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Small grassland within Afton Street Conservation Reserve. Includes 25 regionally significant indigenous species. Main photo: City views and a pleasant trail 2: Hard to love a locked-away grassland 3: Predator proofing overkill 4: Views across the Maribyrnong valley

High-quality Roadside grassland, including Kangaroo Grass and Seasonal Herbaceous Wetlands. Adjacent to Mount Ridley Nature Conservation Reserve. Matted Flax-lily and Golden Sun Moth present. Main photo: Wetland at base of low rise, dominated by rushes, spike-sedge and grasses_© Biosis 2: Wetland at the western end of the northern drainage option_© Biosis 3: Wetland dominated by Brown Backed Wallaby-grass and Common Spike Sedge_© Biosis 4: A small stand of River Red Gum constitutes the only Plains Grassy Woodland on the Reserve_© Biosis 5: Dominated by Kangaroo Grass_© Biosis 6: Gorse infestation around an otherwise high-quality remnant Plains Grassland dominated by Kangaroo Grass and herbs_© Biosis 7: Plants along the northern drainage corridor_© Biosis 8: plants along the southern drainage corridor_© Biosis 9: Poor quality Plains Grassland dominated by Wallaby-grass and Spear-grass, habitat for Golden Sun Moth_© Biosis

Grassland and wetland on the ephemeral Aitken Creek. Main photo: Partly confined channel with basalt boulder riffle_© Jacobs 2: Drained section of Aitken Creek Main Channel east of Mickleham Road_© Jacobs 3: Mature trees along Aitken Creek_© Jacobs

Nationally significant grassland with Critically Endangered Spiny Rice-flower and rare salt-tolerant Kangaroo Grass. Adjacent to state-significant Truganina Swamp and linked to Ramsar wetlands. Privately owned and poorly managed. GPN and local council blocked attempts to develop and clear the grassland. Part of a proposed Hobsons Bay Coast to Grassland biolink. Main photo: Looking east, over the edge of Truganina Swamp, and rare salt-tolerate Kangaroo Grass 2: A vast sea of Kangaroo Grass 3: Embedded rock, never ploughed 4: Expanse of Kangaroo Grass less obvious now after several years of La Nina 5: Looking north from a management track on the southern edge 6: Looking west 7: Occasionally waterlogged 8: On a residential street, passive recreation could provide a positive buffer 9: The grassland interface is unsightly here, with dumping and rampant weeds

Strategically located railway-edge grassland adjacent to Ajax Road Grassland. Privately owned, in decline as a result of poor management. Part of a proposed Bay to Coast to Grassland biolink through Hobsons Bay. Main photo: Looking west, Ajax Road North grassland links to Ajax Road Grassland across the road

Fenced offset site reserved for Spiny Rice-flower population. No public access. Main photo: Heavily fenced, this offset protects Spiny Rice-flower 2: Regularly managed

A small suburban grassland notable for council-led community engagement design. Good signage and fencing, co-located with shelter and play. Main photo: Grassland integrated with local play space 2: Edge shows care 3: Good-quality grassland, well managed 4: Stylish fencing lifts the interface 5: Well thought-out signage

Fenced reserve, one of numerous grasslands on the unfortunately-named Kayes Drain biodiversity corridor from Ravenhall Grasslands to Ajax Road Grassland. Main photo: Little attention paid to presentation in this industrial area 2: Dense expanse of Kangaroo Grass 3: Firebreaks and heavy, exclusionary fencing 4: Weeds rife in places

A unique interior park in a Walter Burley Griffin designed suburban estate. Some native vegetation has survived disturbances such as exotic tree planting and playground and path construction. The reserve contains Critically Endangered Spiny Rice-flower and state-listed Vulnerable Pale Swamp Everlasting. Main photo: The estate turns its back on the grassland behind its rear fences 2: A playground is integrated into the grassland 3: Drumstick flowers and pollinator_Photo Dee Smith 4: Running Postman_Photo Dee Smith 5: Spur Velleia_Photo Dee Smith 6: The entry does little to suggest a grassland is present

