Blog the Bay

Interview with James McVeigh from Big Cat Reality

Dive operator Big Cat Reality took a boat out to Flinders Reef not long after the spill to check on the condition of the popular dive spot.  James McVeigh had this interview recorded from the reef.

Moreton bay seafood given the tick of approval

Moreton Bay seafood has been give the all clear and is fit for consumption.  Right in time for Easter!

http://redcliffe-and-bayside-herald.whereilive.com.au/lifestyle/story/moreton-bay-seafood-given-the-tick-of-approval/

Brisbane radio stations giving you the chane to win and donate

Brisbane radio stations Nova 106.9 FM and b105 are giving listeners the chance to win some fantastic prizes and "Donate a Day to the Bay".

Each day Nova 106.9 FM has been offering different Moreton Island experiences as prizes and up for grabs today is a 1 Day Dolphin Wild cruise for you and 3 mates.  So visit the Nova website and put your name in the hat for this great prize.

Over at b105 they have four packages they are giving away.  Register and you might be heading out on a Adventure Sailing on Solo… or maybe you might go on a Dolphin Wild Cruise. We also have a 3 day holiday Tangalooma Island Resort ...or a Straddie Island Adventure staying at Anchorage Beachfront Resort!

These are some wonderful prizes and we would like to thank all those involved for their support of the "Donate a Day to the Bay" campaign.

Got a Facebook account?

Want to show your support of Moreton Bay to all your friends?  The join the "Donate a Day to the Bay" cause on Facebook. 

The recruit all your friends and encourage them to "Donate a Day to the Bay"!

Update on the clean up effort

With donation of days flowing in we thought it was a good time to provide an update on the clean up effort that continues on Moreton Island.

Here is a link to a media update released by Martime Safety Queensland yesterday. 

You'll read that everything is going along nicely which means that it is the perfect time to Donate a Day to the Bay.

We'd love to hear from you!

Whether it is diving, sailing, snorkelling, dolphin feeding, quad biking, fishing, swimming, kayaking or any of the other exciting things to do in Moreton Bay & Islands we'd love to hear from you!

Feel free to write a few lines and post them as a comment on this blog and tell the world how you are donating a day to the bay.

We have also set up a group on the photo sharing site Flickr.  So if you have images highlighting your experiences on the bay visit the "Donate a Day to the Bay" Flickr group and share them will fellow Moreton Bay & Island lovers.

Keep donating those days!

So we are halfway through the first week of the "Donate a day to the Bay" campaign and already over 100 people have told us that they are going to do their bit to help Moreton Bay & Islands.

If you haven't already donated a day now is the perfect time - if you can donate more than one even better!

Don't forget that by donating a day to the bay you can go into the draw to win one of ten Weekender Packs courtesy of BCF – each pack includes: 1 x 3 man tent, 2 x camping chairs, 1 x rod and reel, 1 x tackle box (with contents included). Each pack has a RRP of approximately $210.

So what are waiting for - Donate a day to the Bay today!

Matthew Hayden encourages Queenslanders to Donate a day to the bay

Today we launched the "Donate a day to the bay" campaign with the help of former test cricketer Matthew Hayden.

He has urged people to visit Moreton Bay as part of the plan to support the tourism region, following last week's oil spill.  The goal is for 250,000 ‘days on the bay’ to be donated over the next three months.  People are asked to log on to www.moretonbayislands.com.au, where a barometer will calculate the ‘donations’ received and measure progress toward the 250,000 target.

Long time Moreton Bay fan and the face of the campaign, Matthew Hayden, is keen to see the region bounce back from the oil spill.

“Our family has enjoyed holidaying at North Stradbroke Island for years.  My cricket career has taken me all over the world, and I can say that Moreton Bay is a true treasure that we need to support and protect,” he said.

“I encourage everyone to Donate a day to the bay, whether it’s fish and chips at Manly, sky-diving at Redcliffe, swimming at Bribie Island, world-class diving at Flinders Reef, kayaking at North Stradbroke Island or hand-feeding wild dolphins at Tangalooma.  Every time we enjoy our Bay we are also helping the region and its operators to recover from the oil spill.”

Visit www.moretonbayislands.com.au to donate your days today.

Tangalooma Resort - business as usual

When we came up with idea for the "Donate a day to the bay" campaign we thought we would contact some the tourism operators in the region to see how they were doing.

One of these operators was Tangalooma Resort.  They thought that pictures would speak louder than words.  These are just some of the photos supplied by Tangalooma Resort.

Tangalooma Resort

Eastern side of Moreton Island after the clean up

They also added:

Tangalooma has NOT been affected by the recent oil spill in the open waters close to Moreton Island. The spill has remained outside of Moreton Bay and has only affected the north and eastern side of the island. The resort is still operating as per normal and current bookings will remain valid unless notified otherwise.

Triple J reporting from Moreton Bay

On Monday Triple J sent Kaitlyn Sawrey out to Moreton Island to investigate the damage caused by the spill.  This is a great report and we have provided a link for you to have a listen to the story.

We think the first line of the report sums things up nicely.

"When you arrive on Tangalooma Island resort by ferry everything looks pretty normal there's tourists watchng the pelicans and waiting for dolphin feeding time...."

Follow the link and you can also see some wonderful picttures of the clean up effort - inlcuding a great shot of the workers taking a swim.  Those protection suits must get very hot in the Brisbane sun!

Triple J Hack - 16/03/2009