Join us for our Annual Christmas Party in the Park. We will have the BBQ fired up and Soft Drinks to purchase. Free Ice Blocks for the kids. Games for the kids and adults (Cricket, Jenga, Bocce, Croquet, Molkky). Bring any other refreshments you like and join in the fun.
So great to see so many in our community come together for a fun afternoon of Backyard Cricket.
The 100 free Hawaiian Shaka Shack shaved ice, sponsored by KaFRA were a winner.
Our AGM was conducted and we would like to welcome the following committee.
President: Glenn Smith
Secretary: TBC
Treasurer: Coralie Williamson
Committee Members: Alana McEwen, Darren Meredith, Greg Chambers (Previous President returning), Paul Williamson (Life Member) & Thomas Turner.
We also would like to thank our outgoing committee members, Barbara Allain, Jackie Dawid & Kelly Smith.
Big thanks to our existing and new KaFRA members who continue to support our work for the community.
Please see attached our newsletter that will by hand delivered to your mailbox over the coming days by our Volunteer’s.
Proposed Kawana Forest ClimateWatch Trail
The Sunshine Coast Council is working to establish a number of ClimateWatch trails in the region and would like to establish one in the Kawana Forest trail network. ClimateWatch was developed to better understand the effects that climate change is having on our earth’s natural processes.
The concept is based on observers (FaunaWatch members, bush care groups, community groups, anyone from the public) recording phenological observations of plant and animal species. We are hoping to develop a trail that can be fun and interesting for all ages. (No experience needed.) Ideally, we want to identify and include species that may have seasonal variations, e.g. plants flowering in spring, dropping leaves in autumn; birds mating, nesting, at different times of the year, etc. This is so we can record and identify potential changes in phenology (the study of cyclic and seasonal natural phenomena, especially in relation to climate and plant and animal life) over extended periods of time.
Join Renee Currenti (Sunshine Coast Council) and FaunaWatch coordinator Paul Smith and other local experts as we walk the proposed trail. The purpose is to discuss the proposed trail (route) and identify species, mapping the trail against the ClimateWatch species list and identify other species we should include.
Check out the ClimateWatch website (http://www.climatewatch.org.au/trails )for further information.
Date: Monday 25 March 2019
Time: 8:00am-10:00am
Meeting place: Kurrajong Park BBQ Shelter (Any changes to plans due to weather conditions will be posted on our Facebook page).
*Please wear appropriate footwear suitable for muddy sections of the pathway from the recent weather events and apply insect repellent.
If you haven’t already checked out the Kawana Forest Trail yourself, check out this article on the Kawana Forest Trail to give you an idea of the types of fauna and flora species you could find on this beautiful walk…. http://nationalparkodyssey.blogspot.com/2014/10/kawana-forest-walking-trail-sunshine.html
UPDATE 14 March 2019
UPDATE 24 JAN2019 (see our facebook page for more info)
Council’s parks have completed some additional hand clearing 23 Jan 2019.
Also discussed and agreed on additional removal of vegetation to improve sight lines and for the ongoing mowing extents to be increased.
These works will be arranged as soon as possible.
Additional updates:
• Request for lighting – following up with Energex this week regarding power source.
• Drainage improvements – Survey has been completed & meeting with council civil designer 23 Jan to discuss scope of design works required.
Our thanks to the council for continuing to keep us updated on progress and undertaking this work as per KaFRA’s request. Cr Rick Baberowski – Division 1
