Category Archives: Park highlights this month

Working Bee – Sunday, 8th July, 2012

Posted on June 27, 2012 by John Mc

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 →

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Working Bee – Sunday, 3rd June, 2012

Posted on June 3, 2012 by John Mc

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 →

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Bird Survey: Saturday, April 28th 2012

Posted on April 23, 2012 by John Mc

The first ever bird survey in the Blackburn Creeklands was conducted on Saturday, April 28th at 7:30 AM – meeting outside the Scout Hall in Pakenham Street. The inaugural Blackburn Creeklands Bird Survey was a great success on several fronts: … Continue reading →

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March/April park highlights

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Megan

  Buff-banded Rails Visitors to the park have been delighted to glimpse pairs of Buff-banded Rails creeping quietly through the undergrowth – sometimes accompanied by young.  These are the first sightings of this species for decades !   Bird Survey … Continue reading →

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