Environment
Take part in a wren-watch to protect local birdlife
The Superb Fairy-wren polled 400,000 votes to win the Guardian Australia/Birdlife Australia bird of the year for 2021.
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Threatened grasshopper jumps into new habitat
The Matchstick Grasshopper is an example of a “morabine” grasshopper, an Australian family of flightless grasshoppers found nowhere else in the world.
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Grazing goats help sunbaking skinks in Royal Park
A herd of goats is spending winter in Royal Park, but they are there to work and not to frolic.
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Public survey open on Princes Park stormwater harvesting project
The City of Melbourne is calling on residents to provide comments and feedback on its proposed stormwater harvesting project for Princes Park.
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Give your garments a longer life
Each year Australians acquire an average of 27 kilograms of new clothing per person and discard around 23 kilograms of clothing into landfill.
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Trees cut down along the centre of Lygon St
The City of Melbourne began stage two of its Lygon St Centre Median Upgrade project on Thursday, June 16, with the removal of 20 London Plane trees between Queensberry and Pelham streets.
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Raptor in Royal Park
Ken Tay, a self-taught amateur photographer, started photographing in Royal Park two to three years ago for two hours of freedom and sanity each day during lockdown.
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Big baby news for Melbourne Zoo
The pitter-patter of not so small feet will be heard at Melbourne Zoo next year with three of the zoo’s endangered Asian elephants pregnant.
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Spring nesting in full swing at Royal Park
With spring nesting season in full swing, inner city locals are enjoying the array of native birds on display at Royal Park.
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Nature providing the best lockdown entertainment for inner-city residents
As lockdown continues in the City of Melbourne, many inner-city residents are discovering a keen interest in the nature found outside their doorsteps.
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East Melbourne’s fighting spirit on show at 72nd AGM
Fruit bat electrocutions in Parkville prompt CitiPower to take action
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