Cairn Curran Reservoir
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Girls learn how to sail
Are you interested in learning how to sail and would like to be part of a friendly, welcoming sailing community? Cairn Curran Sailing Club is thrilled to have received funding to provide two introductory sailing days, with free lunch included. Experienced members will be on hand to introduce women and girls to sailing dinghies in…
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Grassfires pose threat
Jade Jungwirth A large grassfire at Cairn Curran Reservoir near Baringhup on Saturday required the response of 12 tankers, one big fill, a number of smaller vehicles and air support from Firebird 3. CFA crews from Maldon, Walmer, Newstead, Baringhup and Carisbrook CFA battled the blaze in difficult terrain that included rabbit burrows, bull rushes…
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Call for sanctuary
A bid to have duck shooting banned at Cairn Curran Reservoir near Baringhup is gaining support. Environmental community groups say the activity is no longer appropriate for safety reasons and the area should be made a sanctuary for the threatened species that call it home. The groups have written to Mount Alexander and Central Goldfields…
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Call for sanctuary – Petition to ban shooting at Cairn Curran
A petition calling for a ban on recreational duck shooting on Cairn Curran Reservoir at Baringhup has attracted hundreds of signatures, the majority of them local, in less than a week.The petition calls for the reservoir and surrounding wetlands to be made a sanctuary and supports a vote made by Mount Alexander Shire Council two…