Saturday 30 July (arrive between 7.00 to 7.30am) Greetings Friends, Come and join us at Lee Point to look for the iconic Gouldian Finch. Viewing sites to be advised at the meeting place. There will be experienced birdwatchers at the viewing sites. Viewing is best before 8.30am. Walk details – It is an easy 15-minute walk …
Monday 18 July (arrive between 7.00 to 7.30am) Greetings Friends, Come and join us at Lee Point to look for the iconic Gouldian Finch; at present there are at least 50 in this area. Viewing sites to be advised at the meeting place. There will be experienced birdwatchers at the viewing sites. Viewing is best before …
Greetings Friends, This month; People’s Choice Award prize winners were announced, many people saw Gouldian Finches at Lee Point that prompted ECNT to commence a petition to the Australian Government on protecting Gouldian Finch habitat and Lee Point. 1. Peoples Choice Awards – “What you like about Lee Point” People’s Choice Award (5) prize …
“What you like about Lee Point” About the Competition Around 170 artists from the Territory created artworks for the Lee Point Art Competition and People’s Choice Award during Feb – May 2022. The public rated artworks (using a star rating from 1 to 5) and the artworks with the highest total …
Wednesday 22 June (arrive between 7.00 to 7.30am) Greetings Friends, Come and join us at Lee Point to look for the iconic Gouldian Finch; at present there are at least 50 in this area. Viewing sites to be advised at the meeting place. There will be experienced birdwatchers at the viewing sites. Best viewing is before …
Saturday 11 June 2022, arrive between 7.00 to 7.30am Greetings Friends, Come and join us at Lee Point to look for the iconic Gouldian Finch; at present there are at least 50 in this area. Viewing sites to be advised at the meeting place. There will be experienced birdwatchers at the viewing sites. Best viewing is …
Gouldian Finches are arguably one of the most beautiful finches in the world. They are native to northern Australia but were seldom seen in the Darwin area. That is until 2022. Thousands of people (about half are interstate visitors) have now seen wild (endangered) Gouldian Finches. Several Australian newspapers published articles on these unexpected sightings, …
Greetings Friends, This month; the Lee Point Art Exhibition opened, Federal candidates were asked where they stood on Lee Point, and Gouldian Finches moved into Lee Point. Lee Point Art Exhibition – “What you like about Lee Point” The exhibition was officially opened by Graeme Sawyer and Amye Un in front of 60 people …
As part of comments, Tina provided this link to a podcast on Territory Story by Leon Loganathan & Peter Gowers – 12 May 2022. The Lee Point development discussion starts at the 50.30 minute mark and go for 3 minutes. https://anchor.fm/territorystory/episodes/306–Tina-MacFarlane—The-Candidate-e1ib2vm
RE: DHA LEE POINT URBAN DEVELOPMENT Good morning,Thank you for taking the time to reach out to me with your concerns. Firstly, let me say that in a developing city such as Darwin with a growing population, I support in principle land releases and housing developments as they can have the potential to alleviate housing …