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25.01.2022 AICE Club went to James Cook University this week to visit their secret Marine Aquarium! Danika from the university showed us around and introduced some of their study and research projects. We were so excited to get a close look at some dangerous marine animals which are important to the reef system We learned more about their habits, how to respect them and stay safe. Do you know what’s the difference between poisonous and venomous? We do.

22.01.2022 How to treat itchy ears...

21.01.2022 Do you feel sleepy on Monday? We all do...

20.01.2022 Our final AICE Club activity for the term was very special. We met Katie from the Cairns & Far North Environment Centre (CAFNEC) at Machans Beach. We learned how important it is to keep our drains and waterways from litter and pollution. With a permit from the city council, we carried out a street drain stencilling to raise public awareness and stimulate conservations in the community around urban pollution and its impact on our marine environment. Together we made 4 drain stencils in different spots, and our master piece was definitely the rainbow fish one! If you go for a stroll around the suburb, see if you can find it... Now we know that being a good street graffiti artist is not only with lots of fun, but also can help to protect our local waterways and marine environments! See you all next term!

18.01.2022 Any one up for a weekend tree plant? Join Kuranda Envirocare in Myola on Saturday the 26th for a family friendly fun afternoon.

17.01.2022 Calling on our Weekend Warriors... Tree Planting this Saturday near Kuranda 3 pm. All welcome. Kids art nature activities too! Hope to see some of our AICE club kids there!

16.01.2022 Welcome back to AICE Club in term 4! This week we went to Yorkeys Knob and learned about seagrass beds and the important ecological roles they play as carbon sinks, providing habitat for many reef fish as well as a food source for Dugongs and Marine Turtles. We were lucky enough to get some seagrass samples from JCU, so that we could stay dry and observed different species of seagrass habitat at the GBR. As we know, seagrass meadows are very important but fragile ecosystems.... There are many ways we can help stop damage to seagrass meadows: Don’t littler; Reduce fertilisers and pesticides use; When boating, slow down and avoid shallow areas; Support marine conservation program; Learn more about seagrass by joining Seagrass Watch: https://wildlife.org.au/seagrasswatch/

16.01.2022 Flowing strait out into the ocean to end up on our shores.

16.01.2022 Hey Gang Here is a goodie to get the family involved in. Tree planting and kids activities. Teach them young and have some fun.

15.01.2022 Tune in now folks. This is us. This can be You.

15.01.2022 Hi Guys Children for Change Inc are joining forces with other local NFP organisations and community groups under a new partnership called Waterway Warriors. I want to share this with you because keeping our waterways healthy is a shared responsibility, and it takes a whole community of ordinary people acting in many different ways to protect and care for our streams, rivers, estuaries and wetlands. What can you do to help protect our local waterways? Watch this space............. Cairns and Far North Environment Centre, Kuranda EnviroCare, Abriculture, Treeforce Cairns, Mulgrave Landcare and Catchment Group, Cairns Regional Council, MangroveWatch @HollowaysBeachEnvironmentalEducationCentre, GBRMPA & LMAC, OzFish Unlimited, Yellow Crazy Ant Community Taskforce, Manoora Community Garden @GimuyWulabara Yidinji Elders Aboriginal Corporation, @CareFish See more

14.01.2022 AICE Club had a wonderful excursion to Fitzroy Island on last Saturday. We visited the Turtle Rehabilitation Centre to meet some of the sea turtles and saw how they were impacted by human activities. Then we took a pleasant walk over to Nuddy Beach and carried on an island adventures search acitivity. Along the bush walking tracks, we spotted some amazing lizards and beautiful insects. After lunch, we found a nice spot at the beach front and spent the afternoon snorkell...ing and kayaking. We saw a variety of coral and fish spices. Some of us spotted a few blue sea stars and a giant octopus! This excursion is absolutely the highlight of the AICE Club activities of the year. We learned a lot and had so much fun!

13.01.2022 This was not our first time to visit Cairns Aquarium, and definitely not the last time. We looked at the different aquatic biodiversity that inhabit our freshwater streams out to the GBR. There is always so much to learn and so much fun here!

