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Protect the Belfast Coastal Reserve

Locality: Port Fairy, Victoria

Phone: +61 437 363 572

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25.01.2022 Revitalising Tower Hill State Game Reserve Online Information Session - Wed 23 Sept 5.30 - 7.00 pm Tower Hill draft Activation and Linkages plan now open for comments - closes Oct 4. Register attendance though Eventbrite @ Engage Victoria website... https://engage.vic.gov.au/revitalising-tower-hill-wildlife- See more

24.01.2022 Changes to the EPBC Bill is listed for lower house tomorrow. Greens & ALP will oppose this bill, but it could still pass with crossbench support. Urge them to protect nationally siginificant wild country & wildlife. Take action here: bobbrown.org.au/nf_epbc2020 #auspol #politas

21.01.2022 One more sleep until #PloverAppreciationDay! Do you #LoveAPlover, many or all of them? Which is your favourite one? Tell us all about it! Plover Appreciation Da...y is all about sharing and spreading the love for plovers, so we want to hear from you! We love them all, but our favourite one is of course the Hooded Plover. Did you know their breeding season has just kicked off? These little birds will be incubating their eggs and raising their chicks until February/March! So make sure to give them space, follow the signs and keep your dog on the leash when you visit hoodie beaches Dan Lees BirdLife Australia Threatened Species Commissioner

21.01.2022 BITTERN INCENTIVE FUNDING AVAILABLE! If you are a landholder with swampy waterholes or waterways that could be Bittern Habitat, funding is now available to undertake works to help protect it. Check out www.ghcma.vic.gov.au for more information

20.01.2022 Second round of engagement for the Tower Hill Draft Activation and Linkages Plan.

16.01.2022 Meet our Hoodies: Adventurer Y44 --- You might remember we recently shared a story about a lone Hoodie at Balnarring, Yellow 44. Well in the September issue of ...the Australian Birdlife magazine, an amazing expedition by this local Hoodie Y44 was highlighted. Originally hatched on Phillip Island (all Phillip Island birds get the yellow band + number) he has spent the last few years exploring the Peninsula. Earlier this year Y44 was sighted at St. Andrews beach and then a week later was observed with another bird at an inland lake near Colac. It is extremely rare for our Hoodies to leave the coast and this pair was more than 50km inland. We have no idea why they were there. Even more remarkable was that a further week later, Y44 was back at St Andrews. A round trip of 220km. How nice to be able to escape lockdown! (Image and info: Mark Lethlean) #beachbirds #journey #migration #MindTheHoodies

14.01.2022 A good news story for the threatened Hooded Plovers, in the midst of the pandemic. Some sunshine in the dark.

11.01.2022 We have it on good authority that Vic Police are going to be fining owners who have their dogs on the ocean beaches, as they have received so many complaints ab...out dogs and aggressive owners. This will be in the local paper. Thank goodness, our hard work at bringing attention to this issue is paying off! We love dogs, but there are places to take them where they won't threaten our vulnerable wildlife. See more

11.01.2022 Does any one have an inspired idea for a marine debris related project? https://www.parkconnect.vic.gov.au/vif/

07.01.2022 It's #ThreatenedSpeciesDay! What better way to celebrate than joining our Coastal Birds Workshop? Check out our upcoming workshops and learn about one of the most threatened group of birds https://bit.ly/coastworkshop BirdLife Australia Threatened Species Commissioner

05.01.2022 DID YOU KNOW? When a Hooded Plover parent perceives a threat to its babies, it may engage in a manoeuvre called a 'broken wing display'. By acting as if injured..., the Hoodie is able to distract the predator (or other threat). This display is only done once the chicks have already hatched from the nest. Here's one of our new parents putting on a pretty good show. (Image: Henk van Leeuwen) #hoodedplover #MindTheHoodies #beachnestingbirds

05.01.2022 Two(ish) weeks until #PloverAppreciationDay! We can't wait! Want to get involved? Show us how you #LoveAPlover... Get your kids to 'Draw a Hoodie' Show off your plover outfits & MORE!!! If it's a plover, we plan to appreciate it! Watch this space and help us spread the word and #PloverLove! #PAD2020 More info http://bit.ly/PloverDay2020 BirdLife Australia Australian National Shorebird Monitoring Threatened Species Commissioner Friends of the Hooded Plover Yorke Peninsula Friends of the Hooded Plover - Mornington Peninsula Nature's Valley Trust Ontario Piping Plover Conservation Program

04.01.2022 The #TSBakeOff is back for its fourth year. To mark Threatened Species Day on September 7, I’m encouraging Australians to bake a dessert in the shape of a thre...atened species and share it with me on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram using the hashtag #TSBakeOff. As we are all spending much more time at home in 2020, this year’s theme is ‘What’s in your backyard?’. We are encouraging you to research and celebrate the threatened species found in your local area, backyards, and schools. To add to your discovery adventure, we are also encouraging you to take part in this year’s Backyard Bush Blitz. You are guaranteed to learn more about the remarkable biodiversity in your own backyard! There are six categories that you can enter including an early learner’s category (children 4 years old and younger), a children’s category (children aged 5 15 years old), an open category (15 years and older including community groups), a schools category and a Bush Blitz award, which will be given to the entry with the highest number of submissions to the Backyard Species Discovery Project on iNaturalist Australia (bit.ly/BackyardBushBlitz). All baked creations will be added to this album. Get baking Australia! I can’t wait to see what creations you make and the species you discover in your own backyard! More information is available at bit.ly/tsbakeoff

02.01.2022 You might remember we recently shared a story about a lone Hoodie at Balnarring, Yellow 44. Well in the September issue of the Australian Birdlife magazine, an ...amazing expedition by this local Hoodie Y44 was highlighted. Originally hatched on Phillip Island (all Phillip Island birds get the yellow band + number) he has spent the last few years exploring the Peninsula. Earlier this year Y44 was sighted at St. Andrews beach and then a week later was observed with another bird at an inland lake near Colac. It is extremely rare for our Hoodies to leave the coast and this pair was more than 50km inland. We have no idea why they were there. Even more remarkable was that a further week later, Y44 was back at St Andrews. A round trip of 220km. How nice to be able to escape lockdown! (Image and info: Mark Lethlean) #beachbirds #journey #migration #MindTheHoodies