Category Archives: Flora and Fauna
KCA News Special Edition LXRP Update
NEWSLETTER SPECIAL EDITION – NOVEMBER 2020 KCA is concerned about serious matters affecting the Kananook Creek Reserve. We are dismayed with some of LXRP’s proposed works and the lack of thought about the impact these will have on Council’s project … Continue reading
LXRA Vegetation Removal Seaford Meeting Monday 24th
You may be aware that the crossing removal works at Seaford have led to the destruction of many significant mature trees. This has caused concern in the community. Council has written this week to LXRA seeking assurance that further vegetation removal … Continue reading
Working Bee Sunday 16th, Seaford
DATE: Sunday 16 June (every third Sunday from now) TIME: 9am to 11am followed by morning tea. MEET: Corner of Boonong and Benton Avenues at the pumping station. BRING: Gloves, suitable footwear and clothes, family and friends. Tools provided. After … Continue reading
Frankston City Urban Forests Community Consultation
Frankston City Urban Forests – Community Consultation to develop an Urban Forest Action Plan What is an Urban Forest? Frankston City’s urban forest consists of all trees and vegetation located throughout the municipality irrespective of the species, location, origin or ownership. … Continue reading
Environmental Monitoring – talk at Frankston library March 5
Did you know you can participate in monitoring the health of your environment? Join us for this free event presented by the Down’s Estate Community Project, to learn about the flora and fauna within the Frankston Area and develop an … Continue reading
Level Crossing Removal EES
Railway level crossings at Edithvale and Bonbeach are set to be removed by lowering the rail line into a trench. Because of their proximity to the internationally significant Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands, these projects are subject to an Environment Effects Statement (EES) … Continue reading
Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoos
Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoos spotted near Kananook Avenue in the reserve recently. Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoos feed on Australian natives including eucalypts or banksias. They feed on the seeds on banksias as well as cracking open the wood to eat the tree borers. … Continue reading