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...
The Volcanic Plains of Victoria are synonymous with some of Australia's most productive agricultural landscapes and many of the plants and animals which once defined this area are now rare and threatened. Much of it lies behind farm gates and for the most part is...
I've been really enjoying getting around the far southwest of Victoria these past few weeks, checking on how some of the sites we have rehabilitated are responding after a couple of years of decent rainfall. For a few of sites that have had a pretty...
One of my favourite things to do has always been to get to higher ground and take in the view. And one of my favourite views is from the Grampians Road, on the slopes of Mount Abrupt (Mud-dadjug) at the site of a recent landslide....
In the south west of Victoria we are currently experiencing one of the wettest winters for a long time. Driving across the landscape, it has been quite revealing to see lots of wetlands showing their face, and many streams running at levels usually seen in...
There are some days at work that stand out from others. They're usually around this time of year, when the air is crisp, water droplets glisten on the trees and you are all alone in the bush. After emerging from Victoria's circuit-breaker lockdown a couple...
