In the last newsletter, I explained how discussions had progressed with the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) who had offered to analyse our water quality samples for particulate nitrogen and phosphorus, dissolved nitrogen, phosphorus and chlorophyll. Support which if we were to pay for the service could cost us nearly $10,000!

I can now report that after advice from GBRMPA and with assistance from Coasts and Clean Seas, we were able to purchase all the necessary consumables that we need to collect and process the samples before they are sent up to GBRMPA for processing.

Which lead us to our next challenge. Where could we carry out the processing and access the necessary filter manifolds, vacuum filters, oven, balances etc.? To this end, Central Queensland University and Wide Bay College of TAFE have generously allowed us access to their labs. Lab Technician, Helen Afflick, has also provided the group with storage space for project equipment and will be overseeing water samples before they are dispatched to ensure that they don't go astray.

In October, the first Training Workshop and Lab Induction was held for seven participants. So after much planning and with much thanks to a large number of organisations and individuals, we are finally ready to start an extensive regime of regular monthly water quality monitoring. Now all we need is some good weather!

Which brings us to New Year's resolutions! What better resolution than to give a little back to your community and environment? Why not make 2001 the year you participated in project activities? You won't be alone - with over 100 volunteers on our books and 2001 being designated the International Year of the Volunteer, you'll be in good company.

You'll also see that we have a lot planned over the next six months. We hope that you'll find something that appeals to you. Remember, we can train you in just about any aspect of the project (except a formal dive qualification) so you can gain new skills, meet people and help the Woongarra Marine Park all at the same time!

This year you can get involved in benthic or water quality monitoring, user group or coastal expectation surveys, stormwater drain stenciling, Woongarra Marine Park Workshop, Rocky Reef Watch or Tidal Pools & Schools.

So give us a call on 4150 5473 and come along. If the office is unattended, please leave us a message and we'll call you back. We'd love to hear from you!

Sue Sargent & Liz Tanner

STENCILLING PROGRAM UNDERWAY

Local problems - local solutions!	Stencil designer, Faith Strube, puts the finishing touches to Bargara's first stenciled stormwater drain.

As many of you will know, one of the issues that the project group is trying to raise awareness of is the stormwater run-off, which enters the Woongarra Marine Park. The main stormwater drains and culverts are located at Bargara, Elliott Heads, Burnett Heads and Innes Park.

Last year, a competition was run to design a stencil with over 120 entries received from local primary and high school students.

In August, stencil designer, Faith Strube was joined by fellow students from Walkervale Primary School, Project Officer, Sue Sargent and Environmental Health Officer, Tracy Jensen from Burnett Shire Council to stencil the first six stormwater drain covers in the Bargara CBD.

So what does stenciling entail?

The group must first prepare the sites by rigorously rubbing them back with a wire brush to remove dirt, grass and even lichens. The sites are then masked using newspapers, before an initial white background square is sprayed onto the surface. Then, after this has dried a second layer of blue paint is then applied using the stencil.

But why is stormwater a problem?

Aside from the obvious litter and plastics, stormwater also contains a quantity of hidden compounds.

Substances such as oils, detergents, paints, pesticides, fertilisers, grass cuttings, animal wastes and soil are readily transported by stormwater to our waterways. Here, they can:

• Upset delicate ecological systems
• Deteriorate water quality
• Harm fish, plants and wildlife
• Reduce property values
• Encourage aquatic weed and algal growth
• Intensify flooding due to siltation
• Block water channels and affect navigation
• Spoil the beauty of our beaches and waterways.

Which given the proximity of Woongarra's Marine Park's excellent fringing reefs, including Burkitt's Reef which is located only 100 metres off-shore from the Bargara boat ramp - makes stormwater a concern for all of us!

EASY SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE STORMWATER QUALITY

Try out some of these ideas for yourself. You'll not only help the environment, but save money too!

1. Deposit waste engine oil and solvents with a recycler or a collection point.
2. Fix oil and fluid leaks on your car.
3. Wash cars and other equipment on the lawn to filter out detergent residue.
4. Put litter in the bin. Reuse plastic bags or dispose of them thoughtfully.
5. Avoid over-watering your gardens and lawns and apply fertilisers in moderation.
6. Compost as much as you can using an appropriate method.
7. Use pesticides only according to label requirements.
8. Cover sand, cement and other building materials to prevent them washing away.
9. Collect pet droppings and dispose of them in the bins provided.
10. Sweep not hose your driveway. Dispose of wastes into a rubbish bin or compost them.
11. Install a rainwater tank.
12. Build swales and barriers to prevent soil being washed away in heavy rain.
13. Prevent leaves and grass clippings from entering stormwater drains.
14. Wash out water-based paint from your brushes over grass.
15. Support your local catchment management group and spread the word about protecting our waterways.

