Posts Tagged ‘christmas creek’

Humming Hydro

August last year (2016) my micro hydro turbine, a Powerspout PLT, catastrophically disintegrated. I blogged shortly after ‘When Things Go Wrong’ about mistakes I had made which ruined the hydro and gave us all here at Wongari Eco Retreat a lot of hassles. It would have been worse but for very understanding guests. But, now,…

Bimbul in Photo

Just a few photos we thought would say as much as needs to be said about Wongari’s new wilderness cabin, Bimbul, in Lamington’s National Park. Enjoy… Bimbul Interior Morning All The Comforts of Home Every view at Wongari is Special A Bay Window with Picture Perfect Views Our version of Fire and Rain Outside In…

Revegetation Summer Review

We’re proud of the tree plantings and weeding on Wongari near Christmas Creek, just three kilometers to walks in the Lamington National Park, in the shadow of Buchanan’s Fort, and stretching up Waterfall Creek to Lamington Falls situated in the Mcpherson Ranges and part of the Boarder Ranges, and is our contribution to managing…

Wongari / SEQ Revegetation Partnership

WORKING WITH SEQ CATCHMENTS: “UPPER LOGAN RESISLIENCE PROJECT” A priority in the restoration of Wongari flora and fauna has been to rehabilitate Waterfall Creek between Lamington National Park, from Buchanan’s Fort, to the creek’s origins in the Mcpherson Ranges, Boarder Ranges. The good news is that we have advanced this faster than we expected due…

Wongari – Trees for planting (SEQ partnership)

Trees for SEQ planting in Logan Catchment at Upper Christmas Creek, Lamington Commom Name Botannical Name Qty Upper Storey Giant Water Gum Syzgium Francisii 5 Red Ash Alphitionia Excelsa 10 White Mahogany Eucalyptus Acmenoides 10 Brown Laurel (Blackbutt) Crytocarya Triplinervis 10 Native Olive Olea Paniculata 10 Australian Teak Flindersia Australis 5 Bumpy Ash Flindersia Schottiana…

Wongari Restoration Project

Wongari Eco Retreat is set on 60 acres of past dairy country situated in the foothills of Lamington National Park. The old growth forest was logged, clear-felled, many times but the last clear-felling occurred as recently as the 1960’s. The re-growth, where it is happening, is substantial and encouraging. About half of Wongari is…

Christmas Creek Open Weekend

The Recreation Camp on Christmas Creek Road, Lamington, is sponsoring an Open Weekend in the New Year. The weekend of the 23rd and 24th of February in fact. It promises to be an eventful time for us all in our Valley as it highlights all the activities, accommodation and events that we are proud to…