Category Archives: Monthly Park Web News

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 →

40th Birthday of the Committee We were very pleased at the level of attendance at our Committee’s 40th birthday party. We sincerely thank the community for that excellent support. The function took the form of: A scrumptious afternoon tea allowing … Continue reading →

The Blackburn Creeklands Advisory Committee turns 40 ! You are cordially invited to our 40th Birthday Celebration! When? Open house from 2.30–4.30 pm on Sunday, 26th May. Where? At the Scout/Guide Hall in Pakenham Street. What’s on ? Photographic display … Continue reading →

Our photo shows a couple of Chestnut Tealings enjoying a paddle during the heatwave earlier in March. March turned out to be a record dry month for Melbourne – our weeders tell us they’re starting to feel sorry for the … Continue reading →

Welcome and all the best for 2024! Welcome to our Blackburn Creeklands Newsletter for January, 2024. Unlike our regular editions, our December news is published just before Christmas so that we can wish everyone the compliments of the season. This means that … Continue reading →

Our Compliments of the Season! We wish all our Friends and your families a safe and happy holiday period – and all the best for 2024! In this December edition of our Newsletter, we cover: A review of the year … Continue reading →

Welcome to our November news! In this edition, we present lots of “baby (animal) photos” this month – thanks to the prodigious skills of our photographic contributors we’ve added two new wildlife species to our list our regular features tracking … Continue reading →