PWG Meeting, DSE Offices

A Project, Works and Grants subcommittee Meeting has been called for Wednesday 3 May at 5:00pm at the DSE Offices, 574 Main St., Bairnsdale to discuss and make plans for;

1. Logo Competition
Continuing publicity
Judging
Exhibition and announcement ceremony at Nyerimilang
Competition finances

2. Professor John Sherwood will speak on ‘Estuary Dynamics’ at TAFE Institute on the evening of June 1.
CA/Cc are sponsoring this event, FOGL have been invited to conduct the event as a chance to speak to a wider audience about FOGL, attract membership. How best to achieve this outcome?

3. Joe Stephens will conduct a weekend day tour of Nyerimilang Park – discuss date, format and publicity.

4. Role and responsibility in acquitting, if Envirofund application is successful, the project of eradicating foxes and pigs from Boole Poole in Spring/Summer 06/07.

… and any other projects that Members may like to get the ball rolling on.

Gippsland Trouble “The future of our Lakes”

****Dr. Peter Fisher will be speaking on this issue at the Bairnsdale Italian Australian Club on Thursday 20 April at 7:00pm. Free of charge. Bookings essential: ph. 5150 2300.****

©: Liz Wearne“The Gippsland Lakes are in serious trouble if the lack of water quality monitoring in catchment rivers continues. This has the potential to affect all businesses connected to the `jewel of Gippsland’, including tourism, industry and real estate.”
Retired engineer and advocate for improved water health throughout East Gippsland (and FOGL member), Ross Scott, raised the issue during an address to Bairnsdale Chamber of Commerce and Industry members last week.
“This is a key issue that will involve all business with a connection to the Gippsland Lakes,” Mr. Scott said.
“The Gippsland Lakes are stuffed unless we do something immediately about impacting issues. Read More

B&DFNC present “Mud, Sand, Algaes and Angiosperms”

BAIRNSDALE & DISTRICT FIELD NATURALISTS CLUB INC

An open invite has been extended to join the B&DFNC on Friday 21th and Saturday 22th April which is hosting a visit by Alan Scrymgeour, a well known marine biologist from Bega.

The invitation:

“On Friday night Alan will be giving a presentation on our unique marine life from Boyd’s Tower to the Gippsland Lakes entitled “The Sea Rules”.

This will be held at the Noweyung Centre 84 Goold Street, Bairnsdale at 8.00pm (see map below).

On Saturday Alan will take us wading in the shallows to observe the marine environment at seagrass and sandy sites on Raymond Island. Entitled “Mud, Sand, Algaes and Angiosperms”, his briefing notes tell us that we will be “sampling sea grass fauna at various depths and positions in five groups and five sampling repeats looking mainly for micro fauna indications of summer and winter breeding programs”.

After a BYO lunch we will travel to a sandy area for: “quadrant sampling of the shallow area sandy bottom fauna using wash through process. The aim is a density figure as well as identification and photographing”.

After a BYO afternoon tea: “We will meet together and review the day’s work for a follow-up picture collection and documentation”.

The BD&FNC will provide the myriad of equipment that Alan has requested (kitchen sieves, microscopes, ice cube trays, card tables to name a few) but has asked participants to bring insect repellent, sunscreen, hat, drinking water, own personal note book and pencil, digital camera, hand lens, water gear such as bathers/shorts (waders if you have them). However, not everyone has to go into the water as our hardier members will bring specimens back to shore for examination, identification and discussion.

The arrangements are to meet at the Raymond Island Ferry Park at 10.00am on Saturday (the 9.45am ferry from Paynesville will get you there).

Our member, Andrew Bould is co-ordinating this process, so if you need further information or clarification please contact him on 5156 6494 or andrewbould@bigpond.com

Looking forward to seeing some of you at either of these functions and don’t forget you BYO lunch and elevenses.

With best wishes

Pat McPherson
President
14 April 2006″

Noweyung Centre

Gippsland Trouble Update: “The future of our Lakes”

****Dr. Peter Fisher will be speaking on this issue at the Bairnsdale Italian Australian Club on Thursday 20 April at 7:00pm. Free of charge. Bookings essential: ph. 5150 2300.****

©: Liz Wearne“The Gippsland Lakes are in serious trouble if the lack of water quality monitoring in catchment rivers continues. This has the potential to affect all businesses connected to the `jewel of Gippsland’, including tourism, industry and real estate.”
Retired engineer and advocate for improved water health throughout East Gippsland (and FOGL member), Ross Scott, raised the issue during an address to Bairnsdale Chamber of Commerce and Industry members last week.
“This is a key issue that will involve all business with a connection to the Gippsland Lakes,” Mr. Scott said.
“The Gippsland Lakes are stuffed unless we do something immediately about impacting issues. Read More

Easter Animal Survey Friday 14 April to Monday 17 April

Easter Animal SurveyPygmy Possums

If interested in volunteering for this event please ring Anne Schmidli 5156 2579.

The Field Naturalists Club of Victoria and the Bairnsdale Field Naturalists will be surveying for native animals on Boole Poole at Easter using cage traps. One animal they expect to catch is Pygmy Possum.

Parks Vic have given permission for vehicles on Boole Poole for the purposes of the survey. The Field Nats will have three vehicles and one trailer. Parks Vic have made a vehicle available for FOGL members if they wish to be involved.

The Field Nats will be camping on Boole Poole from Friday 14 April to Monday 17 April. Our knowledgeable Rangers & FOGL members Joe Stephens and Yasmin Aly will be in attendance on Good Friday. This should be a real educational adventure at a beautiful time of year so get in early to be involved.

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