega Valley Shire Council has recently joined the Climate Council’s Cities Power Partnership, helping to cut greenhouse emissions and ramp up the transition to a clean energy future. Come and hear from the Climate Council’s Professor Tim Flannery and Bega Valley Shire’s Mayor Kristy McBain next Tuesday 13 June 5:30 pm – 6:45 pm at the Bega Valley […]
The CMN is holding a workshop on Wednesday 21 June 2017 from 9.30am-1pm, at the Far South Coast Landcare Office in Auckland St Bega to teach landholders how to use NatureMapr, an easy-to-use tool for recording and identifying sightings of plants and animals on your property, your landcare site or in the wider landscape. Bring along a […]
In 2016, the Minister for the Environment announced a $5 million Threatened Species Recovery Fund to support communities to actively protect Threatened Species, leverage additional investment, and assist with delivering on the Targets and Action Areas in the Australian Government’s Threatened Species Strategy. The Recovery Fund sits within the National Landcare Programme and delivers tangible benefits for Australia’s […]
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