Category Archives: Monthly Park Web News

Shepherd’s Delight ? Ruth captured this interesting sky on the evening of 3rd July taken from Kalang Oval.  Proverbially, a red glow at dusk is an indication that the next day will be fine and sunny – great weather for … Continue reading →

Deepest Dark Winter! The dark days of winter are upon us – as Ruth’s rather evocative shot of a Tawny Frogmouth at night shows. The good news is that we’ve already passed the shortest day this year! Committee Membership In … Continue reading →

Our long dry spell has finally broken! Ruth’s photo shows a recently showered, suitably smiling and refreshed King-parrot in the park.  Our park’s plants have benefited from a good drink and the park is looking noticeably greener and happier!  The … Continue reading →

Autumn Bird Survey Report – Saturday, 14th April As to be expected, our Autumn Bird Survey was the highlight of the month in the park. Old hands expected that the strong winds and the dull, overcast conditions would result in … Continue reading →

Happy Easter! We trust all our Friends had a nice Easter with the start of the school holidays, Easter and the commencement of Aussie Rules football season more-or-less in alignment. Our Park Usage Many diverse groups and individuals use our … Continue reading →

Green Light for  森林浴 (shinrinyoku ) 森林浴 (shinrinyoku = forest bathing) was described in our November web news – months ahead of the ABC which finally caught up during the month – see this recent article… Although there are subtle physical … Continue reading →

All the Best for 2018! Now that life is returning to normal after the festive season, kids are returning to school and holidays are over – we wish our Friends all the best for 2018! We’ve started the year with … 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 2018! In particular, we hope you enjoy feasting on crustaceans (or whatever your favourite tucker … Continue reading →

Recent High Rainfall Events We’ve recently had some large rainfall events after what has been (generally) a prolonged dry spell. Ruth’s photo of the bend just to the east of The Billabong clearly shows that the highest level flowed over … Continue reading →

Spring Bird Survey Naturally, our Spring Bird Survey (21st October) was the highlight of the month in the park.   Julie’s photo above of a Grey Butcherbird (notice the hook at the end of its beak) reflects the weather – … Continue reading →

Sprinter and Sprummer One of the perks associated with being on our park’s Advisory Committee is that Whitehorse Council invites representatives from the parks and indigenous nurseries in the municipality to an annual function called the Parkland Community Forum.  Our contribution to … Continue reading →

Update on Last Month’s Pollution Events The Whitehorse Leader of 14th August carried an article about the serious diesel oil spill first reported early on Friday 28th July.  It identified the source of the spill as being a depot near … Continue reading →

Pollution Events The bad news for July was a series of water pollution events in our creek. Firstly, we believe there were two instances of house paint being dumped into a stormwater drain in Main Street on the 4th and … Continue reading →

Building on Success! Our second Working Bee for 2017 on Sunday, 11th June  was another success on a beautiful sunny winter’s morning – continuing in the moderately difficult planting situation between the Scout Hall and the bridge in Blacks Walk.   … Continue reading →

First 2017 Working Bee a Great Success! Our first Working Bee for 2017 on Saturday, 6th May was a great success having good attendance and 280 plants going in – in a moderately difficult planting situation between the Scout Hall and … Continue reading →

Bird Survey Report Our Autumn bird survey event was a success as usual – though a little more intimate than usual.  Numbers of attendees were down a little – we’re not sure why – possibly our date coinciding with the ANZAC virtual long … Continue reading →

 Bird Survey Coming Up! Keeping a look out in Kalang Park – Courtesy Ian Moodie Our 2017 Autumn Bird Survey is scheduled for a 07.30 AM start on Saturday, 22ndApril at the Scout Hall in Pakenham Street.  Our usual excellent Group Leaders, Pat and Ian have confirmed … Continue reading →