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NEWSLETTER No. 177 June/July 2010
Meetings: All Meetings at the Tamborine Mt Historical Society,
Wongawallen Rd, Eagle Heights
New members are always welcome
June General Meeting, Friday 25 June, 4.30pm
Syd Curtis, will be our guest at the June general meeting. Syd is the son of renowned naturalist Hilda, he grew up on Tamborine Mountain and later became a senior officer for the National Parks and Wildlife Service. Syd is a fund of information on a wide range of topics and has a particular interest in lyrebirds. If you are interested in natural and/or local history, why not come along.
QPWS Walk, Joalah National Park, Sunday 1 August
a number of TMNHA members are inducted QPWS volunteers, we will be leading a guided walk through Joalah National Park as part of the Connect with Nature programme of QPWS. If interested in participating please contact Nadia.
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Reports
April Afternoon Tea, Friday 23 April, 3.00, The Pavilion –
honorary memberships were presented to Raymond Curtis and Nadia O’Carroll, both of whom were very much surprised by their award. A pleasant afternoon tea was enjoyed by all.
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May Working Group Report, Saturday 1 May, Zamia National Park, Main Western Rd – some TMNHA members assisted the Tamborine Bush Volunteers (TBV) at Zamia Park to clear weeds amongst the Lepidozamias and around a TMNHA dedication plaque. It was a productive morning with truckloads of weeds removed
GENERAL ACTIVITIES
Website – our website will be upgraded and improved in the near future.
Orange bellied parrot – our friend Stephen Sims now lives in Victoria but still keeps us informed about his activities assisting his daughter Rachel who is Action Plan Co-ordinator for the Orange-bellied Parrot Recovery Team. Unfortunately the prognosis for the species is grim with less than 50 wild birds remaining.
NPAQ Stradbroke Island – TMNHA is an affiliate of NPAQ and was a signatory of a letter from NPAQ and affiliates to the State Government requesting the gazetting of areas of North Stradbroke Island as National Park. Much of the area covered by mining leases has expired or is about to expire.
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Wildlife food shortage a lack of nectar flow in plants is causing a starvation crises particularly for lorikeets and flying foxes. Flying foxes remaining alone during the day are in distress and should be reported to Batrescue on 0488 228 134. Please do all you can to discourage use of bird exclusion netting – this stuff is a disaster for wildlife particularly when food is scarce.
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Stock Routes Coalition – TMNHA is a member of this lobby group and is pleased to report that the group is making progress in protecting this network with the State Government now agreeing to stand alone legislation which will assist in protecting the network as a single entity.
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New publication Qld Museum has published a pocket wild guide to the Scenic Rim, by Gregory Czechura and priced reasonably at $9.95
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Water monitoring if you are interested in qualifying as a volunteer water monitor, courses are being conducted at Beaudesert on 28 and 29 June. If interested please contact Nadia or
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before 18 June.
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Koalas in SEQ - TMNHA recently submitted comment on the proposed state planning instruments to protect koalas in South East Qld. The statistics make grim reading, a 64% SEQ koala population decline since 1999. The underlying cause of this and other loss of biodiversity is rapidly expanding urbanisation, given the loopholes in this legislation and the State Govt’s commitment to unsustainable population growth its hard to see this planning instrument as anything but a rhetorical exercise. For alternatives to the growth mantra refer to http://www.wildlife.org.au/news/2010/population3.html; http://www.population.org.au
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Turtles– if you have seen any turtles on the mountain please contact Nadia.
Glossy Black-cockatoos – sightings can be reported Glossy Black Conservancy www.glossyblack.org.au
Nadia O’Carroll, 5545-3551,
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TMNHA President .
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