ROCKY REEF WATCH UPDATE

Rocky Reef Watch is now a year old and like any infant, the first year has been a huge growth curve for all concerned!

Rocky Reef Watch is a Queensland Parks & Wildlife Service project, which has been funded under National Heritage Trust (NHT), Coasts and Clean Seas, for a period of two years. The project aims to obtain reliable monitoring data for use in the conservation management of the intertidal rocky reefs along the Woongarra Coast and at North Keppel Island.

If you have been following the press, or indeed if you have participated in a Rocky Reef Watch activity, then you will know that Alice Kay, QPWS, and Mike Coates, Central Queensland University, offered us ample opportunities to participate in monitoring and training workshops in 2000. We have seen three separate activities initiated on Woongarra's shores: hermit crabs, grazing snails and the oyster zone.

The hermit crabs have proven to be popular favourites with all age groups as they are fairly easy to find, identify (with only 3-4 common species) and count. Monitoring has taken place at five sites within the Woongarra Marine Park (Burnett Heads, Mon Repos, Bauer Street, Hoffman's Rocks and Elliott Heads) and on several occasions.

The activity also proved to be a winner with year 7 students from Bargara State School at the end of October, when Project Officer, Sue Sargent, along with volunteers Helen Afflick, Ann Jarman and Ann Gossner, successfully completed two monitoring sessions with over 50 students!

Alice Kay & Mike Coates assist volunteers with an oyster zone survey at Barolin Rocks.

To date, the hermit crab monitoring has generated some extremely useful baseline data. Furthermore, Alice's report after the May monitoring session concluded several points that are worthy of further mention and include: "The overall differences between the Bauer St and Hoffman's Rocks sites are most likely due (at least in part) to the presence of stormwater drains along the Bauer St foreshore. Striped-leg hermit crabs Clibanarius taeniatus tend to be more numerous near estuaries and areas of natural freshwater run-off while yellow-footed hermit crabs Clibanarius virescens are more numerous away from the influence of freshwater.

"It is clear that these preliminary surveys have shown that volunteers are able to collect useful scientific data. Repeat surveys, extensions to other sites and a review of search patterns are needed to clarify the underlying reasons for observed trends."

May found the volunteers learning a new technique, as they learnt how to sample and identify using transects and quadrats in the oyster zone.

Never the easiest of places to be, with sharp oysters and barnacles to contend with, the oyster zone can only be accessed at extremely low tides. However, observers are rewarded with a large variety of organisms to be found including the volcano barnacle, mulberry whelk, chitons, limpets, siphon shells and sea anemones. The main object of interest however, is the tropical rock oyster (milky oyster) Crassostrea amasa, which is a slow growing species with a low recruitment rate.

This species is still harvested commercially and a number of oyster leases are still worked on the tropical Queensland coast. Oyster numbers have been much depleted in some areas since the beginning of the century. The oyster is also harvested recreationally in most places and this is a potential threat in areas where there is a growing urban population near the coast.

Baseline oyster zone monitoring has now been completed at Hoffman's and Barolin Rocks.

The final monitoring technique learnt by volunteers was introduced in August. Grazing snails are an important part of the rocky foreshore's food chain. Feeding on algae, which would dominate the shore if it were not for the snails, they in turn become a food source for fish, wading birds, predatory snails and flatworms. There are at least 14 species of grazing snails found in the Woongarra Marine Park, with some, such as the clusterwink and striped periwinkle, found in great abundance.

Grazing snail surveys were carried out in August and November.

Many of the volunteers that have already participated in Rocky Reef Watch have commented on how many different organisms there are in the rocky reef intertidal zone. It certainly opens your eyes not only to the types of organisms, but the adaptations that allow them to survive in this dynamic and often stressful environment.

If you want to learn more about your local rocky foreshore, then Rocky Reef Watch is certainly a good place to start. Check out the events diary for your next opportunity!

COASTCARE SEEDING GRANT TRIP TO TOWNSVILLE

May and June proved to be an extremely busy time for your Project Officers. Firstly there was the final report to be written for Coasts and Clean Seas for our last period of funding, the paperwork and funding arrived for the new period of funding under Coastcare and finally there was an extremely important trip to Townsville for some invaluable training and network opportunities.

