Thank you Dunecarers This week is national coastcare week, a week to celebrate all the wonderful work done by our dunecare volunteers. For over 22 years dunecare volunteers have been helping maintain the vegetation along Byron Shire’s beautiful beaches. Their work not only looks great but helps create habitat for native species along our fragile coast. Dunecare volunteer Miles Shorten said ‘Dunecare is a wonderful opportunity for people to come together and meet and strengthen local community.’ 4HU` NYV\WZ Ă„ UPZO [OLPY ^VYRPUN ILL ^P[O TVYUPUN [LH VY H ))8 Âş+\ULJHYL is also an opportunity to learn about the ecology of our larger shared backyard’ said Mr Shorten. Many of the beaches were sand mined so the original vegetation was lost HUK )P[V\ )\ZO ^OPJO PZ UV^ KLJSHYLK H ^LLK VM UH[PVUHS ZPNUPĂ„ JHUJL was planted along the coast. Dunecare groups, National Parks, Byron Shire Council, bush regeneration contractors and other environmental groups such as EnviTE have been gradually eliminating Bitou Bush and other environmental weeds along our coasts and restoring the native vegetation, which includes beautiful littoral rainforest. There are ongoing threats to the native wildlife and plants in our dunes. Threats include invasion by many species of environmental weeds which have spread from local gardens. Other problems are JH\ZLK I` WLVWSL ^HSRPUN HSS V]LY [OL K\ULZ PSSLNHS JSLHYPUN MVY ]PL^Z VY [YHJRZ SP[[LY \UJVU[YVSSLK WL[Z HUK Ă„ YL >OH[ `V\ JHU KV [V OLSW V\Y JVHZ[HS Ă… VYH HUK MH\UH& Volunteer with a dunecare group Don’t litter, and pick up any litter you see on the beach Always have dogs under control even in off leash areas Use designated walking tracks Plant native plants or plants that are not environmental weeds in your garden.
DUNECARE GROUPS In Byron Shire New volunteers are always welcome, even if you can just help occasionally please contact your local group. Volunteering is lots of fun and no experience necessary as members of the groups will teach you as you go.
Brunswick Heads Community Dunecare Group Our work area extends from Brunswick SLSC north to Torakina Beach. After 15 years’ work our site is close to being self-sustaining. A working bee is required to remove old wire fencing from across the fourhectare area. Please contact us via email if you can help. Contact: Group leader: Stephen Booth brunsdunecare@gmail.com
Byron Bird Buddies Byron Bird Buddies is a community education and conservation group concerned with the protection of shorebird and wader breeding and feeding areas. *VU[HJ[! IPYKI\KK`NYV\W'`HOVV JVT H\ >LIZP[L! O[[W! ^^^ I`YVUIPYKI\KKPLZ JVT H\
Byron Shire Chemical Free Group This group is researching ecological restoration of dune ecosystems and a chemical-free technique for Glory Lily control. Our last working bee of the year and party will be on Saturday 8 December, from 8am to noon. Meet at Brunswick Heads (south of the surf club) H[ [OL Ă„ YL [YHPS NH[L ;V OLHY HIV\[ V\Y ^VYRPUN ILLZ WSLHZL LTHPS \Z and ask to enter our database. Please wear boots, long-sleeved shirt, long pants, a hat, gloves and bring water to drink and some morning tea. Contact: Nadia 0478 272 300 or byronshirechemicalfreelancare@gmail.com
Green and Clean Awareness Team The team meet at 9am near the car park on Clarkes Beach on the third Sunday of every month for dune YL ]LNL[H[PVU MVSSV^LK I` H ))8 @V\ JHU ZLL the team in action by viewing the video on their website. Contact Veda: 6685 7991 or Udo: Mob: 1413 173 >LIZP[L ^^^ NYLLUJSLHU VYN H\
North New Brighton Dunecare This group was formed in September 2009 and they have improved the dune vegetation by plantings and weed control. They meet on the second Sunday of each month 8am till noon. Contact: Shane Ivey 0431 906 031
New Brighton Dunecare This group meets every Thursday morning from 8am till 10am at the Riversea Lane beach access. Contact: Robyn Bolden 6680 1970: robyn.bolden@australis.net
South Golden Beach Dunecare Bush regeneration work at South Golden Beach has been successful in suppressing many of the environmental weeds. Contact: Ian Parer ianparer@hotmail. com This group has been working in the dunes for over 20 years. Their fantastic work covers more than 3km of dunes. They have restored a strip of endangered littoral rainforest. Everyone is welcome to come along to their ^VYRPUN ILLZ VU [OL Ä YZ[ :H[\YKH` of each month. Training is provided at the working bees for all new volunteers, so no experience necessary and no chemicals are used at any working bees. Helen Brown’s famous morning teas are provided after each working bee. Contact: Helen Brown 6685 4964 email hellyh@bigpond.com
Tallow Creek Dunecare Planting local native trees and bush regeneration work is gradually transforming this coastal vegetation. Contact: Jenny Caldwell 6685 4549 email: caldwell2f@hotmail.com
General Enquiries about Dunecare and Landcare For further information about participating in local Dunecare, NRCMA programs or other issues relating to natural resource management in the Byron Shire area, WSLHZL JVU[HJ[! >LUK` Gibney Community :\WWVY[ 6MĂ„ JLY >LKULZKH`Z HUK Thursdays). Email: wendy.gibney@ byron.nsw.gov.au
We need YOU, and as many other coastal communities as possible, to take a photo or two as part of the Witness King Tides project by Green Cross Australia.
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For more information about the NRCMA, visit www.northern.nsw.gov.au
Thank you to Byron Dunecare volunteers for their hard work protecting and restoring Byron Shire’s precious coastline.
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