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Western Port Biosphere

WEBThe Mornington Peninsula and Western Port Biosphere Reserve is located South East of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It has a combined area of 2,142 square kilometres and …

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URL: https://www.biosphere.org.au/our-biosphere/western-port-biosphere/

Our Team and Board

WEBThe Biosphere Foundation’s team is based at the office in Hastings. Our team comprises: CEO: Mel Barker. Scientific Officer: Stephen Brend. Project Manager: Lucy Kyriacou. …

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Sustainable Future

WEBEnvironmental sustainability. Environmental sustainability is when all actions enhance and protect environmental health upon which human health and the economy depend.

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Growing Connections

WEBThe Growing Connections project, supported by the Australian Government, ran from 2012-2017 with the aim of connecting and improving habitat corridors in the Western Port …

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Protect the Biosphere

WEBThe Ramsar Awareness Project is funded by the Victorian Government and launched in conjunction with the Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority. For …

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Southern Brown Bandicoot Recovery Program

WEBThe Recovery Program was started in 2003 and continued through the Growing Connections project (2012- 2017). In 2020, the Foundation became the secretariat for …

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An update from our Landcare partners

WEBThe Mornington Peninsula Landcare Network’s ‘Greens Bush to Arthurs Seat Biolink’ (GB2AS) is an ongoing project to improve catchment health and address the lack of …

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Water Stewardship

WEBThe program helps participants to improve water management on their properties and to positively influence local waterways. Contact our Water Stewardship Project Officer, …

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New Regenerative Agriculture Video Series

WEBHave you heard people talking about regenerative agriculture, and wondered exactly what it is, and whether it could work on your farm? A series of eight short videos on the key …

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Indigenous Vegetables

WEBTwo particularly useful plants are indigenous to our Biosphere and are part of the Sustainable Indigenous Garden at the Down’s Estate Community Farm. Warrigal …

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The Biosphere’s Bandicoots

WEBStephen Brend- Project Officer Recently, we heard an intriguing report of a bandicoot at Woolley Beach. Our first thought was that the animal would be an Agile Antechinus, but …

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Bandicoot Translocations, one step closer

WEBBy Stephen Brend- Project Science Officer. Our project “Can the Bandicoot Cross the Road?”, an assessment of the feasibility of using translocation as a conservation tool for …

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Challenges & Achievements

WEBThe Western Port Biosphere faces several sustainable development challenges. Human pressures on the biosphere reserve include: Pollution and waste management. Water …

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Community Forums

WEBAs one of only 5 UNESCO Biospheres in Australia and the only one in south-eastern Australia, the Western Port Biosphere Reserve is a unique asset for Victoria. The …

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Phillip Island Nature Parks and Western Port Biosphere Create …

WEBThe Western Port Biosphere Foundation and Phillip Island Nature Parks (PINP) will partner to build awareness of the Biosphere’s globally recognised environmental value and to …

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ANNUAL REPORT 2021

WEBThe international UNESCO Biosphere network celebrates its 50th Anniversary in 2021. Now recognising 727 biosphere reserves around the world, UNESCO undertook a substantial …

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Hastings named Australia’s most sustainable Community

WEBHastings named Australia’s most sustainable Community. September 13, 2021. Keep Australia Beautiful has announced the Victorian finalist Hastings as the winner of the …

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