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FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE BY "KICKING THE CARBON HABIT" - 04/06/2008How will climate change affect our coastlines? Support Coastcare by "kicking the carbon habit"! read article |
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CARING FOR OUR COUNTRY COMMUNITY COASTCARE GRANTS 2008 IS NOW OPEN - 22-05-2008Caring for our Country Community coastcare is the Government's new natural resource management program. Caring for our Country is designed as an integrated package with one clear goal, a business approach to investment, clearly articulated outcomes and priorities and improved accountability. read article |
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NEW NETWORK TEN COMMUNITY SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR WORLD ENVIRONMENT - 13-05-2008Coastcare CSA with Fustina "Fuzzy" Agolley read article |
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NEW COASTCARE INITIATIVE WITH BORDERS SEES 70 PER CENT DROP IN THE USE OF PLASTIC BAGS - 03-04-2008A Coastcare initiative with Borders to tackle the growing problem of ocean and beach pollution caused by plastic bags has got off to a flying start with an average 70 per cent reduction in the number of customers taking a plastic bag when shopping with the bookseller. read article |
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COASTCARE WEEK 2007: CELEBRATING OUR LOCAL HEROES - 20-11-2007Local Heroes all over the Country has been awarded a prestigious Coastcare Local Hero medal for their outstanding contributions to repairing and protecting our magnificent coast. read article |
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BIODIVERSITY MONTH 2007: CELEBRATE AUSTRALIA'S BIODIVERSITY - 06/10/07September is Australia’s official biodiversity month and a great time to celebrate our unique wildlife and the amazing volunteers and Coastcare groups dedicated to protect habitats and the plants and animals living along the Hervey Bay coast. read article |
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COASTCARERS FIGHTING THE EFFECTS OF MORE EXTREME WEATHER - 25/07/07The Coastcare movement, consisting of 60,000 volunteers, have long protected our coast from erosion by protecting and revegetating sand dunes. As the climate changes, The Cambridge Coastcare Community Group and other volunteers will increasingly be finding themselves at the forefront of our defence against dune erosion. read article |
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GHOST NETS KILLING AUSTRALIA'S PRECIOUS MARINE ANIMALS - 19/07/2007Thousands of marine creatures are dying terrible deaths as a result of the growing problem of ‘ghost nets’, warns Coastcare. read article |
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World Environment Day - Coastcare Welcomes Additional $4 Million to Protect Australia’s Coast - 05-06-2007Coastcare has today welcomed an additional $4 million in funding for community volunteers to undertake on-ground action to protect Australia’s precious coastline, and has called Australians to get involved with protecting their local coast. read article |
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EIGHT MILLION POTENTIAL COASTCARERS READY TO PROTECT OUR COASTLINE - 25-05-2007New research released today by Coastcare and Roy Morgan Research show that 40 per cent of Australians, the equivalent to eight million people, are so concerned about our coastal environment that they would consider getting involved in a local Coastcare group read article |