EDUCATIONAL ADVENTURE: Eugenia and Maddison Morris with Nina, Eliza, Natalie and Olive Dalton at Maroochy Wetlands Sanctuary using their apps to interact with the environment in the lead-up to the free Excox-Hunt Adventure these school holidays.

EDUCATIONAL ADVENTURE: Eugenia and Maddison Morris with Nina, Eliza, Natalie and Olive Dalton at Maroochy Wetlands Sanctuary using their apps to interact with the environment in the lead-up to the free Excox-Hunt Adventure these school holidays. John McCutcheon

THE Sunshine Coast Regional Council has endorsed the continuation of the program to prevent and control the presence of declared feral animals in the hinterland.

The program sits under the Biosecurity Act 2014 and is designed to target specific declared feral animal species - wild dogs, feral deer, feral cats, feral goats, European foxes, European rabbits and Indian myna birds.

These animals have done a lot of damage to agricultural and horticultural crops, irrigation and fences and are also responsible for attacks on livestock and domestic animals, damage to native trees, dispersion of weeds and erosion.

The program will run from July 1, 2018 until June 30, 2019.

Please check with your local council to see what actual plans for your area have been made and when they will be implemented.

Or alternatively get in touch with WILVOS who are a group doing amazing work for our local wildlife and are up-to-date with all of the current wildlife issues and trends.

If you require an Indian myna bird trap, council loans them out and also collects any birds caught.

For details contact WILVOS on 54416200.

Backyard Buddies

The next Backyard Buddies meeting will be held tomorrow at Beerwah Library from 10am-11.30am.

Join Martin Fingland in his insightful workshop to learn about local animal species that may be in your own backyard.

Learn about their inter-relationships that rely on each other and how some of these animals are essential for the environment in terms of seed dissemination.

Some of these little creatures, including flying fox, owls and snakes are extremely important for the balance of our eco-system.

Holiday fun

A free Ecox-Hunt Adventure will be held at Maroochy Wetlands Sanctuary during the holidays.

Download the app QuestaGame on the Apple Store or on Google Play on your smart device and head to the wetlands to take photos using your device.

Submit the photos on the app of your animals, plants and fungi. You will receive feedback and points for your sightings based on their rarity.

Register your details to make sure you are in for a chance to win some of the fantastic prizes.

The competition is open from June 30-July 15.

Off-leash area

Palmwoods will get a new off-leash dog area in Federation Park.

The fenced-off area will include concrete pathways, dog bowls, seats, tables and landscaping.

Markets

The Coes Creek Market and car boot sale will be held this Sunday, July 1, from 7am-12 midday in the capark of the Nambour Seventh Day Adventist Church, 77 Coes Creek Rd.

Stalls with plants, tools, jewellery, toys, coffee vans, bric-a-brac and clothing will be on site.

Car boot vacancies are $10 per site.

Inquiries to 0424-005118.