by adrian | May 30, 2024
Supports high-quality Roadside grassland, including over 400 Spiny Rice-flower, a nationally threatened species. The Roadside became a dumping ground until council closed it to traffic. The dumping has stopped, but the site is still scarred by the rubbish from...
by adrian | May 30, 2024
Supporting substantial numbers of Spiny Rice-flower, this Roadside narrowly avoided devastation by fencing contractors on an adjacent development. Luckily, a passing council officer saw works beginning and saved the day. A lesson in the value of vigilance, signage,...
by adrian | May 30, 2024
Owned by Development Victoria, three remnant patches of the former Albion Explosives Factory. All unmanaged. Part of the Jones Creek biodiversity corridor. Southernmost, a dense stand of Kangaroo Grass grassland. Future awaiting determination by Planning Minister...
by adrian | May 30, 2024
Several offset patches and yet to be cleared areas of remnant within the SCT Logistics Precinct. Exact locations and extents of some still to be determined.
by adrian | May 30, 2024
A bold and early attempt to create a direct-seeded grassland circle on the crown of an iconic Melbourne park. Project failed due to management difficulties related to weed invasion. Ironically, the most successful area was over the remains of an old bitumen carpark,...