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JCAFA (in partnership with Melissa Adams) has developed a
flyer outlining why Julimar should become a National Park.
Read our carefully considered reasons as to why. Above: Looking over the wetlands. Photo: Beth Walker Saturday evening members travelled to Wokalup's Brugan Brewery for an excellent night of fellowship and food. Above: TNC Members at the Creery Wetlands. Photo: Wayne Clarke After lunching together we departed for home.
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and the Toodyay Friends of the River's BILYA WALK TRACK, continue to attract a host of visitors and
walkers.
WHEATBELT NRM NEWSLETTER Page updated 31 August 2024
Peel Wetlands Excursion
Over the weekend 19th/20th July the club had its second excursion for the year to the Peel wetlands, led by Mike Griffiths.
Thirteen members headed south to Mandurah, and along with Mike went on a Dolphin Cruise through the Mandurah estuary (accompanied by pods of Indo-Pacific Bottlenose dolphins.
Passing islands of re-claimed sediment - now home to a vast numbers of Pied Cormorants - the cruise members had ample opportunities to see the dolphins and other birdlife in the
estuary (including an Osprey). We then departed for the Myalup Lions Village where most members were staying.
After dinner Mike, well known to many club members, gave an overview of Keith Bradby's book ‘Peel/Harvey – The Decline and Rescue of an Ecosystem’.
The Saturday morning was spent exploring around the village, then after lunch members followed Mike to view some of the deep channels of the area. We then headed to Lake Clifton to
see the Thrombolites on the water's edge.
After packing and cleaning the rooms we travelled back along the Forrest Highway and the Old Coast Road to the Creery Wetlands on the north-eastern side of the Peel Inlet. A
large fence has been erected to help exclude foxes and other predators from the wetlands, and well-designed walktrails led to various features. Narrow boardwalks were built across
the marshy areas, leading to a bird hide.
Rainbow Lorikeet Invasion
Large numbers of Rainbow Lorikeets (Trichoglossus moluccanus) have been sighted in the Shire over recent weeks. These birds are a real threat to our
local hollow-nesting birds - including the Black Cockatoo. They are flying out of suburbia into regional areas during the winter and apparently will return to the suburbs for
summer. They are strong flyers and have been recorded as flying over thirty kilometres to find new feeding areas.
Their preferred forage trees are lemon-scented gums but will also feed any other flowering tree. Control is difficult as unlike galahs and corellas they only feed in the canopy
so can't be enticed to the ground where they can be easily targeted. The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) have officers in the field actively
targeting the birds in an attempt to halt the 'invasion'. We will keep you posted.
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Above: A red-capped parrots bathes while another waits its turn.
Photo: Clarke Sensor Camera
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