Last year we were delighted to report that temporary fencing installed by Council staff in a Newport Reserve led to three kookaburra chicks hatching successfully.Due to the location of their hollow, the two mating birds had previously lost some of their eggs to predators.To give them additional protection a custom-built hardwood nesting box was also installed nearby.The increased privacy for the two love birds has resulted in another successful batch of three chicks taking flight this breeding season.Other nesting boxes have also been set up in the reserve to accommodate additional housing for parrots and ringtail possums.Kookaburras are terrestrial tree kingfishers native to Australia and New Guinea and are still classified as a common bird species, however Birdlife Australia recently revealed that their numbers are in decline.Here are a couple of tips that we can all do to help kookaburras and other precious wildlife stay safe.

For Curl Curl locals, you may have seen we have finished re-turfing the grass netball courts at John Fisher Park and removed the construction fence around the field last week.The fence was up a little…

Earlier today there was a fire in the vegetation area at Kimbriki.Rural Fire Services attended and the fire was fully extinguished.Kimbriki advises there is no disruption to services and it is open fo…

The NSW Government today announced an extension to restrictions until the 28 February.

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With children getting ready to start or go back to child care and school, we spoke to our Children’s Services team for their top tips.

A walk over Narrabeen Lagoon is about to get a lot more relaxing with construction of a new pedestrian and cycle bridge set to start next week.You’ll be able to stop and take in the view with the new …