Shire Horse
The exact history of the Shire horse is sketchy. Names associated with the breed include the Great Horse, English War Horse, English Cart Horse and Large Black English Horse. Its ancestors wore armour and carried heavily armoured soldiers into ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Paterson's Curse or Salvation Jane (Echium plantagineum)
Both are declared noxious weeds in Bega Valley Shire (W3, must be prevented from spreading and controlled to the satisfaction of Council) and Eurobodalla (W2, must be continually suppressed and destroyed). Both are annual or biennial herbs to ... [... more]
Eurobodalla Shire Council |
Brooms: Flax-leaf Broom (Genista linifolia),
English broom is declared Noxious in all south coast Local Government Areas, in category W2 (must be continuously suppressed and destroyed). Cape broom is only declared noxious in Bega Valley Shire (W2). All three broom species are shrubs from ... [... more]
Eurobodalla Shire Council |
Parramatta grass (Sporobolus africanus, syn
Giant Parramatta grass is declared noxious in category W2 (must be continuously suppressed and destroyed) in Eurobodalla, Shoalhaven and Illawarra Local Government Areas, but not yet in Bega Valley Shire. Parramatta grass is a tough wiry stemmed ... [... more]
Eurobodalla Shire Council |
Crofton weed (Ageratina adenophora)
Crofton weed is declared noxious in category W2 (must be continuously suppressed and destroyed) in Bega Valley Shire, where a few small outbreaks have occurred near Eden. Both it and mistflower are noxious in category W2 in Shoalhaven ... [... more]
Eurobodalla Shire Council |
Bathurst burr (Xanthium spinosum)
Bathurst, Californian and Noogoora burrs are noxious in category W2 (must be continually suppressed and destroyed) in Eurobodalla and Shoalhaven Local Governments Areas, and in category W3 in Bega Valley Shire (must be prevented from spreading ... [... more]
Eurobodalla Shire Council |
Byron Horses
This beautiful part of New South Wales is known for its little townships, superb beaches and large, beautiful headland. Cape Byron Seahorses Riding Centre has been operating in the Byron and Ballina shire since 1990. It offers trail and beach ... [... more]
Getaway |
Wildflowers in the Sutherland Shire
One of our garden club members wrote in asking to know more about the spectacular wildflowers growing on the roadside in the Sutherland Shire. The wildflower is called Coreopsis lanceolata or the Yellow Tick Seed. It is a member of the daisy ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
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