Maroochy Waterwatch in Nambour, Queensland | Community organisation

Maroochy Waterwatch

Locality: Nambour, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 5476 4777

Address: 37 Coronation Ave 4560 Nambour, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.maroochycatchmentcentre.org.au

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25.01.2022 A Chorus of Striped Marsh Frogs to celebrate a special regeneration project at Edith Place Park. Thank you to the wonderful Cynthia who sent this to us to tell... our workers they are making a big difference already. #bushregenlife #sunshinecoastcouncil #skillingqueenslanders #naturebasedsolutions #communitysupport See more

23.01.2022 How’s the serenity. Hand weeding the water’s edge at Russell Family Park in Montville.

23.01.2022 Now you see it, next you don't! Keeping our wetlands and dams free of the noxious Salvinia molesta.

23.01.2022 Welcome to the New Year! You know what that means don’t you? Time to go find our froggy friends Come join us! The link to register is in the post below.

19.01.2022 This little boat gets around!

19.01.2022 WHAT'S A FOGO BIN? Everything you need to know about the future of Sunshine Coast waste Thank you to everyone who has already had their say on the proposal f...or a third bin, known as a FOGO bin. To make sure your feedback is captured as part of the official consultation fill in the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/H8PBD6G WHAT IS A FOGO BIN? It’s a food organics and garden organics collection bin which allows you to put all your food scraps and garden waste into the one green bin. WHAT’S THE COST? No additional cost to those households that currently have a garden waste bin. An additional amount similar to the current garden waste bin cost, which is $62.10 per annum, to households that do not currently have a garden waste bin. ALREADY GOT A THIRD BIN? Great That’s all you need. There is NO fourth bin. If the proposed FOGO bin goes ahead, your garden waste bin would transition to a FOGO bin so then it would be able to take your garden waste AND your food and organic waste. ..BUT YOU’VE GOT A COMPOST BIN. Awesome! So, a FOGO bin complements your compost system because you can use your kerbside organics bin for things you would avoid putting in your compost or worm farm, like dairy, meat, bones, bread, grains, citrus, and kitchen oils. EVEN dog and cat poo and waste. WHAT ABOUT THE SMELL? If it went ahead, the FOGO bin would be collected weekly and we think it’s unlikely that simply sorting waste differently, for example by placing food scraps into the organics bin instead of the landfill bin, will create additional odours. HOW OFTEN WOULD THE FOGO BIN BE COLLECTED? To be determined based on community feedback, if a change in bin service goes ahead, the proposal is to change the frequency: FOGO (green lid) bins collected weekly General waste (garbage) bins collected fortnightly Recycling (yellow lid) bins continue to be collected fortnightly. Here's the survey, tell us what you think: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/H8PBD6G

19.01.2022 Kay and Janine are at Maroochy Lions Park on Fisherman’s Road until 1:30pm, come join us any time for as long or as little as you like to help clean up the site.... Lots of litter picked up already THANK YOU to our volunteers and to our event sponsors #CocacolaFoundation and #landcare and to our event supporter Sunshine Coast Council. #surftheriver #AMDI #litterpicking

15.01.2022 Go little boat go....go and get that Salvinia

14.01.2022 Have you heard of Citizen Science? If you volunteer with ECOllaboration, you're probably already doing it - simply by participating in the scientific research w...e do when you are water testing, frog monitoring, waterbug sampling or doing litter surveys! The Australian Citizen Science Association is holding their annual conference online #CitSciOzOnline, and there are still some sessions you can attend including an online meet and greet with the new committee for their Queensland Chapter on Thursday 22nd October 7-8pm: https://acsaqldmembermeetandgreet.eventbrite.com.au

12.01.2022 2021 we are here and it starts with creative collaboration. This morning we visited the regen site we have worked on with @sunshinecoastcouncil at Edith Place ...Park in Coolum alongside Cynthia Croft. Cynthia is one of our Water Monitoring volunteers and also part of @coolumcoastcare and their VIP weeding groups working to protect the local Dunes and was very proactive in getting this area sorted. In amongst the rubbish and weeds there are some beautiful trees. The frogs and birds are singing sweetly and the local artist lent us his paint to touch up the vandalised sign. 2021 - Create, Collaborate, Community!

