The BBUG (the Bellarine Bicycle Users Group) would like to invite you to attend the Launch of the Bellarine Active Travel Map on Thursday 23rd November at noon at the Indented Head Community Hall. We hope the free printed map will assist both locals and visitors to walk and cycle more readily around the Bellarine.
We’re pleased to have a number of elected representatives attending as well as members from various local community groups and project supporters.
Event program
For more information see the Eventbrite listing HERE.
Please RSVP by Monday 20 November via Eventbrite for catering purposes.
For more information contact Vicki (m: 0425802116) or Jeremy (m: 0412683547) or email bellarinebug2@gmail.com.
BBUG gratefully acknowledges our project partners: the City of Greater Geelong for the grant funds and the Bellarine Catchment Network for auspicing us.
Join Conservation Volunteers Australia for a unique volunteering opportunity at our NAIDOC Celebration Day, located at Taits Point, overlooking Lake Connewarre. This wetland location is a RAMSAR site for migratory birds and holds important ecological and cultural significance, particularly to indigenous ancestors.
We will begin the day with a smoking ceremony, Welcome to Country, and cultural education session provided by the Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Corp. Afterward, volunteers will enjoy a bush tucker themed morning tea and tasting, and have the opportunity to explore the parkland. Don't miss this chance to connect with the community and honor the cultural history of Lake Connewarre.
Hope to see you there!
Join us to learn about Swans, a favourite on the Bellarine, with a lecture by Professor Raul Mulder of Melbourne University. Catch the photo exhibition of the birds of the Bellarine Peninsula, (entry by gold coin donation), vote on your favourite photo and learn what species are vulnerable in our area. Come at 1 pm to check out the photos, whilst Professor Mulder will speak at 2pm. After the talk, we will see the results of the vote and join for a cup of tea!
Environmental Works and Community Site Meeting and Update
Bellarine Catchment Network and the Borough or Queenscliffe are inviting community members to attend an open site visit to view the weed control and environmental works that have been conducted in 2023 at Shortlands Bluff, Queenscliff. We will discuss plans for maintaining the site, managing weed regrowth, revegetation and bush regeneration.
Activities will include:
No need to register, just turn up. For more information contact Bellarine Catchment Network at info@bcn.org.au
To celebrate we are hosting a launch event at The Narrows during the regular community volunteering event, Borough Coastcarers.
The Environmental Volunteering Calendar will be launched with a Welcome to Country ceremony conducted by a representative from the Wadawurrung beneath the Coastal Moonah. Stay for a tour of the coastal moonah with BCN Biodiversity Coordinator, Lachlan Forbes, and to remove a few weeds from this sensitive and critically endangered habitat.
