Media

MIKEY THE POWERFUL OWLET WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FOLLOWING LOCAL AND MAINSTREAM MEDIA FOR THEIR GENEROUS COVERAGE OF THE CAMPAIGN TO SAVE HIS HOME IN BYLES CREEK VALLEY AND FOR THEIR COPYRIGHT CONSENT:

  • ABC 702
  • ABC Gardening Australia
  • Dooral Roundup
  • Galston Community News
  • Hills News
  • Hornsby Advocate
  • Monthly Chronicle
  • Northern District Times
  • Radio Skid Row 88.9FM
  • Sydney Morning Herald
  • The Bush Telegraph
  • The Mullet Mail
  • The Weekly Times
  • Triple JJJ Unearthered
  • 2RRR 88.5FM
  • Triple H 100.1 FM 
  • Linda Ross and Tim Webster 2UE 954 Talking Lifestyle, and in particular
  • Graham Ross of the 2BG 873 Garden Clinic

His Mum and Dad also asked him to thank the following local community groups including The Save Beecroft & Cheltenham Alliance, Byles Creek Valley Union, Beecroft-Cheltenham Civic Trust, Humans of Beecroft & Cheltenham, Beecroft Cheltenham Families, North Epping Community and the Beecroft & District Garden Club for their social media support.

MIKEY THE POWERFUL OWLET & FRIENDS: SAVING BYLES CREEK VALLEY & BEYOND - 2024 MEDIA

 

MIKEY THE POWERFUL OWLET & FRIENDS: SAVING BYLES CREEK VALLEY & BEYOND - 2023 MEDIA

WOO HOO! We're super 'eggscited' that our entry 'A Postcard from the Hollow' in the Australian Wildlife Society's Wildlife Fiction Short Story Competition was commended! Perhaps our 2025 project will be an illustrated book version ... if we can find a generous artist willing to donate their time and talent 🦉❤🌳📖😀Congrats to all the entrants, runners up, commended and winners! xoxo Mikey

Thrilled to receive an Honourable Mention in the Sydney Wildlife Rescue Outstanding Fundraiser Award 2023. This one's for Michael Bianchino too, whose photos and music make our fundraising work for wildlife possible as well as all the generous people who have contributed over the years! Pictured receiving certificate from Deb Fleet, Sydney Wildlife Rescue Board member in Beecroft Village on Sunday 9 December 2023.  

We are very grateful to The Mullet Mail for featuring a review of our 'Secret Life of Powerful Owls' presentation at Brooklyn on Sunday 23 July 2023 in their spring edition. It's a great little publication by Dangar Island Residents - link to the complete edition below. Many thanks to everyone from the river communities of Brooklyn, Dangar Island, Mooney Mooney and surrounds who participated on the day, particularly Jenny from the Powerful Owl Project, Ana from Sydney Wildlife Rescue and of course, Michael. 

https://www.dangarislandleague.com/_files/ugd/766ac7_5f21e6b953b547d1b0ab225fe4e82f19.pdf

If you tuned into Radio Skid Row 88.9fm on Tuesday 16 May 2023 from 2pm you would have caught our interview with presenter Neil Ashworth. We discussed a range of issues affecting threatened Powerful Owls including urban development, volunteering as citizen scientists for BirdLife Australia’s Powerful Owl Project, our fundraising presentations for a range of wildlife organisations and next project… It was a real hoot with a little original music too! 

MIKEY THE POWERFUL OWLET & FRIENDS: SAVING BYLES CREEK VALLEY & BEYOND - 2022 MEDIA

The Powerful Owl has been immortalised on the new facade of Boronia Grove Community Centre in Epping! Thanks to the City of Parramatta, artist Damien Mitchell and everyone who participated in the community consultation project for this wonderful mural.

https://participate.cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au/boronia-grove-mural

MIKEY THE POWERFUL OWLET & FRIENDS: SAVING BYLES CREEK VALLEY & BEYOND - 2021 MEDIA

Interview with Adrienne McLean on Triple H 100.1fm for Monday Focus environmental special on Monday 26 April 2021.

