The third annual Gippsland Lakes Great Pelican Count will be held at 11.30 am to 12 noon on Sunday, 5 April at locations all around the Gippsland Lakes. According to Deb Sullivan, Birdlife Australia Project Officer in East Gippsland, nearly 200 people participated in Victoria’s first Great Pelican Count in April 2019. “We’re hoping
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Partnering with local businesses, community groups, speakers and sustainable living experts, the Festival of the Lakes on Saturday, 4 April promises to be a day filled with fun, education, and inspiration. The event organised by the Gippsland Lakes Coordinating Committee (GLCC) through funding from the Victorian State Government, aims to provide an outlet to celebrate the fantastic
A pelican with suspected chemical burns has been released back into the Gippsland Lakes after a community effort to save its life. BirdLife Australia’s Project Manager, Deb Sullivan, said the injured pelican was first spotted toward the end of November near a fish cleaning station. “She looked like she had been through a bushfire,” said
Going on holiday doesn’t mean you have to take a holiday from living a sustainable lifestyle. A sustainable holiday is about taking your approach to living sustainably from everyday life, into your holiday experience. It’s also about making sure the environment and the people in the places you visit benefit from you being there. For
Bird watchers have an extra reason to be excited this spring following a confirmed sighting of the endangered Australasian Bittern at Sale Common. “This is such a thrill to find the Bittern in this area once again,” said Deb Sullivan from BirdLife Australia. The Australasian Bittern is an endangered wetland bird, highly dependent on freshwater,
