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************ Upcoming Events ************		1. Marine-Watch at Ormiston Dates:  9 & 21 August, 2010 Activities: Fauna & Flora monitoring, water testing and pollution monitoring. For more information: please visit the  Marine-Watch page.  * Please note: Marine-Watch is a newly formed group and is separate from the Moreton Bay Seagrass-Watch group. The collected data will be analysed, compiled and used as the basis of a journal article.
Tarradarrapin Wetlands, Birkdale (Click on photo to view on Panoramio)		25 July, 2010 Thank you to all who attended the  Tarradarrapin Bushcare meeting today.  Talk about super workers!!! Within a half hour period, members uprooted over 1000 weeds, removed bricks and rocks that found their way into the children's play ground, removed broken glass and collected several bags of trash. Bushcare is a fun and rewarding activity that promotes friendships, community awareness and helps to maintain a healthy environment. Bushcare also helps to maintain personal physical fitness...perhaps I should promote bushcare as the ultimate beauty regime as it beautifies the community, body and soul. :-)
Urgent!!! Koalas need your help!  Please visit the Koala page.  Many thanks to the wonderful individuals and organisations who support the preservation of our iconic species.		Today I came across a very sick koala. This koala’s eyes were inflamed, infected and heavily crusted. He was very skinny, had a dirty bottom, appeared to be very weak, and was sitting at a base of a tree and unable to climb. The thing that astounded me was that this particular koala was sitting right next to a busy walking path at Victoria Point, which attracts a large number of daily walkers. Judging by the number of droppings, this koala had been sitting there – in the same spot – for a good few days. It appears as if no-one had bothered to call for help. My heart went out for this little fellow so I contacted the Daisy Hill Koala Centre and within forty minutes two caring people came to the rescue. Sadly, the life of this particular koala hangs in the balance, but it could have been saved if someone simply called for help. Sick or injured koalas can be saved, but urgent action is required. Please phone if you see a koala in distress. Indicators of sickness include: Crusted, infected or inflamed eyes; Bleeding; A wet and dirty bottom; Sitting at the base of a tree for an extended period. However, phoning for help can be difficult as not everyone has these important numbers on hand, so I am urging everyone to take note of he below numbers and store them in your mobile phone - it could save the life of a koala. Please call the Daisy Hill Koala Centre between 8:00am and 4:00pm - phone 3290 9136. Or phone the 24-hour Redlands Wildlife Rescue on 3833 4031.