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 10th
- 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!!
Join our Celebrations in the Park
on Sunday 22 April 2018
This event is still being planned but one feature will be displaying the entries and awarding the prizes for our
Wonders of Newport Lakes Park
Photographic Competition
Friends of Newport Lakes, with the assistance of the Williamstown Camera are running a photo competition to highlight our wonderful reserve.
You have until midnight March 14, 2018 to enter photos of the flora, fauna or landscape of Newport Lakes Park. This means that you will have the chance to catch Newport Lakes Park and its birds and wildlife across a few seasons. There is a limit of two entries per person so send us your best shots!
First prize is $400, second prize is $300 and there is a Junior (under 18 years) prize of $200.
You can download the Competition Rules and Entry Form or see the colourful Brochure here by clicking these links.
For further information please call Lorraine on 043 830 7002
The Results of our Survey on the role of FoNL and how to Celebrate out 21 st Birthday are now available.
Thanks to everyone who participated.
Click on the links below to read what people thought:
2017 Working Bee Calendar
The dates for the 2017 Working Bees have been confirmed and details are available here.
- June 11: Planting activity
- July 9: Planting activity
- August 13: Pruning activity
- September
10: Conservation Activity
- October: End of year HBCC event
- November 12: Conservation Activity
- December: End of Year Get Together for members
Updated Resource Booklet -
Birds of Newport Lakes
An up-dated copy (now also covering 2016 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.