Interview with Aranka Nolan on Triple H 100.1fm on Wednesday 21 April 2021 at the station's new studios at the Wallarobba Arts & Cultural Centre in Hornsby.

MIKEY THE POWERFUL OWLET & FRIENDS: SAVING BYLES CREEK VALLEY & BEYOND - 2020 MEDIA

https://www.2gb.com/podcast/the-garden-clinic-full-show-saturday-12th-december-2020 

Graham Ross on the 2GB873 Garden Clinic on Saturday 12 December 2020 from 50:00 to 52:00 promoting our Beecroft Village busking to raise funds for Sydney Wildlife - What a Hoot!

Dooral Roundup June 2020 p.22

Dooral Roundup July 2020 p.30

Galston Community News June 2020 p.36

Galston Community News May 2020 p.40

Dooral Roundup April 2020, p.21

Galston Community News April 2020, p.28

The Weekly Times Wednesday 18 March 2020, p.4

Monthly Chronicle January 2020, p.2

MIKEY THE POWERFUL OWLET & FRIENDS: SAVING BYLES CREEK VALLEY & BEYOND - 2019 MEDIA

MIKEY THE POWERFUL OWLET & FRIENDS: SAVING BYLES CREEK VALLEY & BEYOND - 2018 MEDIA

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/northern-district-times/powerful-owls-threatened-at-lane-cove-national-park/news-story/242bef42045461b570b31d65db59b544?fbclid=IwAR09cCzXd_oXLjxD5GUxQUoswkwRe-LgfRFR8tSYR021KlgOhQ-rsouLsRM

The Northern District Times Wednesday 12 September 2019, online

 

The Northern District Times Wednesday 21 February 2018, p.8

 

The Garden Clinic 2GB 873 Saturday 3 February 2018

The Bush Telegraph Weekly 1 February 2018, p.4

 

https://soundcloud.com/user-609258262/graham-ross-on-powerful-owl-and-the-projects-continual-funding

The Garden Clinic 2GB 873 Saturday 20 January 2018

The Weekly Times Wednesday 17 January 2018 p.10

MIKEY THE POWERFUL OWLET & FRIENDS: SAVING BYLES CREEK VALLEY & BEYOND - 2017 MEDIA

https://soundcloud.com/user-609258262

Graham Ross on the 2GB 873 Garden Clinic on Saturday 2 December 2017 - what a hoot!

The Weekly Times Wednesday 20 December 2017 front page and p.13

The Northern District Times Wednesday 13 December 2017 p.24

BTW - The painting in the background is a 2017 Archibald Prize portrait of "Mikey" aka Michael Bianchino painted by Joel Moore, Mulga the Artist, which is featured in the new book on pages 96 & 97.

Hills News 7 December 2017 p.9 

The Hornsby Advocate Thursday 7 December 2017 p.3 

The Bush Telegraph Thursday 30 November 2017 p.10

https://soundcloud.com/user-609258262/2rrr-interview-with-michael-bianchino-on-mikey-the-owlet-environment-issues

Another great media interview for the new book with Andrew Sayers of Lets Get Local on 2RRR 88.5FM on Thursday 23 November 2017 

https://soundcloud.com/user-609258262/the-half-hour-hoot_show-22-24-november-2017

Mikey exclusive on The Half Hour Hoot Triple H 100.1FM on 24 November 2017 

https://soundcloud.com/user-609258262/2ue-linnie-ross_tim-webster-interview-michael-bianchinopowerful-owls

First media interview for new book with Linda Ross and Tim Webster on radio 2UE 954 Talking Lifestyle on Thursday 16 November 2017 

The Weekly Times, Wednesday 11 July 2017, p.5

MIKEY THE POWERFUL OWLET: SAVING BYLES CREEK VALLEY - 2016 MEDIA 

The Garden Clinic 2GB 873  Saturday 27 November 2016

Northern District Times Wednesday 30 November 2016 p.14

Northern District Times Wednesday 21 December 2016 p.13

 

Triple H 100.1FM Streetbeat Friday 2 December 2016

Northern District Times Wednesday 11 January 2017 p.11

 

 The Garden Clinic 2GB 873 Sunday 15 January 2017