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25.01.2022 New video release - A Practical Guide to Beachcombing! Whether you visit the beach every day on your daily walk or you are going for the first time, beachcomb...ing is a great way to connect to nature and to discover the wonders of the intertidal zone. In this video, Naomi will give you an introduction into beachcombing so that you can identify some of the living things you might find at the beach, from drilling snails, filtering bivalves and shark eggs! This video was produced by Remember The Wild at Clifton Springs, Victoria. Additional footage was sourced from the Victorian Fisheries Authority and volunteer contributors Paul George and Matt Tank. #beachcombing #explorenature #cliftonsprings
24.01.2022 If you missed out on the Winter by the Sea online sessions, you can now view them all here:
24.01.2022 National Volunteers Week - Although we can't do activities at present- to those who've planted a tree, pulled out weeds, picked up rubbish - you've kept our beaches beautiful. Thank you all volunteers !!
23.01.2022 https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1852705098202072&id=343675685771695
17.01.2022 Happy World Environment Day!!
16.01.2022 National Tree Day has historically been a highlight on the Ocean Grove Coastcare calendar. This year, things may be a little different.... We're not sure how this year's Tree Day will look but please stay tuned and we'll keep you updated.... There's more information to be found here: https://treeday.planetark.org/ You can also follow National Tree Day on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NationalTreeDay and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nationaltreeday/
15.01.2022 HERE'S an Ocean Film event hosted by Pivotonian Cinema https://www.facebook.com/745439272215586/posts/3032398790186278/
15.01.2022 https://www.rrr.org.au//4233-volunteering-the-waterways-du
14.01.2022 Geelong Wildlife Crafters Group Following on from the Bushfire response, a Facebook group has been launched to provide ongoing crafting support for wildlife carers. At the moment there is a huge call out for people to make possum pods. The craft will be distributed though Geelongbased Bushfire, Wildlife, Rescue Support which is run by Jodie Blackney who has been supporting wildlife carers for more than 20 years. ... Here is the link https://www.facebook.com/groups/geelongwildlifecraft/?ref=share. If you are not on facebook, you can contact Maureen O’Keefe for patterns: [email protected].
13.01.2022 Ocean Grove Coastcare is a recipient of the Coastcare Victoria 2020 Community Grants. Their project ‘Bin the Butt’ is a a pilot project in collaboration with B...arwon Coast Committee of Management and the City of Greater Geelong to address over-representation of cigarette butt litter along the Ocean Grove coastline. During litter collection activities, Ocean Grove Coastcare volunteers find high levels of cigarette butts present on the beach. This project combines installation and monitoring of cigarette butt bins, distribution of personal butt bins and community awareness and education aimed at reducing cigarette butts on the beach. Margot Busch from Ocean Grove Coastcare says With this grant enabling the installation of cigarette butt bins, we hope to find several hundred fewer butts at next year's beach clean-up and litter count. We look forward to working with Ocean Grove Coastcare on this project and hopefully seeing a reduction in cigarette butts on the beach!
13.01.2022 For #WorldEnvironmentDay we want to acknowledge and pay our respects to the people who, through these tough times the last few months, have continued to care fo...r nature and culture. Over the past few months we have been sharing stories of Indigenous rangers who, when isolated from the rest of Australia, have continued to care for country. Indigenous rangers have worked around social distancing rules to keep tackling noxious weeds, to start their early dry season burns to prevent massive bushfires, to continue to control feral animals, to keep protecting native animals and to take care of important cultural sites. In many communities around Australia, Indigenous rangers have also stood up to help their communities even more. Lending a hand when communities needed help looking after old people, getting the message out about health risks, maintaining community infrastructure and even simply collecting supplies. Indigenous rangers have been a huge force for good during these hard times and we take out hats off to them. #fornature #environment #indigenousrangers #healthycountry
12.01.2022 #blackoutuesday Aboriginal Lives Matter Black Lives Matter
12.01.2022 Happy #EarthDay - hope you find a socially distanced way to connect and protect Mother Earth today Image: @unep
09.01.2022 Be part of the worldwide City Nature Challenge this April. To help pass the time while in isolation, members of the community are being encouraged to take part in the worldwide City Nature Challenge this April by searching for nature in their own backyards. Join people from 200 other cities to discover and record as many plant, animal and fungus species as possible from 24 to 27 April, 2020.... The Geelong Field Naturalists Club has set up a facebook page with lots of handy hints to get involved! Please join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeelongNatureChallenge/ The challenge is open to all local residents. https://www.geelongaustralia.com.au///8d7e14ed9634c5d.aspx
09.01.2022 Celebrating 10 years! Ocean Grove Coastcare is 10 years old this year! To celebrate we have some exciting walk and talk events planned. With expert guides, we will explore four environments where we work and play: coast, wetlands, estuary and woodlands. Due to COVID-19 we will comply with all public health requirements including prior registration for all participants. More details confirming the dates and speakers will be provided later.
