Wetland News
Concern for roosting site
Thursday March 24, 2011
HUNTER environment groups are concerned about the proposed Terminal 4 coal-loader's potential impact on the region's only remaining freshwater wetland.Narrow corridor becomes a battlefield over transport needs
Wednesday September 30, 2009
THE narrow corridor of state-owned land running from the southern suburb of Loftus to inner-city St Peters appears unremarkable at first glance. A strip of wetland and a golf course are the only notable landmarks.Wild Land Wonderful Recovery
Friday November 14, 2008
STAFF and volunteers at the Kooragang Wetland Rehabilitation Project at Ash Island celebrated 15 years of environmental recovery yesterday.Wetland Fenced Off After Spate Of Dog Poisonings
Tuesday January 15, 2008
THE wetland area of a Sydney park has been fenced off after at least eight dogs became ill last week after being exercised nearby.Lake Listing Dispute
Wednesday January 9, 2008
THE National Parks and Wildlife Service is moving forward with plans to have Lake Wollumboola, on the South Coast, listed as a wetland of international significance.No Bull, Rush To Wetland For Grub
Wednesday July 25, 2007
A new cafe at the Wetlands Centre will reflect the location.Name For Wetland Gets Stuck In Mud
Tuesday July 24, 2007
EVERYONE has different way of describing the hidden wetland sometimes known as Paterson lagoon, swamp or pond.Bulldozed: A Vital Waterbird Wetland
Monday May 21, 2007
ONE of the nation's most significant waterbird breeding habitats - the size of up to 750 football fields - has allegedly been cleared by a Moree farmer.Development To Suit Environment
Tuesday April 24, 2007
A NEW housing development nearing completion in Shortland has been designed with the local wetland environment in mind.Cattle Turn Meadow To Mudflat
Sunday April 15, 2007
LAST year, a cherished Murray River wetland was a freshwater meadow, replete with lush vegetation and water birds. Just six months later it's a muddy plain, and environmentalists say illegal cattle grazing and government mismanagement is to blame.Southern Wetland Upgrade
Wednesday September 27, 2006
VOLUNTEERS will today converge on Coomonderry Swamp near Gerringong to carry out environmental conservation work.As Politicians Squabble, The Wetlands Die
Monday March 27, 2006
IN 1948 a camera crew from Cinesound ventured into the Macquarie Marshes, a huge wetland area near Coonamble in north-western NSW. They filmed literally millions of birds rising from the swamps, the sky thick with ibis and other waterfowl.Kiama Teacher Shares His Expertise On Rare Wetland
Thursday March 23, 2006
FOR generations, Coomonderry Swamp at Seven Mile Beach has been inaccessible to most people.Pitch In For Wetlands
Monday February 13, 2006
VOLUNTEERS are needed this Sunday to help the Kooragang Wetland Rehabilitation Project.Wetland Blueprint On The Table
Tuesday February 7, 2006
PORT Stephens Council will consider a management plan today for the protection of Salamander Bay's Mambo wetland area.Swamp The Swamp For Wetlands Day
Tuesday January 31, 2006
ENDANGERED plant and animal species in the state's largest freshwater wetland at Shoalhaven Heads are about to be given a reprieve.Fowl Play? 400 Dead Ducks Send Scientists Scrambling For Clues
Thursday December 1, 2005
SCIENTISTS are investigating the mysterious deaths of about 400 ducks in a wetland area on Melbourne's western fringe.Murray Ruled Out Of Wetland's Woes
Wednesday November 30, 2005
IT APPEARS the Coorong - South Australia's wetland of world significance at the Murray River's mouth - does not work as people thought.Focus On Wetlands
Wednesday October 19, 2005
MORE than 100 wetland experts from across Australia have gathered at the Hunter Wetlands Centre for a two-day forum where they have been considering the true value of Australia's wetlands.Wild Over Wetlands
Thursday September 15, 2005
LEARNING about wetland habitats has never been so much fun.