South West Australia
Dec 26th 2009, 12:16 am
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South West Australia
Well I decided to visit South West Australia yesterday. Starting from Perth we stopped in various places like Busstleton Jetty; Cape Naturaliste; Ngilgi caves (were closed due to christmas); Blackwood river; Beedalup falls (Beedalup National Park); Big brook dam; Gloucester Tree park (Pemberton) and ending up the tour in Albany (passing through Walpole and Denmark).
Although there were spectacular sceneries along the way but the most annoying part was the bush flies especially around busstleton jetty and cape Naturaliste area. Flies are also present in Perth but not to that extent; I was wondering if this fly issue is present in all of Australia or its mostly confined in South West Australia?
Although there were spectacular sceneries along the way but the most annoying part was the bush flies especially around busstleton jetty and cape Naturaliste area. Flies are also present in Perth but not to that extent; I was wondering if this fly issue is present in all of Australia or its mostly confined in South West Australia?
Dec 26th 2009, 1:36 am
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Re: South West Australia
Sydney's fine. Melbourne only in hot days...
Well I decided to visit South West Australia yesterday. Starting from Perth we stopped in various places like Busstleton Jetty; Cape Naturaliste; Ngilgi caves (were closed due to christmas); Blackwood river; Beedalup falls (Beedalup National Park); Big brook dam; Gloucester Tree park (Pemberton) and ending up the tour in Albany (passing through Walpole and Denmark).
Although there were spectacular sceneries along the way but the most annoying part was the bush flies especially around busstleton jetty and cape Naturaliste area. Flies are also present in Perth but not to that extent; I was wondering if this fly issue is present in all of Australia or its mostly confined in South West Australia?
Although there were spectacular sceneries along the way but the most annoying part was the bush flies especially around busstleton jetty and cape Naturaliste area. Flies are also present in Perth but not to that extent; I was wondering if this fly issue is present in all of Australia or its mostly confined in South West Australia?
Dec 26th 2009, 1:43 am
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Re: South West Australia
Well I decided to visit South West Australia yesterday. Starting from Perth we stopped in various places like Busstleton Jetty; Cape Naturaliste; Ngilgi caves (were closed due to christmas); Blackwood river; Beedalup falls (Beedalup National Park); Big brook dam; Gloucester Tree park (Pemberton) and ending up the tour in Albany (passing through Walpole and Denmark).
Although there were spectacular sceneries along the way but the most annoying part was the bush flies especially around busstleton jetty and cape Naturaliste area. Flies are also present in Perth but not to that extent; I was wondering if this fly issue is present in all of Australia or its mostly confined in South West Australia?
Although there were spectacular sceneries along the way but the most annoying part was the bush flies especially around busstleton jetty and cape Naturaliste area. Flies are also present in Perth but not to that extent; I was wondering if this fly issue is present in all of Australia or its mostly confined in South West Australia?
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Dec 26th 2009, 2:00 am
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Well its not that I havent seen flies before; but these dust flies are very annoying; they keep on sitting on your body in large numbers and you keep on flying them they will keep on sitting on you. I believe that the government has to do something about that I am sure the government is attending to this problem as South Western AUSTRALIA is considered to be one of the best tourist attractions in the world.
Dec 26th 2009, 6:33 am
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Strange, we were just saying yesterday and today that we have seen less flies compared to the last 2half years.
We are north of Perth, but def think less flies than usual.
Gems
We are north of Perth, but def think less flies than usual.
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Dec 26th 2009, 6:37 am
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Well its not that I havent seen flies before; but these dust flies are very annoying; they keep on sitting on your body in large numbers and you keep on flying them they will keep on sitting on you. I believe that the government has to do something about that I am sure the government is attending to this problem as South Western AUSTRALIA is considered to be one of the best tourist attractions in the world.
Dec 26th 2009, 8:37 am
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The introduction of dung beetles can solve the problem of flies; and it has been used in South Western Australia during 1968 to 1982.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...26/2526887.htm
Tour operators want dung beetle scheme back
Posted Thu Mar 26, 2009 1:26pm AEDT
Tourism operators in south-west Western Australia say they could lose business if the Government does not revive its dung beetle program to combat the increasing bushfly problem.
Tourism in the south-west relies on a large number of visitors from Asia over the summer, but Paul Nolan from the Pemberton Visitors Centre say they are being driven away by the nuisance of bushflies.
"If we do have a fly problem we probably lost them, not just for one year but maybe two or three years," he said.
The former head of the state's dung beetle program says flies could be controlled if a spring-active dung beetle was introduced.
But Tourism Minister Liz Constable is not prepared to fund such a program.
"The issue is something that's always been with agriculture, but at the same time it's something that across a number of departments we have to consider," she said.
Agriculture Minister Terry Redman says his department will not fund the program in the current economic climate.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...26/2526887.htm
Tour operators want dung beetle scheme back
Posted Thu Mar 26, 2009 1:26pm AEDT
Tourism operators in south-west Western Australia say they could lose business if the Government does not revive its dung beetle program to combat the increasing bushfly problem.
Tourism in the south-west relies on a large number of visitors from Asia over the summer, but Paul Nolan from the Pemberton Visitors Centre say they are being driven away by the nuisance of bushflies.
"If we do have a fly problem we probably lost them, not just for one year but maybe two or three years," he said.
The former head of the state's dung beetle program says flies could be controlled if a spring-active dung beetle was introduced.
But Tourism Minister Liz Constable is not prepared to fund such a program.
"The issue is something that's always been with agriculture, but at the same time it's something that across a number of departments we have to consider," she said.
Agriculture Minister Terry Redman says his department will not fund the program in the current economic climate.
Dec 26th 2009, 9:45 am
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Re: South West Australia
The introduction of dung beetles can solve the problem of flies; and it has been used in South Western Australia during 1968 to 1982.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...26/2526887.htm
Tour operators want dung beetle scheme back
Posted Thu Mar 26, 2009 1:26pm AEDT
Tourism operators in south-west Western Australia say they could lose business if the Government does not revive its dung beetle program to combat the increasing bushfly problem.
Tourism in the south-west relies on a large number of visitors from Asia over the summer, but Paul Nolan from the Pemberton Visitors Centre say they are being driven away by the nuisance of bushflies.
"If we do have a fly problem we probably lost them, not just for one year but maybe two or three years," he said.
The former head of the state's dung beetle program says flies could be controlled if a spring-active dung beetle was introduced.
But Tourism Minister Liz Constable is not prepared to fund such a program.
"The issue is something that's always been with agriculture, but at the same time it's something that across a number of departments we have to consider," she said.
Agriculture Minister Terry Redman says his department will not fund the program in the current economic climate.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...26/2526887.htm
Tour operators want dung beetle scheme back
Posted Thu Mar 26, 2009 1:26pm AEDT
Tourism operators in south-west Western Australia say they could lose business if the Government does not revive its dung beetle program to combat the increasing bushfly problem.
Tourism in the south-west relies on a large number of visitors from Asia over the summer, but Paul Nolan from the Pemberton Visitors Centre say they are being driven away by the nuisance of bushflies.
"If we do have a fly problem we probably lost them, not just for one year but maybe two or three years," he said.
The former head of the state's dung beetle program says flies could be controlled if a spring-active dung beetle was introduced.
But Tourism Minister Liz Constable is not prepared to fund such a program.
"The issue is something that's always been with agriculture, but at the same time it's something that across a number of departments we have to consider," she said.
Agriculture Minister Terry Redman says his department will not fund the program in the current economic climate.