Under a Coastcare Seeding Grant for $500, Sue and Liz were able to pay for a four day trip to Townsville where they met with representatives from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) and local Coastcare volunteer organisations.

Dr Hugh Sweatman, from AIMS, pictured taking a rare moment off with Project Officer, Liz Tanner

"After three years of talking to these organisations, it was amazing to be able to actually meet up and talk seriously about the problems and solutions for community monitoring" said Project Officer, Sue Sargent. It was also a chance for the two Project Officers to take advantage of an offer made by Dr Terry Done in 1998 for some additional training in the benthic analysis technique that the Woongarra Marine Park Monitoring & Education Project currently use.

Sue and Liz were able to use the four days fully, with meetings and discussions held with Dr Terry Done, Dr Hugh Sweatman and other members of the Long Term Monitoring Program from AIMS, and Jane Waterhouse from the Water Quality & Coastal Development Unit of GBRMPA.

In addition, after following up with AIMS about the launch of an interpretive training CD-ROM, Sue and Liz were invited to give feedback on a working version of C-NAV Coral Navigator. C-NAV has now been launched and the WMPMEP group has been presented with two complimentary copies.

Some of the more tangible aspects to come out of the trip included discussions on the length of benthic monitoring transects. Prior to the trip, project officers and volunteers had been attempting to find 4-5 random 50 metre transects at each depth and site. After lengthy talks, it was decided that a 20 metre transects would be far more suited to the fringing coral that we are monitoring, with a negligible affect on the statistical significance (as long as the 4-5 random transects were completed). This seemingly small decision will result in a huge reduction in diving workload and will hopefully ensure that transects are indeed more representative of their respective sites.

User Group Surveys about how people are using areas in the Woongarra Marine Park have been collected since January 1998, and entering the data onto a Microsoft Access database has been underway for most of the year.

There are some 3500 individual surveys, and we have been able to enter approximately 1000 of these to date. Preliminary data analysis is underway, but we hope to complete data entry of all surveys before a full analysis is completed. At this stage it is planned to have all surveys entered on the master database by April 2001.

3500 surveys have been filled in to date.

Since May 2000, we have had a brief break in our coral benthic monitoring program for WMPMEP. In the article about the Townsville trip (above), we described the changes we've made to data collection methods that should make our monitoring tasks easier to undertake.

Liz Tanner and Jane Hall have recently been testing some new transect equipment and checking depths and benthic geography at Double Rock. We have also been developing a new timeline for periodic reef/site monitoring events, wherein our four sites, Burkitt's Reef, Hoffman's Rocks, Barolin Rocks and Double Rock will be surveyed at the same time annually to take advantage of optimal diving conditions.

Early in 2001, we hope to gain the assistance of experienced/ professional divers to collect benthic monitoring data at Burkitt's Reef and Double Rock to complete our baseline data for the WMP sites.

In February we will run a field training and refresher session for volunteers interested in the reviewed benthic monitoring techniques (see activity planner). Whilst in March we will be contacting all volunteer divers and snorkellers to roster Site Monitoring times for Hoffman's Rocks, but feel free to let us know if you want to get wet!

Volunteers interested in learning more about coral and how to identify the types we see on every dive in the glorious Woongarra Marine Park are encouraged to attend our Coral Identification Workshop on Saturday 20 January 2001. We will meet at CQU main administration at 9am (concluding around 11.30am) for a review and use of the Australian Institute of Marine Science interactive coral identification CD called C-NAV, before viewing some actual benthic monitoring visual footage from the WMP. Those who wish to have a field session may join us for a snorkeling trip to a coral monitoring site in the Woongarra Marine Park.

This is advance warning for all of you that are stakeholders or have an interest in the management or planning of the Woongarra Marine Park.

Under the Statutory Instruments Act 1992, the Woongarra Zoning Plan is due for review and will expire on 1 September 2002.

As part of the initial preparation for the review and public consultation process, the WMPMEP in conjunction with QPWS will be hosting a two-day workshop in April at Central Queensland University (CQU). The workshop will provide a non-biased forum for all with participation for all interested parties - including the local community, stakeholders, coastal planners and management agencies to discuss future planning for the Woongarra Marine Park.

