Mistletoe
It’s been a joy to watch the two species of mistletoe grow, produce strange and beautiful flowers and now finally the berries have ripened for Amyema quandang var quandang – Grey Mistletoe. We are now waiting for the mistletoe birds!
Fires in the Park
Several small fires and two quite large ones were lit in the last few months. It is likely to be deliberate but we don’t know for sure. Some areas appear to have been very hot burns and others smouldered in peaty soil. The fire…
Microbat monitoring is back
You are welcome to join us for the spring Microbats survey after a few months of no activity over winter. We meet at the Barbecue area near the toilets and the entrance to the Park on Todd Road at 5pm Sat 19th October. If you…
Nature-Fest on the Birrarung
Join us on the Birrarung River Bank in Westgate Park on Sunday, September 15th, from 10am to 3pm! As part of Riverfest and presented by the Yarra Riverkeeper Association, this day will be packed with workshops, arts & crafts, guided tours, and kid-friendly activities. …
Acacia time
The indigenous Acacias in Westgate Park are looking spectacular and it will be a bumper season for flowers, pollen and seeds. At Bili Nursery we propagate 13 species of Acacia; everything from tall forest trees to low shrubs. There is no indigenous genus in…
Microbat in box!
On our walk last Sunday, we were delighted to discover, we think, a Gould’s Wattled Bat (male) in one of our nest boxes. This microbat is larger and more common than most. We witnessed microbats in flight across the night sky and our echo…
Thanks to Rotary Albert Park
We are very grateful for a new cabinet to house our spraying equipment, generously funded by Rotary Albert Park. These chemicals need to be properly stored but the cabinet comes at some cost so thanks again!
Thanks for our new trailer!
Our trailer is now in operation, here on the Wharf Road Triangle – a long strip of land recently added to the Park. It’s a sturdy trailer now protected by wheel clamps and a new security system so we are confident it won’t be…
Flowering now
Allocasuarina verticillata – Drooping Sheoak is a rather dull grey-green tree but take a close look at the highly ornamental patterns on the branchlets of the male plant, right. The female plant produces red flowers along the trunks and branches. These flowers will turn…
Container deposit scheme
Victoria’s CDS has arrived! This means you can now exchange some aluminium, glass, and plastic containers – just check for the 10c refund logo on the container. See here for what can and cannot be exchanged. To find your nearest collection point, search the…