Nestbox Building Workshop with Simon Cherriman

Awesome to have Simon Cherriman from the Re-Cyc-ology Project down this weekend to share some of his in-depth knowledge about birds and mammals including the black cockatoo. We then built 20 duck and possum nestboxes that will be installed around the catchment in the coming weeks. Thank you Simon, we...

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Black Cockatoo Crisis Screening Event

  What a divine evening spent watching Black Cockatoo Crisis last Friday- underneath the Karri trees, cockatoos flying overhead, vermouth spritzes, and plenty of tucker! A confronting film, but truly well made, and a great crowd of community to help support these beautiful creatures to continue being an integral part...

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Report your black cockatoo sightings and win a prize!

It’s breeding season for Black Cockatoos and we need your help!  From NOW until January, if you see black cockatoos anywhere in the Torbay Catchment, at any time, please fill out our quick 2-minute survey. Every survey entry will go into a raffle for a prize! The prize is a...

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Flora for Cockatoos and Possums with Mark Parre – 11th November 2023

We had the loveliest walking tour with Mark Parre near Muttonbird Beach on the weekend, basking in our beautiful catchment! We learnt all about fodder for black cockatoos and possums and the fruiting/seed cycles for many of our native plants. Big thanks to Mark for bringing his expert knowledge.

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Black Cockatoo and Cockatube Building Workshop April 2023

What a great presentation by Birdlife Australia’s Dr Sam Rycken on the endangered Carnaby black cockatoos. We learnt about the Carnaby’s habitat, breeding cycle, the importance of nesting hollows both natural and artificial and how Sam’s project is helping to ensure this iconic bird’s future. This was followed by a...

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Help us by reporting your black cockatoo sightings

Black Cockatoo Reporting TCG is starting an exciting new project to help breeding black cockatoos in your area, but we need your help! Between October and November 2022 you could help us out by informing us when you see our black cockatoo friends! We would like to know: • What...

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Making your Property Fire-Safe and Sustainable

TORBAY Catchment Group (TCG) will be running a 3 hour workshop on Saturday May 26 at Bornholm Hall, from 1.30pm to 4.30pm. Learn how to prepare your home and property in the face of the ongoing threat of fire. Gardening personality Chris Ferreira and bushfire consultant Rohan Carboon from “The Forever Project” will be down on the South...

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A busy year – lots of events

We have a busy year with many varied events ahead.  We hope you will join us for one or two of them. Keep an eye out on our events page for dates and booking details.  Below are a list of just some of the things that will be on offer....

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