Collection: Local Book

This book presents data from over 50 years of avian research across the Cumberland Plain, documents the changes in community structure and records the decline and demise of many species. It establishes baseline data that will be extremely valuable for researchers and bird enthusiasts in years to ...

Masters Thesis on the early history of Birds Eye Corner, Castlereagh

The exhibition was organised by the Bevilacqua la Masa Foundation, Venice, with assistance from the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council.

Despite 200 years of European settlement, the Hawkesbury -Nepean catchment sustains a rich and diverse fauna. This is a consequence of the largely sandstone environments that are unsuitable for human development. This article discusses the restoration and reconstruction of the biota (ecosystem) o...

Supports teachers in achieving outcomes of the 2 Unit Geography syllabus. Catchment Management is relevant for geography studies because it recognises the interrelationship between people and the environment within a natural boundary.

History of Blacktown Council and the district's history leading up to incorporation in 1906.

Booklet outlining the vision and design of the Birds of the Waterways wall hanging embroidery (in Penrith City Library). The wall hanging was designed by local artist Dianne Hoath and it celebrates local and migratory birds in the Penrith local area.