The Friends of Maatsuyker Island Wildcare (FOMI) acknowledge and extend a special thanks to the Pennicott Foundation for the recently received $5,000 donation toward the Habitat Restoration and Shearwater Monitoring Program on Maatsuyker Island (Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area). The Pennicott Foundation donation will greatly assist the works by FOMI to protect the island’s significant […]
Exhibition Inspired Solitude: artistic interpretations of Maatsuyker Island Jutting out of the windswept ocean 13km off the coast in Tasmania’s South West Wilderness and home to Australia’s most southerly lighthouse, Maatsuyker Island ignites creativity in those fortunate to experience its raw beauty and wildness. Featuring new and experimental work from past volunteer caretakers Kate […]
Minutes Friends of Melaleuca June 2017 General Meeting Date: Wed 14 June 2017 at DSS Dinner 6pm 7pm GENERAL MEETING Janet opened the meeting at 7.20pm. Present Rob Banfield, Andrew Boon, Imogen Burley, Jeanette Collin, Marg Cranney, Chris Creese, Janet, Geoff and Tony Fenton, Marianne Gee, Pip Gowen, Reg Grundy, Greg Hodge, Melissa Jack, Mary […]
Seagers Lookout Country along the way to Seagers Lookout It was 11 years ago when we last worked on the upper section of the Seagers Lookout track and in that time the bush had grown onto the track somewhat, without impacting walking there greatly. But it was time to cut it back and with the use of […]
Friends of the Orange-bellied Parrot (Wildcare Inc.) is calling for expressions of interest from pairs of volunteers to monitor the wild population of this critically endangered parrot over the coming breeding season. Each pair of volunteers will be transported to and from Melaleuca and provided with field accommodation to observe Orange-bellied Parrots between September 26, […]
Wildcare Friends of the Margaret Mitchell Garden celebrated their first year of caring for the native plant garden in Richmond by planting eighty new plants, donated by Les Payne (well known to many from his native plant nursery days at Pulchella). The small and enthusiastic group included Reuban who is pursuing his Landcare badge in […]
Friends of Melaleuca celebrates opening of Deny King Heritage Museum Friends of Melaleuca and guests gathered for the launching of the Deny King Heritage Museum on Friday 30 June. The displays had been installed at Melaleuca during the busy summer season, and at last with winter here we were able to celebrate the achievement. The […]
Bruny Island Quarantine Station Volunteer Caretaker Summer Program September 2017 to May 2018 About Bruny Island Quarantine Station The Quarantine Station consists of a peninsula of 128 hectares extending into Barnes Bay at Bruny Island. Although a peninsula the Station looks and feels like an island. The people of the Nuenonne Aboriginal Tribe […]
When most Victorian families are heading north seeking sunshine, this winter my family packed our thermals, polar fleeces, down jackets, beanies and gloves to be the voluntary caretakers at the Bruny Island Quarantine Station. With my husband and I both employed in the environmental field, we are always out and about in nature with our […]
New Town At one stage we had a run of good fortune with bad weather only arriving after our work had finished and we back at the cars. Today this luck returned and rain only started an hour afterwards. The morning had been sunny followed later by a bit of cloud making for quitter pleasant conditions for working. […]