How did I get here?
'How did I get here?' Well, it all started in bed - as a lot of beginnings do. I was living in a little house with an amazing view (a...
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ROUND THE BEND CONSERVATION CO-OPERATIVE
A residential conservation community in the Bend of Islands, Victoria
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Vale Moss Cass
On Monday 6 June I attended the state funeral of past Co-op member Dr Moss Cass. To think we live a concept that was part of the life and...
Share and house for sale
A rare opportunity to join our residential conservation community, we have a share, with house, on the market. Comprising three bedrooms,...
Ewen Gellie Tribute Bike Ride
Morning tea at Woori Yallock As a tribute to Ewen, on Saturday 23 April a group of riders from the 'Bend headed off on a bike ride to...
Delinquent Echidna Graffiti’s Co-op
Over recent months there have been more frequent sightings of Echidnas, particularly in the A track region. Many a stone retaining wall...
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...
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...
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