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What happens when your cute little goldfish outgrows its small fishbowl or aquarium?What do you do with it?Well one thing you should never do is release it into your local…

Some time ago, Shane Kelly, the Site Manager for the Lake Bonney Wind Farm, approached the Lake McIntyre Management Committee with a suggestion that we may benefit from his company's…

Black Swan with Cygnets Our pair of black swans have managed a successful breeding event at the lake this month even though it is outside the normal breeding period. They…

For my first post on the new webiste, and for 2022, I have decided to focus on the most important aspect of Lake McIntyre - the volunteers! Without this very…

Our website has just been transferred to WordPress and is still undergoing maintenance to some of its content. Please bear with us while we endeavour to get all the old…

Some fun facts about Black Swans: A group of swans on the ground is called a bank. A group of swans in the air is called a wedge. The Latin…

The Lake McIntyre Straw-necked Ibis population certainly haven’t heard of self-isolating or social-distancing. There have been flocks of several hundreds, even into the thousands, frequenting the lake over the last…

Masked Lapwings are a common species in the South East of Australia. They are found nearly all around Australia parts of Papua New Guinea and from around the 1930’s have…

With the weather warming up a little it is time to start watching out for nesting activity at the lake. We have several species of waterbird breed at the lake…