Working Bee 14 September 2019
A beautiful sunny day to be on the sand dunes near Harmers Haven with keen eyes searching for Sea Spurge. About 15 happy volunteers broke off into two groups heading east and west of Wreck Beach to hunt and weed sea spurge.
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Working Bee 10 August 2019
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Working Bee 13 July 2019
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Cape Pat Chat 1 - July 2019Please 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
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Working Bee 13 April 2019
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Clean Up Australia Day 3 March 2019
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Want to help?If you want to help restore our local bushland, or if you have any questions, you can contact us by email by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Report Road ProblemsYou are encouraged to report any and all problems with the Wonthaggi-Cape Paterson Rd to VicRoads. The more reports they get the higher priority fixing problems gets. Please phone on 13 11 70 (open 24-hours) and then email to vicroads.eastern@roads.vic.gov.au To amuse you ... Whale Watch
- Take a photo and/or note the fin and tail shape, plus any markings - Note the time/day/location Then e-mail this info to our local Whale Watcher by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Our Hoodies
- Read and follow signage - Only observe them from a distance of 80-100m - Keep your dog on a lead and well away from the birds. To find out more about our Hoodies, click here
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CAPE PATERSON
RESIDENTS AND RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION
The next working bee will be held on Saturday 9 November 2019
Meet at 9am at the Wonthaggi Lifesaving Club. ALL WELCOME.
Poorneet Tadpole Season [Sep-Oct]
Temperatures are rising but the rain continues. Pied Currawongs call loudly and often.
Flax-lilies are flowering.
The flowering of plants such as Myrnong, (Yam Daisy), indicates the tubers are ready for eating.
Bulen-bulen (Superb Lyrebird) males have finished displaying.
Days and nights are of equal length.
Seven Seasons of the Kulin People
Artist - Karina H McInnes
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Hail and gale force winds were no obstacle for the 16 strong team of volunteers who were keen to plant in any weather to complete the revegetation work that started at last month’s working bee. 
Gale force winds and rain squalls did not deter the hardy band of eleven determined volunteers who headed to the eastern end of UnderBay coastal reserve on Saturday morning. Their mission was to plant the first batch of indigenous plant species in a valley between the primary dunes and the ancient cliff face.
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.
A big thank you to the 32 volunteers who came to the Clean Up Cape Paterson day on March 3rd. This was part of 
There are many whales seen in our area but few sightings are formally recorded - so there is no evidence of these. So, if you see a whale, please:
We have two valuable Hooded Plover breeding sites at Undertow Bay and 2nd Surf Beach. Hoodies are endangered species with breeding success currently very low. To protect them you must:
