Turtle monitors appeal for assistance
Help prevent turtles dying in crab pots by retro-fitting your pots with turtle excluders. This article was written by Coochie resident, Chris Leonard.
Category: Environment
Spotlight on Melaleuca Wetlands
The changing face of the landscape in the Melaleuca Wetlands came under spotlight last month, three years into a project that has seen weed-infested hot spots transformed into areas of thriving biodiversity. Evaluating the...
Celebrating NAIDOC on Coochiemudlo Island
Coastcarers enjoyed a wonderful cultural walk led by Quandamooka woman, Elisha Kissick recently to celebrate NAIDOC. After an inspiring Welcome to Country, Elisha introduced us to bush foods with their beneficial and medicinal qualities....
Coochiemudlo’s three wetlands listed as endangered under EPBC Act
There’s nothing more stunning than the afternoon sun streaming through the melaleuca wetlands between Phillips Street and Elizabeth Street, or those on Carolyn Brammer’s property,“Mudlo.” The importance of these endangered ecological communities has now...
NAIDOC Celebration
Cultural Walk + Weeding in the Melaleuca Wetlands Where: Melaleuca Wetlands, 80 Victoria Parade East Lower, Coochiemudlo Island When: Saturday 30 July | 09:00AM – 1:00PM Come and join us celebrate NAIDOC on Coochiemudlo...
World Wetlands Day celebration marks new environmental partnership
We celebrated World Wetlands Day in February 2022 with the launch of an exciting new environmental partnership between Coochiemudlo Island Coastcare and Conservation Volunteers Australia to Revive our Wetlands. The Melaleuca Wetlands is one...
New lease of life for shore bird signage at local jetties
Over the holidays new shorebird information signs were erected at both Victoria Point and Coochiemudlo jetties thanks to sponsorship by Kim Richards, Member for Redlands. Coochiemudlo island is surrounded by important shorebird feeding mudflats...
RedVic Lions support environmental works on Coochiemudlo Island
Coochiemudlo Island Coastcare was the grateful recipient of a $1000 donation from Redland Bay Victoria Point Lions Club this month. RedVic President, Nat Reinke accompanied by Treasurer Paul Sime and Julie Reinke travelled to...
24th Coochie Curlew Count
Our highest count to date! Thank you to all our Curlew counters who took part in the count this year. Fifty volunteers — including 16 island residents — counted a total of 233 birds...
Shoreline Erosion Management Plan approved by Council
Coochiemudlo Island’s Shoreline Erosion Management Plan (SEMP) was unanimously passed by Redland City Council at its February meeting. Thanks to members of the Community Reference Group (CRG) who hung-in for three years of meetings,...