Schedule:

Day 1: Friday, April 27

8:30am Registration at CQU
9am-12pm "Out & About" in the Woongarra Marine Park, field visit (especially for those with limited knowledge of the Marine Park or of the research being undertaken). The tour will take in Mon Repos, Rocky Reef Watch and the Woongarra Marine Park Monitoring & Education Project - with a brief overview of the "projects" on-site.
12:00-1:00pm Lunch and static displays at CQU
1:00-3:00pm Stakeholder and research presentations.
3:00-3.30pm Afternoon tea and static displays.
3.30 - 5:00pm Workshop - "What should a Marine Park achieve?"

Day 2: Saturday, April 28
9:00am-10:00am Keynote speaker
10:00-10:30am Morning tea and static displays.
10:30-12:00pm Priorities and issues workshop specifically for the Woongarra Marine Park, followed by a collective prioritization session.
12:00-1:00pm Lunch
1:00-3:00pm Action planning and networks - how do make these priorities become on-ground action?
3:00-3.30pm Afternoon tea
3.30-4:00pm Summary & close.

All creatures great and small, the nudibranch - Chromodoris spp.

Workshop costs will be minimal to cover the costs of providing refreshments and distributing a copy of the workshop proceedings to all workshop participants.

So if you are interested in the future of the Woongarra Marine Park, then please give us a call on 4150 5473 so that we can make sure that your agency or group are represented.

We look forward to welcoming you all in April.

COASTAL EXPECTATIONS SURVEY & WORKSHOP SAT 6 JAN 2001

We are always looking at new ways that we can collect information as well as offer new skills and opportunities to our volunteers. Recently, we have been hard at work developing a new section of the WMPMEP called the Coastal Expectation Survey.

Designed to gather data about public perceptions and expectations about the Woongarra Marine Park, the Coastal Expectation Surveys will be conducted as one-on-one interviews by project volunteers.

After a number of weeks negotiating with Queensland Parks & Wildlife Service staff and survey design experts to develop appropriate questions and format for the survey. The final draft is a fairly simple two-page document that takes approximately 10-15 minutes to complete with a willing participant.

View the Draft Coastal Expectations Survey (.pdf format - requires Acrobat Reader)

We conducted an initial training workshop at Mon Repos on 2 December, and talked through some of the concepts behind the survey with 6 project volunteers. These volunteers, already well seasoned on conducting User Group Surveys, provided practical suggestions, identified possible pitfalls, and agreed to field test the surveys throughout December. Preliminary results will assist with our preparation for a more intensive data collection event between January and March 2001.

The aim is to collect at least 500 surveys by the end of March - with some surveys to focus on specific stakeholder groups such as tourism operators, dive shops, fishermen, commercial fishermen etc. If you belong to one of these groups and would like to fill in a survey - then we'd love to hear from you.

We will also be holding a second Coastal Expectations Survey training workshop on Saturday 6 January 2001, between 10am and 12noon at Mon Repos Information Centre.

So this is your opportunity to gain a new skill in conducting market research. How do you make that first contact, how do you avoid or deal with conflict behaviours and how can you use your body language? All these and more will be taught in this informative yet informal workshop.

The following is an excerpt from the training notes for the Coastal Expectations Survey training workshop on 6 January - for more information, come along and join in the fun!

Have you ever been called on the phone or stopped in the street and asked to participate in a survey or market research? Did you stop? If so, why? If not, why? By starting to look at these questions and your answers to them, we hope to assist you in improving your communication and interviewing techniques.

Did you stop or not?

We've all seen them, interviewers out on the street. We've crossed the road, promised to come back later and rushed past begging that they wouldn't stop you! If you didn't stop for that interview, why was it? Too busy? Concerned that they were asking for money or were about to get you to sign up for something that you didn't want? Would you find some weird stranger or worse still a salesman turning up at your door? Invasion of privacy? Fear of involvement?

All of these are perfectly natural responses in today's society. Sales people are pressurised to perform, some religions ask of their followers that they "bear witness" and hence go door-to-door and, quite frankly, its made us all a little wary of opening up to strangers.

But if you did stop or say yes to that phone interviewer, ask yourself what was it that gave you the confidence to engage?

Dress

Outlandish dress is not a particularly good way to gain a person's confidence! Equally, a business suit is likely to raise a few religious suspicions! The best way to dress is in a clean, smart / casual fashion. If you have a project T-shirt, this may also help you be identified as non-threatening.

