Welcome to Angair
ANGAIR (Anglesea, Aireys Inlet Society for the Protection of Flora and Fauna) is dedicated to protecting our indigenous flora and fauna, and to maintaining the natural beauty of Anglesea and Aireys Inlet and their local environments. It was established in 1969 through the influence of a local resident Mrs Edith Lawn. Read more about our achievements over the last 40 years.
We hope you enjoy your visit to the ANGAIR website and will consider joining our Society. If you are interested in the environment, want to learn more about the flora and fauna found in it, and wish to conserve it for future generations, you will gain enormous satisfaction and enjoyment from being an ANGAIR member.
October flora notes
Spring flowers seem a bit late and a bit less prolific this year, maybe due to the very dry autumn and cold early spring.
Heath Circuit walk
Over 20 people arrived for the walk on Footy Final Day including some young visitors.
A look at local frogs
You may have heard people say, ‘If you hear frogs, it’s a healthy environment.’
Orchids: after the fires
The Leopard Orchids, Diuris pardina, have put on a wonderful massed display at O’Donohue Rd.
Nearby reserves: the Mirnee Lakes
As they say in Monty Python, ‘And now for something completely different.’
Baenschs Lane and Hospital Swamp bird walk
In September we had a combined Orange-bellied Parrot (OBP) survey and bird walk at Baenschs Lane and Hospital Swamp.
Bells to Point Addis walk
The August walk started near Bells Beach. Our leader Gail gave us a brief history of the area since the mid 1800s when most of the area was owned or leased by the Bell family.
Fauna report September
During a recent survey of the Anglesea rifle range, Christine and Peter Forster, when approaching a large and healthy mistletoe, noticed several unusual web structures and discovered some interesting nests of gregarious caterpillar larvae just starting to change and pupate on their silk-lined communal webs.
Events Calendar
Sat 8:00am - 2:30pm
FEO Cape Otway guided e-bike ride
Mon 9:30am - 11:00am
Working bee
Fri 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Social Evening. Matthew Russell, Park Ranger
Sat 9:30am - 2:30pm
Get to Know our Tracks. Currawong Falls Circuit
Sun 9:30am - 11:00am
Friends of Allen Noble Sanctuary
Weed of the month
Freesia
Freesia refracta and Freesia alba X F. leichtlinii are declared weeds in the Surf Coast Shire because they spread easily and threaten to invade bushland. Freesias are perennial herbs that die back in summer and produce new foliage in winter. The highly fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers appearing in spring are white to cream and pink with yellow markings, shaded purple on outer surface. Each plant has at least two corms, one below the other, thus requiring deep digging to remove them.
More details about how to control this weed can be found in the archive of Weeds of the Month.
Sign up for membership
ANGAIR membership gives you access to a range of great activities and benefits. Learn more about all these benefits as well as how to sign up and renew.
Get to know your local Friends groups
There are a number of wonderful local Friends Groups that provide ANGAIR members and the community with opportunities for involvement.