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Archive for October, 2018

Kennedys Lane Wildflower Walk

Kennedys Lane Wildflower Walk

On Saturday 13 October Bushlands residents Karen Baker, Charles Affleck and Antoinette Birkenbeil met up with Lisa Cox from Coliban Region Water, Bronwyn Silver from Friends of the Box Ironbark Forest, and Shire Councillor Christine Henderson for a walk on Coliban Water land adjacent to Kennedys Lane. “A group of us met in perfect weather […]


Slow down on our dirt roads meeting

Slow down on our dirt roads meeting

10 am, 20 October at Ken Savage’s place, 20 Wattle Road A number of Bushlands residents are concerned at the speed of traffic on our dirt roads, whether that of other residents, visitors or through traffic. Speeds over 35kph can put those walking, other drivers, and kangaroos and other wildlife in danger. Speeds over 35kph also quickly damage […]


How to become a member

How to become a member

We welcome new and renewing members. For a few years now the Chewton Bushlands Association has been a useful resource for many member residents… giving the bushlands community a voice on interests common to us all… the community fireguard, the bushlands history, its plants, animals, weeds and pests, its roads. Applications for membership to the […]


Your guide to 224 native plants and animals of the Bushlands

Your guide to 224 native plants and animals of the Bushlands

The second edition of the 144 page guide Native plants and animals of the Chewton Bushlands, published in July 2022 (first published December 2017), is available as four low resolution, 2MB PDFs: > Outside front cover to page 27 > Pages 28 to 70 > Pages 71 to 108 > Page 109 to Outside back cover