FINGAL HEAD COASTCARE
News articles from the archives
Fingal Head Coastcare acknowledges the source of most of these news articles as the Tweed Daily News.
1989-1993
The start of Coastwalk from Tweed Heads to Sydney - 1989
Fingal Head sand dunes need care - 1990
Council helps Dunecare group - 1990
Plant nursery to help restore Fingal growth - 1991
Fingal Sand Dunes Reafforestation Begins - 1991
Fingal’s Women Warriors - 1991
Milestone celebrated by dune-care group - 1991
Oasis creation wins praise for Fingal’s Dune Carers - 1991
Fingal group in Landcare finals - 1991
Tweed wins ‘save the bush’ funds - 1992
Dune Care group for Hastings Point planned - 1992
Lee wields chainsaw - 1992
Fingal leads the nation in new plan to help jobless - 1992
Fingal project gives jobless a new start - 1992
New Life for Fingal Dunes - 1992
Grant for Dune group - 1992
Greenies prove point on Fingal - 1992
Platoon joins forces with Fingal Dune Care Group - 1993
Fingal group shares second spot in awards - 1993
Landmark tree at heart of Fingal row - 1993
Fingal Lighthouse – Trash or Treasure? - 1993
Council called on to help save lighthouse - 1993
Community, gov’t succeed in replacing lost habitat - 1993
Lee Scarlett’s article on Bitou - 1993
1994-1999
Fingal Head Dune Care & Reafforestation - 1994
Moves to squash project opposition - 1994
Dune Care brings groups together - 1994
Lending a helping hand – 1994
Julie doesn’t mind beating down the bush - 1995
Tree planters take a break - 1995
Group helps to turn bypass green - 1995
Rare trees replanted - 1995
Beating the scourge - 1995
Time’s running out to save coastline - 1995
Vandals destroy dune care project - 1995
Dune care group breaks out - 1995
Caring for the land is a way of life – 1995
Aboriginal claim for northern beachfront - 1996
Shoreline at Fingal ravaged - 1996
Vandals destroy dune projects - 1996
Tweed set to trial Dunecare scheme - 1996
Dune Care a community force - 1996
Lending a hand - 1996
Vandals destroy beaches - 1996
Vandals destroy dune work – 1996
Fingal Dunecare’s Kate Piper surveys the erosion – 1996
Residents outraged at tree destruction - 1996
Dunecare beats setbacks – 1996
Tougher line on coast vandalism - 1997
Fingal ‘given away’ claims deputy mayor - 1997
Care for your coast - 1997
Fingal Dune Care’s Battle of the Bitou - 1997
Aborigines' Fingal Win - 1997
2000-2009
Marina to create its own energy needs - 2001
Residents upset at Fingal’s growth – 2001
Fingal’s $20,000 tractor theft - 2002
Reward posted for machinery - 2002
Company, greenies nurse dunes to life - 2003
Fingal golf resort anger – 2003
Tree planting - 2004
Making beach better – 2005
Locals recognised ... by Anthony Albanese - c. 2005
Environmental lifeline - c. 2006
Old lighthouse given a makeover - c. 2006
Trees will replace rubbish at Fingal Head – 2006
Storm surge scare – c. 2006
Caring for the environment - 2007
Fingal finds beach challenge a breeze - 2007
Two reasons to celebrate - 2007
Katie sinks marina plan - 2007
Fingal pupils nurture bush tucker trees - 2008
Fingal cleans up awards - 2008
Ancient dune damaged by hoons - 2008
Ancient dune under attack by joy riders - 2008
Council, business and community join together - 2008
Giant efforts will tell of Fingal’s legends – 2008
Trailer spark dune projects - 2008
Fingal school kids pick up a tidy award - 2009
Dune wars continue to rage – 2009
Plan sought to avert Fingal dune wars - 2009
Coastal clean-up massive - 2009
Fingal Head’s young legends - 2009
Fingal Head Public School planting - 2009
2010-2013
Residents put down roots - 2010
Council contractor tackles bitou bush with abseiling tackle - 2010
