Working Bee 12 August 2017
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Here's hoping the good spring rains continue to allow these plants to become established in this very sandy environment. Rod lead a small but determined team removing Sea Spurge seedlings from the dunes at 2nd Surf Beach and locating infested areas that will be sprayed later in the spring. 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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CAPE PATERSON
RESIDENTS AND RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION
The next working bee will be on - SATURDAY 14 July.
Meet at 9am at the Wonthaggi Lifesaving Club. All welcome.
Waring Wombat Season [Apr-Jul]
Cool, rainy days follow misty mornings. The time of highest rainfall and lowest temperatures. Waring (wombats) emerge to bask and graze in the sunshine.
Bulen-bulen (Superb Lyrebird) males perform their courtship displays.
Hearts of Kombadik (Soft Tree-ferns) are the major food when no fruits are available.
Days are short and nights are long.
The constellation of Sagittarius rises in the southeast after sunset, indicating the mid point of cold weather.
Seven Seasons of the Kulin People
Artist - Karina H McInnes
Source - Museum Victoria
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An enthusiastic band of volunteers completed our last planting for the year in the area between Orana campground and Undertow Beach. 410 indigenous tube-stock with guards were planted by lunchtime. Well done everyone and thanks for making this year’s planting such a great success. 
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:
