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Published: 7 April 2026.

Our members at the Shed have been working hard, building nesting boxes for the team at Wombats SA.

Built to house native parrots and other species, the 50-60 individual boxes will be installed in Moorunde Wildlife Reserve near Blanchetown in the coming months.

Moorunde Wildlife Reserve, a nearly 7,000-hectare mallee landscape between Blanchetown and Swan Reach, was established in 1968 after the Natural History Society purchased and restored previously cleared grazing land. Since then, ongoing conservation efforts have seen native vegetation recover and the southern hairy-nosed wombat population grow from around 150 to an estimated 2,000.

Due to the juvenile nature of many of the trees in the area, hollows have yet to form in their trunks and branches, meaning fewer nesting opportunities for the local fauna. It is hoped these new boxes will be able to compensate until the trees have matured further.

A no obligation community centre developed for those over 65 and living in the eastern regions, The Shed is a space for men and women to come and work on projects or just spend time with others who have similar life experience. An asset of the City of Burnside, The Shed programs are funded by the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) to provide subsidised low level support services and programs.

The Shed’s Men’s Program runs Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday while the Women’s Program is run Thursday mornings with mixed gender in the afternoon.

You can also keep up with everything from Wombats SA on their Facebook page.(External link)

Left to right: Shed Coordinator Evan, Pat (Shed worker), Richard (Shed participant) and Peter from Wombats SA