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Conservation & Sustainability at Melbourne Polytechnic

Locality: Epping, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9269 1044

Address: Cnr Cooper Street & Dalton Road 3076 Epping, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.melbournepolytechnic.edu.au/courses/diploma-of-conservation-and-land-management/

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25.01.2022 Students placed a camera in front of a suspected deer trail - curiosity got the better of one of the locals

25.01.2022 EPA using tech to catch polluters of our creeks and waterways:

25.01.2022 Threatened Species Day - 7th September 2020 Australia is home to more than 500,000 animal and plant species, many of which are found nowhere else in the world. Over the last 200 years, more than 100 animal and plant species have become extinct. Threatened Species Day is when we turn the spotlight on native plants, animals, and ecosystems that are under threat and reflect on how we can protect them into the future.... Some of Victoria's threatened species include: Fauna Baw Baw Frog, Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby, Eastern Barred Bandicoot, Greater Glider, Helmeted Honeyeater, Hooded Plover, Leadbeater's Possum, Macquarie Perch, Mountain Pygmy-possum, Orange-bellied Parrot, Plains-wanderer and Regent Honeyeater Flora Mountain Swainson-pea, Concave Pomaderris Phantom Wattle and Stony Bush-pea https://www.environment.vic.gov.au//victorias-framework-fo

23.01.2022 Some of the Develop a Management Plan students were out on site yesterday finalising some of their site assessments yesterday in the Spring sunshine.

23.01.2022 Some lockdown gold - tomorrow night - livestream of the penguins coming ashore at Phillip Island. Whats not to love? #MelbPoly #LockdownMindfulness

22.01.2022 Appreciate a plover! Follow @birdlife_hoodie today to learn all about our beautiful threatened Hoodies. #PloverApprciationDay #MelbPoly #CLM_Melbourne #BirdlifeAustralia

22.01.2022 The kangaroo - to cull or not to cull. Some people feel that as a native animal they belong and shouldn’t be controlled while others consider them a pest through overabundance that must be culled. They are being squeezed out by development on the peri-urban fringe yet often thriving huge numbers in the agricultural landscapes with the provision of water sources. Kangaroo culling is such an emotive subject - this article highlights some of the research into the environmental impacts of over populations in particulars areas. https://www.theguardian.com//how-kangaroos-could-be-jeopar

22.01.2022 Upcoming webinar - Climate Action through Gardening https://www.facebook.com/events/292758121939921/

22.01.2022 Eucalypts of North East Melbourne - Upcoming webinar

22.01.2022 Most of our CLM students wouldn't use single use masks but this is a good point to remember if you do, or to remind someone you see who does. Snip the ear loops before you dispose, like hair ties - these elastic loops can be fatal for birds, platypus etc. #MelbPoly #SnipTheLoop #SnipRings #SnipRingsForWildlife

21.01.2022 Despite global lockdown in 2020 dramatically reducing our ecological footprint - this week humans had still used the planet's entire renewable ecological budget for this year. Read more about Overshoot Day and how the pandemic has only slowed the impact by 10% Should we be prioritising decarbonising the economy over economic recovery?... #MelbPoly #OvershootDay #DeCarboniseEconomy

21.01.2022 In March we took students to the Cape Otway to show them the impacts of an overpopulation of koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) - contrast that to their vulnerable status now in Qld, NSW and ACT and their continuing decline after this year’s devastating fires. Yesterday’s State Govt. announcement of an $18 million investment has come at a critical time for the species. #MelbPoly #ThreatenedSpecies #ProtectOurKoala #NoTreeNoMe #LibbysKoalaCrusade

21.01.2022 Free talk on effective fox control - registration essential. Details in link.

20.01.2022 A temporary ban on work on the Western Highway at Ararat has been extended until 5pm on Thursday while lawyers seek an injunction relating to six trees of significance to the Djab Wurrung people. https://www.theguardian.com//removal-of-djab-wurrung-peopl

