Campaign briefing, expert speaker and submission workshop. Come along to find out more about how you can help wildlife keep their homes in these new surburbs. Let’s make sure this time grassland critters are front and centre for decision-makers. RSVP to register Zoom Link Hosted by the North West Alliance
Campaign briefing, expert speaker and submission workshop. Let's make sure this time grassland critters are front and centre for decision-makers. Come along to find out more about how you can help wildlife keep their homes in these new surburbs. Location: Lab Square Commons Labuan Square Norlane Hosted by the North West Alliance
Ann McGregor and Michael Longmore from the magnificent Friends of Merri Creek and Merri Creek Management Committee will talk about how these twin organisations got to be so fabulously effective at protecting and restoring the Merri and beyond – and bringing in so many people. They have been truly instrumental in creating change. Their online […]
The Grassy Plains Network says let’s get together for some face-to-face time! Come and meet your fellow Gassy Plains Network-ers in the real world and catch-up on all things grassy and otherwise. Food and drink provided. We'll check out the Iramoo Nursery and the great propagation work they’re doing. We'll also go for a wildflower […]
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 […]
Truganina Park on the coastal edge of Hobsons Bay has some preserved remnant grassland/sedgeland, along with very successful bush restoration projects on what were previously heavily disturbed sites. It has interesting nature-friendly recreation development, scenic views, and interesting plants, geology, and birds. Gordon Lescinsky will be your guide. Meet at the 100 Steps car park, […]
See Melbourne's smallest grassland, home to endangered species, right in the middle of Watergardens Shopping Centre car park! Keep going to Pioneer Park Grassland on land that was once police stables – there's plenty of endangered species here too. Then we go to Sydenham Park on the edge of the mighty Maribyrnong River, with its […]
Allison Menzies will give us the buzz on pollination in our grasslands – from forester moths to flower wasps, small black beetles to leafcutter bees. Her current Latrobe Uni Masters project is looking at invertebrate pollinators of five key floral plants at Illabarook Grassland Flora Reserve. Her talk with be followed by our usual monthly […]