Flying-fox Community Workshop - Bellingen
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Bellingen Shire Council invites residents to participate in a community workshop on Thursday 20 September to discuss management and conservation of flying-foxes and the Bellingen Island camp.
Venue: Bellingen Senior Citizens Centre Date: Thursday 20 September 2018 Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm - Light Refreshments provided
Facilitators: Bellingen Shire Council: Alex Waldron/Carmen Muldoon Ecosure: Emily Hatfield
Background Bellingen Island is a Nationally Important camp. Bellingen Shire Council have engaged Ecosure to implement actions from the Bellingen Island Camp Management Plan (CMP) including to:
promote awareness and appreciation of flying-foxes, their ecological importance and conservation status to understand community preferences for reducing impacts through property modification (subsidies, buffers, fencing) to hear community preferences on how ecotourism can be run and managed in the Bellingen Shire around flying-foxes.Agenda The workshop discussion will be based around the following topics:
Topic 1: Flying-fox ecology and your experiences with flying-foxes Topic 2: Options for managing and conserving flying-foxes in Bellingen
RSVP We hope you’re able to attend! Please note there are limited places available, so to secure your seat RSVP to Bellingen Shire Council on ph. 02 6655 7300 with number of attendees, name(s) and contact details no later than 12pm Wednesday, 19 September 2018.