They may seem like friendly members of the family but cats can be ferocious hunters and a threat to native animals. Cats on the Surf Coast are endangering native wildlife, which is why it’s so important that owners keep their pets inside at night. President of local environmental volunteer group, Friends of Point Addis Marine National Park, [...]
Archive for February, 2012
Who let the cats out?
Posted in Cat Curfew, Coast, Coastal biodiversity, Community, Domestic cats, Endangered animals, Environment, Environmental Education, Fauna, Feral cats, GORCC, Native wildlife, Uncategorized, tagged biodiversity, birds, cat curfew, cats, community, conservation, domestic cats, environment, fauna, feral cats, Great Ocean Road Coast Committee, native animals, pests, protecting the coast, Surf Coast, Surf Coast Shire, TCA, Torquay, Torquay Coast Action, volunteers on February 28, 2012 | 2 Comments »
An update on our little ‘Hoodies’
Posted in Birds, Coast, Coastal biodiversity, Community, Endangered animals, Environment, Fauna, GORCC, Hooded Plovers, Native wildlife, Uncategorized, Volunteers, tagged Birdlife Australia, birds, collaboration, conservation, education, environment, fauna, GORCC, Great Ocean Road Coast Committee, hooded plovers, Hoodies, Point Roadknight, volunteers on February 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Birldlife Australia volunteers and the Great Ocean Road Coast Committee (GORCC) are happy to report that the ‘Hoodie’ chicks at Point Roadknight will be ready to fledge at the end of this month. GORCC Coastal Projects Manager Mike Bodsworth said there were two remaining chicks at Point Roadknight. “The two chicks are being monitored by Birdlife Australia [...]
Help clean up the coast
Posted in Beaches, Coast, Coastal biodiversity, Community, Environment, Environmental Education, Litter, Rubbish, Uncategorized, Volunteers, tagged Clean Up Australia Day, conservation, GORCC, Jan Juc, litter, rubbish, volunteers on February 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Have you noticed any rubbish on the coast? Here’s an opportunity for you to do something about it! Clean Up Australia Day is held annually and this year we’ve registered a site in Jan Juc. We will be cleaning up from 10am to 12pm on Sunday the 4th of March. Where can you clean? We’ll [...]
Beachgoers and dunes at risk
Posted in Uncategorized, Managing the coast, GORCC, Coastal biodiversity, Community, Environment, Dunes, Erosion, tagged healthy coast, protecting the coast, GORCC, Great Ocean Road Coast Committee, erosion, recreation, Torquay, conservation, environment, Surf Coast, sand dunes on February 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It might seem like fun but playing in sand dunes can not only destroy these areas but can be dangerous. Coastal conservationists are sending out the message- stay safe and keep out of the dunes! Great Ocean Road Coast Committee (GORCC) Coastal Projects Manager, Mike Bodsworth said running and jumping on dunes could be great fun but caused serious damage [...]
Illegal dumping damages sensitive coast
Posted in Beaches, Coast, Coastal biodiversity, Community, Dunes, Environment, Illegal rubbish dumping, Managing the coast, Rubbish, tagged community, education, GORCC, Great Ocean Road Coast Committee, healthy coast, protecting the coast, Rubbish dumping, Surf Coast on February 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Rubbish is being illegally dumped on our beaches and coastal reserves, causing harm to the environment and threatening coastal flora and fauna. Great Ocean Road Coast Committee (GORCC), Outdoor Works Supervisor , Phil Brown, said illegal rubbish dumping was a regular occurrence on the Surf Coast and that sometimes people were unaware they were breaking [...]