09.01.2022 Looking after the .03%. That is how little of the world's water is found in waterways, rivers and wetlands! This little boat is fitted with a scoop to have maximum impact in tight spaces. #catchmentcare #onwaterforwater #waterways

08.01.2022 Be part of an awesome crew. Applications close 10 January 2021. Now is the time to make real change in either Gympie or the Sunshine Coast. Underemployed or un...employed and looking for new skills? -No experience necessary, training wages applicable. Willing to try some teamwork and learn in a friendly environment, immerse yourself in nature and have a goal towards future employment in the region? Available for 22 weeks starting 25 January 2021 on public lands across the region (so you will need to have reliable transport). This training is proudly funded by the Queensland Government through its Skilling Queenslanders for Work Initiative. Be part of a healthy, vibrant industry working with great people. You will learn native plant and invasive species identification and gain heaps of practical skills! ECOllaboration are Bush Regenerators and Scientists, and we improve land through ecological restoration, habitat protection and control of invasive species, working in close with the community and stakeholders. Registered Training Organisation in the Sunshine Coast Region is Challenge Employment & Training Ltd #5388. Registered Training Organisation in the Gympie Region is Ballistic Training Solutions #41097. AHC10116 Certificate I in Conservation and Land Management. Click here for more details: https://ecollaboration.org.au/applications-open/ - VIP: Please clearly include your preferred region base as either GYMPIE or SUNSHINE COAST in your email subject line. email: [email protected] #skillingqueenslanders #ConservationAndLandManagement #futureproof #environmentalcareers #bushregenerators #employmentopportunities #publiclands #gympie #sunshinecoast #Gympiemusicmuster

05.01.2022 We need you now more than ever so come join our clean-up event! For over 2 decades your support has been invaluable and we would love to see you on the 10th October!

05.01.2022 ECOllaboration is holding a community clean up event at Lions Park Maroochydore! Surf the River is about connecting our rivers with the ocean Come for as little as 15 minutes or for as long as you like and help pick up all of the small pieces of plastic and other rubbish before it washes into the river and becomes marine debris. Please register on the event page below, or contact us if you need help with registration Thank you to Landcare Australia and The Coca-Cola Foun...dation for supporting this event. #marinedebris #litter #rivers #landcare #CocacolaFoundation #notallheroeswearcapes #wearacapeifyouwish See more

05.01.2022 The BEST BREAK OF 2021 is closing soon. Working and learning in natural settings (like our Senior Bush Regenerators featured here) you take your lunch break whe...re you can Underemployed or unemployed and looking for new skills? -No experience necessary, training wages applicable. APPLY ON OR BEFORE 10 JANUARY. Willing to try some teamwork and learn in a friendly environment, immerse yourself in nature and have a goal towards future employment in the region? Available for 22 weeks starting 25 January 2021 on public lands across the region (so you will need to have reliable transport). This training is proudly funded by the Queensland Government through its Skilling Queenslanders for Work Initiative. Be part of a healthy, vibrant industry working with great people. You will learn native plant and invasive species identification and gain heaps of practical skills! ECOllaboration are Bush Regenerators and Scientists, and we improve land through ecological restoration, habitat protection and control of invasive species, working in close with the community and stakeholders. Registered Training Organisation in the Sunshine Coast Region is Challenge Employment & Training Ltd #5388. Registered Training Organisation in the Gympie Region is Ballistic Training Solutions #41097. AHC10116 Certificate I in Conservation and Land Management. Click here for more details: https://ecollaboration.org.au/applications-open/ - VIP: Please clearly include your preferred region base as either GYMPIE or SUNSHINE COAST in your email subject line. email: [email protected] #skillingqueenslanders #ConservationAndLandManagement #futureproof #environmentalcareers #bushregenerators #employmentopportunities #publiclands #gympie #sunshinecoast #Gympiemusicmuster

