Conservation Area 9, Mount Atkinson Road

Completely destroyed by the illegal dumping of a huge amount of asbestos-contaminated fill in early 2022, making ABC TV news. Melton Council currently taking legal action. Federal EPBC authorities and Victorian EPA slow to take action. Compensation essential. Illegal...

Conservation Area 8, Mount Atkinson Road

Yet to be publicly acquired. Unsurveyed grassland. Declining in conservation value due to poor management. Western portion appears ploughed on aerial. Development now occurring adjacent.Main photo: This yet to be acquired Conservation Area is intended to protect, in...

Conservation Area 7, Mount Atkinson Grassland

Yet to be publicly acquired. Unsurveyed grassland. Declining in conservation value due to poor management. Development now occurring adjacent.Main photo: This yet to be acquired Conservation Area is intended to, in part, protect Spiny Rice-flower

Conservation Area 34 (part of), Hume Freeway

Yet to be publicly acquired. Intended to protect Growling Grass Frog and provide connectivity. This parcel part of the Bald Hill area. Part of the recently declared Merri Creek Marram Baba (‘Body of the Mother’) Parklands, a critical biodiversity corridor...

Conservation Area 32, Craigieburn Road (West)

Acquired for conservation in 2023, this once high-quality grassland has been neglected and declining for 15 years. The Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation will take on management. Part of the recently declared Merri Creek Marram Baba...