Kurrawonga has been my home since I moved in as caretaker at Easter 2018 and I still have to pinch myself when I wake up in the mornings thinking I might still be dreaming. Every day and every night is different out here. Different bird...
The Eared Worm-Lizard (Aprasia aurita) is an endangered legless lizard species endemic to south-eastern Australia. The species was only relatively recently identified in the South East, with annual surveys conducted since 2012. The surveys occur along the Reedy Creek Range between the months of September...
The topic of our missing mainland fauna is never far from my thoughts, and a few things have happened recently that have really brought it back into focus. But before I go through those things, let's recap a couple ideas from recent blogs that we'll also...
The latest edition of Wetlands Australia magazine has just been released to coincide with World Wetlands Day 2019. You can see the full edition here, or a direct link to the Walker Swamp article here. An image of the article is also below. ...
First up, I have to admit that I had a bit of a chuckle with a colleague the other day - apparently my handing over editorial responsibilities for the NGT newsletter last month may have given some people (yep, those who didn't read the full story!)...
If you have the pleasure of knowing Mark personally, you will be aware that as Manager of NGT he is constantly on the go and incredibly busy behind the scenes keeping all the cogs turning in the operation of this small but hard-working NGO. Since...
Over the past couple of weeks, Nicole Mojonnier, Lauren Kivisalu and I have been busy hosting a series of coastal activities in Nelson, Narrawong and Warrnambool as part of the Summer By the Sea school holiday program. The events are coordinated and funded through the...
Further to our previous announcement of upcoming restoration opportunities in western Victoria, funded with the support of the Victorian Government, our project to permanently restore Long Swamp (Discovery Bay Coastal Park) is underway and works are now just around the corner - capping off a...
As we’ve reached the 12 month mark for the project, I thought it would be timely to provide a brief update on the Mulloway tagging work. The 3-year project is funded through the Victorian Fisheries Authority, by Recreational Fishing License Fees and is investigating broad-scale...
This time last year, we held the Great Goolwa Cockle Challenge to raise awareness of the importance of sustainable management of recreational fisheries. Prior to the event we tagged and released over 3000 cockles (also known as pipis) at Goolwa Beach. On the community day, Saturday...