11.01.2022 Epic Project. Go GBR Legacy

09.01.2022 It is with great sadness that I write this to acknowledge the recent passing of local legend, all round good guy and Great Barrier Reef LegacyFounder, John Rumney. Like many of us John had a profound impact on our lives and without even knowing it he inspired many of us to walk a path that was more fulfilling and wholesome then the one we may have walked otherwise. John had a passion for the Great Barrier Reef and an adventurous spirit. His enthusiasm, warmth and kindness rad...iated from him, it got people’s attention and got us all excited about the good in people, the good in the world and the beauty of it all. You couldn’t help but want to get involved and be a better person for it. I met John back when I was young. A girl/ young woman finding her path in this world. John was a mentor and a friend and gave me so much good advice and encouragement to follow my dreams. His earlier work Crew Club was a children’s environmental programme, engaging the local Port Douglas kids in reef and island expeditions back in the late 80’s. The program gave children opportunities to visit the GBR firsthand and taught them all about the GBR and its many wonders from on board a boat called the Aquanaut. Who remembers it? This program was actually the inspiration for me founding my own NFP organisation and running a similar program called AICE Club for the children in Cairns. John and I both believe that education is an integral aspect in the successful long term management and conservation of the Great Barrier Reef and retrospectively all our local ecosystems and the natural world in general. We held the believe that by giving children these raw experiences in nature and the associated knowledge therefore would foster a greater understanding and appreciation for nature’s beauty, diversity and more importantly its IMPORTANCE. Two things that I learnt from John is that one person may not be able to change the world alone but they can be the change they wish to see in the world (Mahatma Gandhi) and this is good enough because the rest will follow. Secondly strive to be a good person. That means be kind and compassionate.forgiveLove...be real.respect the Earth and others. Have a purpose and give it your all. Mia Photo: Great Barrier Reef Legacy

08.01.2022 Here's one for those keen little fishers. Tilapia fishing comp happening very soon. https://www.facebook.com/events/356376615284023/?ti=cl

08.01.2022 AICE Club did a beach clean up last week at Machans Beach, and we found a message in a bottle with a telephone number on it! Guess what happened...

08.01.2022 Any of you good folks out there in the Not for Profit sector have any leads on upcoming enviromental funding opportunities through gov, private or philanthropy avenues. Cafnec Volunteer Crew, Kuranda EnviroCare,

07.01.2022 Frog monitoring tonight, Wednesday night and Friday night around KTown creeks. All welcome!

06.01.2022 Hi Friends Don't forget to shop local this Xmas and support our local families not national corporations. Buy your back to school gear at Harley's Educational rather than Tosco's and support your local farmers.

05.01.2022 Here comes our final AICE Club activity for the Year! We had a lovely picnic party at Yorkeys Knob beach playground under the big trees. All the poster presentations were very impressive. We had a lot of fun and learned so much in AICE Club this year. Thanks to Mia, Sylvia, all the guest speakers, volunteers, and of course all of our parents! This is the end of 2019, but every ending is a new beginning. We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year!

05.01.2022 This week, AICE Club went to Machans Beach at the mouth of the Barron River for a Tangaroa Blue Marine debris clean up. We have learned the impacts of marine debris on marine wildlife. We also entered our findings into the Aust Marine Debris Initiative's Data base, and hopefully it will help to reduce marine debris at its source. We have picked up total 19kgrubbish and litter as well as marine debris in just one hour! Does anything in our collection below surprise you? - ci...garret butts (119 pcs!) - lighters & cigarette packages - plastic food containers, cups & bottles - cans, glass bottles & caps - plastic bags - snack packages - straws - used baby diapers - tinfoil paper - party bags with toys and lollies - sand castle toy set - wind coat - slippers - crab pot - broken grass and plastic debris and, A drifting bottle with a message inside! Curious on the message in the bottle? We will show it in our next post

04.01.2022 This week we were looking at climate change and its impact on the Great Barrier Reef. We had a better understanding of the terms Climate Change, GHG emissions, carbon cycle, fossil fuels, coral bleaching and more. We also measured our own carbon footprints, and it seems that we are all on the right track. There is always more that can be done. Let’s keep up the good work!

04.01.2022 POSTER, POSTER, POSTER! Everyone has picked a favourite topic which is related to something we learned from AICE Club’s activities this year ... and we are designing our own posters (well it was a bit of struggle to squeeze all the message we want to tell onto a small piece of cardboard ). We’ll present our posters next week, stay tune!

02.01.2022 This is a little video I made about the work Children for Change do in helping to protect and conserve our local natural areas. Please share the love.

01.01.2022 Great news for the Agile Wallaby Project. The group had to fight in the courts but finally the wallaby’s at Trinity Beach will be relocated. Human impacts have destroyed their natural habitat forcing them close to the main highway. Cars and domestic dogs have attributed to 950 Wallaby deaths. So sad they have been forced out of their home but the good news is they will soon be free.