20.01.2022 Extinction Enquiry public submissions deadline closing! The Environment and Planning Committee of the Legislative Council of the Victorian Parliament is undertaking an Inquiry into Ecosystem Decline in Victoria and is seeking submissions on what measures should be taken to restore habitats and populations of threatened and endangered species. The Inquiry will consider various issues such as:... -the extent of the decline of Victorias biodiversity -the existing and potential impacts on ecosystems -the adequacy of the legislative framework protecting the environment -the adequacy and effectiveness of government programs and funding -the solutions and opportunities to restore Victorias environment The VNPA has tips on how to write a submission: https://vnpa.org.au/ecosystem-decline-inquiry/ Deadline for submissions is 31st August 2020

19.01.2022 Lets talk about bats #MelbPoly #BatFacts

19.01.2022 Upcoming webinar Our Resilient Future: Water, Agriculture & Biodiversity

19.01.2022 This Sunday is National Tree Day Planting days are cancelled due to COVID but everyone is encouraged where possible to plant in their own backyards. For other great ideas check out web page below: https://treeday.planetark.org/

17.01.2022 Great day out in the field today with the new students doing birds surveys around Hurstbridge, Smiths Gully and along the Yarra at Warrandyte - gorgeous weather and heaps of different birds spotted. #MelbPoly #CLM_Melb #BirdSurveys

17.01.2022 Happy National Wattle Day! We have much to learn from the first Australians who experimented with and used acacias growing around them. Read more in the attached link! One of my favourite wattles, Acacia Paradoxa was out in bloom throughout Plenty Gorge Parklands on my ride yesterday. It is a common understory species throughout the gorge and is a valuable habitat and food source for small birds. ... http://www.wattleday.asn.au//aboriginal-and/practical-uses #NationalWattleDay #MelbPoly #WattleDay #BushTucker #BushMedicine #AustralianFlora #CLM_Melbourne

16.01.2022 Wombat Wednesday - all the go back to bed feels.

16.01.2022 Just love finding the class artists on day 1 - check out this gorgeous layout of a monocot dissection #Collect&Classify #MelbPoly #PlantIdentification #CLM_Melbourne

14.01.2022 Happy International Mother Language Day

13.01.2022 Wonderful to be back on campus today with a HUGE co-hort starting classes for Sally’s Collect & Classify Plants - learning all amount monocots and dicots. #MelbPoly #clm_melbourne #CollectandClassify #PlantIdentification

13.01.2022 A site visit to Yan Yean to do some rapid riparian assessments along Barber’s Creek yielded these beauties today - Tree Martins (Petrochelidon nigricans) flying in and out of tiny hollows in River Red Gums. A glossy petrol coloured crown and nape with rufous forehead and smokey lores and ear coverts. I’ll admit I always assumed they were Welcome Swallows flying around the creek but seeing them fly into these tiny hollows rather than the expected distinctive mud nest suggested something different - Michael Smith identified them for us. #MelbPoly #CLM_MelbPoly #RiparianHabitat

13.01.2022 The launch of the Prescribed Burning Atlas - a website specifically designed for fire and land managers that can compare the risk reduction benefits and costs from different combinations of prescribed burning strategies. https://youtu.be/5Ht9gLkz5do

12.01.2022 Australian Marine Conservation Society are a science backed independent charity advocating for ocean wildlife. Like and follow their page for all the amazing projects that they are working on. They are currently seeking signatures to petition the Government to re-build the economy post COVID with clean jobs for our reef. https://www.marineconservation.org.au/about/

12.01.2022 Gday all, We at Wildlife Unlimited in Bairnsdale VIC are currently seeking casual Ecology field staff (paid), preferably with experience in spotlighting, condu...cting remote fieldwork in forested terrain, and knowledge of eastern Australian forest fauna. 4wd and chainsaw accreditations are desirable. Please send a summary of experience and CV to [email protected]. Cheers See more

11.01.2022 Thanks to our student Nicole for alerting us to this amazing app Grasslands: Biodiversity of south-eastern Australia introduces users to the grassland communities formally listed under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act, the bioregions they occur in, and the plant and animal species that live in them. Download it free on iOS at the App Store

