A warm welcome – and beautiful new information boards – await visitors to Coronet Bay’s foreshore walk, writes Angela Christa (above).
By Angela Christa
LOOK, everyone! Our beautiful signs have been installed. The Coronet Bay Residents and Ratepayers Association is very pleased to announce that the three educational signs are now along the foreshore walking track.
The first at the Norsemens Road carpark end shows some of the native birds that use this habitat. The range includes migratory shore birds, water birds around the lake, large visiting raptors that feed on roosting birds in the trees and smaller bush birds that live in the middle-storey vegetation.
Walkers can scan a QR code to link to nearby bird walks and historical information.
LOOK, everyone! Our beautiful signs have been installed. The Coronet Bay Residents and Ratepayers Association is very pleased to announce that the three educational signs are now along the foreshore walking track.
The first at the Norsemens Road carpark end shows some of the native birds that use this habitat. The range includes migratory shore birds, water birds around the lake, large visiting raptors that feed on roosting birds in the trees and smaller bush birds that live in the middle-storey vegetation.
Walkers can scan a QR code to link to nearby bird walks and historical information.
Chris Petrie and Linda Nicholls The second sign a little further along the path is a Welcome to Country, situated by a bench to give visitors an opportunity for some tranquil reflection on our history, present and future.
The next sign shows most of the other resident animals observed in our recent fauna survey. It is beside the newly named “Wang toolome parnung” lake and picnic area. Maps of Corinella from 1826 show the fresh water lake as the primary freshwater resource for the new settlement.
The grassy banks around the lake are habitat for some of the animals, including swamp antechinuses, which are listed as vulnerable in Victoria and the rest of Australia.
The signs are a valuable source of information to locals and visitors. We hope they are a small way to add to everyone’s appreciation of the unique environment we are lucky enough to have on our doorstep.
The fabulous artwork is by the very talented Chis Petrie who put in countless hours of work getting it perfect. All the bird data is based on Birdlife Bass walks in the area. The fauna sign is based on a fauna survey, funded by a grant from Bass Valley Lions Club.
The Welcome to Country was formulated in consultation with Bass Coast Shire Council’s Aboriginal Development Officer, Patrice Mahoney, and a council grant supported the project.
Linda Nicholls and Angela Christa as members of the subcommittee have worked very hard to make it all happen.
We hope to see lots of you at the lake naming and smoking ceremony next year on Sunday, March 12. Till then, enjoy.
Angela Christa is a member of the Coronet Bay Residents and Ratepayers Association.
The next sign shows most of the other resident animals observed in our recent fauna survey. It is beside the newly named “Wang toolome parnung” lake and picnic area. Maps of Corinella from 1826 show the fresh water lake as the primary freshwater resource for the new settlement.
The grassy banks around the lake are habitat for some of the animals, including swamp antechinuses, which are listed as vulnerable in Victoria and the rest of Australia.
The signs are a valuable source of information to locals and visitors. We hope they are a small way to add to everyone’s appreciation of the unique environment we are lucky enough to have on our doorstep.
The fabulous artwork is by the very talented Chis Petrie who put in countless hours of work getting it perfect. All the bird data is based on Birdlife Bass walks in the area. The fauna sign is based on a fauna survey, funded by a grant from Bass Valley Lions Club.
The Welcome to Country was formulated in consultation with Bass Coast Shire Council’s Aboriginal Development Officer, Patrice Mahoney, and a council grant supported the project.
Linda Nicholls and Angela Christa as members of the subcommittee have worked very hard to make it all happen.
We hope to see lots of you at the lake naming and smoking ceremony next year on Sunday, March 12. Till then, enjoy.
Angela Christa is a member of the Coronet Bay Residents and Ratepayers Association.
