Rare bird to make welcome return

PREPERATIONS are being made to re-introduce a rare bird species back into Berwick.
The Berwick and Beaconsfield region served as the natural home of the Helmeted Honeyeater up until the Ash Wednesday bushfires, when their habitat was destroyed.
But now, more than 30 years later, the local branch of the Australian Plants Society will next week evaluate sites in Casey that the honeyeater could once again be introduced to.
After three decades, the rare bird species has grown to the point of being able to re-introduce them to their old habitat.
For more information, visit www.apswilsonparkberwick.org.au