Bushlands dams
Prior to subdivision, the Chewton Bushlands (Bushlands) was an area of hilly, degraded land following deforestation and exploration during the gold rush of the 1850s and again during the 1940s and had no significant areas of standing water. Now, the bushlands is an area of regrowth forest and every property in the bushlands has a […]
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 […]
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
Kennedy’s Lane Reserve
Near the old Calder Highway, as you leave the bushlands, you pass the last reserve which once produced firewood for the the DSE. A swampy wildflower rich and extraordinary area, wear your boots and bring mosquito repellent! Go to this Facebook page.
Wildflowers 2012
Check out Antoinette’s Facebook collection of Wildflower photos.