Spotlight on Wombat

PARK WATCH Article June 2024 | Dr Sera Blair, Naturewatch Coordinator, on looking forountain Skinks and Brush-Tailed Phascogales in the Future Wombat-Lerderderg National Park From November 2023 to...
Read More

Renewing native grasslands in our cities

PARK WATCH Article June 2024 | Katherine Horsfall is a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne, researching urbanisation as a huge driver for the loss of native grassy ecosystems […]...
Read More

Mowing the trees instead of the grass

PARK WATCH Article June 2024 | Blake Nisbet, Nature Conservation Campaigner, on how Forest Fire Management Victoria is exacerbating a housing crisis for endangered wildlife Back in 1995, Victoria had...
Read More

An A to Z of Australian plants

PARK WATCH Article June 2024 | Book review: Plantabulous! More A to Z of Australian Plants, Catherine Clowes. Illustrated by Rachel Gyan CSIRO Publishing, 2024, 64pp, ISBN 9781486317202 Pitched as...
Read More

Explorer’s Corner: Bush hygiene

PARK WATCH Article June 2024 | Advice on keeping our natural places free of unwanted nasties Let’s talk about outdoor hygiene. No, not how to stop smelly feet after getting […]...
Read More

Storytime in the deep blue sea

PARK WATCH Article June 2024 | Book review: Oceans at Night, by Vanessa Pirotta. Illustrated by Cindy Lane CSIRO Publishing, 2024, 32pp, ISBN 9781486317233 Books about the underwater world are...
Read More

Parks for life quiz

PARK WATCH Article June 2024 | When was the Alpine National Park created? a) 1967 b) 2001 c) 1989 d) 1904 How many marine national parks do we have in […]...
Read More