Body-Language

Body language can be a dead giveaway. By trying to make eye contact with every person you approach in the street, you may find everyone crossing the road to avoid you.

Eye contact in an intimate relationship is important, to strangers the opposite rule applies, it can be a threat.

Equally, scratching your nose or ear can mean you are lying or trying to deceive whilst hands in pockets jangling coins can mean that you hope to make a deal!

Approaching people in an open way (hands unclasped palms up), making brief eye contact - is a good place to start. Smile (if it comes naturally!), but remember laughing is probably taking it too far for an opener!

For a more detailed information, .click here (.pdf format - requires Acrobat Reader)

CREATURE FEATURE - SHARKS IN PERSPECTIVE

Sharks have been a hot press item over the last few months with two fatalities reported in South Australia and Western Australia - both were believed to be great white attacks.

But just how dangerous are sharks? When asked this question by younger children I tell them that all sharks can be dangerous, it just depends on what you are. For example if you were a piece of harmless zooplankton floating around Ningaloo Reef in WA, then a whale shark could filter you from the water dealing you a fatal blow. If you were a crab or crustacean, then the scavenging Port Jackson shark could end your lifespan; whilst a whale or seal can be easy pickings for a great white. It all depends on being in the wrong place at the wrong time (or the right place at the right time if you look at it from a shark's perspective!).

Cartoons reproduced courtesy of the QDPI

Sharks are all carnivores, but have been known to swallow a wild assortment of things including dead sea animals, boat parts, plastic bottles, tins and watches. Indeed on one particular occasion, a shark was responsible for providing a lead on a missing person investigation. A shark was captured and regurgitated a human arm and watch. The arm belonged to the missing person and evidence showed that the gentleman in question had actually been dead prior to the shark taking a bite (so to speak!). The investigation developed into a murder inquiry eventually resulting in the successful conviction of the crime's perpetrators! But I digress . . .

Sharks are extremely efficient feeders relying on six senses compared to our five, in order to locate their prey.

Firstly, a shark will sense the vibrations given off in the water by an animal in distress. These are interpreted along the lateral line.

As the shark moves towards its prey, it may start to detect minute quantities of blood in the water and will tack through the water (much like a boat) gradually honing in on higher concentrations of blood. Sharks can in fact detect blood concentrations the equivalent of a grain of sugar in an Olympic sized swimming pool.

As the shark begins its approach, eyes are used to appraise prey according to size and vulnerability.

Then, as it closes in, it may roll its eyes back in its head (to protect them), using the ampullae of Lorenzini (which are jelly filled sacs on the snout of the shark) to detect electrical impulses. These sensory organs can be used to detect as small as 5 billionths of a volt to give the shark a picture of the prey's electrical nerve impulses.

Finally, the shark may take an exploratory bite - whites tend to aim for a debilitating mid-rift, whilst whalers tend to go for a limb, using taste and texture for a final identification before finally committing to lunch!

So given all these senses, just how do sharks capture humans? Many believe that most shark attacks are a case of mistaken identity. Indeed from beneath, a surfer looks very like a seal or turtle - both frequent prey for these larger predators. Whilst moving hands and feet are a good imitation of the flickering death throes of a sick or injured animal.

Indeed, only five species of shark have ever been identified as culprits in human fatalities - great whites, tiger sharks and three species of whalers. All of which are known to feed on warm-blooded prey.

Incidentally, the whalers actually got their name from the whaling vessels that they used to follow - waiting for offal to be cast over the side.

But let's put a little perspective on sharks. Firstly, there are over 200 species of sharks of which 5 are potentially fatal to man.

Then there are the statistics, which tell us that in the last 200 years that there have been on average less than 2 fatal shark attacks per year.

Indeed, as I write, the road toll for Christmas has gone into the 30's, whilst over 500 people were rescued from rips and dangerous surfing conditions on Boxing Day alone. Do any of us think twice before getting into our cars?

Believe it or not, you are statistically more likely to die from a bee sting or lightening strike. Yet the proximity of a nearby bee does not send many of us into apoplexy, nor does it close gardens or result in media scare campaigns!

What is it about sharks that has this effect? To most, it is the fear of the unknown, lurking beneath the water's surface in a world that is alien to them fluid and airless. To which I must add that a large, sleek, dark predator with big teeth may also convey more fear than a bee!

But it is up to us to dispel the myth. Sharks are in fact an important part of the food web and if removed, would no doubt cause ramifications throughout the underwater world - from zooplankton to seal numbers worldwide. That's a balance, that I for one, would not like to see upset!

