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Close Encounters of the Bird Kind!
How many people reading this have been swooped by a magpie at this time of year – late winter/early spring? Read more
Shorebirds and Seabirds on and off the Port Stephens Coastline
This year, EcoNetwork’s annual bird forum focussed on shorebirds and seabirds, and our local community had a rare opportunity to hear from experts and researchers who outlined their latest bird monitoring and recovery programs. Read more
Close Encounters of the Bird Kind!
I heard a loud thud above my head and on looking around, I found a bar-shouldered dove lying on the ground feet in the air. It had crashed into our bathroom window and died almost instantly. Find out how window strikes by birds could and should be avoided. Read more
Citizen Science and the Port Stephens Dolphin Census
Citizen Science and the Port Stephens Dolphin Census By Iain Watt, Marine Parks Association and President EcoNetwork Port Stephens. The Port Stephens dolphin census has not been held since pre-COVID, … Read more
The ancient connection between Eucalypts and Koalas
The ancient connection between Eucalypts and Koalas By Carmel Northwood, Convenor Koala Koalition. Eucalypts are extraordinarily ancient – over 100 million years ago these flowering trees existed with the dinosaurs. … Read more
Sister Cities to celebrate wetlands connection
The Councils of Port Stephens, Newcastle and Kushiro, Japan, will this year celebrate the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Sister Wetlands Agreement. Read more
NSW Shark Management Program in Port Stephens
The Port Stephens–Great Lakes Marine Park protects some of the state’s most spectacular and rich marine biodiversity, including shark species. Sharks are a natural part of healthy oceanic and estuarine environments. Read more
Port Stephens – a land formed by fire and ice
Climbing to the top of Tomaree Head you are presented with a stunning view of a range of low hills extending to the north-west, surrounded by coastal lowlands and dunes that extend north and south to the horizon. To understand the geological history of our region, we must first look for current day analogues. Read more
Noisy, dangerous and intrusive – should jet skis be banned in Port Stephens?
As the number of licences issued for personal water craft (jet ski) continues to increase, so does the number of hoons, not just behaving badly but sometimes endangering the lives of people and wildlife.
So is this a case of the actions of a few jet-skiers giving them all a bad name, or … Read more
Update on Council’s Koala Projects
Port Stephens Council Koala Road Strike Project The Port Stephens Drive Koala Road Strike Mitigation Project delivered in partnership with the NSW Koala Program, aims to reduce Koala fatalities along … Read more