World Cassowary Day 2015
Celebrating Cassowaries and their friends
This year Mission Beach is hosting World Cassowary Day. The community event will be held at the C4 Enivironment Centre and Arboretum just to the north of the Mission Beach village. The day will be filled with fun and educational activites encouraging participation from all ages.
Sept 26 10am - 2pm
See below a list of who will be setting up displays.
Wear Cassowary colours
Blue Red and Black
• featuring other threatened species of the Wet Tropics
Groups who work with threatened species or other native wildlife will be setting up displays at WCD to share knowledge and promote the wildlife conservation work they do.
• displays, competitions, celebrities, stories
The federal Threatened Species Commissioner is coming as our special guest to talk about Australia’s threatened species and meet Wet Tropics wildlife groups. See below to see who will be setting up a display.
ABC Far North radio is an official supporter and will be broadcasting interviews with organisations in the weeks leading up to as well as being there on the day.
Wear blue red and black
Come along and join the fun by wearing cassowary colours. Prizes for the best dressed.
Pop up Gallery will be on show featuring art and cassowaries.
Promoting low impact Nature Based tourism
• live native animals
Zoo to you will have live native animals. A great interactive way for your family to learn more about our local wildlife.
• wildlife tours on Sunday
Local businesses, tour guides and others with knowledge of the local environment will offer opportunities to explore the special natural values of Mission Beach through the eyes of locals.
• great school holiday activity
Join in the fun with Envirokids making your own cassowary casque and mask
• fun and education for all ages
Mission Beach Earth Art group will be creating artworks from natural materials in the environment that reflect their love of nature, and the need to conserve and protect it.
• beachside location
The display marquees will be under the shade in the Arboretum next to C4 on Porter Promenade. Kayaks will be avialbale for hire from the beach directly in front of the event. See map above.
• music
Amanda Kay and Paul Brennan will be entertaining all day with acoustic music.
• food
The Mission Beach Lions Club will have a food and drinks for sale.
The Mission Beach village is just a short stroll away.
Porters Promenade, Mission Beach
Download printable flyer
Wildlife groups Attending World Cassowary Day
Paul Webster with Phil Staley on ABC Far North - 23 7 15
About
cassowaries
Kuranda Envirocare
Mandubarra Land and Sea Inc
Mission Beach Cassowaries
Mission Beach Tourism
Mr Cassowary
Tablelands National Park Volunteers
and Misti Hood
WPSQ Cassowary Coast-Hinchinbrook
Wet Tropics Management Authority
Department Environment Heritage Protection
Djiru Traditional Owners
Djunbunji Land and Sea program Rangers
Fairly Funky
FNQ Wildlife Rescue
Frog Safe Inc
Frog Decline Reversal Project Inc.
Girringun Aboriginal Corporation
Johnstone Ecological Society
Australasian Bat Society
Bob Irwin Wildlife & Conservation Foundation
C4 Community for Coastal and Cassowary Conservation
Cairns and Far North Environment Centre
Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre
Cardwell District Community Association-Environment and Health Sub committee
Cassowary Wisperer
Cassowary Coast Regional Council
Conservation Volunteers Australia