Painting in the Park – Flying Foxes
Celebrate Biodiversity Month with a unique outdoor art experience inspired by one of our region’s most fascinating native species. Free
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01/09/2026
Celebrate Biodiversity Month with a unique outdoor art experience inspired by one of our region’s most fascinating native species. Free
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31/08/2026
Hidden amongst the treetops of our region is a tiny but mighty hunter with a tail like a bottlebrush and
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31/08/2026
Biodiversity Month is a great reminder that our region is home to an incredible variety of plants and animals –
Environment
31/08/2026
Mexican Feather Grass may look like an attractive ornamental grass, but if it escapes from gardens it can become a
Environment
31/08/2026
Plum Pine (Podocarpus Elatus) is a distinctive native conifer with unusual fruit and strong links to our local rainforests. In
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18/08/2026
Join Port Macquarie Hastings Council's Ecologist and Biosecurity Officer along with volunteers from Friends of Kooloonbung Creek for a guided
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17/08/2026
Join Port Macquarie Hastings Council’s Ecologist and Biosecurity Officer, along with a volunteer from Port Macquarie Landcare, for a guided
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10/08/2026
Koalas may be an Australian icon, but they are also endangered – and as breeding season begins, they’ll be moving
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04/08/2026
At first glance Giant Parramatta Grass and Giant Rat’s Tail Grass can look like just another clump of grass in
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03/08/2026
Council’s 2026 Annual Tree Planting Program has successfully wrapped up, with ninety-two advanced trees planted across the region this season.
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29/07/2026
More than 50 community volunteers joined Port Macquarie Hastings Council and Hastings Landcare at Bunderra Reserve, Beechwood, on Sunday 27
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29/07/2026
Yellow Pear-fruit (Mischocarpus pyriformis) Yellow Pear-fruit is an attractive, small to medium sized tree found in coastal rainforest from Seal
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24/07/2026
Join us on a FREE tour of Port Macquarie Wastewater and Recycled Water Treatment Plants to learn about what happens
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24/07/2026
Join us on a free tour of Cowarra Dam and Wauchope Water Treatment Plant. During this FREE tour, you’ll have
Environment
29/06/2026
Siam weed (Chromolaena odorata) is one of the Prohibited Matter weeds in NSW. One of the world’s worst tropical weeds
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29/06/2026
Hairy Bird’s eye (Alectryon tomentosus) Although in the same family as the previously featured Beach Bird’s Eye which is a
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02/06/2026
Groundsel bush (Baccharis halimifolia) – a prolific menace https://youtube.com/shorts/clF3u–t2GQ?si=lY0Rc9g8GcrCD-Mz With its fluffy white flowers swaying in the breeze, this shrub
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31/05/2026
When people think of rainforests, they often picture faraway destinations. Yet many of us pass pockets of rainforest every day
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29/05/2026
Coastal Banksia (Banksia integrifolia) Coastal Banksia is an open erect or spreading tree, growing up to 10-15m tall. Coastal banksia
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02/05/2026
Bower Vine (Pandorea jasminoides) Bower Vine is an often underrated yet highly versatile Australian climber, valued for its long flowering
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Threatened Species of the Month: Brush-tailed Phascogale (Phascogale tapoatafa)
Hidden amongst the treetops of our region is a tiny but mighty hunter with a tail like a bottlebrush and
Heads up: Magpie swooping season has arrived
Biodiversity Month is a great reminder that our region is home to an incredible variety of plants and animals –
Weed of the Month: Mexican Feather Grass (Nassella tenuissima)
Mexican Feather Grass may look like an attractive ornamental grass, but if it escapes from gardens it can become a
Native Plant of the Month: Plum Pine (Podocarpus elatus)
Plum Pine (Podocarpus Elatus) is a distinctive native conifer with unusual fruit and strong links to our local rainforests. In
Event
Biodiversity Month: Kooloonbung Creek Guided Tour
Join Port Macquarie Hastings Council’s Ecologist and Biosecurity Officer along with volunteers from Friends of Kooloonbung Creek for a guided walk through this important urban habitat, home to a rich variety of native plants, animals and ecosystems.
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Biodiversity Month: Port Macquarie Coastal Walk
Join Port Macquarie Hastings Council’s Ecologist and Biosecurity Officer, along with a volunteer from Port Macquarie Landcare, for a guided walk from Flynn’s Beach to Shelley Beach. Along the way, discover threatened species, littoral rainforest, coastal banksia, Silver Bush and other native flora.
Threatened Species of the Month: Koala (Phascolarctos cinerius)
Koalas may be an Australian icon, but they are also endangered – and as breeding season begins, they’ll be moving
Weed of the Month: Giant Parramatta Grass & Giant Rat’s Tail Grass (Sporobolus spp.)
At first glance Giant Parramatta Grass and Giant Rat’s Tail Grass can look like just another clump of grass in
Our Urban Canopy is Growing
Council’s 2026 Annual Tree Planting Program has successfully wrapped up, with ninety-two advanced trees planted across the region this season.
Community comes together to restore Bunderra Reserve for National Tree Day
More than 50 community volunteers joined Port Macquarie Hastings Council and Hastings Landcare at Bunderra Reserve, Beechwood, on Sunday 27
Native Plant of the Month: Yellow Pear-fruit
Yellow Pear-fruit (Mischocarpus pyriformis) Yellow Pear-fruit is an attractive, small to medium sized tree found in coastal rainforest from Seal
Tour
Water Facilities Tour: After the Drain
Join us on a FREE tour of Port Macquarie Wastewater and Recycled Water Treatment Plants to learn about what happens
Tour
Water Facilities Tour: From Catchment to Tap
Join us on a free tour of Cowarra Dam and Wauchope Water Treatment Plant. During this FREE tour, you’ll have
Weed of the Month: Siam weed (Chromolaena odorata)
Siam weed (Chromolaena odorata) is one of the Prohibited Matter weeds in NSW. One of the world’s worst tropical weeds
Native Plant of the Month: Hairy Bird’s Eye (Alectryon tomentosus)
Hairy Bird’s eye (Alectryon tomentosus) Although in the same family as the previously featured Beach Bird’s Eye which is a
Weed of the Month: Groundsel bush (Baccharis halimifolia)
Groundsel bush (Baccharis halimifolia) – a prolific menace https://youtube.com/shorts/clF3u–t2GQ?si=lY0Rc9g8GcrCD-Mz With its fluffy white flowers swaying in the breeze, this shrub
World Rainforest Day: Simple ways to explore and learn about our local rainforests
When people think of rainforests, they often picture faraway destinations. Yet many of us pass pockets of rainforest every day
Native Plant of the Month: Coastal Banksia
Coastal Banksia (Banksia integrifolia) Coastal Banksia is an open erect or spreading tree, growing up to 10-15m tall. Coastal banksia
Native Plant of the Month: Bower Vine
Bower Vine (Pandorea jasminoides) Bower Vine is an often underrated yet highly versatile Australian climber, valued for its long flowering
