What’s been happening.

There’s been quite a lot happening locally over the past month. 

‘The Burn’ at Stansfield Reserve did go ahead on 6/4/16 and the bush is already starting to bounce back, so is the Asparagus Fern. There’ll be more on this next month with a field day planned for 17/6/16 ,Habitat Enhancement with Fire & Steel.More details and booking on the website.

On the 11/4/16 the community meeting to discuss DA410/2016 at 2 Brighton Avenues was highly successful and the DA was withdrawn.

On 15/4/16 the Autumn Bird Survey was undertaken. Winter gum blossoms saw an increase in nectar chasing birds. The full report is available online

National Tree Day on 17/4/16 saw 280 Dianellas planted as a backyard border to the Endangered Ecological Community at the Carey Bay Wetlands…and it rained!

On 9/5/16 the Progress Association’s AGM saw the Committee re-elected and Barbara Lawrenson return to the Committee. 

Annual reports for the AGM and  Year 4 of the Threatened Species project were prepared. They are summarised in this edition of The Chronicle.  The complete picture version can be viewed on the CPPA website.

On 9/5/16 the Boomerang Alliance’s  13 year long campaign to reinstate a Container Deposit System became a reality.

Event information is also in the Dates for the Diary  and the CPPA online calendar.

• Landcare Every Thursday
• May 2016 : 19,26 West Ridge Reserve

• June 2016: 

  2nd Threlkeld/Hampton St 

  9th Hampton St

  16th, 23rd Gurranba 

  30th Stansfield

• Chemical Clean Out:Sat 21 May. Glendale TAFE, Frederick St 9am-3pm
• Birdscaping your garden: Planting natives to attract birds:Tues 31st May, Morisset Library 10am-12. Booking Morisset library 4973 1248
• Toronto Streetscape Presentation:Wed 1st June Toronto Diggers downstairs Lounge, 6-7pm
• Toronto Area Sustainable Neighbourhood Group : Wed 8th June The Hub, 97 The Boulevarde 5-6.30pm.Including Toronto Streetscape presentation at 5pm
• CPPA Monthly Meeting:Monday 13th June, 197 Skye Point Rd, 4-6pm.
• Habitat Enhancement with Fire & Steel:Sat 17th June, 197 Skye Point Rd 9:30-2:30. RSVP to Suzanne 0438596741 or online
• Online Calendarcoalpointprogress.blogspot