The Negri family team working on an oyster zone survey at Barolin Rocks

Congratulations to volunteer Margaret & Howard Evans on the birth of their first baby, David. David is now home with Mum & Dad and was a wonderful Christmas present for his parents. The new coral books and several other recent publications we have acquired have inspired us to consult TAFE Librarian & Educational Research Manager, Karen Stone, for assistance with cataloguing the WMPMEP resources. Karen has agreed to set up a system, which is user-friendly, easy to maintain, and will allow for long-term growth and storage. All for a few strategically placed cappuccinos. Thanks Karen! Best wishes to Dave & Louisa Wilkinson. Dave recently got laid off at Austoft, but has already secured another job in Brisbane! Well done Dave, we all miss you! Volunteer Jane Broughton has already completed 20 Coastal Expectations Surveys, if you want to meet her challenge, there's a bottle of champagne or a box of chocolates for the highest number completed! :) Prizes for the two most organised volunteers: Neale Kent rang Project Officer, Sue Sargent on 23 December to let her know that there would be a break in the weather for water quality monitoring. Sue then rang around the water quality volunteers to find out if anyone else was available. At Dean Raihman's place, she was told that Dean had just popped out to do some shopping, but if Sue called, to ask "where and when." Unbelievable effort guys - thank you so much! Are you interested in fish photos? The WMPMEP project has secured some funding from the DPI to catalogue a part of Tony & Kath Tubbenhauer's superb slide collection. If you are interested in being a volunteer on this mini-project, then please give us a call. Congratulations to ex-volunteer Ron Haynes and fiancee Elise, Yes, Ronnie popped the question and she said yes! Ron & Elise are now living UP in Cairns with Ron hoping to get involved in a similar project up there. Who's that on the phone? To assist in the office, we have approached the Wide Bay Volunteer Resource Agency for a volunteer administrator. So if you hear a new voice when you call, say hello. Many of you are interested in the local turtle population. Jim Buck, a local enthusiast, undertakes regular turtle monitoring on Lady Musgrave Island with the assistance of Coastcare. Jim only has limited places available, but is always interested to hear from dedicated new volunteers. To contact Jim, please call him on 4154 0255. Do you know any teachers that may be interested in Marine Education? Sue hopes to get a discussion group together on Tuesday 13 February (after school) to discuss the development of a new curriculum based programme for schools called Tidal Pools & Schools. Call Sue for more information.

ACTIVITY TIMETABLE FOR 2001

COASTCARE PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION

The Land Rover focus on the Coast Photographic Competition is now open!

Focus on the coast, send in your best photo and you could win a great prize.

Entry requirements:

All entries must be submitted as A5 (approx 8" x 6") prints from negatives, slides or digital 66MB TIF files. Please do not send your negatives, slides or digital files until requested. You must submit photos taken in your home state or territory, with the exception of ACT residents - who may enter in the state where the photo was taken. Photos must be accompanied by an entry form (entry forms and conditions of entry are available from your Project Officers). Winning photos will tour the state as part of the "Land Rover Focus on the Coast" Exhibition and may appear in a Land Rover Coastcare Calendar for 2002.

You'll also be helping Coastcare showcase Australia's unique coast. Coastcare is a national program funded by Federal, State and Local Governments that supports nearly 2000 Coastcare community groups and 60,000 individuals involved in coastal and marine management and protection projects. Your entry can celebrate the beauty of the Australian coast or simply show people enjoying coastal and marine activities. You may prefer to highlight the threats to our coast or show how Coastcare community groups are actively involved in projects to fix the problems. Above all, your entry should inspire people to value our coast and get involved in ways to take care of it.

THESE PRIZES AWARDED IN EACH STATE - TOTAL VALUE OVER $35,000!

ENTRIES CLOSE FRIDAY 2 MARCH 2001.

Entry requirements:

All entries must be submitted as A5 (approx 8" x 6") prints from negatives, slides or digital 66MB TIF files. Please do not send your negatives, slides or digital files until requested. You must submit photos taken in your home state or territory, with the exception of ACT residents - who may enter in the state where the photo was taken. Photos must be accompanied by an entry form (entry forms and conditions of entry are available from your Project Officers). Winning photos will tour the state as part of the "Land Rover Focus on the Coast" Exhibition and may appear in a Land Rover Coastcare Calendar for 2002.