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by razer105 | May 22, 2020 | Threatened Species
In exciting news for twitchers (bird watchers) everywhere, an Orange-bellied Parrot was sighted last month on the Bellarine Peninsula. The critically endangered Orange-bellied Parrot is one of only three migratory parrot species in the world. They make a 1,000...
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by razer105 | Jul 15, 2019 | Revegetation & Restoration Projects, Threatened Species
Over 40 local recreational anglers braved wet and windy conditions last Saturday to help revegetate the Barwon River. Thousands of native trees, shrubs and grasses were planted on the banks of the lower Barwon River near Marshall, south of Geelong, to return a one...
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by razer105 | Jun 3, 2019 | Threatened Species
The critically endangered Orange-bellied Parrot will have improved winter feeding grounds on the Bellarine Peninsula and Avalon Foreshore this year, thanks to a pest control project supported by Corangamite Catchment Management Authority through funding from the...
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by razer105 | Dec 19, 2018 | Rivers, Threatened Species
The Australian Grayling (Prototroctes maraena) is one of the threatened species benefiting from improved fish passage in the coastal streams of the Corangamite CMA region. Denis Lovric, Manager Water Infrastructure recently presented at the International Conference on...
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by razer105 | Nov 21, 2018 | Community Events, Education, Revegetation & Restoration Projects, Threatened Species, Waterway management
I recently had the pleasure of joining one of our fantastic staff, Jess Lill, on a farm visit that highlighted just how the CCMA works with farmers in our region to help them to look after their land and run successful enterprises. The farmers that we visited had...
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by razer105 | Mar 9, 2018 | Citizen Science, Community Events, Education, Research, Threatened Species
As part of our Plains Tender Program we have been conducting fauna surveys with the help of the Geelong Field Naturalists Club (GFNC) over the past two years. Juvenile Eastern Brown Snake – Sheoaks, Victoria (Photo credit: Tracey Hinton GFNC) This year we have...