Point Nepean National Park is 90 km from Melbourne, but at only a few minutes’ drive from Sorrento on the Mornington Peninsula, it is a popular tourist destination...
Tag: Wild Melbourne
Getting to know Gariwerd
Back in 2006, a major wildfire burned approximately 85,000 hectares of the Grampians National Park. Lightning sparked the blaze and a burning question – how will the system respond to this large, high intensity fire?...
The Bulldogs aren’t the only good thing in the West
When I think of Melbourne’s western suburbs, excellent wildlife-watching is not the first thing that springs to mind. This side of the city’s long, industrial history has taken a heavy toll on natural areas. Yet it would be incorrect to blithely write western Melbourne off as a wildlife wasteland...
Toadfish: Getting a Bad Rap?
During my many dives and snorkels in Port Phillip Bay, I have always enjoyed coming across toadfish (Tetractenos glaber) – their curious demeanour along with their big eyes and upturned ‘smiling’ face have always made them a delight to encounter...
A cold winter in a box-ironbark forest is far from a silent spring
As a winter morning breaks in box-ironbark country, the first feeble rays of sunshine to crest the horizon more often than not reveal a blanket of either frost or fog. It is at these times that the forest is at its most beautiful...
Walking Amongst Giants
Toolangi State Forest is home to many of Victoria’s most astonishingly lofty trees that are primarily of the mountain ash species...
Plight of the Orange-Bellied Parrot
Did you know that one of the rarest parrots in the world can be found right here in Victoria? The orange-bellied parrot (OBP) is a small, beautifully coloured ground-feeding parrot slightly larger than a budgerigar...
Getting lost in the High Country
Above all, get out there, get away from the city from time to time and remember what quiet sounds like. Go and get lost...
Plover Diaries: The Tale of a Territory
The hooded plover (aka ‘hoodie’) is a local beach-nesting bird, battling to survive on the Mornington Peninsula...
Beauty Abound: The Hidden Wonders of Wilsons Promontory
Compared to the rest of central Victoria’s marine parks, Wilsons Promontory has the highest biodiversity of fish species, with both cold temperate species from the south and warm water species from the north...