Teacher Training Grant

Port Curtis Waterwatch is pleased to announce that we have been successful in gaining funding for Teacher Training from the Natural Resource Awareness Activity Grants 2005. This project is designed to improve teacher confidence in teaching basic principles of freshwater ecology and water quality testing to their students. Any teachers interested in attending a morning session (water quality testing) or an afternoon session (freshwater ecology - bug hunting) can contact Anna Hitchcock on 4970 7293 or 0412 502 798

Toadbuster Stats for 2004 - 2005 season

Total Toads collected: 4785
Total Volunteers: 113
Average volunteers per session: 23
Average toads collected per session: 368

Northern Territory Toadbusters

Check out this great site by Frogwatch, all about the advance of toads into the Northern Territory. There's info on a native frog that will prey on cane toads, and some trap designs. www.frogwatch.org.au/canetoads/index.cfm

Cane Toad Central Queensland's most significant pest

Not only has the Cane Toad come number one as Central Queensland's most significant pest, it has been ranked as the most common pest animal encountered, it is the pest most frequently reported to be increasing, and the pest that residents most wanted to be controlled. For more info see http://abc.net.au/wildwatch/results/charts.htm and type in your postcode.

Cane Toad Australia's second most significant pest

The Wildwatch2 Quest for Pests survey results are in, with the Indian Myna coming in first and cane toads a close second. For more info see http://www.abc.net.au/wildwatch/results/profiles.htm