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Coochiemudlo Island Coastcare volunteers on Norfolk Beach in June 2023, planting and watering freshly planted grasses on the dune revegation project.

Coastcare volunteers undertake revegetation works along our Ramsar-listed Melaleuca Wetlands beach

Dunecare, Environment, Erosion, Project, Ramsar, Vegetation Management

A last-minute call-out for volunteers to revegetate a new dune along the Wetlands beach was answered at short-notice by more than 32 Coastcarers on Thursday 29 and Friday 30 June.

Council barge and back hoe contractors working on Morwong Beach on the sand replenishment project, June 2023

Sand replenishment underway on Norfolk Beach

Dunecare, Environment, Erosion, Project

The roll-out of the recommendations of the Coochiemudlo Island Shoreline Erosion Management Plan has begun just days before the end of the 2022-23 financial year.

Kayak racks and smaller vessels on Main Beach, southern shoreline of Coochiemudlo Island, that were earmarked for removal in April 2023.

Managing Coochiemudlo Island’s shoreline

Dunecare, Environment, Erosion, General, Project

The pending removal of dinghy racks by Redland City Council and impoundment of any vessel left on island foreshores after today has caused concern.

Celebrating a decade of caring for our island

Events

What a night it was on Saturday 4 February as we celebrated our 10th anniversary on the same verandah at “Mudlo” where 13 people first gathered on 13 January, 2013 to form a Coastcare organisation.

Turtle Monitors Appeal for Assistance

Environment, Fauna

Help prevent turtles dying in crab pots by retro-fitting your pots with turtle excluders. This article was written by Coochie resident, Chris Leonard.

Coochiemudlo Island Coastcare volunteers

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

General

Thanks and three cheers to our valued members and friends for a job well done in 2022!

As we roll into the holiday season and head to the beach spare a thought for the grasses and trees that hold the dunes,

Three people looking into the bushland of tall Melaleuca trees on Coochiemudlo Island

Spotlight on Melaleuca Wetlands

Environment, Flora, Project, Ramsar, Vegetation Management

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 change last week, since his initial visit

Celebrating NAIDOC on Coochiemudlo Island

Environment, Events, Flora

Coastcarers enjoyed a wonderful cultural walk led by Quandamooka woman, Elisha Kissick recently to celebrate NAIDOC.

Elisha Kissick delivering her talk on bushfoods.

After an inspiring Welcome to Country, Elisha introduced us to bush foods with their beneficial

Coochiemudlo’s three wetlands listed as endangered under EPBC Act

Environment, Flora, Project, Ramsar

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 been recognized by the Australian Government along

Photo Competition – Ramsar Wetland

Ramsar, Events

Update: The winners have been announced!

Healthy Land & Water is running a photo competition to celebrate the beauty and values of the Moreton Bay Ramsar Wetland. Upload your best photos of plants, animals, or landscapes showing the wetland’s beauty and

Person walking into the Melaleuca Wetlands on Coochiemudlo Island.

NAIDOC celebration

Events, Environment

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 Island by participating in a Cultural Walk and Talk

AGM 2022 – Report and New Committee

Meetings

Thanks to members who turned out on a chilly Saturday night to return a new management committee recently at the 2022 Coastcare Annual General Meeting.

The Committee includes:

President – Vivienne Roberts-Thomson
Vice President – Bryan Dyball
Secretary – Jane Caldwell
Treasurer – Betty-Ann Bellette
Committee