Author Archives: John Mc

There have been several instances of illegal mulch dumping in the park recently – the latest being truckloads of waste dumped at the eastern end of the park off Heath Street. The photo below shows two of three illegal dumpings … Continue reading →

Several sightings of a Purple Swamphen (Porphryrio melanotus) have been reported.  This bird is a known resident of the Blackburn Lake Sanctuary but has not been seen in the Creeklands until this year.  It is a large waterhen with red bill and forehead … Continue reading →

Several people have reported seeing foxes in the park over the past months.  Foxes are an introduced pest and can take a heavy toll on native wildlife such as possums and birds. Fortunately, the Monday weeding group seems to have … Continue reading →

Time: 09:00 – midday. The Working Bee on Sunday, 19th August, 2012 consisted mainly of planting out previously weeded areas in the northern part of Furness Park adjacent to the southern end of Gardenia Street: Grasses, lomandras, smaller shrubs (such as … Continue reading →

Time:  09:00 – midday. After a damp start, the Sunday Working Bee on Sunday, 29th July, 2012 (including several volunteers of all ages) achieved excellent results in returning to the northern part of Furness Park adjacent to the southern end of Gardenia Street:   … Continue reading →

The Monday morning weeding group has made a very long-awaited start to rehabilitating the north east corner of Kalang Park adjacent to 60 Main Street, Blackburn.  For historical reasons, this site has been somewhat neglected since its incorporation into the … Continue reading →

Blackburn Creeklands committee member, Jim Lambert has delivered a smoothly run project to add a new waterproof steel cover to protect the Creeklands’ notices and displays! Collaborating with another volunteer – Ian Swann – and assisted by committee members Graeme Stone … Continue reading →

The Annual General Meeting of the Blackburn Creeklands Advisory Committee was held on 24th July, 2012 at 7:30PM at the Blackburn Bowls Club (Pakenham Street, Blackburn).  Our chairman reviewed the highlights of the past year and the Annual Report/Financial Statement … Continue reading →

Time:  09:00 – midday. The Working Bee on Sunday, 8th July 2012 was well attended by the “usual suspects” on a good day following a frosty start. Work consisted of weeding and planting out what was a fairly desolate bend in … Continue reading →

The Working Bee on Sunday, 3rd June, 2012 was moderately well attended with the weather kind enough given the season. Work consisted mainly of new plantings near “The Billabong” – between the path and creek on the south side of the … Continue reading →