21/09/2026
There’s a LOT happening in Mission Beach this Saturday!
This Saturday, 26 September, our community is coming together for a very special double celebration - 25 years of the Ulysses Link Walking Track and World Cassowary Day 2026. 💙
And there’s a whole morning of activities planned!
🥾 It all begins at 8.30am at Perry Harvey Jetty, with a community walk following the Cutten Brothers Track and connecting with the Ulysses Link through to C4.
Along the way, you’ll discover some of the stories, people, art and natural environment that have made this beautiful part of Mission Beach so special over the past 25 years.
🌿 Around 10am - Coastcare Walk & Talk
Join Tony O’Malley at Clump Point Coastcare and learn more about the work being done to care for this special coastal environment.
🌱 10.15–10.45am - Planting for the Future
At the Norm Byrnes Arboretum, help plant a Butterfly Tree (Euodia) and hear from Kath Vale about the beautiful Ulysses butterfly and its connection to the area.
🎨 From 10am - Kids’ Crafts at C4
Sally Moroney will be helping the kids create their own Ulysses butterflies and cassowaries - a great way for our younger community members to join the World Cassowary Day celebrations.
📸 10.30am - Ulysses Link Goes Silver slideshow
Take a fascinating five-minute look back at historical designs, artwork by local artists along the Ulysses Link walking track, and highlights from events held in Ulysses Park over the years.
There’ll also be short talks, stories, poems, sculptures, presentations and plenty more happening throughout the morning.
It’s a wonderful opportunity to celebrate not only an iconic Mission Beach walking track, but the artists, conservationists, volunteers and community members who have helped shape and care for it over the past quarter of a century.
And, of course, to celebrate the magnificent bird that is such an important part of life here in the Wet Tropics. 💙🌿
📅 Saturday 26 September 2026
⏰ Celebrations begin at 8.30am
📍 Starting at Perry Harvey Jetty, Mission Beach and continuing through to C4 Environment Centre
☎️ For more information: 0475 004 098
Bring the family, put on your walking shoes and come along for a morning celebrating 25 years of the Ulysses Link, World Cassowary Day and the people and environment that make Mission Beach so unique.
