On Friday 28^th August 2020, Rotarians from Murray Bridge travelled to the Ngarkat Conservation Park which is located east of Keith in the SE of our State.

The purpose of the visit was to look at a building located in the Park, with the view to upgrading for use as a base camp for further research into establishing a sustainable population of mallee emu wrens within the Park.

Robin LeGallez, Jack Redden, John Scarvelis, Andrew Heard, Peter Phillips and Sam Cozens negotiated a very sandy track into the Park, and met with Park Officials Ryan Hamood and Chris Hedger. The meeting discussion focussed upon how the Rotary Club of Murray Bridge could form a joint venture with Parks and Wildlife, and progress the project to re-locate a sustainable population of mallee emu wrens from Victoria into the Ngarkat Park. Part of this consideration is to upgrade the shed facility on the Park to be used as a base camp.

 

Photo and story Sam Cozens.