Gold Coast Cane Toad Challenge – Community toad bust

City of Gold Coast has partnered with not-for-profit community environment group Watergum to bring cane toad control to the Gold Coast this season.

Cane toads in the Gold Coast cause declines in our native wildlife, posion domestic pets and have negative impacts on our local agricultural industries.

We are working together to humanely and effectively control this pest species, and create safe havens for biodiversity!

Join our Toad Bust at 6:00pm on Thursday the 5 December 2024 at Schuster Park, and work together to control cane toads! We’ll be meeting by the Schuster Park playground.

Toad busting is a fun event, appropriate for the whole family! Come along to meet some like-minded individuals, learn some new toad busting skills and make a difference for our environment! This bust is extra special because we’ll be launching our new Tweed citizen science project where you can help increase our understanding of cane toad control methods and inform future management strategies.

How the event will run:

Watergum staff will welcome you with a brief educational talk, followed by an introduction to our new citizen science study and how YOU can get involved! Then we will split into groups and work together to clear the park of as many cane toads as we can!

Please wear closed in shoes and appropriate clothing for the outdoors at night. If you have a toad busting kit, please bring it along on the night! If not, Watergum will have gear available to use.

Toad busting kit equipment:

• Bucket with a lid
• Rubber or garden gloves
• Torch
• Pick up stick optional

We can’t wait to see you there and work together to make a real difference!

Spaces are limited so please register to attend.

You can find out more information about cane toads at watergum.org/cane-toad-challenge/

If you have questions about the event, please contact Watergum at [email protected] or 07 2103 5796.