by Janine Duffy | February 13, 2021 | Koala News, Our Koalas
Mear Origin of name: Mear is named to honour the Mear balug clan of the Wathaurong/Wadawurrung tribe. Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wathaurong .. Known since: We first met Mear in January 2012. .. How often seen: She was seen 7 times in 2012, 19 times in...
by Janine Duffy | January 26, 2021 | Koala News, Our Koalas
Waa Origin of name: Waa is the name for the Raven/Crow in Wathaurong/Wada wurrung .. Known since: He was first seen on 23 June 2020, so he must have been born around late December 2019. .. How often seen: He has been seen a lot in his first year: 14 times in 2020. .....
by Janine Duffy | January 20, 2021 | Koala News, Our Koalas
Balyang Origin of name: Balyang means Bat in the Wathaurong/Wada wurrung language. The word has also been used to name the township just north of the You Yangs: Balliang. .. Known since: He first emerged around 2 July 2020. If he was 6 months old at the time, he would...
by Janine Duffy | November 15, 2020 | Conservation Projects, Koala News
Last year, every one of our tour visitors planted a tree for a koala. Without a spade, hammer or gloves. While our tourists were watching a Koala mum & joey canoodling, or swimming with Whale Sharks or photographing a Superb Lyrebird, we planted a tree for them....
by Janine Duffy | October 2, 2020 | Koala News, You Yangs Region
There’s lots of amazing and interesting facts about koalas, but with new science and breakthroughs happening all the time, here’s the latest news about koalas: Why go to the bar, when the drinks come to you? Fact #1: Koalas drink stemflow – rain running down the...
by Janine Duffy | September 24, 2020 | Conservation Projects, Koala News, You Yangs Region
by Janine Duffy Boneseed (Chrysanthemoides monilifera) is an Invasive Weed of National Significance (1) that has infested the You Yangs Regional Park, VIC since being introduced for erosion control in the 1940’s. It spread rapidly after the 1985 Lara bushfires, and...
