What do swamp wallabies, giant dragonflies, elusive bush-peas and gang-gang cockatoos have in common? They are just some of the endangered and threatened species of flora and fauna that call our Southern Highlands swamps home. Our swamps are diverse communities full of edible vegetation, seeds, fruits and nectar-filled flowers which feed insects, skinks, birds and...
Our Shire is blessed with an incredibly diverse range of wildlife. One of the most magnificent groups of animals to grace this region are the raptors, more commonly known as birds of prey. Within the Southern Highlands this group includes Eagles, Goshawks, Kestrels, Falcons, Kites, Hawks, Harriers and Owls. Unfortunately, as humans encroach further into...
The Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) has joined forces with Wingecarribee Shire Council to find out more about koalas in the Wingecarribee region. The koalas in Wingecarribee Shire will be the focus of a scoping study to determine the range and health of this charismatic species. The project is part of the OEH Saving...
The Mount Gibraltar Reserve has been officially registered with Land for Wildlife, a voluntary and free conservation program coordinated by Council and the Community Environment Network. Council’s Bushland Projects Officer, Karen Guymer said the registration was a first for council-managed land in the Shire. “Despite its proximity to urban land and the pressures from feral...
It’s estimated October’s Hall Road bush fire will have ramifications across the Shire’s northern villages for years to come, but for Yerrinbool’s hidden koala population, the impact was immediately devastating. “Within weeks of the fire, Council started receiving reports from out Yerrinbool and Bargo way from people who’d witnessed koalas encroaching on residential properties,” said...
