New South Wales - Calendar of Events
World Wetlands Day — 2 February 2012
Wetlands and Tourism - a great experience
The Australian Government produces a web-based Calendar of Events for World Wetlands Day each year. If you have a World Wetlands Day activity that you would like advertised before 2 February, please contact wetlandsmail@environment.gov.au.
| Event | North Creek: A History |
|---|---|
| Activities | Photographic display of the history of North Creek, a Coastal 20 wetland restoration project site |
| Organisation | WetlandCare Australia |
| Contact | Simone Haigh Phone:02 6681 6169 , Mob: 0400 004 118 simonehaigh@wetlandcare.com.au |
| Cost | Free |
| Booking/registration | Not required |
| Meeting place/venue & time | Northern Rivers Community Art Gallery 44 Cherry St Ballina NSW 2478 On display 2nd to 5th February 9am - 5pm |
| Further information | Simone Haigh |
| Event | World Wetlands Day Planting and Bird Watching Tour |
| Activities | Wetland planting at Hunter Wetlands Centre and bird watching tour |
| Organisation | WetlandCare Australia |
| Contact | Louise Duff Phone: 02 4951 6466 Mob: 0457 338 906 louiseduff@wetlandcare.com.au |
| Cost | Free |
| Booking/registration | Louise Duff |
| Meeting place/venue & time | Hunter Wetlands Centre 412 Sandgate Rd, Shortland, NSW 2307 9.30 am Thursday 2nd February |
| Further information | 9.30 am Planting 10.30 am Morning tea 11.00 am Wetland walkabout |
| Event | Official opening of Panboola entrance |
| Activities | Opening ceremony and open shed day at Panboola. The official opening of the entrance at Panboola will be held at 10:30. The volunteer work shed will be open to the public for interest and information about the project and the volunteer program. |
| Organisation | Pambula Wetlands and Heritage Project Inc. |
| Contact | Aimee Curtis Mob: 0417 696 543 |
| Cost | Free |
| Booking/registration | Invitation only to official opening. No registration required for coming to the shed. Just come along and talk with the Panboola volunteers and find out about Panboola. |
| Meeting place/venue & time | Panboola, Bullara and Merimbola st Pambula From 10:30 |
| Further information | |
| Event | East Ballina Crown Land Reserve Community Tree Planting |
| Activities | Tree planting at the North Creek Coastal 20 wetland restoration site, East Ballina |
| Organisation | WetlandCare Australia |
| Contact | Laura White Phone: 02 6681 6169 Mob: 0419 987 862 laurawhite@wetlandcare.com.au |
| Cost | Free |
| Booking/registration | Laura White |
| Meeting place/venue & time | End of Ainsworth Close, East Ballina NSW 2478 9am - 12am Sunday the 5th February |
| Further information | Laura White Phone: 02 6681 6169 Mob: 0419 987 862 laurawhite@wetlandcare.com.au |
| Event | Cruise of the Nambucca River |
| Activities | Cruise of the Nambucca River |
| Organisation | WetlandCare Australia |
| Contact | Kirralee Donovan Phone: 02 6652 5589 kirraleedonovan@wetlandcare.com.au |
| Cost | $5.00 |
| Booking/registration | Kirralee Donovan |
| Meeting place/venue & time | Meet at Nambucca Information Centre, Pacific Highway at Mid-February date to be announced |
| Further information | |
| Event | Breakfast with the Birds - Birdwatching at Pitt Town Lagoon Nature Reserve |
| Activities | BBQ and an introduction to wetland birds |
| Organisation | Cumberland Bird Observers Club (CBOC), WetlandCare Australia (WCA), NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, and Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management Authority |
| Contact | Mick Pattison, (WCA) Phone: 02 4567 0251 Mob: 0488 200 770 michaelpattison@wetlandcare.com.au OR Keith Brandwood (CBOC) Phone: 02 4575 1514 Mob: 0447 457 554 |
| Cost | Free |
| Booking/registration | Mick Pattison (WCA) or Keith Brandwood (CBOC) |
| Meeting place/venue & time | 8:00 am Junction of Church & Bathurst Streets, Pitt Town OR 7:00 pm for Watching the Birds come in to Roost |
| Further information | A BBQ will be provided for the 8:00 am participants. Bring a seat and your binoculars. If you have no binoculars there will be a limited number available for your use. |
| Event | Indigenous community open day in the Koondrook-Perricoota Forest icon site |
| Activities | View displays of the work that the Joint Indigenous Group monitors have been involved in at The Living Murray's icon site Koondrook-Perricoota Forest and enjoy a BBQ on the Murray River. |
