Cape Pat Chat 1 - July 2019

Please follow this link to the first edition of a local newsletter prepared by Clive Vernon, one of our CPRRA committee members. Feel free to provide any comments, feedback or suggestions for future articles directly to Clive on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Working Bee 8 June 2019

A beautiful slightly crispy cool morning saw twenty three keen volunteers come out to do some preparation in areas we will be planting in next month. One group went over the plantings from last year to check, weed around, remove guards or re-guard.  The other group did some grunt work and made some space for planting next month at the far eastern end of undertow bay in the scrubland and gullies.

Click on the title to read more and look at the photos.

Working Bee 13 April 2019

For the April working bee we joined forces with Friends of Harmers Haven and went searching for Sea Spurge at Wreck Beach, Harmers Haven. Eighteen enthusiastic volunteers split into two groups, one heading east from Wreck Ck footbridge and the other moving westwards.

Click on the title to read more and look at the photos.

Clean Up Australia Day 3 March 2019

A big thank you to the 32 volunteers who came to the Clean Up Cape Paterson day on March 3rd.  This was part of Clean Up Australia which supports and encourages local communities, schools and businesses to undertake a clean up event.  5 bags of rubbish and 6 bags of recycling were collected.  This compares with 8 bags of rubbish and 10 of recycling in 2018 and 10 bags of each in 2017.

Click on the title to read more and look at the photos.  

CPRRA Operational Plan 2019 - can you help?

The CPRRA recently developed a Strategic Plan for the next 5 years, which sets out our vision and mission. We have also created an Operational Plan 2019, which details what we hope to achieve this year.

Four goals, or portfolios, were created in response to the questionnaire sent to members. These are

1. Maintain, enhance and protect the natural environment

2. Preserve the character of Cape Paterson through appropriate planning

3. Advocate for infrastructure developments that enhance the liveability of Cape Paterson

4. Identify and advocate for the social, health and wellbeing needs of the community.

The Committee is inviting all members to be part of this process - through the position of portfolio holders.

Each portfolio needs at least one person to oversee the work contained in it.

We understand that, as volunteers, we all have limited time and so welcome the possibility of people sharing each position. Both Plans are available on the website; the functions of the portfolio holder are

· Act as a CPRRA spokesperson on the issues relating to the goal

· Establish an ongoing communication link with government departments and other organizations

· Monitor developments relating to the goal

· Identify potential funding opportunities

· Advise the committee on developments and/or issues relating to the portfolio

· Ensure that relevant issues are brought to the attention of the Association committee at meetings

We are hoping to have all positions filled by the end of February and are keen to have as much member participation as possible.

For more information please phone Greg Carman on 0401 246 911.

A full copy of the Operational Plan is available here.

Working Bee 10 November 2018

This was the last working bee of 2018 and we had around 20 eager volunteers to tackle Cassia St Reserve. This is a reserve we have worked on before, removing woody weeds and replanting. This working bee was about the maintenance of the tracks or, in some cases, re-creating tracks as our plantings had done so well that they had over grown some of the original tracks. 

Click on the title to read more and look at the photos.

Working Bee 13 October 2018

About 20 enthusiastic volunteers (some first timers too!) came out for a fun morning removing sea spurge from around "F" break beach (end of Wilsons Rd) and towards 2nd Surf.

We were mindful of the hooded plovers around, either staying close to the water line, or staying up in the sand dunes.

Click on the title to read more and look at the photos.