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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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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Possum and pizza night with Dr Bronte Van Helden

The Cape Cafe provided a warm and friendly atmosphere for us to learn all about the local western ringtail possums and enjoy freshly made, delicious pizza! Thank you Dr Bronte Van Helden for the fantastic presentation on the critically endangered western ringtail possums found along the south coast. We learnt...

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Kinjarling Marsupial Rescue: Basic Wildlife Rescue and Joey Care Workshops Feb 2022

Kinjarling Marsupial Rescue workshops Feb 2022 Deep, deep in the heart of lush green Littlegrove lies “Kinjarling Marsupial Rescue”. A tranquil haven and sanctuary for injured or orphaned pouch born, furry creatures. Tactfully tucked safely clear of roads and predators, this essential shelter acts as hospital, creche and sanatorium to...

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Kinjarling Marsupial Rescue: Basic Wildlife Rescue and Joey Care Workshops Feb 2022

Kinjarling Marsupial Rescue workshops Feb 2022 Deep, deep in the heart of lush green Littlegrove lies “Kinjarling Marsupial Rescue”. A tranquil haven and sanctuary for injured or orphaned pouch born, furry creatures. Tactfully tucked safely clear of roads and predators, this essential shelter acts as hospital, creche and sanatorium to...

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western ringtail possum pair

Possum Pizza night October photos and presentation

    We had a fantastic time at the possum & pizza night! Starting with an informative presentation where we learnt all about our local western ringtail possums and the Torbay Catchment Group’s recent possum survey results and the effects of baiting and trapping on the possum population. The area...

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Baiting and trapping results?

Anecdotal evidence from the last 18 months suggest that the 3 seasons of trapping and baiting may be having an effect on possum numbers and behaviour. Twice per year we survey an area of West Cape Howe National Park. This happens over approximately 10 nights. While that data is yet to...

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What’s Happening 

Saturday 5th September   1080 Baiting, Training & Accreditation Workshop book here Monday 14th September  Spring predator control and camera monitoring—West Cape Howe NP more info Monday 14th September  Spring predator control and camera monitoring—CoA coastal reserves more info October school holidays  Possum Printmaking and Fun Facts  ….more information coming soon  

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New funding from Lotterywest 2020-2022

Project area expands to include City of Albany coastal reserves This year Torbay Catchment Group has received $280,576 in funding from Lotterywest to build and expand upon work aimed at reducing threats to the critically endangered Western Ringtail Possum . This brings the total value of this project to $927,078...

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