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25.01.2022 "Wheres Wally: Wildlife Edition" #10: Sulphur crested cockatoo For the next few weeks, well post photos with cryptic native animals for you to spot. Some are easy, some are definitely not. Can you see this one? The photos were taken by the Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authoritys CEO, David, during is recent time of working from home. Hes had some fun taking these photos during the extra time hes had for exploring his local environment.

25.01.2022 Are you a parent or a carer of a child 8 years or younger? Our friends at Play Australia would love you to participate in a short questionnaire on the challenges and opportunities that social distancing/lockdown presented for your childs early childhood education.

25.01.2022 "Wheres Wally: Wildlife Edition" #9: Ringtail Possum For the next few weeks, well post photos with cryptic native animals for you to spot. Some are easy, some are definitely not. Can you see this one? The photos were taken by the Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authoritys CEO, David, during is recent time of working from home. Hes had some fun taking these photos during the extra time hes had for exploring his local environment.

25.01.2022 How have you been connecting with nature lately? Heres some inspiration from James Tibbetts, Ranger at Parks Victoria. He says: "My wife and I were out the door the first weekend restrictions were lifted visiting Powers Lookout and the King Valley. Not only did we have a glorious day with family, amazing views, nice wine to take home, but we also stumbled across some Lyrebirds." Well be sharing more nature-connection inspiration from our Living Links partners over the next few weeks. Wed also love to hear how youve been connecting with nature, if youd like to comment and share your photos below.

24.01.2022 "Wheres Wally: Wildlife Edition" #8: Red capped plover For the next few weeks, well post photos with cryptic native animals for you to spot. Some are easy, some are definitely not. Can you see this one? The photos were taken by the Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authoritys CEO, David, during is recent time of working from home. Hes had some fun taking these photos during the extra time hes had for exploring his local environment.

24.01.2022 How have you been connecting with nature lately? Kerryn Kneebone, Biodiversity Partnerships Officer at Knox City Council, loves connecting with nature in her own garden. She says: "I sit on my front porch each day, it looks over my garden and has a view of Mount Dandenong." Well be sharing more nature-connection inspiration from our Living Links partners over the next few weeks. Wed also love to hear how youve been connecting with nature, if youd like to comment and share your photos below.

22.01.2022 Check out these fabulous t-shirt designs from primary and secondary-aged school kids! There are 3 days left to vote for your favourite one. The only trouble is choosing! National Tree Day Planet Ark Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority

22.01.2022 Happening tonight with a fantastic line-up of speakers!

22.01.2022 How have you been connecting with nature lately? Heres some inspiration from Nicole Palombi, Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) Officer at the City of Maroondah. She says: "I went for a walk through St Andrews/Kinglake last weekend and took some photos of fungi we saw ." Well be sharing more nature-connection inspiration from our Living Links partners over the next few weeks. Wed also love to hear how youve been connecting with nature if youd like to comment and share your photos below.

22.01.2022 "Wheres Wally: Wildlife Edition" #12: Wedge tailed eagle For the next few weeks, well post photos with cryptic native animals for you to spot. Some are easy, some are definitely not. Can you see this one? The photos were taken by the Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authoritys CEO, David, during is recent time of working from home. Hes had some fun taking these photos during the extra time hes had for exploring his local environment.

20.01.2022 "Wheres Wally: Wildlife Edition" #7: Egret For the next few weeks, well post photos with cryptic native animals for you to spot. Some are easy, some are definitely not. Can you see this one? The photos were taken by the Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authoritys CEO, David, during is recent time of working from home. Hes had some fun taking these photos during the extra time hes had for exploring his local environment.

20.01.2022 There's just over two weeks to get your submission in to our Wild by Nature Film Competition with Remember The Wild!

20.01.2022 We are very excited to present you with this upcoming seminar on Indigenous cultural burning in urban areas, in partnership with Trust for Nature. Please share to spread the word! Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority Remember The Wild First Friends of Dandenong Creek... Knox Environmental Society Greater Dandenong Environment Group Friends of Dandenong Valley Parklands Victorian National Parks Association Victorian Bushland Management Forum Field Naturalists Club of Victoria See more

19.01.2022 Happy National Volunteer Week 2020 (18-24 May)! Living Links would like to say a huge THANKYOU to all the amazing volunteers working to make our world a better place. In particular, we extend our gratitude to the volunteers caring for the natural environment across our region in south-east Melbourne: last year they clocked up over 30,000 hours!!! ... What a tree-mendous effort Photos from National Tree Day 2019 at Abbey Walk (Vermont) and Koomba Park (Vermont South) by Alison Hoelzer Photography First Friends of Dandenong Creek Friends of Dandenong Valley Parklands Greater Dandenong Environment Group KES Knox Environment Society Scouts Victoria Parks Victoria Conservation Volunteers Australia City of Maroondah Knox City Council City of Casey City of Whitehorse City of Monash City of Greater Dandenong City of Kingston Frankston City Council City of Bayside Yarra Ranges Council Melbourne Water South East Water - Melbourne, Australia Bushwalking Victoria Remember The Wild Wild Melbourne Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority

19.01.2022 Well done to our partners at Melbourne Water - a great demonstration of working closely with the community to deliver a fantastic outcome for people and nature!

