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Interest in Prickly Broom-heath
News

Nature ramble 13 May

We will be visiting an area at Aireys Inlet where a control burn was carried out in March 2023. Focus on plant identification – all…
10 May 2024
John Lenagan's butterflies talk
News

John Lenagan’s butterfly talk

If you missed seeing the glorious butterflies that were the stars of John Lenagan’s February Angair Talk on Trekking in West Papua, you are in…
3 May 2024
Painted Button-quail
Bird Walks

Bird News

Following on from last month’s exhortations about walking hard and being rewarded with exciting bird sightings, the apparently elusive Painted Button-quail was seen at the…
3 May 2024
Fringed Hare Orchid
Orchids

Orchid Highlight

We were thrilled to see the delightful Fringed Hare Orchids, Leporella fimbriata, flowering amongst low vegetation. Although the flower stem is only 25 cm high,…
3 May 2024
Myrtle Rust
News

Myrtle Rust found on the Surf Coast

The serious fungal disease, Myrtle Rust, which affects plants in the Myrtaceae family – including eucalypts, melaleuca and leptospermum – has been found in Lorne,…
3 May 2024
White Correa
Plants

Flora notes

In coastal areas spreading bushes of White Correa, Correa alba var. alba, are displaying their white flowers with four spreading petals. White Correa In our…
3 May 2024
Parson's Bands
Orchids

Orchid Highlight

Now is the time to look for the delightful Parson’s Bands, Eriochilus cucullatus. Parson's Bands The first ones were seen flowering on 14 March near…
3 April 2024
Rufous Fantail
Bird Walks

Bird News

March can be a tough month for birdwatchers. The exciting noises of the whistlers and various cuckoos are largely gone from our bush. When you…
3 April 2024