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Numerous grassland patches, often stony rises, and Grassy Woodland integrated into Aurora residential estate. Adjacent to passive recreation, play spaces, BBQ facilities, shelters, lookouts and local, accessible place-making. Some degradation through poor management. Melbourne's best example of urban design for grassland conservation. Main photo: Viewing platforms and grassy stony rises are a feature of the Aurora estate 2: Grassheads, stone walls and light fencing 3: Grassland is well-presented and supported by passive open space 4: More maintenance needed to control shrubs 5: Strong nature-based play next to a grassland

Yet to be publicly acquired. Grassland and Grassy Woodland supporting Growling Grass Frog, Golden Sun Moth, Striped Legless Lizard, Matted Flax-lily, Curly Sedge and other rare species. Part of recently declared Merri Creek Marram Baba ('Body of the Mother') Parklands, a critical biodiversity corridor through Melbourne's northern suburbs. Main photo: The Reserve protects Grassy Eucalypt Woodland such as this

Like Arcade Way and the Crossway, this parcel is the internal park of a Walter Burley Griffin estate. Now it is a community garden, but under one of the big eucalypts some grassland survives, cared for by the community. Main photo: A grassland circle remains beneath this tree

Meaning 'Mother's Foot', this grassland, formerly known as Jukes Road Grassland, is an important part of the recently declared Merri Creek Marram Baba ('Body of the Mother') Parklands, a critical biodiversity corridor through Melbourne's northern suburbs. Long-term restoration works are being undertaken by Merri Creek Management Committee (MCMC). Main photo: With a well-placed bike path and public open space adjacent, the grassland sits easily on Merri Creek

Bordering the Merri Creek and surrounded by industry uses, Bababi Marning ('Mother's Hand') supports grassland and Grassy Woodland. It is an important part of the recently declared Merri Creek Marram Baba ('Body of the Mother') Parklands, a critical biodiversity corridor through Melbourne's northern suburbs. Main photo: Herb-rich in places, with River Red Gums lining the creek, and good management over many years 2: Underwhelming signage

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The Western Grassland Reserve, part of state-federal Melbourne Strategic Assessment (MSA), is failing to deliver promised conservation outcomes due to poor set-up and implementation. Only 18% acquired. Weeds proliferating. Complex management issues. Huge, urgent restoration effort required to save remaining recoverable, good-quality grassland. Some praiseworthy recent progress by reinvigorated team.

Yet to be publicly acquired. Grassland and Grassy Woodland supporting Growling Grass Frog, Matted Flax-lily, Curly Sedge and other rare species. Part of the recently declared Merri Creek Marram Baba ('Body of the Mother') Parklands, a critical biodiversity corridor through Melbourne's northern suburbs. Main photo: This yet to be acquired reserve is intended to one day protect, in part, Grassy Eucalypt Woodland

Yet to be acquired. The corridors don't specifically protect grassland or Grassy Eucalypt Woodland, though often they do, as well as providing vital biodiversity corridors for habitat and floodplain ecologies. Part of the recently declared Merri Creek Marram Baba ('Body of the Mother') Parklands. Main photo: Only been partially acquired, but meanwhile Growling Grass Frogs are threatened by development_Photo Geoff Heard

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Includes Spiny-Rice-flower, Clover Glycine, Rye Beetle-grass and Growling Grass Frog. State significant Biosite 3549.

This reserve mainly protects Grassy Woodland, and includes many plant species found nowhere else within Banyule. Blue Devil, Kangaroo Grass, Yellow Rush Lily, Lemon Beauty Heads and Bronze Bluebell can all be found here. Part of the Darebin Creek Trail Park wildlife corridor. Main photo: Plains Grassy Woodland at Banyule Northern Grassland Reserve