19.01.2022 Welcome to our "Wheres Wally Wildlife" series! For the next few weeks, well post photos with cryptic native animals for you to spot. Some are easy, some are definitely not. The first one contains four rainbow lorikeets - can you see them? The photos were taken by the Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authoritys CEO, David, during is recent time of working from home. Hes had some fun taking these photos during the extra time hes had for exploring his local environment. Field Naturalists Club of Victoria

19.01.2022 How have you been connecting with nature lately? Peter Kemp, Area of Work Coordinator, Environment Land & Water at Parks Victoria has been enjoying with local biodiversity in his backyard and on local walks. Watch closely - youll see the last creature is particularly fierce! Well be sharing more nature-connection inspiration from our Living Links partners over the next few weeks. Wed also love to hear how youve been connecting with nature, if youd like to comment and share your photos below.

18.01.2022 National Tree Day is this Sunday! Although things are a bit different this year, there are still ways we can get involved from home

18.01.2022 And yet more fantastic work by our partners at Melbourne Water! So wonderful to hear all the hard work to restore habitat for threatened fish is paying off.

18.01.2022 Heres a great weekend activity to try: nature journaling! Inspiration and free resources described below - thanks to Remember The Wild. #Naturejournaling #NatureJournalingWeek

16.01.2022 How have you been connecting with nature lately? Corinne Mays, Environmental Projects Manager at the Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority loves to connect with nature by working with her local Friends Group to care for Grove Street Reserve in Eltham. She says: "Last weekend I took myself for a walk to see how our plants are growing. Im hoping to get back down there this weekend and check on them again." Wed love to hear how youve been connecting with nature, if youd like to comment and share your photos below.

15.01.2022 What are you up to this weekend? Why not create a film!? The Wild by Nature Short Film Festival, which were co-hosting with @Remember the Wild, is open for submissions until 13th September.

14.01.2022 While hugging other humans is a bit problematic at present, there's nothing to stop us hugging trees! Here's some inspiration from Planet Ark's National Tree Day last Sunday. Why not hug a tree this weekend?

14.01.2022 How have you been connecting with nature lately? Heres some inspiration from Anna Mezzetti, Sustainability Education Officer at the City of Monash. She says: "On a misty damp morning in the Dandenong Ranges, my two Year 12 sons swiftly switched from sitting at their study desks to a playful physical dare to cross this slippery log across a creek." Well be sharing more nature-connection inspiration from our Living Links partners over the next few weeks. Wed also love to hear how youve been connecting with nature, if youd like to comment and share your photos below.

13.01.2022 "Wheres Wally Wildlife" #3: Brown falcon For the next few weeks, well post photos with cryptic native animals for you to spot. Some are easy, some are definitely not. Can you see this one? The photos were taken by the Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authoritys CEO, David, during is recent time of working from home. Hes had some fun taking these photos during the extra time hes had for exploring his local environment.... Field Naturalists Club of Victoria

12.01.2022 How have you been connecting with nature lately? Heres some inspiration from Ruth McColl, Healthy Waterways Implementation Manager at Melbourne Water. She says: "This is a pic of my three kids at Westbreen Creek Pascoe Vale. After a full day of distance learning and childcare, our daily walk through nature helps us spend time together in a quiet (screen free) environment! We have so much fun and I love watching my 3yo daughters awe & wonder questions and her older brothers responses. In this pic they are crossing the creek and they came back to help her get over after she was quite tentative about it." Well be sharing more nature-connection inspiration from our Living Links partners over the next few weeks. Wed also love to hear how youve been connecting with nature, if youd like to comment and share your photos below.

11.01.2022 "Where's Wally: Wildlife Edition" #13: Tawny frogmouth We've chosen an easy one for the lucky last in this series of cryptic native animal photos. The photos were taken by the Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority's CEO, David, during is recent time of working from home. He's had some fun taking these photos during the extra time he's had for exploring his local environment.

10.01.2022 How have you been connecting with nature lately? Heres some inspiration from Dan Green, Senior Land & Waterways Planner (Social Outcomes) at Melbourne Water. He says: "My local waterway, Stony Creek in Yarraville, has been a refuge for my family and I during the pandemic. Its amazing seeing all the other people who share this love of the creek, however my dog gets very jealous watching everyone else walk past the window while we are working from home." Well be sharing more nature-connection inspiration from our Living Links partners over the next few weeks. Wed also love to hear how youve been connecting with nature, if youd like to comment and share your photos below.

