CCLF Committee MDSMay 121 min5 year waterbird survey report publishedYou may be aware that in early 2017 Warringah Council initiated a survey of birds in the lagoon and riparian areas. For five years a...
CCLF Committee MDSMay 121 minFlood creates new perches in lower lagoonLagoon Friends' bird enthusiast Russell Beardmore makes the following observation: "You have probably seen the clumps of dead lantana...
CCLF Committee MDSFeb 171 minFloating wetland field trialCouncil's Coasts & Catchments team have taken another step forward in our collaborative Floating Wetlands project by installing a small...
CCLF Committee MDSOct 5, 20211 minYour invitation to attend . . . Join online : https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87628781848 Or join by phone: 02-8015-6011 Meeting ID: 876 2878 1848...
CCLF Committee MDSJul 23, 20211 minFloating wetlands pilot project concludesThe first results from a seven month trial of growing endemic wetland plants in our controlled environment facility near the Lagoon are...
CCLF Committee MDSJun 1, 20211 minEvents at Curl Curl - Sat 5 JuneSaturday 5 June is World Environment Day and the theme of this year's event is "Ecosystem Restoration". Northern Beaches Council is...
CCLF Committee MDSMay 31, 20211 minAir lift pump demonstrationThe air lift pump is an important component of our floating wetlands growing environment. The pump's role is to move - or recycle -...
CCLF Committee MDSMay 31, 20211 minFirst wetlands planting cycle concludes (May 2021)✅ We've now completed the first cycle of growing plants in our controlled floating wetlands environment ! ✅ The plants (Carex) were...
CCLF Committee MDSJan 26, 20211 minPrawn sighted at Curl Curl LagoonCCLF member and North Curl Curl resident Robyn West has sent us this photograph of an apparently healthy prawn she observed at the Lagoon...
CCLF Committee MDSDec 4, 20203 minThere's a big new telco tower at Curl Curl Lagoon - how did that happen? (Dec 20)Who approved the tower? The tower and its ground enclosure were built by Optus with the support of Council. Optus’s development...
CCLF Committee MDSNov 5, 20201 minOptus Tower approved at Curl Curl LagoonDespite overwhelming community opposition, Council’s Local Planning Panel has approved construction of a 25.7m mobile phone tower on the...
CCLF Committee MDSOct 17, 20201 minFirst plantings at Floating Wetlands (15 Oct 2020)We've hit a major milestone with the Floating Wetlands project this week ! ✅ The tank is filled with lagoon water diluted with freshwater...
CCLF Committee MDSAug 20, 20202 minCouncil warns of Optus tower risk (21 Aug 2020)Council's Property & Commercial Development unit have warned that Optus's proposed new tower and base station risk becoming an unsightly,...
CCLF Committee MDSAug 13, 20201 minOptus proposal risks another Plateau Park (14 Aug 20)The response from Council's Property & Commercial Development department to the Optus application for a new "telco facility" on the bank...
CCLF Committee MDSJul 26, 20201 min'Low to moderate' visual impact ? (26 Jul 20)Optus's Development Application rates the visual impact of their proposed tower as 'low to moderate'. You may make a submission to...
CCLF Committee JLJun 15, 20201 minCCLF is turning 40! Save the date!What: Curl Curl Lagoon Friends 40th Anniversary Celebration When: 11am - 1pm, Sunday 25th October 2020 Where: Stirgess Reserve, John...
CCLF Committee MDSMay 26, 20201 minFeaturing The Osprey - An occasional visitor (26 May 20)Maybe a couple of times a year, an Osprey (or two) visits our lagoon in search of a fish meal. Ospreys are birds of prey, or raptor. They...
CCLF Committee MDSMay 11, 20201 minAirlift collector tower added - Floating Wetlands (11 May 20)The object of the Floating Wetlands project is to find out which aquatic plants would make the best base for a floating wetland in the...
CCLF Committee JLMar 27, 20201 minLuscious new growth!So exciting to see such lush growth in the rehabilitated riparian zone of the northern bank of the Lagoon
CCLF Committee MDSMar 25, 20201 minCCLF website design If you can see this forum page it means you are invited to assist with your design ideas for the new CCLF website. This is your...