Author Archives: John Mc

Going batty in isolation? If so, you are not alone – a Fruit Bat was seen hanging around in Kalang Park (alone): The park continues to be very popular with people too as they take their exercise walking, riding, dog-walking and … Continue reading →

Covid-19 Impacts The park has been (understandably) very popular lately – so much so, it sometimes can be difficult to maintain “social distancing” (1.5m minimum separation). Of course, another reason is that the park looks its best as Ruth’s photo … Continue reading →

Council Projects Underway Two of Council’s planned construction works for the park this year started in the last fortnight: Furness Park Playground  The Furness Park playground has been fenced-off, the old swings removed and the redevelopment is under way as … Continue reading →

Whitehorse Community Achievement Award 2020 We are very pleased to report that one of our Committee members, Anthea Swann, was awarded a Whitehorse Community Achievement Award on Australia Day after a very impressive 33 years of service.  Among many other … Continue reading →

Our photo shows the Billabong area – one of the most iconic spots in the park.  Extending and enhancing the area surrounding the Billabong is next year’s planned major project. In great news for the park, our indefatigable Treasurer (Andrea) has … Continue reading →

Laurel Grove Storm Water Treatment Project  We published a specific news item on this topic on 28th November which is mostly reproduced below in case you missed it. A new storm water treatment system is planned for the Blackburn Creeklands. … Continue reading →

Bird Survey Report We had possibly our most successful bird walk on Saturday 19th with 33 people in attendance, including many new faces, and a grand total of 28 bird species sighted.  This compares very favourably with our 2018 spring … Continue reading →

Good Spring Rains Ruth’s artistic photo of a fallen leaf in Blacks Walk evokes the sense that the good rains continued well into September – albeit accompanied by some chilly temperatures as well! All that moisture and the slowly warming … Continue reading →

Spring is on the Way It’s fabulous of nature in Australia that many wattles flower early to presage the coming spring and cheer us up with their bright colours in the meantime. The wattle pictured is the indigenous Acacia paradoxa … Continue reading →

Autumn Bird Survey Report Our bird survey was very well attended by both people and birds to count – 29 of each!  The only negative for the morning was the dull light which made it difficult to see the brighter colours … Continue reading →

New Fence at Furness Street Entrance Council recently replaced the deteriorating steel wire rope and recycled power pole fence between the Furness Street entrance and the bridge with a new “standard” post-and-rail wooden fence. A good-looking response and one that … Continue reading →