Peter Viney Electrical

27/01/2025

Domestic violence services in NSW are at 150 per cent capacity, with short-term refuge solutions like car parks being viewed as a response to the immediate crisis.

06/01/2024

Are your ears still recovering from the New Years Eve fireworks display? Hope they’re prepared for the world’s loudest insects as they start to sing! This Tuesday Tails we’re giving a big shout out (quite literally) to Cicadas!

Did you know that the song of some species can be as loud 120 Decibels! That’s as loud as a jet plane taking off and is almost at the pain threshold for human ears! It’s all for love though - only male cicadas sing to attract females. The sound is generated when the male cicada ‘buckles’ a specialised structure in their abdomen called a tymbal.
Here are some more ‘trilling’ cicada facts:

• Cicadas spend most of their life underground, only emerging at the last part of their life cycle.
• They drink plant sap using a long, sharp feeding apparatus.
• Many Australian cicada species were named by children in colonial times, hence the many colourful names still in use such as Greengrocer, Black Prince, Floury Baker, Ruby Tuesday and Cherry Nose.

Which is your favourite?
There are several ways you can help protect and improve biodiversity in your own backyard and local environment:
• Plant locally native trees or shrubs
• Leave natural leaf litter as this provides ideal habitat for native invertebrates
• Keep cats indoors, especially at night.
• Join one of our Environmental Volunteer groups – find one near you at https://hubs.la/Q02dZ3rs0

This summer school holidays we have a range of fun and creative environmental educational programs including learning about our local rockpools and marine environment, cultural workshops, biodiversity art workshops, and exploring natural areas. 👉register and discover more https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/whats-on/council/school-holiday-program-environmental-education-workshops


Photo: A Greengrocer that has just moulted by Nick Carson.

08/12/2022

We will reopen this Saturday, 10th December at 7am and we have gift certificates available for sale! $30 & $50 value. Ideal stocking filler, house warmer, thank you or appreciation gift etc. ❤️👨‍🍳🥧’s.

05/12/2022

11/11/2022

Daintree dreaming...💭🌿

Today, we're joining IG/timeimprints on the Madja (meaning 'rainforest' or 'jungle') Boardwalk in the Cape Tribulation section of Tropical North Queensland's Daintree Rainforest. Home to the Kuku Yalanji people, this Visit Queensland, Australia destination is extra special because it's where two World Heritage-listed sites meet; the Daintree Rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. If you're looking to delve deeper into this epic region, book a tour with Walkabout Cultural Adventures or Adventure North Australia Adventure North Australia. And, if you're feeling the urge to extend your trip (no surprise there!), opt to stay at Daintree Ecolodge or in a treehouse at Silky Oaks Lodge, The Daintree.

11/11/2022

Today, at first light in Sydney.com, the Sydney Opera House was glowing with projections of red poppies to commemorate Remembrance Day ❤️. The sails will be illuminated again this evening from 8pm as a symbol of community respect and recognition, marking the end of the First World War. Lest We Forget.

(📸 IG/buddheeshaw)

05/07/2020

Sharnee Viney