Seagrass beds and estuary grass

A healthy bed of dense, green seagrass, busy with animals and fish swimming above, is an incredible sight. Seagrasses are flowering plants that grow underwater in coastal marine and estuarine...

The Otway Marine Bioregion extends from Cape Jaffa in South Australia to Apollo Bay in Victoria and includes the western islands of Bass Strait, such as King Island.   Marine […]...

This bioregion encompasses Victoria’s bays, inlets and estuaries including Port Phillip Bay, Westernport Bay, Corner Inlet/Nooramunga, Shallow Inlet and Mallacoota Inlet. There are 123 bays and...

This bioregion extends from Apollo Bay to Cape Liptrap (west of Wilsons Promontory).   Marine Protected Areas Eagle Rock Mariney Point Addis Mariney Point Danger Marine...

The Flinders Marine Bioregion encompasses the eastern entrance to Bass Strait including Wilsons Promontory, Flinders Island and other Bass Strait islands (excluding the Kent Group of Islands).  ...

The Twofold Shelf Marine Bioregion encompasses the area east of Wilsons Promontory, into New South Wales as far north as Tathra. It extends south to the Kent Group of islands […]...

The Central Bass Strait Marine Bioregion is about 60,000 km² in size in the central area of Bass Strait.   Marine Protected Areas There are currently no marine protected areas within […]...

Our world beneath the waves Over 85 per cent of the marine plants and animals that live in the waters of southern Australia are found nowhere else on Earth. Within […]...

Trains, trams, buses, ferries, bikes. You can reach many nature walks and outdoor activities by public transport. There are some real gems a hop skip and jump from Melbourne. Further […]...

Tips and tricks for low impact camping that everyone can enjoy...