09. Council commits to legally protect 130 hectares of Peninsula bio sites

Mornington Peninsula Shire and Trust for Nature, have joined forces to establish conservation covenants to protect Warringine Park and 92 Elizabeth Avenue, Capel Sound (Tootgarook Wetland), providing legal environmental protection for more than 130 hectares of the Peninsula. …

10. Protecting East Gippsland’s heritage

A new Trust for Nature initiative is working with landowners in East Gippsland to protect a range of forest types to give native animals long term habitat security. …

11. Boorhaman discovery is the ant’s pants

The first ever record of a poorly-known Australian insect has been found on the property of Boorhaman North farmer Alan Lappin. Alan has a Trust for Nature covenant on his land, which permanently protects an area of Red Gum swamp for conservation. …

12. Join us at a Working Bee near you!

The 2019 Working Bee Schedule is now available …

13. Traditional Owners graduate from conservation course

Six Indigenous Victorians received their Certificate III in Conservation and Land Management last month as part of a training program aimed at supporting Traditional Owners to strengthen their cultural knowledge and increase their work in natural resource management. …

14. Wanderslore open day marking 25 years

The Wanderslore Sanctuary is a special place in the Yarra Valley. The 10 hectare property is an oasis of native vegetation in an area now heavily subdivided. The land was donated to Trust for Nature in 1987 by the late Constance Coleman - an artist, poet, teacher and nature lover. …

15. Report supports more land protection

Biodiversity remains an area of concern for Victoria according to the latest five-yearly, State of the Environment Report released this week. …

16. Assistance to control foxes, weeds and fence

Trust for Nature is working with landowners in East Gippsland to protect threatened species like the Southern Brown Bandicoot and the Long-nosed Potoroo from fox predation and to improve habitat through weed control and fencing. …

17. Females lead conservation organisations

Three of Victoria’s key conservation organisations are now headed up by women, with females also comprising the majority of their employee base. …

News

09. Council commits to legally protect 130 hectares of Peninsula bio sites

10. Protecting East Gippsland’s heritage

11. Boorhaman discovery is the ant’s pants

12. Join us at a Working Bee near you!

13. Traditional Owners graduate from conservation course

14. Wanderslore open day marking 25 years

15. Report supports more land protection

16. Assistance to control foxes, weeds and fence

17. Females lead conservation organisations