Threatened Species Day special message
Wednesday September 7, 2011
Today is Threatened Species Day where we pause to remember the death of the last Tasmanian Tiger at Hobart Zoo in 1936, and to think about the many other species in Australia which could face a similar fate if not properly protected.
Over 340 bird and animal species in Australia’s Coral Sea are included on the International Red List of Threatened Species…that's a huge number! These include Bigeye tuna, Vulnerable; Yellowfin; Near Threatened, Albacore tuna; Near Threatened.
Today you can check out and share this great short video showing our Ambassadors John Williamson, Tim Winton, Jesse Martin, Pat Rafter, Kristy Hinze, Isabel Lucas and Akira Isogawa as well as other Australians commemorating Threatened Species Day by showing their support for the protection of the Coral Sea.
Follow the campaign on Facebook
We are getting close to 10,000 fans….a huge achievement. Why not join us now if you haven’t already! www.facebook.com/protectourcoralsea.
Our roaming spokesfish Barry Wrasse
Barry Wrasse our roaming ambassador is out and about spreading the word – follow his adventures here
barry wrasse in mosman gorge
Upcoming Events – Get Involved!
2 September – 2 October, Brisbane
Coral Sea Photo Exhibition
The Coral Sea: Our Ocean Paradise photo exhibition is now showing at the Redlands Performing Arts Centre in Brisbane from 2 September to 2 October. For more information and opening times, click here. 
Barracuda Ring by Jurgen FreundBarracuda Ring by Jurgen Freund
9 September, Sydney
International Conference of Eco Ideas
Coral Sea campaign director, Imogen Zethoven, will be speaking at the International Conference of Eco Ideas at North Head, Manly at 1.45pm.
10 September, Cairns
Reggaetown World Music Festival
Those lucky people heading to the Reggaetown festival can make the most out of their day by dropping by the Protect our Coral Sea information stall and registering their support for ocean protection. Write a short note to our local MPs and let them know you want their help to Protect our Coral Sea. See http://reggaetown.com.au for tickets and further info.
11 September, Sydney
Strathfield Spring Festival
Come along and visit the Protect our Coral Sea Stall at the Strathfield Spring Festival, Strathfield Park. There will be kite making and colouring in workshops for the kids and kids and heart. Barry Wrasse our cute spokesfish will be there as always and he's looking forward to some hugs and kisses from Protect Our Coral Sea supporters.
18 September, Sydney
Burwood Festival
The Protect our Coral Sea crew will be at Burwood Festival and are happy to announce we will be holding special screenings of the award winning documentary Coral Sea Dreaming. Between 12.30 – 2pm, Noisy By Choice, a youth concert to promote young talent and to support the Protect our Coral Sea campaign will keep everyone entertained.
4 October, Sydney
Canterbury Earlwood Caring Community Centre
Don’t miss the school holiday World Animal Day art workshop at the Canterbury Earlwood Caring Community Centre, 10am – 1pm. This will be an opportunity to create some beautiful artworks inspired by Australia's Coral Sea and the amazing marine creatures that live there. Beth Hill from Protect Our Coral Sea will share some beautiful underwater footage taken from the Coral Sea as well as information about this unique part of Australia's ocean and the need to protect this special marine environment. For those interested in attending please contact Beth at beth@protectourcoralsea.org.au.
7 October, Brisbane
Oceanic Dive and Ecotourism Expo (ODEX)
Protect Our Coral Sea will be represented at the Oceanic Dive and Ecotourism Expo (ODEX). Xanthe Rivett from our campaign will be speaking about protecting the Coral Sea – how you can help! Entry is free on Friday 7th – for more information go to: http://oceaniadiveexpo.com
Media Moments
Check out the word on the street: http://www.protectourcoralsea.org.au/news-media
Business Support
Businesses can now also register their support for the proposed Coral Sea marine park. Simply head to our business support page and fill in the online form. It doesn't cost anything for your business to register its support and your business will then be added to our 'honour roll'.
We would love your help!
We are always looking for volunteers to help spread the word at upcoming events throughout the year and to help out in general.
If you’d like to volunteer, we’d love to hear from you:
• in Cairns contact Steve at marine@cafnec.org.au
• in Brisbane contact Daisy amcs@amcs.org.au
• in Sydney contact Beth: beth@protectourcoralsea.org.au
Last but not least!
Help protect the Coral Sea on your own website by inserting our widget. Visitors can sign the Coral Sea petition without leaving your site. You can find our widget right here on our home page (bottom right hand corner). To add this to your site, simply click on the “forward” tab and then the “embed this widget” link to access the required code. Paste this code into your website and the widget will display. It won’t take more than a few minutes and it will be very much appreciated!
