Environment - General

Greater Gliders find new homes (September 2023)

A research project aiming to strengthen the population of Greater Gliders, the largest gliding mammal in Australia, has been completed in Latrobe City. Until early 2018, numbers of Gliders recorded in the Victorian Biodiversity Atlas were low, with the 2019/20 bushfires also impacting previously recorded populations in East Gippsland. Visit page ...

The Strzelecki Koala and Fire (March 2023)

During the Fire Season all of us, particularly people living in bush and farm areas, need to be alert and ready with their fire plan. It is a very dangerous time so how does the Strzelecki koala cope when they smell smoke and experience flames? Visit page ...

Strzelecki Koala (October 2022)

Our incredible Strzelecki Koala is so suited to living in eucalyptus trees. Like all koalas, it has an anatomy that through time, has developed for that purpose Visit page ...

Greater Glider population thrown a lifeline in Latrobe (April 2022)

The Greater Glider possum population has been thrown a lifeline in Latrobe due to work by Latrobe Catchment Landcare Network, Latrobe City Council, Federation University and Greening Australia Visit page ...

Strzelecki Koala (February 2022)

Strzelecki koalas are unique and very special because unlike most koalas in Victoria they have a diverse genetic makeup. Visit page ...

Out There with the Natives - The Lyrebird Walk (February 2022)

Looking for a place to visit over the summer months? Somewhere cool and green on a warm day? Visit page ...

Something unique in our back yard (September 2021)

Churchill sits on the edge of one of the core habitat areas for a rather unique animal - the Strzelecki/South Gippsland koala. Visit page ...