07.01.2022 Free frog webinar next week

07.01.2022 Webinar - check out our very own Port Phillip Bay amazing annual migration phenomenon

07.01.2022 More canine conservation contributions - were going to have to start thinking about a couple of CLM puppies

06.01.2022 Perhaps there are positives coming out of 2020

06.01.2022 Who is getting you through lockdown? Share your scale, feather and fur babies - tag us @CLM_Melbourne or email a snap with a description to [email protected] and well share one a week to brighten up everyones feed. Meet beautiful Sausage - current CLM student Lilis handsome floof. #PetOfTheWeek #LockdownPets #ShareTheLove #MelbPoly #CLMPets Follow his adventures at @sausage_the_gsp

06.01.2022 Take yourself on a virtual walk with Tony Fitzgerald

05.01.2022 Connecting Country is hosting an online workshop with two highly regarded birdwatchers. The online workshop will be about identifying tricky birds including raptors and thornbills. Registration required.... https://connectingcountry.org.au/tricky-birds-with-geoff-p/

05.01.2022 This is a sobering look at what researchers have found after the devastating fires that took hold all around the country at the beginning of this hideous year. https://theconversation.com/summer-bushfires-how-are-the-pl

05.01.2022 Bored in lockdown? Release your frustrations and your creativity - make a short film! Remember The Wild want to hear why you love nature. Submit a film that highlights the amazing local nature we have in Victoria, or explores why nature is so good for us and what we can do to care for it. Submissions will close Sunday 13 September 2020. Films can be up to five minutes in length and entrants must be living in Victoria,... https://www.rememberthewild.org.au/wild-by-nature/

04.01.2022 Some really good news to see us into the weekend: A $23 million dollar 'Prom Sanctuary' investment, announced by state Environment Minister D’Ambrosio, is a historic improvement in the management of this iconic national park. This much-loved haven for wildlife is an absolutely stunning place to see our native plants and wildlife but invasive species, climate change and frequent fire has heavily impacted the health of the Prom. This plan for a Prom Sanctuary was developed b...y the scientific community and Parks Victoria's most experienced managers. This is not just about funding, but respecting and investing in knowledge. A predator-proof fence will be built right across the Yanakie isthmus and once invasive animals are removed some native animals now rare or missing there, including Ground Parrots, Quolls and New Holland Mice, can be safely reintroduced. There will also be a new wildlife research facility, visitor information centre and additional accommodation for park visitors on private land at the Prom's entrance.

03.01.2022 Job opportunities for CLM students past and present - Anthony Theunissen from Envirotechniques is looking for Summer workers across Melbourne, The Grampians, Great Ocean Walk and other Vic. National Parks.

02.01.2022 Check out this gorgeous little kids book on insects in Melbourne - the watercolours are incredible! Free to download and enjoy. #MelbPoly

02.01.2022 This looks interesting:

02.01.2022 A one hour broadcast from ABC Melbourne on our precious Victorian sacred sites - worth a listen.

02.01.2022 As the Melbourne weather suddenly warms up this is a very engaging read about living in snake country. It looks all sciencey up there on the Uni Melb page but its a lovely relatable read and hopefully for many, an informative and reassuring one. #MelbPoly #CLM_Melbourne #SnakeAwareness

02.01.2022 Informative article with Nick Clemann discussing the impacts of last summers fires on threatened lizard populations. https://www.theguardian.com//land-of-the-lizards-victorias

02.01.2022 It’s FrogID week - get out and record your local frogs going off for science

01.01.2022 Too late for the Directions Tree but a halt on proceedings for now.

01.01.2022 Upcoming webinar - Benefits of increasing soil carbon on your property

01.01.2022 WEBINAR: At home in Whittleseas grasslands Come on this exciting virtual walk and talk on National Threatened Species Day amongst the locally significant grasslands around Merri Creek in Whittlesea. Registration is essential ... Well be taking you through the beautiful Galada Tamboore which is a special place for the Traditional Owners of this area, the Wurundjeri people. Galada Tamboore is a natural bushland that is home to local threatened species, including birds, frogs, reptiles, and rare plants. https://www.mcmc.org.au//969-webinar-at-home-in-whittlesea