Read our 2020/21 Annual Report

115 partner groups, 16,515 program participants, more than 14,000 volunteer hours, and over 68,200 digital users accessed EcoCentre resources, blogs and films — 2020/21 was a year full of engagement, action and collaboration.

Read our 2020/21 Annual Report to explore our environmental projects, over the last year; connecting and inspiring people to care for our land, water, wildlife and wellbeing.

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Natalie’s Delightful Discovery
By Natalie Farrell I was riding my bike in St Kilda one sunny afternoon when I stumbled across the Port Phillip EcoCentre. It was 2019, I was feeling lost after graduating and needed a place to spend my newly acquired free time. Why not spend that time in nature, I thought to myself. All it […]
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Discovering What Citizen Science Means to Us – Volunteer Week 2022
National Volunteer Week (16 May to 22 May) is Australia’s largest annual celebration of every volunteers’ vital dedication towards a better society. During this week, we’re sharing stories from a range of wonderful EcoCentre volunteers; exemplifying why we’re ‘Better Together’ when it comes to caring for our land, water, wildlife and wellbeing. Continue reading for […]
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From Garden to Table; our Friday Gardening Group
Remember Show and Tell in primary school? Well, Friday Gardening Group are still doing it at the Eco –Centre! We start each Friday morning session with an array of wonderful things gardeners bring in, sharing our knowledge of the amazing plants in our local area. Did you know that edible pine nuts come from pine […]
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A Different Sort of Volunteering, Pam O’Neil – Volunteer Week 2022
National Volunteer Week (16 May to 22 May) is Australia’s largest annual celebration of every volunteers’ vital dedication towards a better society. During this week, we’re sharing stories from a range of wonderful EcoCentre volunteers; exemplifying why we’re ‘Better Together’ when it comes to caring for our land, water, wildlife and wellbeing. Continue reading for a […]
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The EcoCentre acknowledges the Kulin Nations, including the Yalukit Willam clan of the Boon Wurrung language group, traditional custodians of the land on which we are located.

We pay respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to other First Nations and Elder members of our multicultural community.