Eyes open along billabong

A WALK along Blind Creek Billabong will now be an education.
The park has been upgraded with signs that inform visitors of the billabong’s biological significance.
Butterflies, frogs and plant life feature on the signs which aim to demonstrate the importance of flora and fauna to the ecosystem.
This includes four endangered vegetation species present near the river.
Friends of Blind Creek Billabong member Fay Rimmer can take credit for the new additions.
“I’ve wanted them for years but I was told they were too expensive,” she said.
Ms Rimmer overcame this problem the old-fashioned way – by writing a letter to the mayor.
Knox mayor Jim Penna responded positively, describing the group’s work in preserving the area as “extraordinary”.
“These signs demonstrate the significance of the vegetation to local wildlife and vice versa and how important it is to protect it,” he said.