Category Archives: Park highlights this month

Our Compliments of the Season! We wish all our Friends and your families a safe and happy holiday period – and all the best for 2021! 2020 in Review Not even those with 2020 vision could have possibly foreseen how … Continue reading →

A Rescue Story A chick was found on the ground late afternoon of November 3rd after a fall from its family’s nest – probably during the high north-easterly wind gusts experienced that day. An experienced Tawny Frogmouth wildlife carer was consulted … Continue reading →

Weeders back on the Job! At last week’s Creeklands Committee meeting following the relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions, Committee agreed we should plan for our regular working bees to resume as of Monday, 2nd November at 09:00. Council confirmed they were “right … Continue reading →

Spring in the Park Left-to-right, top-to-bottom, Lisa tells us the species are: Acacia dealbata (Silver Wattle) Clematis microphylla (Small leafed Clematis) Myoporum petiolatum (Sticky Boobialla) Indigofera australis (Austral Indigo) Eucalyptus melliodora (Yellow Box) Hardenbergia violacea (Purple Coral Pea) Spyridium parvifolium … Continue reading →

Wild and Unusual Times ! Recent high winds caused quite a deal of damage in the park with trees uprooted, large branches lost and trees blown over in all sections of the Creeklands. Strong north winds tend to blow over … Continue reading →

Too Cold! Welcome to our mid-winter (July) edition of the web news.  Greg’s photo shows a magpie “testing the waters” in the new wetland – albeit tentatively apparently… Nevertheless, we are turning the corner (hopefully!): The wattles are beginning to … Continue reading →

Winter is well and truly upon us! There was ice on the little pond on the park side of Kalang Oval last Monday (29/6) as Lisa’s early bird photo shows!  The good news is that we’ve passed the shortest day … Continue reading →

Frosty Mornings and Lots of Rain! The frosty mornings from mid-May heralded the coming of winter which (alas) is now upon us for a few months (and no-one can escape to Queensland for a holiday!). May turned out to be very … Continue reading →

Going batty in isolation? If so, you are not alone – a Fruit Bat was seen hanging around in Kalang Park (alone): The park continues to be very popular with people too as they take their exercise walking, riding, dog-walking and … Continue reading →

Covid-19 Impacts The park has been (understandably) very popular lately – so much so, it sometimes can be difficult to maintain “social distancing” (1.5m minimum separation). Of course, another reason is that the park looks its best as Ruth’s photo … Continue reading →

Council Projects Underway Two of Council’s planned construction works for the park this year started in the last fortnight: Furness Park Playground  The Furness Park playground has been fenced-off, the old swings removed and the redevelopment is under way as … Continue reading →

Whitehorse Community Achievement Award 2020 We are very pleased to report that one of our Committee members, Anthea Swann, was awarded a Whitehorse Community Achievement Award on Australia Day after a very impressive 33 years of service.  Among many other … Continue reading →