Welcome
We hope you enjoy learning about the attractions and history of our beautiful urban lake and forest park.
Next Event
- Time: 10.00 am to 12 noon
- Where: Meet in the car park off Lakes
Drive, Newport. Mel 55 G3
This will be a conservation activity, probably mulching, at this time of year.

FoNL has been active for 21 years!!
Join our Celebrations in the Park
on Sunday 22 April 2018
It should be a great afternoon so put in in your diary now!
There will be a BYO-everything Family Picnic in the Arboretum from 12 noon.
Activities and entertainment include:
A Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony
Live musical entertainment from local choirs and musical ensembles
A photographic display of the work done by the Friends Group and
Historical photos of the development of the park
Stimulating activities for children (bring your mobile phone)
Some interesting speeches
Provision of copies of the Yalukit-Willam booklet -the history of the first people in the Newport area
(To see a PDF of this booklet click here)
And displaying the entries and awarding the prizes for our: Wonders of Newport Lakes Park Photographic Competition
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.