Connect to your Creek 2015
21-29 March
The waterways of the Redlands are incredible places
of unrivalled beauty and uniqueness. The Connect to
Your Creek Week initiative celebrates South East
Queensland’s waterways with the aim to connect
communities to their local creek in a fun and
engaging way. When people value and care for their
local creek, waterway health can be improved
dramatically. It is important we are connected to our
local creek, because our actions not only affect our
creeks but also the whole of Moreton Bay.
This year Connect to Your Creek Week will run
between 21st and 29th of March 2015. There will be
numerous events held throughout South East
Queensland, such as tree plantings, stand up paddle
boarding and yoga, kayaking and biking tours, litter
clean-ups, guided walks, documentary screenings,
musical performances and workshops.
To see a full list of activities across SEQ and to RSVP,
please visit the Healthy Waterways website.
http://healthywaterways.org/initiatives/connecttoyo
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Activities in the Redlands
Wednesday 25th March 2015
Fish and Frogs with Creek Crew
9.30am to 12.00pm – Bookings essential.
The Creek Crew monitor the health of Redlands’ local
creeks once a month. Creek Crew members are
volunteers dedicated to collecting community water
quality data. Starting in 2015, Creek Crew will
monitor the vulnerable Wallum Froglet (Crinia
tinnula) and the Ornate Rainbowfish (Rhadinocentrus
ornatus). Join Creek Crew and the hunt for special
frogs and fish on one of their monitoring trips. You
can see how the ‘Horiba’ is used to measure water
temperature, pH, salinity, turbidity and dissolved
oxygen levels. On top, you will learn all about water
weeds, pests and other threats to the health of our
creeks and survival of vulnerable aquatic species.
Saturday 28th March 2015
Karingal
9.00am to 11.30am – Bookings essential.
Karingal Scout Camp is a member of Council’s Land
for Wildlife and Waterways Extension programs and
has been working to improve environmental values
on the site. It contains several captivating waterways
running through a mix of significant and inspiring
ecosystems. Join us on a walk through the property
to discover this hidden gem of the Redlands. You will
learn about the varying creek ecosystems and their
native inhabitants, as well as the management issues
they face on a daily basis. If you are feeling
adventurous you will have the chance to paddle a
canoe on their expansive and stunning lake.
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Saturday 28th March
Sunday 29th March
Hilliard’s Creek Bike Ride
Starting time depends on the tour chosenBookings essential.
Creek Social Walk and Clean Up with the Redland
Bushwalking Club
9.00am to 1.00pm – Bookings essential.
Redland City has many hundreds of kilometres of
cycle and pedestrian pathways including tracks and
trails through bushland. Meandering alongside our
creeks and shoreline the tracks are ideal for young
and old to experience fine examples of creek and
costal natural habitats while exercising and having
fun.
Join in Council’s Hilliard’s Creek Ride and choose Ride
A or B. Each group will conclude at Sturgeon Street
parkland and enjoy a free morning tea/brunch.
The Redlands Bushwalking Club are hosting a guided
walk and clean up activity along Tarradarrapin Creek.
Come and enjoy a gentle, yet invigorating stroll
through the Tarradarrapin wetlands to explore the
unique riparian and aquatic habitats. The group will
stop during the walk to identify native fish, water bugs
and notable vegetation types along the way. After
the walk we will get our hands dirty to help clean up
litter from a section of the creek, leaving this striking
location in a better state than when we arrived.
Ride A is a gentle family ride on mostly off-road
pathways (any type of bike suitable). This group will
ride flat paths along lower Hilliard’s Creek. The ride
will start at 8.30 am, Wellington Point Train Station
Car Park and end at Sturgeon Street parkland for a
free morning tea / brunch. During the ride the group
will walk through creek side vegetation on coastal
alluvial plains containing mainly Melaleuca,
Eucalyptus and Lophostemon species.
Sunday 29th March
Ride B is a more adventurous ride, and will include
off-road pathways, shared on-road paths and off road
tracks and trails as part of Redlands Track Park. This
group will commence at 8 am from the Sturgeon
Street Parking area and ride south to the Track Park
and come back the same way.
Stand-Up Paddle Board and Yoga by Moreton Bay
8.30am to 10.00am Bookings essential.
Experience the mindful and healing peace of yoga
followed by an invigorating stand up paddle from the
Raby Bay foreshore. What better way to connect with
our emerald sapphire jewel on our front door step
that is Moreton Bay. Starting at 8.30am the group will
be divided into 3 small groups and rotate through 30
minutes of yoga, 30 minutes of stand-up paddle
boarding and a 15 minute presentation and Q&A
about Moreton Bay, its values and what we can do to
protect it from harm.