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And the winner is...

23/12/2011

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MINCA is proud to announce that it now has over 100 members – and the 100th member – and so winner of our competition is ... Julie Heath! 

Julie will become the proud owner of an original Mel Williams painting. Thanks for coming on board Julie – and thanks and welcome to all our new members. 

All those who joined up as a member of MINCA for the first time between 5 November and 23 December were put in the draw to win an A4 print of Charlie McColl’s great photo of the Adelaide at Cockle Bay at dusk.

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Julie Heath - MINCA's 100th member! (Photo: George Hirst)
And the winner of that is ... Mark Carpenter. Congratulations Mark!

Attracting over 100 members is a huge achievement for a not-for-profit, volunteer-run organisation on the island – and we’re pretty chuffed about it.

But, apart from being rightly proud, we are encouraged that so many people have ‘joined the club’ dedicated to protecting the very special environment that for many of us is our home and that for all of us is World Heritage Magnetic Island. 

MINCA, now coming up to its sixteenth year of operation, has an impressive track record, but the task is never over. With increased development, a changing climate and other pressures, the environment of Magnetic Island and its surrounding waters will need continuing support. It is the existence of members that enables that to happen.

A special thanks to our very active membership officers (Pen and Mel), to all those who have served on the MINCA Management Committee over the years – and to our wonderful members.

May you enjoy a peaceful and joyous festive season and an enlightening and productive 2012.

And if you are reading this as a non-member (or know of someone who might like to be a member), please visit our membership page! 

3 Comments
Thalie carpenter
27/12/2011 06:29:43 am

Great to read that we won Charlie's print! Thanks for all your great work.

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Alastair Cole
27/12/2011 10:23:16 am

As a original member it is indeed great to see that MINCA is forging ahead -it all started with the creation of a bird habitat where certain developers hs hoped to build, and MINCA has supported and mostly won every environmental issue since. Keep at it!

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Delphine Turnbull.
6/1/2012 03:14:26 pm

Keep up the good work Wendy and cew, all wonderful people. thank you.
BIG Question, Could anyone enlighten me, Have you seen or heard the the beautiful Butcher Bird any where on the Island. Last year I had four visiting me very regularly, Male Felmale and two babies, the babies were 12 months apart, then last year overnight, Mum and two babiesfailed to visit, and now after seven years I found the male underneath a tree where it slept, all it,s feathers but no body, I found the whole family a total delight and do miss them.one of their favoirite foods was termites, which I would reveal for them, in some dead tree, as my property is totally insectiside free, as nature provides it,s own deterrent if left too it. any information would be so gratefully r eceived.

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    • History of MINCA
    • Membership
    • Logo
  • Our Magnetic Environment
    • Plants of Magnetic Island
    • Native animals of Magnetic Island
    • Birds of Magnetic Island
    • Reptiles of Magnetic Island
    • Butterflies of Magnetic Island
    • Spiders, Insects & Bugs of Magnetic Island
    • Weeds of Magnetic Island
    • The geology of Magnetic Island
    • Life in the waters around Magnetic Island
    • Favourite trees
    • Photo gallery
  • Current activities & recent news
    • Current activities >
      • Managing Bolger Bay Conservation Park
  • Major achievements
    • Bolger Bay Conservation Park
    • Nelly Bay Habitat Reserve
    • 'Carbon Cuts' 2010 Film Competition
    • 2010 Low Carbon Diet Inter-Bay Challenge
    • 2011 Short Film Competition
    • Anti-plastic (bag) campaign
    • Protection of Radical Bay
  • Freecycle & Favourite trees
    • Freecycle
    • Favourite trees
  • Library & Links
  • Townsville Port expansion
  • Recent Submissions