Hunt for the Gastric Brooding Frog - 16 Dec 2020
Limited places are still available for this exciting presentation from two of Australia's leading frog experts. They will talk about efforts to find the extinct Northern Gastric Brooding Frog and bring the Southern one back from extinction.
You can join us in person at the Mackay Environment Centre, or online via Zoom. (Wed 16 Dec 2020. 5.30pm Qld/6.30pm Daylight Saving)
Read more#StopAdani Mackay meeting & Christmas Party
You're invited to join us for an action-packed night full of fun climate action planning and Christmas celebrations!
It's our last #StopAdani meeting for the year - and what a year it's been! Join a group of dedicated and passionate locals as we end our year with a bang and plan our next big steps for climate action in 2020. Afterwards, we'll celebrate with music and food! Please BYO drinks and a plate to share 🥂🎄
RSVP HERE!
WHEN: Thurs 28th Nov, 2019
TIME: 5:30 - 8PM
WHERE: Environment Centre, 156 Wood St MACKAY
Feast of St Francis of Assisi - Blessing of pets
In celebration of the Feast of St Francis of Assisi, the Kerrisdale Garden Chapel invites you to bring your feathered and furry loved ones to the blessing of pets and animals!
The family-friendly service will be held on Sunday 6th October at 10am and led by ecumenical Chapel Community members on the front lawn of Kerrisdale Gardens.
St Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of animals and the environment and his ongoing legacy is more important than ever. We have a special responsibility to look after the animals both within our care, and who we share this world with.
You're invited to bring your (restrained) dogs, cats, reptiles, birds and even horses for the blessing.
WHERE: Kerrisdale Gardens (35 Norwood Pde, Beaconsfield)
WHEN: Sunday 6th Oct
TIME: 10am
RSVP HERE!
Sausages For Sustainability!
Join us and other-like minded locals for a beautiful day in the Mackay Community Gardens for a sausage sizzle lunch! Vegetarian and vegan options will be provided - all you have to do is BYO drinks.
Organised by our West Mackay Community Leader, Brooke, the lunch will be a chance to talk about anything environmental in a casual setting.
What environmental issues concern you? What parts of nature do you love and want to conserve for the future? Or do you just want to learn more? Come along and have a chat with us!
Meat sausages proudly sponsored by the local and sustainable Freckle Farm.
WHEN: Sunday 29th Sep, 2019
TIME: 12PM - 2PM
WHERE: Mackay Community Garden (Sarah St, West Mackay)
Sep 20 - Mackay Global Climate Strike
School strikers around the globe are calling on EVERYONE to join them for the SEP 20 - Global Climate Strike!
Mackay high-school students, School Strike 4 Climate and Mackay Conservation Group have been working hard to make this the biggest and loudest school strike yet!
WHERE: Jubilee Park, Mackay (corner of Wellington St and Alfred St)
WHEN: Friday, September 20th 2019
TIME: 12pm - 1:30pm
BRING: Banners, signs, instruments and voices!
Great Barrier Reef Forum 1st October 2019
~ WATER QUALITY AND THE GREAT BARRIER REEF FORUM ~
Learn about the opportunities we have to alleviate the Reef from one of its leading pressures.
With talks from a diverse array of experts in the field, including: Jon Brodie (scientist), Katrina Dent (Reef Catchments), Simon Mattsson (cane farmer), Hon. Leeanne Enoch (QLD Environment Minister).
WHEN: 1ST OCTOBER, 2019
TIME: 7:00 - 8:30PM
WHERE: THE MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CONVENTION CENTRE 258 Alfred St, Mackay QLD 4740
Click here to RSVP and for more information.
Turtle photo credit: The Ocean Agency / XL Catlin Seaview Survey / Richard Vevers.
Read moreScience At The Pub!
Mackay Conservation Group, in support of National Science Week and in collaboration with the Australian Science Channel and BBC Earth are proud to present:
SCINEMA 2019 - Putting the science in cinema!
The SCINEMA Festival will bring you 4 short films about the environment to a family-friendly event hosted at the Metropolitan Hotel here in Mackay on Saturday 31 August. Come along at 6.30pm to grab yourself a drink and dinner for a 7pm kickoff.
Intercept Mackay's Marine Debris, 4th July 2019
Did you know that many of Mackay's drains in the CBD have litter traps? This is netting or mesh designed to catch rubbish and debris before it washes into the ocean. Pioneer Catchment & Landcare Group Inc., Mackay Regional Council, Reef Catchments and the Cleanwater Group are auditing these traps and you can help!
By sorting and recording what washes into the drains, Mackay Council can better understand what type of rubbish and attitudes they need to focus on changing.
This child-friendly event is on Thursday 4th July, from 12 - 2:30pm at Jubilee Park.
For more information and to RSVP, click here!
Mackay council's free native plant giveaway
Yes, you read right - Mackay Regional Council is giving away free native plants! The first free giveaway is at the Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens this Saturday, June 1 from 9am - 2pm.
It's all part of a new program aimed at increasing the number of native plants in local gardens. Ratepayers can choose four native plants each year to take home and add to their backyards.
Native plants can provide habitat and food for local wildlife, need less water than exotic plants and survive easily in our warm, tropical climate.
Read moreHelp bring the new Sea Shepherd film to Mackay!
Book your ticket before midday on Tuesday 4th June to help bring the new Sea Shepherd film to Mackay! If enough tickets are pre-booked, 'Defend, Conserve, Protect' will screen on Wed, June 12 6:30pm at BCC Cinemas, Mackay City.
This powerful documentary is screening in regional and city locations ahead of World Oceans Day on June 8th.
Filmed in the world's only international Whale Sanctuary of Antarctica, 'Defend, Conserve, Protect' follows the Sea Shepherd crew in their fight to protect endangered Minke whales from the Japanese whaling fleet. Narrated by Ghostbusters star, Dan Aykroyd, it's an inspiring call to stand up for what you believe in.
