Collecting fossils in New South Wales
In New South Wales there is no legislation specifically dealing with the collection of fossils. Fossil collecting is prohibited in national parks or other areas that have been declared as reserves for the preservation of fossils. Fossils cannot ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Star Apple
Of the Sapote family, star apples are round with a purple skin, which is often pale green around the calyx. In section, the fruit shows a star shaped array of eight segments. Subtropical—northern New South Wales and Queensland. [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
New South Wales Drive
David drives from Sydney to Katoomba, taking the winding roads and climbing through mountain villages and expanses of eucalypts. The Three Sisters in the Blue Mountains. The lovely town of Lithgow. St Joseph's church in Orange. Thursday, July 6, ... [... more]
Getaway |
Hay
Ben gives us a country showdown as he tracks down the heart and soul of this country town. Hay, on the Murrumbidgee River in the Riverina region of New South Wales, is at the junction of the Sturt, Cobb and Mid Western Highways. The district was ... [... more]
Getaway |
New South Wales Ferret Welfare Society
Ferrets are a domesticated strain of Eurasian carnivorous weasel, closely related to the polecat. Some zoologists believe that the Egyptians were the first to keep ferrets, which they may have domesticated around 1500BC to catch mice. Ferrets ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Blue-tongued Lizards in New South Wales
Blue-tongued lizards are the largest members of the skink family. Blue-tongued lizards are the largest members of the skink family (Scincidae). Skink lizards have overlapping scales that are usually smooth and contain small plates of bone. There ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Decorating Eggs
Rita Hill visited Angie Wright to learn some of the finer points of egg decorating. Angie runs an egg decorating business from her duck farm at Oakville, New South Wales. Using a few simple techniques, Angie showed Rita how to make some stylish, ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Insect pests
A field guide to insects in Australia ServiceNSW: New South Wales Government's portal [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
Clumping Bamboo
Bamboo has a very bad reputation in Australia because in the past, gardeners planted invasive running species such as golden bamboo (Phyllostachys aurea). Victor Cusack, of Bamboo World at Wadeville in New South Wales, told Don that bamboo does ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Jacarandas and Other Monsoonal Deciduous Trees
This is a wonderful time of year because there are so many trees in full flower and looking absolutely spectacular. Burke's Backyard visited the town of Grafton in northern New South Wales at the peak of jacaranda time, and used a cherry picker ... [... more]
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Native Bees
There are over 2000 species of native bees, although only about 1700 have been named! The smallest is Cape York's 2mm long Quasihesma bee, and the largest is the carpenter bee found in Queensland and northern New South Wales which can grow to ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Celebrity Gardener - Donna Hay
Don visited celebrity gardener, Donna Hay, at her country property in western New South Wales. Donna Hay's first book of recipes was an instant success. Over the past seven years, she has published seven cookbooks, with sales in excess of two ... [... more]
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