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Could you volunteer at the Visitor Centre?
Our Visitor Centre is open on Sunday afternoons — but only when we have enough volunteers. Could you spare a couple of hours?
07 June 2026 · 1 min read
Park Appreciation & Discovery Walks
A relaxed wander through the Sanctuary, sharing what we notice together — from fungi and wildflowers to tawnies and water birds.
07 June 2026 · 1 min read
Possum Prowl: a night of nocturnal discoveries
Eighteen keen spotlighters headed out at sunset for the City Nature Challenge — and found possums, frogmouths, flying-foxes and even a resting fox.
07 June 2026 · 1 min read
Autumn Bird Survey: 27 species recorded
Eleven eagle-eyed birdwatchers braved a circling Brown Goshawk to record 27 species at our autumn bird survey.
07 June 2026 · 1 min read
Wetlands Regeneration: nearing completion and celebration
After two and a half years and nearly 3,000 plants, our Wetlands Regeneration Project is almost complete — and we need your help for the final push.
07 June 2026 · 1 min read
Lots on at Blackburn Lake
Our latest update on what's happening in May and beyond.
08 May 2025 · 4 min read
Sightings around Blackburn Lake
Sightings around Blackburn Lake in January.
26 January 2025 · 1 min read
Update on Wetlands Regeneration
Regeneration of the Blackburn Lake Wetlands is well underway.
15 December 2024 · 1 min read
Welcome to our new website
We have a new website! We hope you enjoy it.
28 November 2024 · 1 min read
Blackburn Lake Wetlands Regeneration
The Sanctuary’s Wetland Regeneration Project has arrived. We’d love you to get involved.
26 February 2024 · 2 min read
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