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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...

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...

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...

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