Bush carers make beach life beautiful
Coastcare bike stolen - 2010
Coastcare vols fundraise for new quad bike - 2010
Plant trees on Fingal coast - 2010
Kay dedicated to protecting dunes - 2010
Farewell to Olga Vidler, environmental champion – 2010
Fingal was mountain of sand - 2011
Illegal beach activities causing coast damage - 2011
Intruders wreak havoc on wildlife - 2011
Wallaby death sparks Fingal rage – 2011
Residents in Fingal take on vandals – 2011
Fingal locals vs vandals - 2011
Tracks blocked to give Spit back to nature – 2011
Claims of spikes on beach go unreported – 2011
Beach booby trap warning – 2011
Nature reinforces Fingal Head Beach – 2011
Art does its part, environmentally – 2011
Caring for Fingal Head - 2011
Students help in dunes - 2011
Students fight beach erosion with plants – 2011
Fingal Head Coastcare honoured – 2011
Beach legends celebrate win – 2011
Backburner – Pandanus – 2011
Preserving area history – 2011
Van owners doing bit for Fingal – 2011
Wakeboarders defy laws to violate protected lagoon – 2011
Stop the destruction – 2011
Dune threat fires rally to ban 4WDs - 2011
Showing they care for Fingal - 2011
Boardwalk give cottage TLC - 2011
Restoration of littoral rainforest on the Tweed coast – 2011
Faunacation art exhibiton launch - 2011
Community furious at destruction of protected dune trees - 2012
Native or exotic grass explained – 2012
Fingal gets the all clear – 2012
Rare birds make Fingal home - 2012
Fingal Head Coastcare wins big - 2012
Groups join in for clean-up - 2012
Tweed cleans up – 2012
Fingal impresses – 2012
Fingal ban on beach brides - 2012
Dawn of a new era for Fingal - 2012
Meet the Ians who have changed the Tweed - 2013
Dune erosion risk for club - 2013
Costa checks out Fingal - 2013
Bush tucker track praised – 2013
Fingal our cleanest beach - 2013
Magic beach – 2013
Fingal school kids legends again - 2013
Young legends – 2013
2014-2019
Letters to the Editor - 2014
Down and dirty visitors - 2014
Fingal cleans up in beach awards
Fingal in fight for beach gong - 2014
Fingal kids are official National Legends - 2014
Beaches do battle for top awards - 2014
Letter of the week - 2014
Fingal tree hacks spurs protest - 2014
Greens fear destruction - 2014
Baird govt 'gave green light to chainsaws'
No crime in 'massacre' - 2014
Tree carnage angers locals - 2014
Fingal cleans up - 2014
Fingal Head takes out clean beach award - 2014
Fingal photos go on show - 2014
Special occasion at Fingal - 2014
Fingal Head beach back to its best - 2014
Residents fight the chop - 2015
Forest of concerns – 2015
Awards honour region’s true carers of coast - 2015
Combined campaign continues beach awards - 2015
Coastal carers pick up awards – 2015
First of our hidden treasures (Kay Bolton) 2015
Students dig in to learn lessons - 2015
Kids play central role in dune care – 2016
Guardians weed out problems in fight for Fingal - 2016
Coastcare digs in to save beach habitat - 2016
A shore way to save our sea birds – 2016
Achieving green status - 2016
Fingal carers welcome funds - 2016
Students replant after vandalism - 2017
Fingal volunteering champions - 2017
Help clean up Fingal - 2017
Fingal trees are uprooted – 2017
Height limits set for Fingal – 2017
Fingal Coastcare land state award - 2017
Fingal Head Coastcare recognised - 2018
Shining a light on Fingal – 2018
Turtles head for deep blue - 2019
2020's
Community meeting to save Fingal Head - 2021
Community in favour of Fingal Head erosion plan - 2021
Costa visits Fingal Head - 2022
National Tree Day - 2022
Local achievers recognized at Seniors Festival - 2023
From little things Fingal grew - 2023
Tweed Coast Living article - 2024