Each month Lennox Head Landcare contribute an article to the Lennox Wave, a local publication produced specifically for the residents and businesses of Lennox Head. Here you will find a selection our articles.
Grass trees
I frequently go for a wander along the fire trails in the heath reserve west of the lake and the flora and fauna on display never disappoint...
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Reeds at the Lake
Typha and Phragmites - no they’re not two ancient Greek philosophers, nor are they characters from the biblical canon...
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Garden groundcovers
Our last article on edible native plants resulted in a number of people contacting us to start their own edible native gardens...
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Pigface and native violet
Lennox Head Landcare is not just about caring for the land around Lennox, oh no! We care for your garden too...
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Black cockatoos at the Lake
If you’ve wandered down to the lake in recent months you’ve no doubt noticed the changes to the eastern side. It’s now a much safer...
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Meet Skennars Head group
Pat Cawley is an active retiree, but claims his weekly outing with the Skennars Head Landcare group is ‘by far the best thing’ he does...
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Local birds of prey
Nope, it's not toasty warm and yep sometimes the wind has icicles in it, but that doesn't have to spell an end to all outdoor activities...
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Water Hyacinth at the Lake
It was around this time last year, that our Landcare group with the help of a few extra volunteers removed a of huge raft of Water Hyacinth...
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Lake Ainsworth - a timeline
Is positive change around the corner for Lake Ainsworth? With Council releasing new plans for the south eastern precinct... maybe?...
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Summer beach nesters
Whether you’re chillin’ with mates, building sandcastles with the kiddies or finding a quiet space for some zen time, our beaches provide us...
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Habitat gardens
Bandicoots, echidnas, possums, land mullets, blue-tongues, tree frogs, rocket frogs, tawny frogmouths, blue wrens, honey-eaters...
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Spinifex brings galahs
It’s quite an unusual spectacle - an annual event eagerly awaited by many local beach walkers. And now, with feast preparations...
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President retires - not quite
I don’t know about you but I never get sick of living here in Lennox - it’s paradise isn’t it? Get yourself out there and you’re almost...
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Boulder beach history
We found a perfect little bream in the middle of the littoral rainforest at our Boulder Beach site last month. Definitely not our usual...
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Coastal Fontainea
Did anyone catch us planting our critically endangered Coastal Fontaineas this month? If you’d been walking past us...
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