DO YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU FIND AN INJURED ECHIDNA?
We all want to help where we can, but we might not always know what’s best. If injured always call your local wildlife organisation Sydney Wildlife rescue 94134300 open 24/7. They will give you the best advice for that animal. If not injured and it has entered your yard please lock up any domestic pets […]
FROM ROADSIDE RESCUE TO RELEASE: THE TALE OF ‘PHOEBE’ THE SWAMP WALLABY
Phoebe the Swamp Wallaby weighed less than a kilogram when she was left on the roadside at Galston Gorge after her mother was hit and killed by a vehicle last October. Sydney Wildlife volunteer carer Jane Sleap received the call for a joey sitting beside its dead mother on the road, but despite her best […]
BUDGERIGAR SOCIETY OF NSW INC.
With the continued lockdown of all sporting and community clubs and associations, the budgerigar society members have had more time available to breed that champion bird and undertake the domestic duties of maintaining a clean and healthy aviary. At present, the breeding season is well underway, with breeders endeavouring to put all that planning and […]
HILLS-HORNSBY RURAL KOALA PROJECT
Hills-Hornsby Rural Koala Project is a network which seeks to work with the community to encourage the health, protection and population increase of Koalas in the Hills and Hornsby areas. Prior to the bush fires of 2002, koalas were present in our area, particularly so in Canoelands, Wisemans Ferry and Maroota. Further back in the […]
SURELY NOT MY CAT
Pet cats are wreaking havoc. New analysis from the CSIRO compiles the results of 66 different studies on pet cats to gauge the impact of Australia’s pet cat population on the country’s wildlife. The results are staggering. On average, each roaming pet cat kills 186 reptiles, birds and mammals per year, most of them native […]
DURAL AND DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. – NEWS FROM HISTORY COTTAGE
The Society was pleased to receive old farm papers from an early family in Arcadia. They deal with the day to day costs and income of the farm and are interesting because they show marked differences when compared with to-day’s figures. Some crops yielded higher income than we might have expected, while costs show marked […]
CALL TO KEEP HISTORIC WINDSOR BRIDGE FOR PEDESTRIANS
Community groups are pleading with the NSW Government to stop the heritage-listed 1874 Windsor Bridge from being demolished. They are calling for the historic bridge to remain as a pedestrian only access way across the river saying it is an invaluable piece of Windsor’s history and should be treasured and preserved. Patricia Schwartz from the […]
A SHORT HISTORY OF FEASTING
With the relaxation of the lock down laws I’m sure many of us are looking forward to seeing family and friends for the first time in a while. Even though we will still be social distancing, it may be a time when home dining will be having a revival. This led my mind to muse […]
COVID-19 HORNSBY UPDATE
We can certainly say that 2020 is testing us as a community and a country. I know many have been hit hard, but I have been proud to see Hornsby coming together during this crisis. We have seen businesses go above and beyond for their customers, neighbours doing shopping for vulnerable members of the community […]