| Organisation | Murray Catchment Management Authority |
| Contact | Travis Morgan (Murray CMA) phone: 0408 400 719; or Jamie Hearn (Murray CMA) phone: 0447 420 789, jamie.hearn@cma.nsw.gov.au |
| Cost | Free |
| Booking/registration | RSVP by 1st February 2012 |
| Meeting place/venue & time | Near Barham NSW, 1.30pm Saturday 4 February 2012 |
| Further information | The forest is part of the Gunbower-Koondrook-Perricoota Forest icon site which is listed under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. The Living Murray is a joint initiative funded by the New South Wales, Victorian, South Australian, Australian Capital Territory and the Australian governments, coordinated by the Murray–Darling Basin Authority, see also Koondrook-Perricoota Flood Enhancement Works Project website . |
| Event | Community bus tours to visit the Koondrook-Perricoota Flood Enhancement Project construction sites |
| Activities | The first tour will visit the downstream end of the project and the second tour will visit the inlet regulator site at the upstream end of the project. |
| Organisation | Forests NSW and Murray CMA |
| Contact | Jamie Hearn (Murray CMA) phone: 0447 420 789, jamie.hearn@cma.nsw.gov.au Peter McDonald (Forests NSW) phone: 0407782628, petermcdonald@sf.nsw.gov.au |
| Cost | Free |
| Booking/registration | Seating will be limited so bookings are essential. |
| Meeting place/venue & time | Tour 1: 10.00am - 12.00pm Sunday 12 February 2012, will leave from the KP information centre in Mellool St Barham. Tour 2: 11.00am - 2.00pm Sunday 19 February 2012, will leave from the Bunnaloo community centre, and a light lunch will be provided. |
| Further information | As both tours will be visiting a construction site enclosed footwear and long pants are required. The Living Murray is funding major engineering works in the Koondrook-Perricoota Forest icon site to assist with delivering environmental water to the floodplain forests, see Koondrook-Perricoota Flood Enhancement Works Project website . The Living Murray is a joint initiative funded by the New South Wales, Victorian, South Australian, Australian Capital Territory and the Australian governments, coordinated by the Murray-Darling Basin Authority. |
| Event | Murray Meander charity event - 2,500 km in a tinny |
| Activities | A chance to see a fleet of tinnies travelling along the length of the Murray River in three one week stages over three years. 2012 sees the event start again at the top of the Murray. |
| Organisation | The Horizons Committee |
| Contact | Dick Phillips (event coordinator) phone: 0458 802 211 or dp.echuca@bipond.com |
| Cost | Free |
| Booking/registration | Free to watch the event or if you would like to participate contact Dick Phillips or see the Murray Meander website . |
| Meeting place/venue & time | The event starts at Bringenbrong Bridge on Saturday 25 February, and proceeds along the river over 8 days to the historic port of Echuca. Overnight stops are planned at Tintaldra, Walwa, Lake Hume, Corowa, Yarrawonga, Bearii, Barmah and Echuca-Moama. |
| Further information | See Murray Meander event web page . The event passes through one of The Living Murray's icon sites — the Barmah-Millewa Forest , which is the largest river red gum forest in Australia and listed under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. The Living Murray is a joint initiative funded by the New South Wales, Victorian, South Australian, Australian Capital Territory and the Australian governments, coordinated by the Murray-Darling Basin Authority |
| Event | Narrandera Wetlands Guided Tours and Activity Packs |
| Activities | Special World Wetlands Day Guided tours of the Narrandera Wetlands 10:00am and 2:30pm. Activity packs for children who attend the tours. Display at the Narrandera Visitor Information Centre. |
| Organisation | Narrandera Visitor Information Centre |
| Contact | Narrandera Visitor Information Centre Staff Phone: 02 6959 1766 tourist.centre@narrandera.nsw.gov.au |
| Cost | Free |
| Booking/registration | Booking is essential. |
| Meeting place/venue & time | Narrandera Wetlands Junction of Newell Highway and Lizard Drive Narrandera NSW 2700 10:00am and 2:30pm 2 February 2012 |
| Further information | For further information contact the Narrandera Visitor Centre. |