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Two Bays December 2007


Artefact from Port Phillip Bay region- found during Two Bays 2009


Pelican flying over Mud Island
Port Phillip Bay


The fifth Two Bays program has started. Here is the program ... read it here!

We are fortunate to have up front funding from the Caring for our Country grant round which has given us precious time to plan in advance. This is a Pelican First!!

Here is a link to an earlier program on Two Bays giving a good insight into the possibilities of a day out on the Bay. This was from the Be a Marine Biologist for a Day event. click here

The 2010 program is focusing on the Indigenous Knowledge and Stewardship of Sea Country. From our activities we plan to produce curriculum that links the Traditional Boonwurrung Story about the Bays with the scientific knowledge that has been gathered during Two Bays over the past three years.

Two Bays 2010 program

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Two Bays Captain's Log

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Summer Sailing On Pelican

Come sailing with us. Help us to continue the environmental, science and social projects we have run since 2004.

Pelican 1 will be in Melbourne throughout December and early January. We are having a fund raising drive and all you need to do to help is come sailing and bring your friends. Only $50 full, and $30 concession/children for a 3 hour sail on Port Phillip Bay. Read more ...

photo Sandy Scheltema

PELICAN UPDATE - WINTER 2009

Pelican1 sailed North to her new harbour home and scheduled maintenance stop in Bermagui on the 22 April.

Not only is the Pelican getting a good overhaul but she is finally getting a stern lift. The new stern additions will apparently enable Pelican1 to travel a lot faster due to decreasing the drag on the hull. Garry, Pelican's skipper, has said that the additions are the hardest aspect of the entire build of the boat. Which is saying something as she was an intricate and complex boat to build!

READ MORE!


Pelican moored in Refuge Cove on the way North. The cat pictured behind Pelican left their run North a little too late and got caught in the massive winds off Lakes Entrance. Four adults were winched to safety and ended up in Sale hospital. All on Pelican were fine!

Pelican on the slip in Bermagui

Garry working on the 'stern lift'



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OBITUARY

Peter Malcolm 1956 – 2009 Activist, Environmentalist, Visionary.

Peter Malcolm’s was a life of big stories, far flung locations, diverse interests and intense passion. Peter cared deeply about the environment, community, social justice, about fulfilling his own potential, and helping others to achieve theirs. He had a mighty heart. Nothing was impossible. When asked to describe him, his wife Davini once responded, “ Imagine Indiana Jones with a social and environmental conscience, and five kids”. Read more ...

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hope vale 2008

Pelican 1 has finished the 5th Hope Vale project. This year the program was larger and more ambitious, bringing together new partners and people who came along to help create a month long project.

Recently Samia Goudie and Natalie Davey presented the digital stories that the kids had done on the Hope Vale project at the IKC (Indigenous Knowledge Centre) and also at the Hope Vale school (pictured here). All participants who had made a story were presented with a DVD copy of the stories. Digital story telling is being well utilised at the Hope Vale Primary school and it was great to visit and see some of the work that the kids had done since we saw them at camp. We hope to share their stories with you soon.

Read more about the Hope Vale Projects

Read more in the Captains Log.

You can also get more information about the project through the following links. The Hope Vale Community, through the Indigenous Knowledge Centre, has now set up a WIKI to upload stories and information about the Pelican Hope Vale project. hopevale.wikispaces.com/Pelican.

The Digital Story Telling crew also has a site for reflecting the process of making Digital stories, through Samia Goudie's PhD site. samiastories.wordpress.com

The Digital Stories made during the 2008 camp at Cape Flattery are online. Please click here.


left to right are Jazzmin Bowen, Michael Hogan (Queensland Gov champion for Hope Vale, Estelle Bowen, Samia Goudie, Anna Bligh (Queensland State Premier) and Ross Mathews from the ANZ bank.

NEWS - WE WON!

Pelican Expeditions has won a reconciliation Award for Business, the Partnership Award for The Pelican Hope Vale Project: ANZ Bank and Pelican Expeditions, awarded by the Premier Anna Bligh on the 29th May.

www.reconciliation.qld.gov.au/awards/

The Reconciliation Awards for Business recognise and reward businesses, communities and individuals in Queensland that support reconciliation.

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Muriel Broome and Norma Sarra giving Pelican a blessing before leaving Bundaberg.

CORAL BLEACHING SURVEY 6 March - 12 April, 2006

Pelican1 sailed from Bundaberg on March 6 2006, for a five week Expedition covering the length of the Great Barrier Reef, with scientists from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA).

On board was a team of scientists, Indigenous trainees, our crew and YOU.

To find out more click here.


s v pelican Pelican 1 - photo Sandy Scheltema

SAILING WITH PELICAN EXPEDITIONS

Pelican 1 is 63ft sailing catamaran designed as a platform for marine research, environmental, social, and educational projects throughout the Australia Pacific region. Read more
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If you are interested in chartering Pelican 1 please contact us


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WHERE ARE WE NOW?

Pelican1 is currently in Bermagui.

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