04.01.2022 Our community and clients extend us the privilege of being catchment carers for the region. Much gratitude people! Here is our Annual Report https://tinyurl....com/y2zrr7dq With love for this land, water and habitat. ECOllaboration Image supplied: Brett Clark #naturereserves #catchmentwaterquality #education #communityvolunteers #training #naturereserves #bushregenerator

04.01.2022 Just in time for National Recycling Week - we can now accept haircare aerosols and hair colour packaging for recycling! Thanks to TerraCycle Australia and Schwarzkopf, you can recycle any brand of steel and aluminium hair aerosols (eg hairspray, dry shampoo) as well as any brand of plastic or aluminium hair care and colour packaging (e.g. jars, lids, pumps, stirrers, gloves, etc). These need to be really clean so make sure that the aerosol cans are empty and the hair care pac...kaging has been rinsed of product before you drop them in to us. Other items you can bring to us for recycling: - Disposable razors including blades and handles of any brand - Writing Implements of any brand of plastic pens, felt tips, highlighters, markers, correction fluid pots (must be empty), correction tapes, mechanical pencils and eraser pens As long as they are plastic (not wooden, crayon or chalk) they can be recycled. - Oral care products such as floss containers, toothpaste tubes, toothbrushes, electric toothbrush heads, and electric toothbrushes and their charging stations - Disposable eye contacts and their blister packs - Coffee pods (L’OR, Moccona, Illy and Nescafe Dulce Gusto brands only) Drop them in to our Nambour office

03.01.2022 It’s Double Frog Friday! Today is part of National Frog Week Australia, which also overlaps with FrogID Week! Learning frog calls is fun and easy, and encourage...s us to get out of our comfort zone to explore outdoors with a torch at night. Frogs are an important part of our environment, but they are under threat. You can help provide scientists with the data they need to understand how best to protect them. Download the Frog ID App and start recording frog sounds that go straight to the team at the Australian Museum, or if you want to get involved locally send us a message to volunteer in our Community Frog Monitoring program January March 2021: https://ecollaboration.org.au/contact/ #citizenscience #FrogIDweek #NationalFrogWeek #nightsoutdoors #ChargeYourHeadTorchBatteries

02.01.2022 Have you seen this small, white, airborne substance recently? These were dropped into our office by a concerned community member wanting to know what they are. ...They are actually LERPS! Lerps are sweet, waxy covers that plant lice larvae create from plant sap to protect themselves. Their gummy properties made them highly prized in the industrial sector prior to the modern age of plastics. Lerps were used in medicines, cosmetics, glue, paint, varnish, rubber, chewing gum, gramophones and golf balls. The tree most commonly affected are of course ..."gum" trees. Today lerps provide a food source for a variety of tree dwelling animals, including the Bell Miner which has an interesting way of "farming" lerps. The bird uses its tongue to lever the lerps off leaves without harming the bug underneath, which then goes on to secrete another starchy cover that the birds can eat later. But because Bell Miners are so effective at repelling other birds (which might eat the bugs as well as the lerp) the plant lice population can get out of hand in some areas and cause trees to sicken and die. Bell Miner populations tend to be higher in disturbed areas, so it's a good reminder of how modifying a habitat has flow on effects on the wider ecosystem. https://www.birdlife.org.au/australian-//exuding-abundance

01.01.2022 Drop in to see our awesome friends at 6IX FIVETWO Espresso. Chelsea and the team are committed to helping our local waterways. Add an extra 50c to your tab and... they will match your kindness by dropping $1 in our donation jar! Great coffee - and lunch with a smile. Easy to find at 652 David Low Way. Thanks friends! #everydollarhelps #lovewherewelive #communitycleanup #nationallandcare #pacificparadise #mudjimbawest #localhelpinglocal #sunshinecoastfoodie 6IX FIVETWO Espresso See more