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Media Release Archive
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| Escarpment to the Sea project will assist effects
of climate change |
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| It may be hard to fathom but the Escarpment to the Sea Green Corps Project, now
underway at Lansdowne, could help protect plants and animals as they adjust to the
effects of climate change. [view
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| Free farm water supply workshops for Central Coast |
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| The Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority (CMA) is
encouraging rural landholders to participate in a newly developed farm water
supply workshop with funding from the Australian Government’s National
Landcare Program. [view
full details] |
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| Native plants turn the tables on the weeds |
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| Collaboration has been the key to the success of a coastal weed control project which
has seen native vegetation turn the tables on the weeds. [view
full details] |
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| Addressing the issue of Indian Myna birds |
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| A series of six educational postcards are the latest initiative of the Regional Indian Myna
Control Project which has focussed on spreading awareness about the Indian Myna bird
problem and what can be done to deter them. [view
full details] |
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| Residents of lower Wollombi invited to attend
catchment management workshop |
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| The Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority (CMA) and
Singleton Shire Council invite landholders and residents of the lower Wollombi
catchment to attend a free information workshop to discuss catchment health
and natural resource management issues. [view
full details] |
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| Wollombi Brook still in shadow of aquatic weed |
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| Salvinia molesta, a noxious aquatic weed which had infested Wollombi Brook
for 20 years, is making a re-appearance after being flushed from the Brook by
the floods of the June long weekend in 2007. The weed has been detected in
dams and backwaters in the Wollombi area. [view
full details] |
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| Farm water supply workshops for Upper Hunter
landholders |
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| The Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority (CMA) is offering
Upper Hunter landholders an opportunity to register their interest in attending
workshops on how to best plan and design their stock water supply systems. [view
full details] |
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| Community share salinity results for Glendonbrook
catchment |
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| On Thursday 8th May 2008, the Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management
Authority (CMA) will be holding a salinity workshop with Waterwatch
volunteers and other interested landholders at Mitchell’s Flat Hall. The event
will run from 9.00am to 2.00pm. [view
full details] |
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| ‘A Guide to Rural Residential Living’ to make its debut
at the 2008 Tocal Field Days |
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| Councils of the region and the Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority
(CMA) are proud partners in the launch of `A Guide to Rural Residential Living’ as part
of the 2008 Tocal Field Days. [view
full details] |
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| Support for Whittingham landholders to better
manage the river |
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| The Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority (CMA) will be
extending their support to Whittingham landholders by hosting a River
Management Information workshop aimed at addressing better management
of the Hunter River frontage. [view
full details] |
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| Volunteering will be taken to new and exciting depths this May when Great
Lakes Underwater Research Group (GLURG) tackles the first in a series of
subsidised SCUBA dives. [view
full details] |
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| Discover the amazing marine creatures that lie
beneath the ocean |
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| AWARD winning photographer Dave Harasti will share his passion for the
underwater world and some of its most fascinating inhabitants in a free public
presentation at the Toowoon Bay Surf Life Saving Club on Thursday May 8 from
6.30 to 8.30pm. [view
full details] |
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| ‘Snap-shot’ survey of Styx Creek by local
community |
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| On 3 April 2008, Hunter-Central Rivers Waterwatch and Newcastle City Council
jointly held an informative Catchment Crawl for residents of the Styx Creek
catchment, in Newcastle. [view
full details] |
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| Discover the amazing marine creatures that lie
beneath the ocean |
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| AWARD winning photographer Dave Harasti will share his passion for the
underwater world and some of its most fascinating inhabitants in a free public
presentation at Nobbys Beach Surf Life Saving Club on Thursday May 15 from
6.30 to 8.30pm. [view
full details] |
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| Upper Pages River Management Works
Underway |
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| River rehabilitation works have just commenced on the Pages River in Murrurundi, to
implement the Upper Pages River Management Plan. [view
full details] |
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| There’s a science to how the surf works and
understanding that could help save your life |
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| The presentations are free to the public and will take place on Friday April 11
at North Entrance Surf Club from 6.30 to 8pm and again on Saturday April 12
at the Terrigal Surf Club from 2.30 to 4pm. [view
full details] |
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| There’s a science to how the surf works and
understanding that could help save your life |
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| To learn more, why not come along to a free presentation of SOS – Science of
the Surf at Nobby’s Beach Surf Club on Thursday April 10 at 6.30pm. [view
full details] |
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| Protecting ancient rainforest remnants for the future |
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| For fourteen years Jason Mobbs had his eye on the hilly Belbora property with patches
of ancient rainforest. Growing up in the area he had always enjoyed exploring the
rainforest gullies or taking in the stunning views from the eucalyptus-covered ridge
