Cats have recently been on the tail-end of bad press, with recent research finding roaming pet cats kill 390 million animals per year in Australia. Most of them are native species. To protect our native wildlife, who never evolved with such an efficient predator, it’s imperative we keep our cats contained – all day, every day. Read …
Category: Environment
Jun 12
Weather outlook July-September
July to September is likely to be wetter than average for most of Australia, except western Tasmania and parts of the far north, which are likely to be drier than average. For northern Australia it is now the dry season, which means rainfall totals are typically very low. The month of July is likely to …
Jun 01
Winter rainfall outlook
The Bureau of Meteorology released its 2020 Winter Outlook, with most of the country showing an increased likelihood of wetter than average conditions in the coming three months. The Bureau’s Manager of Long-range Forecasts, Dr Andrew Watkins, said there were only a few areas across the country that weren’t looking at a wetter than average …
May 21
Local birds
May 19
Weeds Awareness: Capeweed
Weeds Awareness: Capeweed (Arctotheca calendula) Capeweed is a low growing annual winter weed. It has deeply lobed green leaves and distinctive yellow daisy-like flowers. Capeweed is a prolific seeding plant and dominates paddocks throughout competing and smothering beneficial grasses and plants at the seedling stage. Capeweed can be poisonous to stock if digested in high …