Cultural burning is a cultural fire practice used by First Nations people to improve the health of Country and its people. It has been used for over 60,000 years to manage land, plants and animals.

Watch this video about a cultural burning program started in 2017 by the Bega Local Aboriginal Land Council at Tathra West. 

Rainbow Bee-eater guards its lunch from the Willie Wagtails in Jirdarup in Kensington, Perth. Filmed by Veronica McPhail 5 December 2024.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to soar like a bird? Shot by Derrin Kee for the Town of Victoria on 21 August 2022.

Ngoolyak is the Whadjuk Noongar word for Carnaby’s black cockatoo. Recognisable by its glossy black feathers, distinctive white cheek patches and white tail band, this cockatoo primarily inhabits woodlands and feeds on seeds from native plants, particularly banksias. Gary Tate highlights its unique traits and conservation need.

If you have ever wondered why the pods on the Zamia are scattered and chewed, look no further. Gary Tate has caught the action.

Our regular visitor and collector of feathers, Surf Gary, caught the Cockatoos on camera when they discovered the new waterer in the George Street Reserve.