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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 - SATURDAY 8 September.
Meet at 9am at the Wonthaggi Lifesaving Club. All welcome.
Guling Orchid Season [Aug]
Cold weather is coming to an end. Guling (orchids) are flowering.
Ae-noke (caterpillars) of Common Brown butterfly feed on grasses at night.
Muyan (Silver Wattles) are flowering.
Bulen-bulen (Superb Lyrebird) males perform the last of their courtship displays.
The star Arcturus is seen on the northwestern horizon soon after sunset.
Gurrborra (Koalas) begin mating. Males bellow at night.
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:
