Working Bee 8 July 2017 Click on the title to read more and look at the photos.
We even had time to watch 3 majestic humpback whales making their way eastwards along the coast with a commentary by Geoff Glare. Geoff also gave us a short but informative tour of nearby areas that the CPRRA had previously planted to show how well the plants grow. Very rewarding! More planting in the adjacent area is planned for the August working bee. See below for photos from the morning's activity.
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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. To amuse you ... CPRRA MembersMembership is open to "residents of Cape Paterson or ratepayers of the Bass Coast Shire owning property in Cape Paterson" (Constitution §4.3). To join, simply fill-i the Membership Applicationon the left and pay the membership fees. You can download the Rules of Association by clicking here CPRRA is a not-for-profit 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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The next working bee is on - Saturday 10 February.
Meet at 9 am at the Wonthaggi Lifesaving Club. All welcome.
Biderap Dry Season [Jan-Feb]
Hot, dry weather. High temperatures and low rainfall. Female Common Brown butterflies are flying.
Bowat (tussock-grass) is long and dry.
The Southern Cross is high in the south at sunrise.
Seven Seasons of the Kulin People
Artist - Karina H McInnes
Source - Museum Victoria
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A big thanks to the 23 enthusiastic volunteers who made our first "planting" working bee for 2017 a huge success. We put in 370 locally indigenous plants ranging from grasses and ground covers to coast banksias which can grow to 10+ metres.
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:
