JEWELLS WETLAND TO BENEFIT FROM GOVERNMENT GRANT

The Jewells Wetland, at the southern end of the Fernleigh Track, is to benefit from a state government environmental grant.

$25,000 will go towards ongoing council maintenance and weed eradication works.

Meanwhile a Lake Macquarie council study is investigating the importance of bush corridors for native wildlife.

A recent survey identified key habitats for elusive squirrel gliders from Tingira Heights through to the Glenrock State Conservation Area.