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Eco River Cruise

2017-03-27T13:41:52+10:00December 14th, 2016|

To top off the 10 Catchment Excursions on Saturday 3rd December was an Enviro Cruise downstream on a Noosa Ferry.  Our driver and well informed speaker John took us first to the river mouth area [...]

Christmas Closure

2019-09-03T15:18:59+10:00December 14th, 2016|

Thanks to all of NICA’s members for your continued support this year.  Our office will be closed from Tuesday 20th December and will re-open on Monday 9th January.  If you would like to read NICA’s [...]

Wildflower Bus Trip

2019-09-03T15:19:21+10:00August 25th, 2016|

On 6th August, 50 people headed for the source of the Noosa River where it rises in the Como escarpment, seeping from the plains of the Great Sandy National Park in Cooloola and joined by [...]

Stories at Sunset

2019-09-03T15:19:41+10:00August 1st, 2016|

On Sunday 31st July NICA presented 'Stories at Sunset', an outstanding indigenous cultural experience, as part of a 25th Anniversary Landcare Grant 'Sunshine Creek Wetland and Riparian Erosion Rehabilitation Project'. Local Gubbi Gubbi man Lyndon [...]

Catchment Excursion to Kinaba

2019-09-03T15:20:03+10:00July 18th, 2016|

Catchment excursion no. 5 was held on Saturday 9th July at Kinaba Information Centre at the entrance to the Noosa Everglades. The day was organised by NICA and Friends of Kinaba. Guest speakers were John [...]

History of a River Town

2019-09-03T15:20:27+10:00June 16th, 2016|

Thanks to local historian George Pearce from Parkyn’s Hut Information Centre, he was the highlight of NICA’s Catchment Excursion No. 4 – 'History of a River Town' on 11th June. He painted a vivid picture [...]

Fall of Singapore Workshop

2018-01-05T10:23:27+10:00May 19th, 2016|

At Monday on the Deck on 17-5-16 Joan Heavey talked this NICA project which is a three year assault on Singapore daisy at 4 locations across Noosa.  Singapore daisy was introduced by nurseries into Australia [...]

Koala Dogs for Conservation

2016-06-16T12:57:47+10:00March 16th, 2016|

Thanks to Dr. Romaine Cristescu and Anthony Schultz for the fascinating talk they gave at NICA's Monday on the Deck on 21st March.  Over 40 people attended the talk to hear about the University of [...]

Catchment Excursion to Lake Cooroibah

2019-09-03T15:21:09+10:00March 16th, 2016|

On 5th March 30 people came to hear about the local history, indigenous cultural history and native vegetation of the Lake Cooroibah area.The land from Tewantin to Cooroibah, bounded by Wooroi Creek, McKinnon Drive, Lake [...]

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