Category Archives: Park highlights this month

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: Those who were present may … 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 ? The Purposes … 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: What happened in 2023 ? … Continue reading →

Welcome to our November news! In this edition, To give you a taste, we welcome this batch of ultra-cute ducklings above. We have more photos of these and young Mudlarks, Tawny Frogmouths and Kookaburras later in the newsletter. Thursday Team … Continue reading →

Welcome to our October news! Because October is traditionally the month of our Spring Bird Walk, this edition is heavily weighted to our birdlife with photos from the event itself, other sightings and exciting news about the return of a … Continue reading →

Welcome to our September Edition ! Welcome to our September newsletter. We’ve seen our first clutches of ducklings and other evidence of nesting and reproduction. Notice there are 8 ducklings in the photo above. Danika may have spotted the same … Continue reading →

Welcome to the August, 2023 edition of our monthly newsletter. Many species are nesting now in what seems to have been an early Spring. Our picture shows a White-browed Scrub-wren loaded with nesting material – hard at work with its … Continue reading →

Welcome to our July, 2023 Newsletter. Our Wattles seem to be flowering ahead of schedule and there are other signs that we are in Tim Entwisle’s “Sprinter” now. Tim says we should have five seasons per year with two “Springs” Sprinter (an amalgam of … Continue reading →

This edition of our newsletter covers May and June in the Blackburn Creeklands. June is the first month of our traditional Winter. The good news is that there are only two more months of Winter to go now – and … Continue reading →

Platypus in the Creek? Every now and then we get a report of a platypus sighting in the creek. We think they are actually more likely to be sightings of Rakali (Hydromys chrysogaster) which are furry, about the right size … Continue reading →

Local Kookaburras have adopted the dreadlock fashion ? No – we don’t think we have “Rasta” Kookaburras within the Creeklands – this bird is finishing their preening for the day – before smoothing everything down again. But why not come … Continue reading →

Mystery “Organism” Our Maintenance Team was very excited recently to find what appeared to be a crusty, bright orange, cuboidal fungus growing in a very hot, exposed, dry and dusty location at the height of Summer weather during a recent … Continue reading →