4 Shop 6, 1 – 5 Arthur Way, Ormeau Q 4208 07 5517 5282 | enquiries@jmoproperty.com.au jmoproperty.com.au see advert back cover Ormeau Ormeau Ormeau Hills EVERY CANE TOAD COUNTS Join Australia’s Biggest Toad Bust! Toad busting is an essential part of cane toad control, and it’s time to gear up for Australia’s biggest toad busting event! Join the weeklong cane toad busting competition, The Great Cane Toad Bust from the 13th-21st January 2024 and impact cane toads at every life stage! Rally your friends, family and neighbours to do their part in cane toad control. This event is co-ordinated by Watergum Community Inc. and put on in collaboration with a community group near you. Cane toads are an invasive pest in Australia that cause widespread impacts due to their toxicity, massive appetite and prolific breeding rate. Every year, cane toads cause declines in wildlife population, poison domestic pets and even impact local agriculture by eating bees and dung beetles. Nikki Tomsett, Watergum’s Invasive Species Project Officer, highlights the importance of removing these pests in cane toad affected areas. “Some studies show that cane toad busting can remove up roughly a third of the local cane toad population. A single female cane toad can produce up to 70,000 tadpoles a year, so we recommend removing adult toads and tadpoles to have the greatest impact,” she said. Cane toads are most active during warm summer months, so now is the perfect time to get involved! Simply get your toad busting kit together, with gloves, a torch and a bucket. This is the first year tadpole trapping tallies will be included in the Bust and is a great option for properties with dams, streams, or ponds – anywhere cane toads breed. This removes hundreds of cane toads at a time before they have a chance to further develop and cause damage. Be sure to count your catch and submit your data to enter the running! Previous Great Cane Toad Busts have resulted in the removal of over 50,000 cane toads in a single week! Participants share their enthusiasm for the event, saying they have seen a lot more native frogs and species returning to their property. One toad buster says “I noticed a huge drop in cane toad numbers since the event. I loved being part of this. I feel that I have made an impact on reducing the local cane toad population.” Brush up on your cane toad identification skills before heading out and make sure you have a plan for euthanising your toads afterwards. "It's important to practice humane euthanasia with cane toads. Remember, their presence here is a consequence of human intervention; they're merely trying to survive, just like any other species," emphasises Nikki. For more information, visit: www.watergum.org/greatcanetoadbust At the start of 2024 once again, we look forward to another busy year for real estate in the local area. Despite some market commentators predicting a slowdown in the property market, our contrary prediction at the start of 2023 and subsequently our sales recorded during the year defied that negative market prediction. The enquiry levels we are receiving from both sellers and purchasers alike indicate that 2024 has the potential to well and truly exceed the outcomes we witnessed in the 2023 market. During the past year the volume of off-market sales has shown continued strength, and we expect this to continue into 2024 as buyers move to secure properties in a market with reduced supply. Some of our highlights from 2023 include: • JMO Property Group have supported over 20 different community groups or events throughout the year including becoming a major sponsor of the Northern Gold Coast Christmas Carols for the next three years by hosting the Carolokee contest. Our community support falls into three major focus areas being, youth, the elderly and community enrichment. • Over 193 five-star reviews received. • The average value of our property transactions in 2023 was $1,026,000. • In the last quarter of 2023, the agency recorded the highest median sales value of all listing agents in the area. • Finalist in the REIQ Awards for excellence in the categories of Small Residential Agency and Community Contribution. • The most recommended agent for Ormeau in 2023 and the most recommended agency in both Ormeau & Ormeau Hills in 2023 via Rate My Agent. • Establishment of JMO Property Management.
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