Storm season is coming people, and more rain. Did you know you can improve the range of your CB radio with the addition of an antenna? Check out this new information sheet by Greg Hall Improving your CB radio experience. It explains why CB can be tricky in our terrain, and simple things we can do to make it work better. It also explains how you can add a longer antenna to your hand-held device, or get an antenna to suspend from a tree, with links to where you can buy these additions to your CB radio kit. If you are in a radio dead-spot, don’t suffer in silence. Radio contact can be improved.
Cane toads sadly have a disastrous impact on many of our native species.
My family live on Wallace Rd ridge, where until a few years ago we had no cane toads. Last year we had a beautiful big carpet snake writhing in pain, then dying in our pond- from eating a cane toad. We will regularly do the rounds of our yard in the evening, but it can be hard to feel like we can make an impact individually. However, collectively we can make a real difference in their population.
In November we trialed a competitive cane toad muster. The outstanding winner was Sonya, from The Channon. Over two nights she collected 113 cane toads! Last year she collected a similar amount, and was happy to notice an increase in native frogs around her home afterward. She initially began collecting the cane toads as she was worried about her dogs eating them- as they are very toxic to pets as well as natives.
Sonya is keen to get out with others who may be interested in helping her around The Channon- if you would like to join her please get in touch with her on 0406288477.
It would be interesting to see what impact we can make collectively, so if you are keen to protect our natives by helping reduce local cane toad numbers, you can contribute to a cane toad tally. When you collect cane toads, head to www.thechannonhub.org/canetoadtally to add to the count. Please remember to take due caution when handling cane toads, and to be as humane as possible in your treatment of them. You can find more information here: www.awe.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/invasive-species/feral-animals-australia/cane-toads
The Channon Hub Website Updates
Terri and Olof are updating our community website. If you have a local business, or you have something to offer our community, and you aren’t already listed in the directory, then please get in touch with Terri on 0400394373 or and give her all the info needed to include you on www.thechannonhub.org/local-directory/
Wishing everyone an enjoyable festive summer season!
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