Thanks Jonathan, Joan and Maurice for your hard work. Approx. 320 plants, 20 species.

TBLC plan to cover this planting with bird netting as a trial deterrent to top-browsing animals like rabbits and wallabies while the plants establish and grow above the guards. The netting may also provide some protection from the harsh summer sun.

Four short connecting streets, Quail, Lark, Finch and Wren were discontinued under Council’s 2004 Development Plan (Meinhardt, 2005). This plan formed the basis for Council’s C53 Planning Scheme Amendment that established the present sub-division and Public Open Space. The Planning Panel also recommended establishment of habitat corridors to improve wildlife access between the lakes, wetlands and adjoining habitat which is threatened by increasing development pressure on the natural environment, particularly in coastal areas. The closed streets can become a habitat corridor and were identified as part of the proposed walking track system for Tambo Bluff which was initially included in the Special Charge Scheme but later dropped due to funding issues. It is hoped this small section can be expanded in the future.

The species list has been designed so that the planting becomes a wildlife refuge and corridor while also being a pleasant garden walk for the nearby community.

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As part of a weed control project undertaken by Tambo Bluff Landcare Coastcare, Gippsland Environmental Managemment spent a couple of days hunting down and mapping weeds in the gullies and on the Bluff slopes at Tambo Bluff.

Must have been a real scramble so hats off to them for doing such a thorough job.

They will be back in Spring to do the actual weed spraying. See Map...

To clean up, fix up and conserve the environment at Tambo Bluff.

This year we targetted rubbish blown in off Lake King and rubbish left behind by users of the beach front.

We removed rubbish collected by well-intentioned people but left in an old 44-gallon drum. Remember to bring a bag when you go for a stroll on the beach.

Thanks go to Jenny Meddings (left), Annie Marshall (right), Marion Dawson and Maurice Burns.

Chrysalides attached to Mistletoe - click here