Ewen Gellie: a tribute from his friends in the bush
It was early August 2021. Late in the night a phone rings in a quiet workshop in the wintery misty bush outside of Melbourne. The call...
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First sighting of a White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike
This White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike, a new species for the Co-op, was found near the high point on A Track this week and brings the Co-op's...
If you walk in the woods today...
When walking in the bush around the Co-op, you sometimes hear the tell-tale rustling and scrabbling that alerts you to an Echidna nearby....
A dragonfly on a mission?
This Royal Tigertail, Parasynthemis regina, is the first to be recorded on the Co-op. While they have been seen at several dams around...
The bush has a thousand eyes
A walk in our bush is rarely without incident. It can seem dry, desiccated, without life, but you're generally being watched by...
A (moving) picture is worth a thousand words
Video has become an important aid to our wildlife monitoring projects on the Co-op giving us a window onto the life of the animals we...
Discovery Day on the Co-op
Book now to come to one of our two Discovery Day sessions on Sunday 3 April. For people who are interested in the Co-op and want to know...
Weeds: the relatives you wished lived a little further away!
There is a school of thought that rather admires weeds. They’re the underdogs; snubbed; survivors; plants we’ve simply grown out of love...
You can now become a Co-op Patron!
Guided by expert advice, the Co-op is protecting threatened species and preventing habitat loss. We plant locally endangered plants to...
Plush new homes for Phascogales
We didn't really think about the possible downside of building 8 new super strong, double-walled Phascogale-friendly nest boxes! The...