Category Archives: Park highlights this month

Laurel Grove Storm Water Treatment Project  We published a specific news item on this topic on 28th November which is mostly reproduced below in case you missed it. A new storm water treatment system is planned for the Blackburn Creeklands. … Continue reading →

Bird Survey Report We had possibly our most successful bird walk on Saturday 19th with 33 people in attendance, including many new faces, and a grand total of 28 bird species sighted.  This compares very favourably with our 2018 spring … Continue reading →

Good Spring Rains Ruth’s artistic photo of a fallen leaf in Blacks Walk evokes the sense that the good rains continued well into September – albeit accompanied by some chilly temperatures as well! All that moisture and the slowly warming … Continue reading →

Spring is on the Way It’s fabulous of nature in Australia that many wattles flower early to presage the coming spring and cheer us up with their bright colours in the meantime. The wattle pictured is the indigenous Acacia paradoxa … Continue reading →

Autumn Bird Survey Report Our bird survey was very well attended by both people and birds to count – 29 of each!  The only negative for the morning was the dull light which made it difficult to see the brighter colours … Continue reading →

New Fence at Furness Street Entrance Council recently replaced the deteriorating steel wire rope and recycled power pole fence between the Furness Street entrance and the bridge with a new “standard” post-and-rail wooden fence. A good-looking response and one that … Continue reading →

Climate Worries Welcome to Autumn! – but you’d be forgiven thinking we are still at the height of summer. News reports have it that we have just had our hottest summer on record.  We also understand that the long-range forecast … Continue reading →

All the Best for 2019! Now that life is returning to normal after the festive season, kids are returning to school and annual holidays are over – we wish our Friends all the best for a happy and prosperous 2019! … Continue reading →

Good Rains at Last! Last November, our monthly news was headed with an article titled “Recent High Rainfall Events”.  We said “We’ve recently had some large rainfall events after what has been (generally) a prolonged dry spell“.  Well, this year … Continue reading →

Spring Bird Survey We were treated to a fabulous day for this year’s Spring Bird Survey on Saturday, 6th October – with clear blue skies highlighting the birds’ colours, no wind and warmish weather. The results are available here – … Continue reading →

Spring has Sprung! Now that Spring has sprung at last, it’s breeding time for many bird species in our park.  Some, such as our wood ducks, need hollows, others build nests in trees and some have more peculiar habits – … Continue reading →

Blackburn Creeklands Advisory Committee Wins Deakin Award The Deakin Community Awards recognise “our unsung local community leaders and volunteers who generously give their time and energy to make our community a better place to live” within the federal seat of … Continue reading →

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 →