Branch Updates

Yuraygir Branch Update

Posted by on Jan 25, 2013 in Branch Updates, Latest News | Comments Off

Yuraygir branch’s letter to the minister… Yuraygir Branch of Surfrider Foundation PO Box 731 GRAFTON NSW 246O. Chris Hartcher, Minister for Resources and Energy Level 37, Governor Macquarie Tower, 1 Farrer Place, Sydney 2000 office@hartcher.minister.nsw.gov.au COMPREHENSIVE MANDATORY BASELINE TESTING OF WATERS Surfrider Foundation Australia is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the protection of waves and beaches. We do this through Conservation, Activism, Research and Education (CARE). Surfrider Foundation aims to increase awareness of many issues impacting on our...

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GARNIER LOVE YOUR BEACH WINNER

Posted by on Jul 16, 2012 in Branch Updates, Latest News | Comments Off

Sharene Collett, winner of the Garnier Love Your Beach competition, discusses how the $5,000 prize money is being put to good use. “Parks, shoreline, beaches and recreational dive sites are the focus for our Love your Beach underwater clean up efforts. Fuelled by a passion for scuba diving, Daktari Surf & Dive coupled with Warrnambool Sub Aqua Club, led by Sharene Collett, spend all their spare dive time cleaning up our beaches and underwater environments in a bid to protect and preserve our marine sanctuaries for the enjoyment of future generations and the comfort of our friendly...

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Sunshine Coast Keeping Busy

Posted by on Jul 13, 2012 in Branch Updates | Comments Off

Surfrider Sunshine Coast keeps busy juggling weekly beach clean-ups along its local coastline, as well as monthly dune restoration work with council. This branch has compiled a government and industry report on softer approaches to an age-old problem, coastal erosion. This has been achieved by collaborating with Australian and overseas coastal ecologists and engineers. Other areas of research and work include community stormwater education, ecotoxicology and community engagement in relation to Marine Protected Areas. Environmental awareness programs with local schools and TAFE are starting to...

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