Most members are involved in the work of their individual groups and some of these recent projects and campaigns are outlined below.
Members also have a broad range of personal interests which are regularly featured in our EcoUpdate e-newsletter. These have included beekeeping, electric vehicles and building a portable sun-tracking solar panel.
Tracking the sun – Solar on the go
When EcoNetwork member Neil Ritchie retired, his first project was to build a portable sun tracking solar panel for his camper trailer. Find out how … Read more
Soldier’s Point Secret Walk
Soldier’s Point Secret Walk – go where the locals know! By Kathy Brown, Secretary, EcoNetwork Take your family out for a walk and combine local history with exercise and stunning views. … Read more
Boomerang Park Group represented in indigenous artwork
Telling the story of how Boomerang Park Preservation Group based in Raymond Terrace is represented in Indigenous artwork. Local artist, Peter Kafer, played a significant role in helping establish the Group in 2015. Read more
Latham’s Snipe shores up wetlands diplomacy with Japan
One of the most amazing birds you might be lucky to come across in Port Stephens is Latham’s Snipe (Gallinago hardwickii). Once hunted as a gamebird, this migratory shorebird – … Read more
Securing Tomaree’s Biodiversity
Thirteen community groups based on the Tomaree Peninsula came together and submitted a significant proposal to protect the habitat corridor linking Tomaree National Park, Tilligerry Nature Reserve and Mambo Wetlands. Read more
TRRA need your help
EcoNetwork’s affiliate group, Tomaree Ratepayers and Residents Association (TRRA) is asking for anyone with some time to spare to consider joining their planning team. With the huge number of local … Read more
Boomerang Park Preservation Group
Boomerang Park – its history and its vibrant Preservation Group. Boomerang Park was included as a public reserve in the first survey of Raymond Terrace in 1837. Given its age, it … Read more
Backyard Beekeeping
EcoNetwork member, Neil Ritchie, once thought beekeepers were crazy, but then he became one after his young daughter wanted a pet snake – or bees! What are the 21st century revolutions that have dramatically changed the nature of beekeeping? Read more
Soldiers Point under attack – death by a thousand cuts
Why does it appear that some property owners cite a potential fire risk so they can clear vegetation? In many cases it is clearly substantiated but in others, especially where water views … Read more
No dead end for Foreshore Drive
In early July 2021, members of Mambo Wanda Wetlands Conservation Group and committee members of EcoNetwork Port Stephens met with four council officers to discuss work due to start on … Read more