Protect Wolli Creek Valley in Earlwood, New South Wales, Australia | Non-profit organisation

Protect Wolli Creek Valley

Locality: Earlwood, New South Wales, Australia

Address: Turrella Reserve 2206 Earlwood, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.wollicreek.org.au

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25.01.2022 Wolli Creek pretty full today after the rain

25.01.2022 Did you know? #wollicreekregionalpark This is the last post of our Did You Know series. I hope you enjoyed it and learnt something about the Wolli Creek Valley and bushland. Help us look after the valley and become a member of the Wolli Creek Preservation Society http://www.wollicreek.org.au/about_us/support_us

24.01.2022 https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au//kangaroo-valley-brush-

23.01.2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGzU7_hG52Q

22.01.2022 Latest grey headed flying fox count was 6,130. Thanks to all counters, especially our new counters.

20.01.2022 Two long-necked turtle sightings in two days - on Bray Avenue. Has anyone else seen any recently? There seem to have been more sightings recently - a positive sign.

20.01.2022 https://theconversation.com/our-laws-failed-these-endangere So-called dispersal only makes the problem worse. There needs to be more positive action to protect these animals.

20.01.2022 Please sign the petition to protect koala habitat in NSW.

18.01.2022 The grey-headed flying foxes camp seems to be empty again. Please keep a look out and let us know if you see them back again. Pup season is soon, so they could be back again soon - or maybe not if they've found good food sources elsewhere!

17.01.2022 Apple berry, found during bush care this morning in Wolli Creek bushland. Billardiera scandens.

16.01.2022 What to do if you see a Flying-fox on power lines - A baby being carried by a mother Picture credit: Nick Edards Flying-foxes on Power lines October is the time when grey-headed flying-foxes start giving birth up and down the east coast of Australia. For the first month of the pup's life Mum carries him or her when she goes out foraging for food each night.... Even after the first few weeks, Mum might decide that the food is better somewhere else and carry the now very heavy but still flightless pup to a new area. This means that bats can be carrying young up until the end of February. Unfortunately Mum, tired from carrying the large and ungrateful baby around is likely to need to rest during her journey. In urban areas this can mean coming down to power lines. Under these circumstances she will be killed. Her baby almost always survives the electrocution but, unable to move off mum's body, starvation if not removed. Pups surviving for up to a week after It’s often hard to tell if a dead bat beneath her wing or not. You pup crying or you might not. the baby with binoculars or, at safest course of action is to call 3333) or Sydney Wildlife (9413 body. A trained volunteer will electricity provider to get the body will die of thirst or have been recorded mum's death. on power lines has a baby might be able to hear the Sometimes you can see night, a strong light. The either WIRES (8977 4300) and report the work with the local down and the baby will Mum and baby on power lines be raised and released. Grace and her dummy. Grace came into care at 1 day old and will be released when she is old enough to fend for herself. Picture credit: Sharlene Kemp If you are outside of Sydney, the Department of the Environment and Climate Change (131 555) will be able to give you the nearest wildlife rehabilitation organisation's phone number. In fact, any flying-fox found away from the camp site during the day is likely to be in difficulties. Please do not touch the animal but call WIRES or Sydney Wildlife for help. A trained volunteer will assist you. Grey-headed flying-foxes are listed, at both a state and federal level, as vulnerable to extinction. They are a keystone species for seed and pollen dispersal and critical to the heath of our forests. If you see animals on power lines please call WIRES (8977 3333) or Sydney Wildlife (9413 4300). See more

15.01.2022 Did you know? #wollicreekregionalpark 'Living with Nature' will be the last topic this week in our Did You Know series. The excerpts in the series were taken from display panels that the Wolli Creek Preservation Society used to show in libraries and schools before Covid. Help us look after the valley and become a member of the Wolli Creek Preservation Society http://www.wollicreek.org.au/about_us/support_us

14.01.2022 Flying-foxes are important long range pollinators and crucial to healthy ecosystems, that's why WIRES our new grant encourages vet clinic staff to become vaccinated and help save these critical species.

13.01.2022 A worthwhile cause to support: https://www.aws.org.au/snip-rings-for-wildlife/

13.01.2022 Did you know? #wollicreekregionalpark Help us look after the valley and become a member of the Wolli Creek Preservation Society http://www.wollicreek.org.au/about_us/support_us

12.01.2022 First Dog on the Moon cartoon about bats... https://www.theguardian.com//despite-bats-being-critically

12.01.2022 Update on the Wolli Creek Preservation Society's latest actions in the campaign to stop Sydney Water installing an odour control unit at the eastern end of the TVT track at Unwin Street, destroying this precious piece of bushland. You may notice new signage in the park that we have designed to bring attention to just how this unit will look once it is installed. Please feel free to share and to consider what action you could take to help us stop the build in the proposed lo...cation. For more information and suggested actions please click here: https://www.wollicreek.org.au/wolli_valley/other-issues. Please help us to save this precious piece of bushland. We have put forward an alternative location with many advantages for Sydney Water, but they have yet to adequately explain why they are not taking it up.

12.01.2022 If you have 20 minutes spare, please complete the Nature Conservation Council of NSW's connection with Nature online survey which is completely anonymous This Australian/national online survey aims to examine people's connection with nature by engaging with outdoor environments (such as gardens, local parks, natural reserves etc.) since COVID-19. They are also interested in examining whether people’s connections with nature are related to their physical and mental health. https://mqedu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6xICvZcr3EeM3hr

11.01.2022 Yesterday Peter Stevens was interviewed by Colin Hesse on local radio Skid Row about our ongoing concern over the Odour Control Unit planned by Sydney Water at the start of the Wolli Creek Valley walking track at Tempe. You can listen at: https://soundcloud.com//wolli-creek-regional-park-bushland. The construction of the new Odour Control Unit at Wolli Bluff has been delayed till next year, giving us more time to look at ways we can stop the Bluff and surrounding bushland ...from being destroyed. We need as many people as possible to be aware of the planned destruction of this part of our local bushland. For more information: http://www.wollicreek.org.au/wolli-bluff-under-threat-actio. It's not too late to voice your concern to the Minister - see the link for more details.

09.01.2022 Did you know? #wollicreekregionalpark Wolli Creek Preservation Society provides excellent resources to help teach children about the bush in the Valley. Have a look at http://www.wollicreek.org.au/activities/school Help us look after the valley and become a member of the Wolli Creek Preservation Society http://www.wollicreek.org.au/about_us/support_us

08.01.2022 No bat count this month as the grey-headed flying foxes are away. Here is a nice piece from an ABC news feed today, mainly about micro-bats https://www.abc.net.au//microbat-living-with-ebo/12241932... There is also a video embedded in the article made by the ABC science unit featuring Ann Jones from ABC RN’s 'Off Track' programme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbEYkk_jS-o&feature=emb_logo

08.01.2022 There are still no grey-headed flying-foxes in the valley camp, so this month's fly-out count won’t be on at this stage. There is a chance they might come back in which case we'll let our bat counters know via email. If you are interested in getting involved in future counts, please contact our bat co-ordinator at [email protected].

07.01.2022 Sharing this for our members living in the Canterbury Bankstown LGA. To contribute ideas for the future of the site as open space and consider the proposed renaming in honour of the late Jack Mundey. https://haveyoursay.cbcity.nsw.gov.au/15-close-street

02.01.2022 Coming up soon - lots of fun to get involved.