Tag: environment
Early green learning
Pupils from three learning centres have spent the past month helping to clean up Wyndham’s natural environment.
Each Thursday during October, youngsters from Sparrow Early...
Keeping a close eye on climate
Parks Victoria is urging community members to learn about their local environment and fight climate change by using their smartphones.
People can record specific animals...
EPA program expands
A pilot program that embeds Environment Protection Officers with local councils will expand to cover Melton and Moorabool.
The program allows EPA officers to...
Garden puts on a show
The Melton Botanic Garden is in full bloom, with spring colours lighting up the popular attraction.
While the garden is a hive of activity all...
Creek friends find favour
More than a decade of hard work from the Friends of Toolern Creek has been recognised, with the group making the finals of the...
Wombat hunting anger
Two Melton locals are calling on the state government to improve protection of native species following recent reports of wombat hunting in parts of...
Melton keen to keep going green
Melton is leading the way in Melbourne in terms of increasing tree coverage, bucking a city-wide trend.
A report from the Centre for Urban Research...
Melton South Primary pupils lend a hand to Friends of Toolern Creek
Budding green thumbs from Melton South Primary School rolled up their sleeves recently to help plant more than 300 trees along Toolern Creek.
The students...
Garden thieves leave bitter taste
Botanists and volunteers have expressed their disappointment for the entire community after thieves stole about 30 plants from Melton Botanic Garden last week.
A variety...
Enviro groups fight eel fishing bid
UPDATE: The Victorian Fishing Authority contacted the Melton Environment Group and Pinkerton Landcare and Environment Group in writing on Monday to inform the groups that...
Sewage leak on the nose
Two spills involving large volumes of raw sewage will cost Central Highlands Water nearly $16,000 in fines.
The Environment Protection Authority Victoria fined the water...
Melton’s war on litter
Melton council is cracking down on the municipality’s rubbish problem with the number of illegal dumping and litter notices issued in the past year...
Planters mourn loss of trees to housing
A Melton man is mourning the loss of hundreds of trees that have been cleared for development.
Terry Manning and members of local environmental groups...
Big plans for tiny parks
Ballan residents could have several “pocket parks” to enjoy by the end of next month, thanks to the efforts of the local arboretum group.
The...
My Moorabool: Marika Ley
Several years ago, Marika Ley and her husband set up the 'Friends of the Werribee River through Bacchus Marsh'. The group has grown exponentially,...
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Conversations are key this White Ribbon Month
As White Ribbon Month gets under way, the organisation is working harder than ever to prevent violence against women by engaging men and boys...
