Port Lincoln parrot - Barnardius zonarious, an Australian ringneck found from south-west Kimberley, WA to west of the Flinders Ranges in SA. The Port Lincoln Parrot (usually called "28" in south-western WA) breeds from August to February but in the drier inland areas will breed whenever the season permits. These parrots are noisy and inquisitive. When disturbed they may fly only a very short distance and then stop to investigate the cause. Their alarm call will quickly attract others. They feed on a variety of plant foods - blossoms, seeds, grasses - both on the ground and in the trees. When the maree trees (red gums) fail to flower, hungry 28's can be a major vineyard and orchard pest. These parrots cause major economic damage to blue gums and other tree crops. They also damage general farm trees, some grain crops at seeding and before harvest, some flower crops, fruit crops and garden plants, and native vegetation, especially grass trees. Inland areas are often badly affected, but severe damage has also been reported in coastal areas with high parrot populations, such as Margaret River. Surveys by the Agriculture Protection Board show population increases in many agricultural shires. Damage usually is greatest from late summer to winter, and seems to be worse in years when marri flowering is poor. Areas of trees most susceptible to parrot damage include high-fertility sites, such as sheep camps and edges of plantations near native forest or other remnant native trees.

Port Macquarie - named by John Oxley after the governor of New South Wales, Lachlan Macquarie in 1818. Although the area had been first noticed by Captain Cookon his voyage along the coast in 1770 and again later by Matthew Flindersin 1802, it was not explored in any detail until Oxley returned in 1819. Governor Macquarieinitiated Oxley's expedition as he was interested in the site's potential as a penal settlement. Throughout the 1960's the town experienced rapid growth and its popularity as a holiday spot was beginning to manifest. Today the town has more than 40,000 residents and is a popular tourist destination and the old buildings that remain are a testament to the town's colourful history.

Port Macquarie settlement - (hist.) established in 1821 under Captain Francis Allman, as the most northerly penal settlement in the colony of New South Wales. At this time, pastoralists were moving into the Hunter Valley, and the government planned to close the penal settlement at Newcastle and establish a new one elsewhere. The timber forests had been decimated in the Newcastle area, so the cedar near Port Macquarie was of particular interest to administrators. Governor Macquarie approved the proposed site following an inspection in November o