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Caring for our Coastal Emus

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Calling all citizen scientists and wildlife enthusiasts! Clarence Valley Council is keen to learn about where you've seen coastal emus.

Local landholders, together with the Clarence Valley Council, the Office of Environment and Heritage and the Coastal Emu Alliance are working to protect coastal emus and their habitat. To do this, we are collecting data on where our emus are located via an online register. The emu register will let you pinpoint a sighting location on a map. You'll also be able to add more information about the sighting.

Furthermore, if you haven't seen an emu but still want to share your story - go for it! Head to the stories tab to begin telling us about your experiences.

Calling all citizen scientists and wildlife enthusiasts! Clarence Valley Council is keen to learn about where you've seen coastal emus.

Local landholders, together with the Clarence Valley Council, the Office of Environment and Heritage and the Coastal Emu Alliance are working to protect coastal emus and their habitat. To do this, we are collecting data on where our emus are located via an online register. The emu register will let you pinpoint a sighting location on a map. You'll also be able to add more information about the sighting.

Furthermore, if you haven't seen an emu but still want to share your story - go for it! Head to the stories tab to begin telling us about your experiences.

  • Coastal emu community information session and barbeque

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    04 Dec 2018
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    Coastal emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) are listed as endangered under the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016, with fewer than 50 individuals known to remain on the east coast. We need your help to protect these birds and their habitat.

    Clarence Valley Council and Office of Environment and Heritage are working in partnership with local landholders; North Coast Local Land Services; National Parks and Wildlife Service; and Gulmarrad Public School to host a coastal emu community information session. The information session will take place at Gulmarrad Public School on Monday the 17th December 2018 from 2.30 PM.

    The information session includes presentations regarding the threats to the coastal emu and management actions being taken by local organisations and community members. Come and learn how to participate as a citizen scientist and do your part to protect this iconic population.

    For more information regarding the information session or Coastal Emu Register, please contact Caragh Heenan (Project Officer NRM) from the Clarence Valley Council Natural Resource Management team via Caragh.Heenan@clarence.nsw.gov.au or (02) 6641 7357.

    Please RSVP by COB Tuesday 11th December 2018 via Eventbrite (www.eventbrite.com.au) and search for Event #53027565877.

    Image courtesy of S.Otton.


  • The Coastal Emus in the Clarence Register and Story page goes live!

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    24 Oct 2018
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    Clarence Valley Council has been working with the Office and Environment and Heritage through a NSW Environment Trust grant to deliver improved outcomes for the endangered coastal emu in the Clarence. These emus are under threat of extinction, with fewer than 100 remaining.

    The funded work will include on-ground activities to address threats to emus, including fire, pest animals and barriers. Education material will be developed and disseminated to landowners in emu habitat to help protect the last remaining coastal emu population.

    As part of the program, we are launching the Coastal Emu Register! The register will enable us to gather data on where emus are in the landscape to further learn about why emus prefer a particular habitat, why certain habitats contain more species than other similar habitats, and why they are declining from particular areas. By understanding their distribution, we can determine the conservation value of regional zones and further develop management guidelines for natural resources.

    So without further ado, I declare the Coastal Emus in the Clarence Register and Story page is going live! Get involved, register a sighting and leave your story!

    Happy sharing and thanks for being involved!