Category Archives: Park highlights this month
Happy 30th Birthday Park !
Depending on how you measure it, 9th May 2013 is the 30th birthday of the Blackburn Creeklands park! Following very successful community action, the then Nunawading Council voted unanimously on 9/5/1983 to acquire land from the Board of Works which … Continue reading
Car in the Creek!
As the result of an accident, a car crashed into the creek from Laurel Grove North on Saturday night (27th April, 2013). The car became partially submerged in the rocky pond adjacent to the recently vandalised bridge. Police and a … Continue reading
Working Bee – Sunday, 5th May, 2013
Our first community Working Bee for the year was conducted on Sunday, 5th May 2013 – helping to rehabilitate one of the most neglected parts of the park on the land adjacent to 60 Main Street on the northern side of … Continue reading
Autumn Bird Survey: Saturday, April 27th, 2013
The 2013 Autumn Bird Survey of the Blackburn Creeklands was conducted on Saturday, April 27th from 07:50 – 9:30 AM. This was the third survey overall and the second autumn survey conducted in the Creeklands park. We were just so … Continue reading
Boost to Heath Street end of park
The easternmost part of the park along Heath Street up to Blackburn Road has been weeded and revegetated by the Monday weeding group. Work consisted of hand-weeding - mostly of a bad infestation of Panic Veldt grass – and “infill” … Continue reading
Vandals Hit Laurel Grove Bridge
It appears vandals attempted to burn the Laurel Grove footbridge last Friday overnight. Fortunately, only minor repairs appear necessary – a few planks need to be replaced. One can only hope the returned karma will be swift – perhaps mum … Continue reading
Illegal Mulch Dumping
There have been several instances of illegal mulch dumping in the park recently – the latest being truckloads of waste dumped at the eastern end of the park off Heath Street. The photo below shows two of three illegal dumpings … Continue reading
Purple Swamphen seen in park
Several sightings of a Purple Swamphen (Porphryrio porphryrio) have been reported. This bird is a known resident of the Blackburn Lake Sanctuary but has not been seen in the Creeklands until this year. It is a large waterhen with red bill and forehead … Continue reading
Clean Up Australia Day – Sunday, 3rd March, 2013
Committee and friends cleaned up the woody weeds at the western end of the land adjacent to 60 Main Street in the northeast corner of Kalang Park as our contribution to Clean Up Australia Day. This consisted of removal of … Continue reading
Autumn Bird Survey: Saturday, April 27th, 2013
The Autumn Bird Survey of the Blackburn Creeklands is planned for Saturday, April 27th — meeting at the Scout Hall at 7:45 AM for a prompt 8:00 AM start. This survey follows the inaugural autumn survey conducted on Saturday, April … Continue reading
