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Article Autumn in the Cove
Autumn this year in North Arm Cove has rewarded residents with some glorious weather. Sun-filled days. Crisp still mornings. A spectacular full-moon rise over the Cove. Star-filled night skies. This...
Article Wildilfe Killer Warning
Last week my grandsons found a Tawny Frogmouth dead in our yard. The bird had been hunting around Water St and the Cove for a few years and would roost...
Article Salad days are here again!
From the community garden ready for spring cutting are cut-and-come-again salad greens in patio pots. Chemical free. Mustard, parsley, rocket and cress. $15 for large pots and $10 for smaller...
Article NAC Community Garden General Meeting - Election of Office Bearers
Nomination forms for officer bearers are available by emailing mariacpickles@hotmail.com or phoning 49973045.
Article Wednesday Mornings in the Garden
Wednesday mornings 9am -11 am and the first saturday for the month are the current regular days for working in the community garden. Last Wednesday was a hot planting day...
Article Garden Bed Protectors Stolen
The brand new raised garden beds came with protectors so that people working the garden would not harm themselves on the sharp edges. Sometime between Monday 24 and Wednesday 26...
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Article Choughs not coughs
Help protect our Choughs Choughs are breeding in the bush behind Eastslopes. Many long term residents are familiar with these amusing birds. The White-winged chough (Corcorax melanorhamphos) is a black...
Article Community Garden Beds are installed
The Garden Beds donated by Great Lakes Council have arrived and are now installed. A big thankyou to David Bortfield, Drew Martin and the Council workers who have supported the...
Article Dolphin Watch Port Stephens
Doplhin Watch results for Port Stephens have been completed. A few residents in the Cove joined in the watch for 30 minutes from 9;00 am on the 6 May 2012...
Article Fungi Watch
Autumn is the time in the Cove people will notice many of the macro fungi start to fruit, that is produce mushrooms, puffballs, polypores and other visible fungi ( as...
Article Unique History of North Arm Cove
Cove residents who participated in the Koori walking tour on the 13 March found some surprising history unique to this area. ( Koori is the name of the people, Aboriginal...
(1 comment)Article Migrating birds in the Cove
Migrating wader birds in the Cove Small numbers of Bar Tailed Godwits who live in the arctic tundra of Siberia and Alaska in the Northern Hemisphere summer and in Australia...
Article Present vegetation - a short history
Introduction to the present vegetation of North Arm Cove Aboriginal Lands. The area would likely have been natural grassland and open woodland that was cared for by the clans of...