EVENT IDEAS FOR HOSTING

Get together a group of people to celebrate #LoveCassowaries

• Movie night

• Guest Speaker event

• Tree planting

• Clean up event

• School: themed school assembly, dress up day

• Cassowary coffee chat: Invite a few friends over for coffee, spend 5 mins searching the internet for information about Cassowaries and chat about what you learn. 

• Classroom chat: if you are a teacher allocate an hour and talk to your class about Cassowaries. In the resources above you will find a range of factsheets, educational resources and more

MATERIALS: WORLD CASSOWARY DAY POSTER & LOGOS

Download the poster and logo to help promote

Use our handy "DIY Event Poster" templates and pre-made "About WCD" Posters

Add our logo to your poster to show your event is part of World Cassowary Day:

View and download logos

SHOW YOU #LoveCassowaries BY USING OUR PROFILE FRAME ON FACEBOOK

Update your profile picture with a #LoveCassowaries frame

1. Make sure you have liked the World Cassowary Day Facebook page.

2. Head to www.facebook.com/fbcameraeffects/tryit/1010998365738690/ 

3. Adjust the frame as necessary, set a time to keep until (we suggest 15th October) and then click ‘Use as profile picture’, using the hash tag #LoveCassowaries

SHOW YOU #LoveCassowaries BY USING OUR FILTER ON FACEBOOK

Turn yourself into a Cassowary and post a selfie!

1. Make sure you have liked the World Cassowary Day Facebook page.

2. Head to www.facebook.com/fbcameraeffects/tryit/321111115104086/ 

3. Post photo with your own message on why you #LoveCassowaries and tag @WorldCassowaryDay 

4. Optional: update your profile picture with the photo you just took.

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

Check out the Cassowary Recovery Team's educational page for:

• Fact sheets

• Colouring in pages

• Activity sheets and booklets

• Links to great educational content and resources

MANAGING CASSOWARIES

Wondered how Cassowaries are managed at different levels of government? 

The Southern Cassowary is listed as a threatened species at State, Federal and International level. The following links provide information on the conservation status of Cassowaries at each level of Government and more information on what is being done for the species 
 

• Local task force: Cassowary Recovery Team 
   

• State of Queensland: Department of Environment and Science

  • Species Recovery Plan​
     

• Federal: Australian Government - Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC Act 1995)
   

• Global: The International Union for Conservation of Nature Listing (IUCN)