The Wreck Rock turtle research team won the Volunteering Award at the recent 2008 Environmental Protection Agency Excellence Awards.

 

The Volunteering Award recognises outstanding achievement working with the Agency to protect the environment and conserve nature for a sustainable future.

 

Nev and Bev McLachlan have been volunteering with the Queensland Turtle Conservation project for over 30 years, and have been leading the Wreck Rock turtle research project for over 20 years.  The project forms part of State, National and International programs which contribute to the conservation and management of sea turtles through collaborative research.

 

The team spends much of December and January patrolling a 22km stretch of beach monitoring nesting, hatching, predation and erosion.  During this period Nev and Bev also volunteer as campground hosts at the Wreck Rock Campground.  In addition to these duties, they also educate visitors to the area on the importance of turtle conservation. 

 

“The work may be tiring, but it is extremely rewarding,” they said.

 

The Burnett Mary Regional Group is proud to have been able to support the Wreck Rock turtle project for the past three seasons, and extend congratulations to Nev & Bev on their success.

 

 

    Nev McLachlan at Wreck Rock

 

 

 

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