Gippslanders are encouraged to download the Aussie Bird Count app and record their backyard bird sightings between 19 and 25 October. East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority’s NRM Project Manager, Sean Phillipson, said BirdLife Australia is an important partner in works happening around the Gippsland Lakes. “BirdLife Australia is involved in some really great works around the Gippsland Lakes,” explained Sean. “From the
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Threatened Species Day, on Monday 7 September, is a great opportunity to reflect on how much habitat has been created and protected for threatened species across the Gippsland Lakes catchment. Greening Australia, project manager, Martin Potts, said the Gippsland Lakes catchment was home to many important species. “Through funding from the Gippsland Lakes Coordinating Committee,
One of the banded Pelicans from the Gippsland Lakes has been spotted at the port in Brisbane, meaning it has travelled more than 1,600 kilometres. Birdlife Australia Project Manager, Deb Sullivan, said the sighting was another exciting milestone in the project. “We started banding Pelicans in the Gippsland Lakes in 2018,” explained Deb. “Since this time, we’ve had citizen scientists recording
More than 100 bell frog tadpoles have been found recently at new wetland sites constructed in partnership with Greening Australia, local landholders, and West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. The project to construct the wetlands, funded by the Victorian State Government for the health of the Gippsland Lakes, aims to improve the vegetation and health of the fringing wetland Lakes and provide much-needed habitat
Festival of the Lakes at Lakes Entrance during April has been postponed due to risks around COVID 19 after rapidly changing events over the last week. Gippsland Lakes Coordinating Committee Chair, Peter Jennings OAM, said while they were disappointed to be postponing the event, he was heartened by the response to the event. “It’s clear
