Welcome to Angair
ANGAIR (Anglesea, Aireys Inlet Society for the Protection of Flora and Fauna) is dedicated to protecting our indigenous flora and fauna, and to maintaining the natural beauty of Anglesea and Aireys Inlet and their local environments. It was established in 1969 through the influence of a local resident Mrs Edith Lawn. Read more about our achievements over the last 40 years.
We hope you enjoy your visit to the ANGAIR website and will consider joining our Society. If you are interested in the environment, want to learn more about the flora and fauna found in it, and wish to conserve it for future generations, you will gain enormous satisfaction and enjoyment from being an ANGAIR member.
Annual Wildflower and Art Weekend
Make sure you come and enjoy all the attractions at this year's Wildflower and Art Weekend on the 21st and 22nd September in the Memorial Hall, McMillan Street, Anglesea.
Aireys Inlet nature ramble
We initially had a brief stop at a small reserve on the corner of Gilbert Street and Boundary Road, which was well covered in indigenous vegetation.
Gherang Gherang Bushland Reserve bird walk
Last month we planned to spend the day at Serendip Sanctuary in Lara, but rain and hail before we left caused us to change to a half-day walk at Gherang Gherang Bushland Reserve instead.
Interesting information from newsletters
Ellinor Campbell has submitted the following interesting snippets:
Sights from Pt Addis and McMillan St
News from our members - Jordan Ayton and Frank Paton
ANGAIR Treasures
The ANGAIR Library and Natural History Collection is a jewel, probably unknown to many members, housed in a bright comfortable room within the ANGAIR office in McMillan Street.
Fauna report August
August walks always fill me with a sense of anticipation; which plants will be on show?
Events Calendar
Sun 9:30am - 11:00am
Friends of Allen Noble Sanctuary
Mon 9:30am - 11:00am
Working bee
Tue 10:00am - 11:30am
St Bernard’s College, students’ working bee
Fri 7:30am - 9:30am
Social evening: Our water future – protecting the Barwon
Sat - Sun
Open Garden weekend
Weed of the month
Freesia
Freesia refracta and Freesia alba X F. leichtlinii are declared weeds in the Surf Coast Shire because they spread easily and threaten to invade bushland. Freesias are perennial herbs that die back in summer and produce new foliage in winter. The highly fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers appearing in spring are white to cream and pink with yellow markings, shaded purple on outer surface. Each plant has at least two corms, one below the other, thus requiring deep digging to remove them.
More details about how to control this weed can be found in the archive of Weeds of the Month.
Sign up for membership
ANGAIR membership gives you access to a range of great activities and benefits. Learn more about all these benefits as well as how to sign up and renew.
Get to know your local Friends groups
There are a number of wonderful local Friends Groups that provide ANGAIR members and the community with opportunities for involvement.