Avalon Boomerang Bags
Workshops on Tuesdays
11am-5pm @ sewcraft
Unit 20/14 Polo Ave Mona Vale
Boomerang Bags is a bag-share initiative involving the installation of a number of ‘Boomerang Bag’ boxes throughout any given business district, shopping centre, street or market. Each box is stocked with re-useable bags for customers to borrow if they have forgotten to bring their own.
Unlike the traditional purchase-and-keep approach, Boomerang Bags are free, and local community members are responsible for returning the bags once they’re no longer required. The availability of free re-useable bags reduces the reliance of local businesses to supply bags to all customers, and encourages a mentality of re-use among local communities, thereby reducing the amount of plastic bag material entering our landfills and waterways.
So who makes the Boomerang Bags? Well, you do! Boomerang Bags are made by local communities for local communities, and are sewn from recycled and donated materials.
Get in touch if you'd like to donate materials, join us making bags, or implement Boomerang Bags in your own local area!
They're Back! NSW Whale Watching Season Begins In Earnest
26 May 2017: NPWS
Migrating whales have already been spotted along the NSW coast from Eden to Kingscliff as the 2017 whale watching season kicks off in earnest.Experts from the Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) are encouraging NSW residents to head to their nearest coastal national park to seek out a vantage point to see the whales on their annual migration north.
Senior Wildlife Officer at OEH Susan Crocetti said that from now and all throughout June and July, keen whale watchers are likely to see larger groups of humpback whales as they move along the NSW coastline towards warmer waters for breeding.
"We expect more than 30,000 humpback whales will make the migration this year, and they're already underway heading north," said Ms Crocetti.
"We will see them heading southwards, many with their newborn calves, during spring from September through to November, travelling at a much more leisurely pace than on their northward journey.
"NSW has over 860 national parks and reserves, and many of these are situated on the coast and provide excellent viewing opportunities to catch a glimpse of these gentle giants.
"If the spectacular sight of whales breaching, blowing and tail-slapping is on your bucket list, now is your chance to tick it off.
"Humpback whales are an incredible success story, having recovered as a species from the brink of extinction less than six decades ago, to the point where they can now be readily sighted in NSW waters between mid-June and December.
"There is a high chance you can see the whales from any location that offers ocean views.
"Some of our top vantage points are listed on the Wild About Whales website. Headlands in particular make a great vantage point to spot the whales without disturbing them," she said.
Vantage points in national parks usually also offer visitor facilities like a viewing platform or a walking track, and nearby picnic facilities and carparks.
- find out more about the best whale watching vantage spots along the NSW coast, to learn about whale behaviours and different species of whales, and to download the free Wild About Whales mobile app (to log and view the most up-to-date whale sightings near you), go to wildaboutwhales.com.au.
- Share photos and experiences of your coastal whale adventure on the Wild About Whales Facebook page (facebook.com/WildAboutWhales) and learn how others are making the most of the whale watching season.
- You can also join in the conversation and share your whale sightings on Twitter with the @wildaboutwhales community.
Stranded, entangled, or sick whales should be reported immediately to the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service Environment Line on 131 555 or ORRCA Whale and Dolphin Rescue on (02) 9415 3333 (24 hours hotline).
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