New South Wales - Calendar of Events
World Wetlands Day — 2 February 2013
Wetlands take care of water
The Australian Government produces a web-based Calendar of Events for World Wetlands Day each year. If you have a World Wetlands Day activity that you would like advertised before 2 February, please contact wetlandsmail@environment.gov.au.
| Event | Exploring Brighton Ponds, Rockdale |
|---|---|
| Activities | An informative tour of Brighton Ponds |
| Organisation | Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia Ltd |
| Contact | Patrick W Medway AM Phone: 9556 1537 |
| Cost | Free |
| Booking/registration | Call and book in for a tour |
| Time, Date and Location | Saturday 2nd February 2013, 10 to 12 noon Brighton Ponds, 468 West Botany Street Rockdale |
| Further information | Call Patrick on 02 9556 1537 |
| Event | WetlandCare Australia National Art and Photography Competition Exhibition and Award Night |
| Activities | Art and Photography Exhibition, Awards Night |
| Organisation | WetlandCare Australia |
| Contact | Liz Hajenko Phone: 02 6681 6169 lizhajenko@wetlandcare.com.au |
| Cost | Free |
| Booking/registration | Not required |
| Time, Date and Location | Saturday 2nd February 2013 from 11am Hunter Wetlands Centre 412 Sandgate Rd, Shortland, NSW 2307 |
| Further information | Exhibition of Art and Photography open until 28th February 2013 |
| Event | Australian Wetland Alliance Forum |
| Activities | Information exchange and wetland ecology training |
| Organisation | Australian Wetland Alliance |
| Contact | Louise Duff Mob: 0432 688775 louiseduff@wetlandcare.com.au |
| Cost | Free |
| Booking/registration | By Friday January 25 January |
| Time, Date and Location | Saturday 2nd February 2013 from 1:30 - 4:00pm Hunter Wetlands Centre, Newcastle |
| Further information | Australian Wetland Alliance is a network of over 70 non-government environmental groups with wetland interests. Hunter members and associates are encouraged to attend. |
| Event | World Wetlands Day - Twilight Walk |
| Activities | Walk and talk about the Warriewood Wetlands including its history, flora, fauna and catchment management. |
| Organisation | Pittwater Council |
| Contact | 1300 000 232 - ask for Sonja Elwood. |
| Cost | Free |
| Booking/registration | www.pittwater.nsw.gov.au/cecbookings or 1300 000 232 Bookings Essential |
| Time, Date and Location | Friday 1st February 2013, 6 to 8pm Warriewood Wetlands Meeting point provided when booking. |
| Further information | 1300 000 232 |
| Event | World Wetlands Day Display |
| Activities | Kooragang Wetland & Hexham Swamp Rehabilitation Projects information and photo display |
| Organisation | Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority |
| Contact | 02 4964 9308 amanda.hyde@cma.nsw.gov.au |
| Cost | Free |
| Booking/registration | n/a |
| Time, Date and Location | Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd February 2013, 9am to 5pm Wallsend Shopping Centre, Wallsend, NSW |
| Further information | 02 4964 9308 |
| Event | World Wetlands Day At Mermaid Pool |
| Activities | Bush Regeneration, Fish Information, Conservation Fun! |
| Organisation | Save Manly Dam Catchment Committee (Return of the Mermaids Project) |
| Contact | cowfish5@bigpond.com |
| Cost | Free |
| Booking/registration | n/a |
| Time, Date and Location | Saturday 2nd February 2013, 9am to 1pm Western Corner of King St, Manly Vale, Sydney |
| Further information | 0424 225 078 |
| Event | Wetland Wandering on the Coffs Coast |
| Activities | Wetland walk & talk, marine debris collection, water quality testing demonstrations and planting natives for erosion control. There will also be a free barbeque brunch. |
| Organisation | WetlandCare Australia |
| Contact | Kirralee Donovan |
| Cost | Free |
| Booking/registration | Essential (02)6652 5589 or kirraleedonovan@wetlandcare.com.au |
| Time, Date and Location | Saturday 2nd February 2013, 8:30am Boambee Creek, Coffs Harbour |
| Further information | Please bring covered footwear, binoculars (if you have them), hat and fold-up chair. |
| Event | Waterbirds walk and talk |
| Activities | Why not celebrate by attending a wetlands walk with an expert in the field? There will also be a presentation so you can learn to identify waterbirds. |
| Organisation | Sydney Olympic Park Authority and Birdlife |
| Contact | Call 02 9647 1033 or email southernnsw@birdlife.org.au |
| Cost | Free |
| Booking/registration | Call 02 9647 1033 or email southernnsw@birdlife.org.au |
| Time, Date and Location | Saturday 2nd February 2013, 8:00am to 12:00 noon Meet at the Mangrove car park p10F in Bicentennial Park |
| Further information | - |
| Event | Family Wetland Fun Day |
| Activities | Bring the family along to Lake Belvedere and learn how wetlands take care of water. What do birds eat? Can you walk like a duck? Come along, find out and take part in bird activities, dip netting and craft. |
| Organisation | Sydney Olympic Park Authority and Birdlife |
| Contact | Call 02 9647 1033 or email southernnsw@birdlife.org.au |
| Cost | Free |
| Booking/registration | N/A |
| Time, Date and Location | Saturday 2nd February 2013, 10:00am to 3:00pm Lakeside at Lake Belvedere Bicentennial Park |
| Further information | - |
| Event | North Creek - a history |
| Activities | Visual display of environmental issues affecting North Creek, Ballina |
| Organisation | WetlandCare Australia |
| Contact | Simone Haigh |
| Cost | Free |
| Booking/registration | Not required |
| Time, Date and Location | On display from January 30th 2013 until February 28th 2013 at the Lennox Head Community Centre, corner Mackney and Park lane, Lennox Head |
| Further information | 02 6681 6169 or simonehaigh@wetlandcare.com.au |
| Event | Get back to Nature Program - Environmental Detectives - Twilight Dip-netting at Lake Parramatta |
| Activities | Find out how we can investigate the health of our waterways by identifying the types of waterbugs (macroinvertebrates) that live in the Lake. Learn about the art of dip-netting for waterbugs and what their presence can indicate. Discover why water quality is so important to the health of an ecosystem. |
| Organisation | Parramatta City Council |
| Contact | Contact the organiser via http://pcc-bushcare.eventbrite.com/ |
| Cost | Free |
| Booking/registration | To register for this event, please visit http://pcc-bushcare.eventbrite.com/ |
| Time, Date and Location | Saturday 2nd February 5pm - 7pm Lake Paramatta Reserve 28 Bourke St North Parramatta |
| Further information | 'Get Back to Nature in 2013' with Parramatta City Council's new Bushland Walks and Talks program. For more information about similar activities check out the Council's online events calendar at www.parracity.nsw.gov.au |