Welcome
We hope you enjoy learning about the attractions and history of our beautiful urban lake and forest park.
Next Event
Come along and help with our Conservation Activity on Sunday September 9th 2018
- Time: 10.00 am to 12 noon
- Where: Meet in the car park off Lakes
Drive, Newport. Mel 55 G3
FoNL has been active for 21 years!!
Congratulations to all the winners in our photographic competition.
Open Section
First prize: Gepff Swanton (with Superb Fairy Wrens)
Second prize: Kirsten Broere
equal Third prize: Geoff Swanton; Steven Walsh
Highly recommended: Rex Brown
Ingrid Dodd
Ingrid Dodd
Junior section
First prize: Alex Gatt (with a most unusual "Drone view")
Second prize: Noah Cheswick
Third prize: Eva Duke
Encouragement: Amos Sudiana
: Alyssa Hanson
Autumn-Grace Gliddons
Jemima Fincke
2018 Working Bee Calendar
The dates for the 2018 Working Bees have been confirmed and details are available here.
- Feb 11: Walk ,talk and gawk - bird and plant life
- March 4: Clean-up Australia Day (9.30 -11.30)
- April 8: Conservation activity
- May 13: Planting Activity - Mothers' Day
- June 10: Planting Activity
- July 8: Planting Activity
- August 12: Pruning Activity
- September 9: Conservation Activity
- October: End of year HBCC event
- November 11: Conservation Activity
- December: End of Year Get Together for members
Updated Resource Booklet -
Birds of Newport Lakes
An up-dated copy (now also covering 2017 sightings)is available at our working bees and there is a copy at the Newport Lakes Native Nursery for park visitors to consult if they have seen a bird they can't identify.
Update on Night-life Project:
FoNL Member Carolyn Dean has taken on the task of placing the night camera in the park. Thanks Carolyn and good luck with it. Carolyn is also going to document the presence of cats in the park at night.