The growling grass frog (aka southern bell frog) is one of the most iconic wetland species across western Victoria and south-east South Australia. Their call is part of the seasonal soundtrack, signalling wetland filling and heralding in the beginning of the dry down. The species...
Rainfall across south-eastern Australia has been noteworthy this year with many areas receiving well-above average spring rainfall and flood levels along some of the major tributaries of the Murray Darling Basin (MDB) exceeding anything in living memory. Despite largely missing the big events over the...
It is estimated that 20-30% of the world's terrestrial carbon (i.e. excluding the atmosphere and oceans) is stored in wetlands. When you consider that wetlands only occupy 5 to 8% of the land mass, their carbon storage capacity is pretty impressive and for this reason,...
It's shaping up to be another "half-decent" year for wetlands around the southern tip of the Grampians. Despite a very dry autumn and winter, spring rains arrived to get the catchment running. The Wannon River has been flowing south of Lynchs Crossing Rd since mid-August...
Data collected as part of the 2021 Census has highlighted that the number of people undertaking unpaid or volunteer work fell by 19% compared to 2016. COVID has played a big part in this decline but it's not the only factor, the decline has been...
Recently, I was at The Spit Nature Conservation Reserve, situated on the coast between Geelong and Melbourne, which forms part of the Port Phillip Bay (Western Shoreline) and Bellarine Peninsula Ramsar Site. Bird watchers and wetland enthusiasts will know that brolgas are generally pretty quick...
What a pleasure a recent week spent in the field was. Not only did I have a chance to repeat a survey that NGT's Lauren Brown initiated six years ago, I've also revisited what feels like a past life. During my time at Deakin University,...
Towards the top of the Victoria Valley, nestled in between the Victoria and Serra Ranges of the Grampians, lies the small farming community of Mirranatwa. It is a very picturesque location with a canvas of scattered red gums, framed by the sharp escarpments of surrounding...
Last month we shared a photo of a brolga chick from one of our wildlife cameras at Walker Swamp. At the time we hadn't actually seen the chick wandering around out there with its parents, so it was a bit of a surprise. But that's...
A friend once commented that I must be one of the most relaxed people on the planet given all the time I get to spend at some of the wonderful locations where we work. It probably does seem that way from the outside but to...