tops. [view
full details] |
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| Community share salinity results for Black Creek
catchment |
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| On Tuesday 15th April 2008, the Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management
Authority (CMA) will be holding the third and final salinity workshop with
Waterwatch volunteers and other interested landholders at Greta Community
Hall. The event will run from 6.00pm to 8.00pm. [view
full details] |
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| Managing horses on small properties |
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| Horse owners on small properties on the Central Coast have an opportunity to learn
from an expert this month with a series of free workshops on sustainable horse
management from nationally acclaimed author and equine expert Jane Myers. [view
full details] |
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| Port Jackson Sharks and the Mating Habits of Marine
Animals |
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| Come and learn more about the marine creatures in our ‘blue backyard’ at Crowne Plaza
Terrigal on Wednesday 19 March. [view
full details] |
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| Doing battle with Bitou Bush |
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| DON’T be fooled by its glossy green leaves and yellow flowers. Bitou Bush is a
serious threat to the stunning beaches that the Great Lakes is so well
renowned for. [view
full details] |
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| Students become local ‘Environmental Warriors’ |
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| On Wednesday 12 March 2008 students from St Mary’s High School and
St Paul’s Primary School at Gateshead will be planting 800 native trees and
shrubs along Kennedy Creek, as part of the creek’s 1.5ha regeneration project. [view
full details] |
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| Discover the amazing marine creatures that lie
beneath the ocean |
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| LOCAL author Keith Davey and marine scientist David Powter will share
their passion for marine life in two free public presentations - the first at Nobby’s Beach Surf
Lifesaving Club, Newcastle on March 5 followed by another at the Toowoon Bay Surf Lifesaving Club on March 6. [view
full details] |
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| Discover the amazing marine creatures that lie
beneath the ocean |
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| AWARD winning photographer Dave Harasti will share his passion for the
underwater world by presenting a selection of his most interesting marine
subjects in a free public presentation at the Belmont 16ft Sailing Club, Belmont
on 4 March 2008. [view
full details] |
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| Youth engaged in environmental training at
Kooragang Wetlands |
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| Over the next six months ten young people, working within the Green Corps
program, will acquire both training and work experience in outdoor activities
which will help to improve the ecology and visitor facilities at Kooragang
Wetlands. [view
full details] |
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| Local Aboriginal artefacts returned to their place of
belonging |
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| Artefacts of the Bahtabah Local Aboriginal Land Council have been returned to
their place of belonging, providing an important opportunity for the community
to learn more about Aboriginal cultural heritage and how it relates to natural
resource management. [view
full details] |
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| Support for Singleton landholders to manage rivers |
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| The Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority (CMA) will be
extending their support to Singleton landholders at a community meeting this
evening, by addressing landholders’ concerns about the effects of the June
2007 flood event on their properties. [view
full details] |
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| Marine mapping for future knowledge |
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| People have been mapping the Australian landscape for decades but when it
comes to the underwater world there are huge gaps in our knowledge. [view
full details] |
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| Survey reveals - Maitland residents
better prepared for floods |
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| A recent survey conducted in Maitland revealed the level of preparedness for floods
has increased, with more people concerned about flooding than they were 2 years ago.
92% of respondents believed that floods were a threat in the Lower Hunter, an
increase of 14% since 2005. [view
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| Discover the amazing marine creatures that lie
beneath the ocean |
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| AWARD winning photographer Dave Harasti will share his passion for the
underwater world by presenting a selection of his most interesting marine
subjects in a free public presentation at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Terrigal on
31 January 2008. [view
full details] |
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| Improving our health from the soil up |
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| IT was a promise Graeme Sait made to his daughter that first put him on the path
towards biological agriculture and next month he will share his knowledge during a
public information session and three-day workshop in Taree. [view
full details] |
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| Financial assistance for landholders to manage conservation |
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| Michael Allen of Poleyard, a 2800Ha grazing property situated alongside
Rowleys River, will join a special group of landholders this Friday when he
signs a Property Vegetation Plan (PVP) agreement with the Hunter-Central
Rivers Catchment Management Authority (CMA). [view
full details] |
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| YOU wouldn’t normally associate crime prevention with conservation but an innovative
program underway in the Manning has been busy doing just that. [view
full details] |
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| Catching on to protecting our catchment |
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| FROM new farming concepts to controlling familiar pests, the Manning community has
joined forces with the Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority (CMA) to
get the job done. [view
full details] |
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| Course lets loose wave of knowledge |
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| YOU could be part of a new wave in marine education by taking part in an innovative
training program in the Great Lakes area. [view
full details] |
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