A music night to share the beauty, conservation ethic and stories of Port Davey also raised funds for Friends of Melaleuca’s volunteer work. The 25th May was a wintry night but the Moonah Arts Centre auditorium was booked out! Tony Fenton, Peter Marmion and Mick Lawrence put together this program of music and photography inspired […]
Devil Facial Tumour Disease is a transmittable, aggressive and malignant cancer that is having a devastating impact on the Tasmanian Devil population. Research into the development of a vaccine to fight the disease is taking great strides thanks to the work of the Wild Immunology Group from the Menzies Institute for Medical Research. The primary […]
Mt Beattie is a popular walk amongst visitors to Port Davey. The track begins at the historic Claytons cottage which is cared for by Friends of Melaleuca and PWS, and meanders through mature rainforest to the open slopes and summit, which afford wonderful all-round vistas of the waterway and surounding mountains. Special plants such as […]
A Friends of Freycinet (FOF) working bee It was another beautiful week on the east coast. There were some magic sunrises and sunsets along with some chilly starts. Ten volunteers joined us for the week along with some of the staff from the Visitors Centre. Thank you to Peter, Ros & John, Marilyn, Ian & […]
by Heidi Krajewsky While the probability of encountering an Orange-bellied Parrot in late autumn or winter in Tasmania is very unlikely, sightings of these birds at this time of year are incredibly rare anywhere in Australia. So, where do they all go? Perhaps there is a small chance that a few of these critically endangered […]
A hearty group of 15 WCMV volunteers with Rangers Matt and Michael faced a mammoth task at Winterbrook Falls on Saturday 22nd April. “The going was tough, but the tough got going” and achieved a great outcome considering the size of the job which they had set out upon. […]
On a cold winter’s night on 11 June 2003 a group of 20 people gathered in West Hobart to mark the official launch of Wildcare’s newest volunteer group, the Friends of Maatsuyker Island (FOMI). Fast forward 20 years, on another cold night, a group of 40 people gathered at the Maritime Museum in Hobart to […]
An untarnished legacy on Tarn Shelf Some years ago, Friends of Mt Field used to work with Parks and Wildlife Service ranger Trevor Norris in Mt Field National Park. Both Trevor and the Friends enjoyed working together. Sadly, Trevor died, but he left a legacy to the Friends in his will. The Tarn Shelf Track […]
Importance Black gums are the unsung hero of the swift parrot. Tasmanian blue gum gets all the attention, but the black gum’s flowers are also an important food source for swift parrots, providing food during the early breeding season and in places where there is no flowering blue gum. As swifties depend on blue and […]
by Penni Rockliff Maatsuyker Island, located off the coast of southern Tasmania, is a place of awe-inspiring natural beauty, fascinating cultural heritage and I reckon a whole lot of magic. The most significant modern cultural heritage site on the island is the lighthouse, which was built in 1891 and operated until 1996. Alongside are the […]