09.01.2022 Today marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. It has been somewhat overshadowed by Covid-19, so, official outdoor activities and events are no longer taking place... There is still plenty to do online to honour Earth Day: https://www.canberratimes.com.au//earth-day-goes-online-/... https://www.theverge.com//earth-day-2020-ecology-celebrati Official Earth Day site: https://www.earthday.org/
08.01.2022 Some excellent online resources for those of you with younger children at home:
07.01.2022 Sorry about the late notice! This event is on TONIGHT, in your loungeroom, study or wherever you have access to your device! It's on from 7.30pm - 8.30pm Register your interest via the link below: ... A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think Jennifer Ackerman is the New York Times bestselling author of The Genius of Birds, and has been writing about science, nature, and human biology for almost three decades. Join her online from her home in the USA in a twitchers' event you won't want to miss! Jennifer is joining us online from the USA and will be talking with renowned Australian birdwatcher, Sean Dooley, author of The Big Twitch and National Public Affairs Manager for Birdlife Australia. He is currently presenting the 'squawkback' segment on ABC Melbourne radio every Thursday afternoon. https://www.grlc.vic.gov.au/what/jennifer-ackerman-bird-way
07.01.2022 Fairy-wren wants a wife! While we find ourselves at the moment having a lot of things to ponder and consider (not least being "What pair of underpants do I sacrifice in order to get some elastic?"), the birds of Ocean Grove have only one thing on their minds. As mentioned in our last newsletter, spring is gradually on its way (some call this time of year 'Early Spring' or 'Sprinter'), and this is becoming more evident as our local birds begin to reveal a growing preoccupation... with breeding. Over the last couple of weeks, some birds, such Spotted Dove, Little Raven and Australian Magpie, have been observed carrying nesting material, while a pair of Masked Lapwings were seen being 'intimate' together on a roof in Arcturus Rd. The pair of resident Black Swans at Begola Wetlands have built their nest in dense vegetation on the island and seem to be currently incubating eggs. Keep an eye out for cygnets in maybe a couple of weeks time! Perhaps a not so obvious, but no less prevalent, sign of the breeding urge in our local birds has been an increase in vocal and physical behaviours. These behaviours are often quite loud and aggressive, as birds stake out breeding territories and compete for potential mates. You may have seen in the last few weeks a range of birds, such as New Holland Honeyeater, Red Wattlebird, White-browed Scrubwren or Brown Thornbill, either chasing each other, calling from prominent positions, or just calling or behaving in a slightly more frenetic fashion than usual. Some bird species may even change their plumage for the breeding season. If you come across a Superb Fairy-wren that appears a bit 'tatty', a closer inspection will most likely reveal that it is a male part way through moulting back to its striking blue and black breeding plumage (see above photo of a moulting male at the Ocean Grove Nature Reserve in 2017). Over the next few weeks, these courtship, copulative and nest-building activities will begin to segue into egg incubation, egg hatching and the consequent frantic efforts by parents to feed the resultant nestlings. Regardless of whatever stage of social restrictions we may be staying in or moving to or from, the cycles of nature will continue rolling on.
05.01.2022 Spring is here!
04.01.2022 National Tree Day - Cancelled Sadly, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the official National Tree Day planting events have been cancelled this year. But there is still heaps we can do, see Planet Ark's ideas for positive environmental actions for everyone https://planetark.org/ and the National Tree Day Activity Guide for kids' activities: https://www.teachstarter.com//teaching-/national-tree-day/ The trees we put in last year at Lake Avenue Reserve have really taken off and are looking wonderful. If you've been down to the reserve to weed around the trees thank you! The coordinator of the event last year, John Bowman, has noticed the difference and passes on his heartfelt gratitude also.
02.01.2022 We’ve got a WEBSITE Check it out at www.oceangrovecoastcare.org.au or link in bio
01.01.2022 BirdLife Australia's Coastal Birds team is excited to bring the beach to your home with the new online Coastal Birds Workshop Series! Join us and learn about ou...r Australian coastal birds, their challenges, what we do to protect them and how you can help. We’ll cover a wide range of topics, from bird ID to nest protection and more! You can see a full program here https://bit.ly/coastworkshop We kick off on Thursday 20th August with Beach-nesting Bird Conservation You can RSVP here https://bit.ly/BNBConservation #ThinkBeachBirds #ProtectingHoodedPlover Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment National Landcare Program Glenelg Hopkins CMA Corangamite Catchment Management Authority West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board Kangaroo Island Landscape Board Northern and Yorke Landscape Board Limestone Coast Landscape Board Threatened Species Commissioner Sussan Ley MP Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board NRM North Choose Cradle Coast Green Adelaide
