Cape Community Group nominated for Award
The Cape Paterson Residents & Ratepayers Association has been nominated by DSE for a Victorian Coastal Award for Excellence 2011. The nomination is in recognition for the work of community volunteers over the last five years in the restoration of the foreshore reserve at Cape Paterson.
Congratulations to all the community members who have participated in these projects. Click on the link below to read more:
You too can assist in the continuation of these foreshore projects by volunteering at some or all of the Association’s working bees during 2011 - see article on the front page for working bees dates and details.
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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 ... 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 - SUNDAY 3 March 2019
and will be a Clean Up Australia day event. Meet at the park above the boat ramp for a 10.30 briefing. The clean up will be followed by a BBQ lunch.
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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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:
