I received news from the Friends of the Western Ground Parrot that $250K had been allocated in the state budget (for this financial year – but nothing in the forward estimates for the following two years). I assume this funding will last until maybe the end of next year. So it will be funded for … Read more
Hi All, On 5 April 2012, Mark Carter drew our attention to the threat of the WA Govt not continuing its funding of the Western Ground Parrot Project Officer position beyond 10 May. I’ve just received a letter back from the WA Environment Minister to say that it is a High Priority Project and will … Read more
Hi friends, I have a pack of some 50 unused DVD+R dvds that I discovered are useless for me. If anyone in Canberra can use them, let me know and you can pick them up. Dr John Penhallurick 86 Bingley Cres Fraser A.C.T. 2615 Australia email:jpenhall@bigpond.net.au Phone: Home (612) 62585428 Mobile:0408585426 sunt lacrimae rerum et … Read more
Hi All, We have a few days at Mataranka at the end of the month and wondered if anyone had been there recently. We are looking for the Red Goshawk, a new bird for us, and Arafura Fantail, no idea how we missed this previously! We are staying at the cabins for a few … Read more
What an interseting resource Birding Aus is! I raised queries about the major sightings of Princess Parrots in the Newhaven Sation and whether these sightings could be related to the observations of Ian May in 2010 that a critical component of the botanical environment of the Princess Parrots appeared to be a stunted needle leafed … Read more