Grow Wild: Guide to improve backyard biodiversity

Along with public parks, gardens on private land can help enhance biodiversity and improve our wellbeing. Download our free Grow Wild backyard biodiversity guide to find out which plants to choose to support urban wildlife in your garden or balcony.

This brochure was produced as part of the City of Port Phillip NatureSpot Project, funded by the Department of Environment Land Water and Planning, Caring for Our Local Environment grant program. Produced by Port Phillip EcoCentre, May 2020.

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Solutions for a plastic free Bay
Content warning: some content contained within this article, depict images of marine life, or key facts regarding pollution and human health which some readers may find distressing and reader discretion is encouraged. By Akalya Sarathy, Impact Team Volunteer, & Vanessa Shambrook, Impact Team Leader Plastic waste is choking our planet – polluting the air, water and […]
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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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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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One year of sharing stories at the EcoCentre
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 […]
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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.