Holden Flora Reserve, (part of) Conservation Area 21

Natural values include remnant native grasslands and Grassy Woodlands adjoining Jacksons Creek. To become part of the Jacksons Creek biik wurrdha (‘Land of many’) Regional Parklands.Main photo: Friends group restoration at the Reserve 2: The deeply incised...

Hanson, Western Grassland Reserve

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...

Hans, Western Grassland Reserve

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...

Growling Grass Frog Corridors, Conservation Area 36

Mostly yet to be acquired. Intended to protect Growling Grass Frog, Australian Grayling and Dwarf Galaxias. The corridor doesn’t protect grassland, but it is integral to the Melbourne Strategic Assessment program, hence its inclusion here. Provides vital...

Growling Grass Frog Corridors, Conservation Area 34

The core of the recently declared Merri Creek Marram Baba (‘Body of the Mother’) Parklands, a critical biodiversity corridor through Melbourne’s northern suburbs. Mostly yet to be acquired. The corridors don’t specifically protect grassland or...