Basstasstic Teams – Round 2

nnRegistrations are now open for the 2020 Round 2 Teams Event at Cania Dam.nnWhen: 28th & 29th March 2020nnRegistration: You will need to register your team via the link below to enter into Round 2.nhttps://tournaments.trackmy.fish/registration/915120d8b033f118db61af94e899107a9ee6a14dnnMore details on the event will be coming out shortly.nnPlease spread the the word on the NEW 2020 registration process for teams and singles events, they will not be having manual paper entries at the events in 2020.nn

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nnAbout Lake Cania:nnCania is situated 30 mins from Monto.  While the lake was built on Three Moon Creek in the early 1980s Aboriginal people occupied Cania Gorge for at least 19,000 years prior, dating back to the height of the last Ice Age. As Australia was a much colder and drier during this time it is thought that Aboriginal people may have used gorges, as they offered access to predictable water and food resources.nnThere are nine recorded Aboriginal art sites in Cania Gorge, but these are not accessible to the public. Paintings include handprints and images of animals and their tracks.nn

nnThe area around Cania Gorge has had a varied history over the past 150 years. Thomas Archer was the first European to explore the headwaters of the Burnett River.nnCania Station was established during the 1850s and ran sheep until 1883, when beef and dairy cattle were introduced.nnGold was discovered just to the north of Cania Gorge in 1870 and the township known as ‘Cania Goldfields’ soon sprang up along Three Moon Creek. The township’s population fluctuated over time until mining finally ended in the early 1920s. The waters of Lake Cania eventually covered the remains of the goldfields after Cania Dam was built on Three Moon Creek in the early 1980s.  The tops of buildings can still be seen when the dam is low.  Last seen in 2010 before the floods of January 2011.nnThe area in Cania Gorge, east of the picnic ground, became a scenic reserve in 1924, but it was not until 1977 that it was gazetted as a national park. A further addition to the national park was made in 1979, and in 1989 the Francis family, owners of Cania Station, donated the land that comprises the central section of the park.nn

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