Yarra Ranges Eco-Adventure Tours

04/09/2024

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We examined approved and proposed projects under federal environment legislation to look at how much koala habitat is being slated for destruction across several industries.

28/07/2024

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27/05/2024

Our tours of the Upper Yarra Sewage Treatment Plant includes this area...

23/05/2024

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Dr Philip Zylstra outlines the case for ecological cooperation in the management of forests.

02/05/2024

It's been a busy week for our school tours in the Yarra Valley - groups from Deakin University visited the YVW Upper Yarra Sewage Treatment Plant last week at Launching Place, and this week RMIT and secondary groups visited the MW Winneke Water Treatment Plant at Christmas Hills. It's been great to get students out for important site visits!

08/04/2024

Have your say on how forests will be used in the future 🌳

The end of native timber harvesting opens up new ways to to improve how we manage our forests, balancing recreation and tourism use, while also protecting our environment and supporting Traditional Owner self-determination.

An Eminent Panel for Community Engagement is leading conversations with community about the future of the Central Highlands state forests.

You can take part by:
🗺 using maps to tell us why this part of the forest is important to you
✅ completing a short feedback form
🗣 Engaging with the panel at local community sessions
ℹ reading the background information.

For more information, please visit: https://engage.vic.gov.au/central-highlands-forests

13/03/2024

Learn about how one of our school venues - the Upper Yarra Sewage Treatment Plant - is helping in the plan to save the lowland Leadbeater's Possum...
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08/03/2024

It was a lovely morning at Cardinia Reservoir Park for my tour with Geography students from John Paul College, Frankston. As well as learning about their water supply, they completed a comprehensive worksheet developed by their teachers as part of their assessment.

07/03/2024

Our school tours are available for this site.

02/03/2024

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We offer school tours at Cardinia Reservoir Park...here's some info about its construction and where the water comes from...

26/02/2024

We are releasing water for the environment in the Yarra River (Birrarung) to provide a summer fresh flow 💦

The release will run from 19 to 27 February, the water will help flush pools and riffles to prevent a decline in water quality and maintain habitat quality for fish and waterbugs.

We are delivering the water on behalf of the Victorian Environmental Water Holder and as always, we will be monitoring the flows during the release.

24/02/2024

Clean Up Day event in Badger Creek...

Australia's waste challenges can't be solved in one day. How will you Step Up?

20/01/2024

We had an amazing start to last week's Night Walk...two Greater Gliders emerged from a hollow in a dead tree and glided 50m to a nearby tree to feed.

17/01/2024

Our bookings are open for 2024 school excursions to reservoir parks and water treatment plants in the region. Contact Karen at [email protected] for more information or check out our website - ecoadventuretours.weebly.com .

27/11/2023

We had a great tour of the Yering Gorge Pump Station and Winneke Water Treatment Plant on Friday with Chris and the team from Acrodyne Pty Ltd. They were like Satin Bowerbirds - attracted to anything blue (which signified mechanisms supplied by their company). I look forward to showing them around the YVW UYSTP next year.

21/11/2023

We had a great Night Walk on Monday - a career high maximum of 31 Greater Gliders seen during our Badger Weir Picnic Area circuit, including two pale coloured gliders. Also seen and/or heard were microbats hunting insects, Sambar Deer, Boobook Owls and a Mountain Brushtail Possum.

19/09/2023

For a limited time only, get three nights for two with our Night Walk or Nature Walk when staying at The Burrow at Wombat Bend, Dixons Creek. Offer is available from September for new bookings! https://www.facebook.com/wombatbend

The Burrow at Wombat Bend B&B is the perfect place to retreat to nature, overlooking a spectacular b

19/09/2023

I had a lovely incursion to Hampton Park Secondary College last week to give a presentation about operating a sustainable ecotourism business. We included a walk around the school grounds to talk about using citizen science apps such as iNaturalist to monitor what's happening locally, and visited their Tree Day site and veggie patch.

02/09/2023

Our tours at the Winneke Water Treatment Plant, Christmas Hills, and Upper Yarra Sewage Treatment Plant, Launching Place, will resume for Term 4 2023! Tours are approximately 90 minutes and most suitable for Grade 3 and above, minimum number of students is 20. For more information, please email us at [email protected] .

28/06/2023

Despite the recent wet weather, we did get a fine day for our recent student tours at Maroondah Reservoir Park. The spillway was overflowing and the "Maroondah Falls" were thundering. Thanks Steve for the photos! We look forward to our next tour in July with a school from Hong Kong.

29/05/2023

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Celebrate World Environment Day by learning about the fascinating platypus with the Healesville Environmental Watch Inc (HEWI). Find out where to look for platypus and how you too can become a citizen scientist to help our unique monotreme.HEWI is a local group organisation with a passion for conser...

17/01/2023

Throwback time! Here's a favourite from June '22.

Have you ever wondered what a greater glider looks like when it glides? 🤯

Unlike other gliders, the membrane in the greater glider only goes to the elbow. To glide they tuck their hands under their chin and push out their elbows! 🦅

25/08/2022

Yarra Ranges Council began fauna monitoring in their bushland reserves with motion sensor cameras in 2015. This webinar will cover: • an overview of the fauna monitor program • species regularly observed • what we do with the information gathered • Q&A