Join us in person or online to learn all about the Great Victorian Fish Count and long-lived fish that live in our waters. Dr Corey Green will teach us all about fish ears and how they can be used to tell the age of a fish. Dr Nicole Mertens will share her knowledge about how […]
Come along to Moonee Valley to do a walking tour of some unusual grasslands. JH Allen Reserve is a well-used civic space with a grassland in the middle of it. Arcade Way is the almost-secret internal park of a Walter Burley-Griffin (of Canberra fame) estate, that continues to shelter the original grasslands of the region. […]
Join us for a tour of these truly magnificent grasslands out towards Bacchus Marsh, between the rail line and the Werribee River. Bursting with flowers, Featherheads and swaying grassheads, this privately owned country property is a real eye-opener. To get there, drive across the railway line into the property and follow the arrows. Remember to […]
We are starting at Ferris Road Grassland. To get there, put "204 Ferris Road, Cobblebank" into your maps app. Park on the mown grassy area on the western side of Ferris Road just north of the rail crossing. No coincidence this discrete pacth of grassland is next to a rail line, so many of our […]
Members and supporters are warmly invited to the Victorian National Parks Association’s Annual General Meeting: Celebrating 71 years of protecting nature together Please RSVP via the form below to attend our 71st AGM, with guest speaker Professor Sarah Bekessy, followed by a presentation from Matt Ruchel, Executive Director, and Maddy Willcock, Nature Stewards Coordinator. RSVP closes […]
This public symposium will explore options and issues for securing the future of Victoria's native forests. We will convene scientists, land managers and First Nations expertise to explore and discuss perspectives informed by scholarship, cultural practices and ecological values. These researchers, policy makers and knowledge holders will address bushfire prevention, recovering threatened species, sustaining human […]
Help us learn more about sea slugs! If you snap a photo of sea slug anywhere on the Victorian coast between Friday 27 October and Sunday 5 November, please submit your images to the Sea Slug Census project for Oct-Nov on iNaturalist. Oct-Nov iNaturalist project You can also come along to our Point Danger (Torquay) […]
Join us as we search for sea slugs at Ricketts Point, Beaumaris. This event takes rockpooling to the next level! You will see amazing stuff, like hermit crabs, brittle stars and sea spiders. During this event you will learn how to look for sea slugs, get some tips on photographing them and hopefully find some! […]
This public symposium will explore options and issues for securing the future of Victoria's native forests. We will convene scientists, land managers and First Nations expertise to explore and discuss perspectives informed by scholarship, cultural practices and ecological values. These researchers, policy makers and knowledge holders will address bushfire prevention, recovering threatened species, sustaining human […]
This walk is fully booked. This 11.5km circuit walk will take us through the best of the Surf Coast scenery, from Ironbark Forest to the sweeping coastline and views over Bass Strait. We'll enjoy some beach walking, bushwalking and of course make time for lunch, taking in the fresh sea air. We'll be walking on […]
