Corella clean up in Old Noarlunga to cost Onkaparinga Council ratepayers



Dr James Haberfield cares for the sick bird that later had to be put down. Picture: Dominique Menegaldo THE Department of Environment and Conservation has widened its investigation into the death of seven corellas at a Greenwood Park to other sites.
A spokeswoman said similar deaths in several other northern suburbs had prompted the DEC to widen its testing for the cause.
“We are looking at other links to corella deaths in surrounding areas. The birds are of the same species. Testing could take a month.”
Greenwood residents suspected poisoning when they found the dead birds in one area of Blackall Park early on June 30.
Residents have also reported bird deaths at Carine Open Space and at Carine Glades Shopping Centre.
Onkaparinga Council will ask the State Government to manage Old Noarlunga's corella problem after its attempts proved unsuccessful.ONKAPARINGA Council will ask the State Government to fix Old Noarlunga's corella problem after its attempts to cull the birds failed.
At a meeting on Tuesday, June 26, councillors voted to lobby the government to take control of corella culling in the district. The decision came after the meeting was told last season's culling program had little impact.
A report to the council recommended that the program - which involved shooting up to 200 birds and using noise to scare the rest away - start in October this year, two months earlier than last year.