Category Archives: Monthly Park Web News

Welcome to the latest edition of our Blackburn Creeklands newsletter. In this edition, we: Our Wattles In the lead up to Wattle Day (1st September), many of the park’s wattles are flowering spectacularly with their cheery yellow blossoms in August after a … Continue reading →

Welcome to our May, 2025 newsletter. In this edition, we span from Blackburn’s nightlife to the potential impacts of the latest planning changes from the State Government on our Urban Forest. Naturally, we also include some interesting sightings in the … Continue reading →

Welcome to our April, 2025 newsletter. Our main story is a report from our Autumn Bird Walk and a dive into matters arising. We conclude that the Blackburn Creeklands park acts as a biodiversity factory for the region ! We also … Continue reading →

Welcome to our March, 2025 newsletter – which is a tour de force in the invertebrates you might find in the Blackburn Creeklands in March. Lots of questions are answered along the way such as what are those super-sized mozzies?, … Continue reading →

Welcome and all the best for 2025! Welcome to our Blackburn Creeklands Newsletter for January, 2025. Now that life is returning to normal after the festive season, kids are going back to school and the summer holidays are coming to an … Continue reading →

Our Compliments of the Season! Not learning our lesson, we went back to an AI to create another Christmas card for you for this year – we asked for something like “Santa and a Tawny Frogmouth in the Blackburn Creeklands”. … Continue reading →

You don’t need us to tell you that there’s been volatility in our weather in November ! We have had our first heatwave warning for the season, hot weather, humidity like the tropics, significant thunderstorms with major rainfall and strong … Continue reading →

Twins! Russell took this baby photo on 30/10 in Kalang Park – a proud and protective dad with two beautiful fluffy chicks (mum was nearby – probably getting some food in). Bird Walk report Our Spring Bird Walk was conducted … Continue reading →

Spring has sprung ! Spring has sprung and our first ducklings have been seen for the season: We’re not sure why this little tyke is on his own because they are usually hatched in clusters of 10-12 chicks. Sadly, the … Continue reading →

Sorry! – Our apologies for the lateness of this edition – there was no power at our Editorial Office all day on Monday (2/9) due to the storm overnight beforehand. The weather has been strange in August – starting from … Continue reading →

Volunteering With two community working bees of our own in July celebrating NAIDOC Week and National Tree Day respectively, as well was significant events elsewhere in the corridor (eg the regen project at Blackburn Lake to our east on Sunday … Continue reading →