The enigmatic White-throated Nightjar
Since 2007 we’ve been monitoring occurrences of the cryptic and unpredictable White-Throated Nightjar on and near the Co-op. Each...
ROUND THE BEND CONSERVATION CO-OPERATIVE
A residential conservation community in the Bend of Islands, Victoria
News
Vale Alan Bartram
Time and Tide wait for no man. Alan was a big man. An undisputable fact. Everyone who knew him would know that, but not everyone knew...
Making headlines
The Co-op has been featured in two recent landcare publications. In the Winter issue of the Landcare Victoria newsletter we have an...
50 years of residential conservation
The weather and the hospitality was warm and inviting as members (past and present), friends and associates of the Co-op gathered at the...
Vale Tim Ealey
Tim Ealey died in late October after battling a chronic respiratory condition over several years. Tim was one of the major figures who...
New orchids identified
It's been a fantastic season for wildflowers on the Co-op, especially for orchids: Spider orchids, Duck orchids, Tiger orchids, Leopard...
Richard's Story
About a year ago I went ‘round the bend’. I moved into a conservation co-operative in the Bend of Islands, a unique residential community...
A new sport hits the Co-op!
"Nest boxing" is here... There are a number of nest boxes on the Round the Bend Conservation Co-op. I say ‘a number’ because none of us...
Some crutches, a book, coffee and the bush!
Neill’s morning!
EXCAVATING A HOUSE SITE BY HAND!
Early Co-op members were so determined not bring weeds onto the land that they dug by hand the first house site for fear of machinery...