Flora & Fauna
Log Wharf Murals
As part of the NSW Graffiti Management Grant program, and organised by Port Macquarie-Hastings Community and Council Action Team (CCAT), Local Indigenous artists Mel and Ang have been busy at Log Wharf over the past few weeks. Four pylons of the Wilson River Bridge at Log Wharf have now been decorated with vibrant murals featuring…
Read MorePhotography Competition
“Explore Local” Photography Competition The TPCA is holding a local photography competition with the theme of discovering our local region. Over the school holidays (and before!) we’d love you to get out exploring the local area to photograph and showcase the great region we live in. If you love photography and would like to showcase your…
Read MoreLandcare Fights Invasive Weeds
A group of committed Landcarers from Rollands Plains Landcare have been steadily poisoning some of the invasive weeds, Madeira Vine and Cats Claw Creeper. These weeds have been growing on private land along the Wilson River and its tributaries. If left to their own devices it would dominate the area and suppress native biodiversity as…
Read MoreHave you seen this butterfly?
A local resident at Gum Scrub thinks they may have spotted a Fritillary butterfly, and the call is out to see if there’s a local colony of this critically endangered butterfly… The Australian Fritillary butterfly (or Laced Fritillary) once fluttered throughout the coastal regions of southern Queensland and northern NSW from Gympie to Port Macquarie.…
Read MoreTele Point Trails
Looking for things to do in the Mid North Coast area beyond Port Macquarie? When did you last explore the local trails around Telegraph Point? Escape the crowds and enjoy gorgeous scenery just off the Pacific Highway and only 15 minutes from Port Macquarie. The perfect place for a weekend escape or a short break…
Read MoreFAWNA Food Drop
FAWNA, NSW Inc (which stands for: For Australian Wildlife Needing Aid) is the only group licensed for all species in its 18,000 sq km area which ranges south from Bulahdelah to the northern part of the Kempsey Shire and west to Stroud and Gloucester. FAWNA works closely with Koala Preservation Society and Koalas in Care and points out that WIRES is not licensed to work on this…
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