Up-coming Events
EDO Biodiversity Law
Training for community and environment groups.
The focus of the workshops is on biodiversity law and policy and topics includes:
* An overview of Victorian and Commonwealth legislation such as the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 and the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act);
* Consideration of important processes such as nomination and listing, and preparation of Action Statements and recovery plans; * The protection of habitat under Planning Schemes;
* Critical evaluation of the operation of Victorian and Commonwealth legislation and needs or opportunities for reform.
If you or your group is interested in attending or hosting a workshop in your region, please contact Verity McLucas at the EDO on (03) 8341 3100 or verity.mclucas@edo.org.au
When: 21-Jul-2008 to 31-Dec-2009
Where: Dependant on region/workshop interest, VIC
Cape York Turtle Rescue - Help us save the babies
Cape York Turtle Rescue is a unque opportunity to help a community protect and preserve their turtle population. Cape York Turtle Rescue is located on the Western Coast of Cape York about 1 1/2 hours North of Weipa. It is frontier Australia. Work alongside Aboriginal rangers as they protect 3 endangered species of turtles. For more information www.capeyorkturtlerescue.com.auWhen: 08-Aug-2008 to 31-Oct-2008
Where: Western Coast of Cape York, QLD
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National Threatened Species Day Event - Threatened Fauna in the National Spotlight
Get a group together and participate in a Tiwest Night Stalk, a national citizen-based spotlight survey to determine numbers and distribution of Australian native species and feral pests.
Tiwest Night Stalk provides a snapshot of species diversity in rural and metropolitan Australia. Results are published on the Night Stalk website and made available to state conservation agencies. It's easy and anyone can do it!
All you need is a torch and a sense of adventure. Information for a successful Tiwest Night Stalk, including instructions and your own spotters log, is available at www.perthzoo.wa.gov.au/nightstalk.
Your survey can be completed anywhere in Australia and on any night/s from 1 September to 16 October 2008.
When: 01-Sep-2008 to 16-Oct-2008
Where: Australia-wide, WA
Golden Paw Award 2008 Exhibition
An exhibition of the winners and 600 of the best aquatic entries in the Golden Paw Award threatened species drawing competition will be on show at the Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney.When: 27-Sep-2008 09:00 AM to 12-Oct-2008 05:00 PM
Where: Australian National Maritime Museum, NSW
National Lecture Tour by Dr Jane Goodall
Hope for Nature - national lecture tour. Dr Jane Goodall will highlight species that are being saved from extinction worldwide, thank you to all the work scientist and researchers are doing all around the world.When: 01-Oct-2008 01:00 AM to 17-Oct-2008
Where: Perth, Alice Springs, Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra , Sydney, Wellington, ACT
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Frog Watch
Western Australian Museum and the Alcoa Foundation are holding a night walk at Beeliar. Identify local frog species by sound. Admission is free. Reservations can be made with the Frog Doctor - 97 957780 or frogdoctor@westnet.com.au.When: 03-Oct-2008 06:00 PM to 03-Oct-2008 07:30 PM
Where: Beeliar, WA
Victoria Plains Wildflower Walk
Enjoy a day in the country starting with morning tea, then a guided tour through natural bushland, and finishing with a bush lunch, entertainment and local produce stalls. Adults - $30 pre-paid, $35 at the gate Children, aged 10-18 yrs - $10 pre-paid, $15 at the gate
*10% discount for pre-paid groups of 8 or more Please book and pay for tickets - gate sales can't be guaranteed. Includes morning tea, lunch, tours and entertainment.
When: 05-Oct-2008 10:00 AM to 05-Oct-2008 02:00 PM
Where: Boodadong Nature Reserve, WA
Responding to Climate Change in NSW
This forum will cover - the development of the NSW Government's new Climate Change Action Plan - climate change impacts in your region and the NSW Government's adaptation agenda.When: 07-Oct-2008 09:30 AM to 07-Oct-2008 01:00 PM
Where: Western Suburbs Leagues Club, NSW
Responding to Climate Change in NSW
This forum will cover - the development of the NSW Government's new Climate Change Action Plan - climate change impacts in your region and the NSW Government's adaptation agenda.When: 09-Oct-2008 09:30 AM to 09-Oct-2008 01:00 PM
Where: Central Coast Leagues Club, NSW
Cabramatta Creek Flying-fox Reserve Field Day
Learn why the endangered Grey-headed Flying-fox community at Cabramatta Creek is so unique and about conserving Western Sydney bushland remnants. Includes light lunch and refreshments.When: 18-Oct-2008 10:30 AM to 18-Oct-2008 02:00 PM
Where: Cabramatta Creek Flying-fox Reserve, NSW
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BioBlitz 2008
WWF is inviting all interested environmental scientists - amateur, professional, 'wannabee' and indeed anyone else who might be interested - to come along to the 2008 BioBlitz - on the weekend of October 18 and 19.
The 2008 BioBlitz - an intensive 24-hour biological survey - will be conducted in the Corrigin Reserve 18-19 October 2008. Anyone interested in participating in the BioBlitz - and no experience is required - is welcome to join the teams of scientists and others who will be combing the Corrigin Reserve to find as many species as possible during the intensive 24-hour survey.
Survey teams will focus on birds, mammals, reptiles, invertebrates and flowering plants. There will even be a unique opportunity to see the famous and very rare Corrigin Grevillea. The Corrigin Reserve is one of the largest patches of bushland in the Central Wheatbelt. Although its botany has been well documented in the past, this will be a fantastic opportunity to discover what animals are living in the reserve. It will also be a chance to confirm recent sightings of malleefowl that have never been officially recorded.
All of the animals recorded on the days will be compiled in a report to the Corrigin Shire, detailing the reserve's biological diversity, the presence of rare and threatened species, and other information to assist in the long-term management of the reserve.
So why not come along and join the fun, or let someone else know who you think may be interested? All meals are included and there'll be lots of camp sites to go around.
When: 18-Oct-2008 12:00 PM to 19-Oct-2008 01:00 PM
Where: Corrigin Reserve, WA
International Youth Coastal Conference 2008
This conference is about a lasting commitment to our youth and the sustainable use of our marine and coastal environment and resources. All primary and secondary schools across the world are invited to attend this conference. Students and teachers from up to 100 schools will attend the 2008 event, with the age range of students approximately 11 to 17 year olds.When: 19-Oct-2008 to 22-Oct-2008
Where: To be advised, QLD
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Dieback Busters Field Day
Dieback Treatment Meet in the Reserve, road comes off Simons Drive. Morning tea provided. Members of Roleybushcare will teach newcomers how to treat their own bushland. Newcomers welcome.When: 19-Oct-2008 09:00 AM to 19-Oct-2008 12:00 PM
Where: Warrick Savage Reserve, WA
Sea Spurge Training Day
Come and learn to identify, control and survey and map this aquatic menace.When: 19-Oct-2008 10:00 AM to 19-Oct-2008 01:00 PM
Where: Eaglehawk Neck Hall, TAS
Veg Futures 2008
Veg Futures 08 will focus on the most pressing issues facing our unique natural landscapes: climate change, water conservation and management, and maintaining and promoting biodiversity within a native context. Veg Futures 08 is geared towards Natural Resource Management (NRM) organisations, NRM practitioners, farmers, regional planners, policy makers, and researchers - anyone involved in vegetation management.When: 20-Oct-2008 to 23-Oct-2008
Where: Toowoomba, QLD