08.01.2022 Have you found solace, or joy in walking in 2020? Tell us your walk story in 200 words or less - to help inspire others and for a chance to give a local business a little boost. Entries open until October 26

08.01.2022 "Wheres Wally: Wildlife Edition" #11: Swamp wallaby For the next few weeks, well post photos with cryptic native animals for you to spot. Some are easy, some are definitely not. Can you see this one? The photos were taken by the Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authoritys CEO, David, during is recent time of working from home. Hes had some fun taking these photos during the extra time hes had for exploring his local environment.

06.01.2022 A Reconciliation Week tribute from the Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority, which coordinates Living Links.

04.01.2022 How have you been connecting with nature lately? Heres some inspiration from Kelly Bayton, Waterways and Land Officer at Melbourne Water. She says: "This is a photo of my son and I at Rye Back Beach, on the first weekend that we were allowed to visit family. It was so lovely to just stand, watch the waves crashing and breathe in the salty air." Well be sharing more nature-connection inspiration from our Living Links partners over the next few weeks. Wed also love to hear how youve been connecting with nature if youd like to comment and share your photos below.

04.01.2022 "Wheres Wally: Wildlife Edition" #4: Koala For the next few weeks, well post photos with cryptic native animals for you to spot. Some are easy, some are definitely not. Can you see this one? The photos were taken by the Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authoritys CEO, David, during is recent time of working from home. Hes had some fun taking these photos during the extra time hes had for exploring his local environment.

04.01.2022 How have you been connecting with nature lately? Ian Moodie, Team Leader Environment and Education at the City of Whitehorse, loves to connect with nature through photography. Here are some creatures that have been visiting his backyard lately. What wildlife have you been seeing in your backyard? Well be sharing more nature-connection inspiration from our Living Links partners over the next few weeks. Wed also love to hear how youve been connecting with nature, if youd like to comment and share your photos below.

04.01.2022 How have you been connecting with nature lately? Heres some inspiration from Sarah Maclagan, the Living Links Coordinator based at the Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority. She says: "I recently climbed the huge fig tree in front of my unit. It was great fun and I was rewarded with a glimpse of sea view from the top!" Well be sharing more nature-connection inspiration from our Living Links partners over the next few weeks. Wed also love to hear how youve been connecting with nature if youd like to comment and share your photos below.

03.01.2022 How have you been connecting with nature lately? This Pterostylis (Greenhood) Orchid was photographed by Alex Moodie, Conservation Programs Coordinator at the City of Greater Dandenong. She says: "Seeing nature bloom during this strange time has really helped me see that despite the ebbs of life, there is beauty around us to enjoy if we look for it. Oh and that nature totally rocks!" Well be sharing more nature-connection inspiration from our Living Links partners over the next few weeks. Wed also love to hear how youve been connecting with nature, if youd like to comment and share your photos below.

03.01.2022 "Wheres Wally: Wildlife Edition" #6: Laughing Kookaburra For the next few weeks, well post photos with cryptic native animals for you to spot. Some are easy, some are definitely not. Can you see this one? The photos were taken by the Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authoritys CEO, David, during is recent time of working from home. Hes had some fun taking these photos during the extra time hes had for exploring his local environment.

03.01.2022 "Wheres Wally: Wildlife Edition" #5: Common shore crab For the next few weeks, well post photos with cryptic native animals for you to spot. Some are easy, some are definitely not. Can you see this one? The photos were taken by the Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authoritys CEO, David, during is recent time of working from home. Hes had some fun taking these photos during the extra time hes had for exploring his local environment.

02.01.2022 What an amazing transformation! Check out these photos of one of the Dandenong Creek revegetation sites - one, two and three years after planting. Well done to Maroondah City Council and First Friends of Dandenong Creek for this fantastic outcome!

02.01.2022 How have you been connecting with nature lately? Heres some inspiration from Nadine Gaskell, Biodiversity Coordinator at Knox City Council. She says: "This is a photo from my home office. It keeps me sane to see rosellas and eastern spinebills doing their thing when I am sitting behind the computer." Well be sharing more nature-connection inspiration from our Living Links partners over the next few weeks. Wed also love to hear how youve been connecting with nature, if you...d like to comment and share your photos below. Knox Gardens for Wildlife community group Knox Environmental Society Gardens for Wildlife - Knox

02.01.2022 "Wheres Wally Wildlife" #2: Bottlenose dolphin For the next few weeks, well post photos with cryptic native animals for you to spot. Some are easy, some are definitely not. Can you see this one? The photos were taken by the Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authoritys CEO, David, during is recent time of working from home. Hes had some fun taking these photos during the extra time hes had for exploring his local environment.... Field Naturalists Club of Victoria

01.01.2022 "Wheres Wally: Wildlife Edition" #13: Tawny frogmouth Weve chosen an easy one for the lucky last in this series of cryptic native animal photos. The photos were taken by the Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authoritys CEO, David, during is recent time of working from home. Hes had some fun taking these photos during the extra time hes had for exploring his local environment.