Video: Elster Creek Wildlife – Melbourne urban ecosystems

By Nadav Zisin, Community Engagement Coordinator The EcoCentre’s Wetlands and Wildlife community events were part of the vibrant Nairm Catchment Care Calendar funded by Melbourne Water in 2023. The project included six community events, and seven programs tailored for different schools and for recently arrived migrants studying English. Sessions in the Wetlands and Wildlife series […]

by Vanessa Shambrook, Impact Team Leader We live on a blue planet, with oceans and seas covering more than 70 per cent of the Earth’s surface. Our oceans and seas are a vital part of planetary health and help regulate our climate, feed us, support our economy and provide roughly half of Earth’s oxygen. Today […]

Reflections by Ryan Abramowitz, EcoCentre Communications and Marketing coordinator  Story-telling and story-sharing connect us to ourselves, each other, our past and our dreams for the future.  Stories cross time as whales cross oceans. As today marks my one year anniversary of being a weaver of stories at the Port Phillip EcoCentre, it felt fitting to […]

Earlier this year in April, people all around the planet contributed to citizen science by participating in the City Nature Challenge. They then recorded their observations of living (or once living) things in their local area to the iNaturalist citizen science database. I was blessed to join smiling volunteers under the crystal blue skies at […]