Welcome to Angair
ANGAIR (Anglesea, Aireys Inlet Society for the Protection of Flora and Fauna) is dedicated to protecting our indigenous flora and fauna, and to maintaining the natural beauty of Anglesea and Aireys Inlet and their local environments. It was established in 1969 through the influence of a local resident Mrs Edith Lawn. Read more about our achievements over the last 40 years.
We hope you enjoy your visit to the ANGAIR website and will consider joining our Society. If you are interested in the environment, want to learn more about the flora and fauna found in it, and wish to conserve it for future generations, you will gain enormous satisfaction and enjoyment from being an ANGAIR member.
End of Year Celebrations at Moggs Creek Picnic Ground
With the forecast for occasional showers for the joint celebration between The Friends and ANGAIR on Saturday December 8, we had put the Guide Camp shelters on stand-by.
December Nature Ramble
Our scheduled walk for Red River Track area on December 10 was cancelled due to the very dry conditions.
The annual ANGAIR camping weekend
The ANGAIR camping weekend away is a fast-developing tradition but it is only 10 years old.
Fauna report December
This year’s breeding season for the Hooded Plovers is well advanced.
Orchids in December
I feel that the 2018 sun orchid season at Anglesea was the shortest one I can remember since I began looking at orchids in the early 1990s.
December Flora notes
I have been astounded by two spectacular flower displays resulting from autumn fire management burns.
November nature ramble
The track up the middle of O’Donohues, which was part of an autumn burn, proved to be quite spectacular.
Coogoorah Park bird walk
In perfect birding weather, Margaret Lacey showed us her favourite birding spots in beautiful Coogoorah Park.
Events Calendar
Mon 9:30am - 11:00am
Working bee Point Roadknight
Mon 9:30am - 11:00am
Working bee Point Roadknight
Weed of the month
Freesia
Freesia refracta and Freesia alba X F. leichtlinii are declared weeds in the Surf Coast Shire because they spread easily and threaten to invade bushland. Freesias are perennial herbs that die back in summer and produce new foliage in winter. The highly fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers appearing in spring are white to cream and pink with yellow markings, shaded purple on outer surface. Each plant has at least two corms, one below the other, thus requiring deep digging to remove them.
More details about how to control this weed can be found in the archive of Weeds of the Month.
Sign up for membership
ANGAIR membership gives you access to a range of great activities and benefits. Learn more about all these benefits as well as how to sign up and renew.
Get to know your local Friends groups
There are a number of wonderful local Friends Groups that provide ANGAIR members and the community with opportunities for involvement.