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Bribie Island National Park

BIEPA History

Timeline of achievements

2013

Birds checklist book

Published “Annotated Checklist of the Birds of Bribie Island”.

Cover of birds checklist book

2013

National Parks event

Hosted National Parks of QLD weekend event on Bribie.

Audience at NP event

2013

Plastic Revolution campaign

Joined Healthy Waterways' “The Plastic Pollution Revolution” campaign by hosting plastic bag filled “Natrasha the Turtle” sculpture at the Seaside Museum, Bribie Island Shopping Centre and Community Arts Centre.

Plastic pollution display at shopping centre

2015

Climate March

Participated in Brisbane March to raise awareness of Climate Change.

BIEPA members at climate march

2016

Cash for Containers

Hosted event on Woorim Beach supporting Cash for Containers Campaign by Boomerang Alliance.

BIEPA members at the beach with cash for containers

2017

Marine Debris

Debris collected on Bribie beaches

2017

Water Monitoring

Water Monitoring Project resumed and is continuing.

Water Monitoring project team

2018

Cane Toad Challenge

Joined University of QLD’s Cane Toad Challenge. The UQ program has ended but our Toad Busters continue to eradicate adult toads and tadpoles.

BIEPA member collecting toad tadpoles

2018

Recycled Art Prize

Sponsored the first “Art from Recycled Materials” Prize under the Annual Next Gen Art Competition at the Community Arts Centre. This sponsorship is continuing.

2018

40th Anniversary

Celebrated our 40th Anniversary with a Ferryman Cruise on Pumicestone Passage attended by past BIEPA Presidents, and a Ribbons of Reflection Tree at the Seaside Museum.

Ribbons of Reflection Tree at Seaside Museum

2019

New Goals

Members set goals at a General Meeting, reflecting priosities set in 2009 & 2015. Major long-term goals were for a Tree & Vegetation Protection and Management Policy specific to the Island and to lobby all levels of government and promote community support for a sustainable nature-based tourism model.

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2019

March for the Pelicans

Participated in and supported March for the Pelicans  to reinstate their perches on the Bribie Bridge.

Pelican on bridge street light
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