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Directory Subjects (Nature or Community):
Nature Subjects:
Amphibian, Reptiles & Herpetological
Bird
Fauna (general)
Flora
Fish
Fungi
Geology
Invertebrates
Lakes of Melbourne
Native Nurseries
Nature & Environmental (general)
Reservoirs of Melbourne
Water
Water Saving
Water Quality
Community Subjects:
Friends Groups & NGO's
History
Indigenous Australian Community:
- Kulin Nation
- William Barak
- Wurundjeri
Public Venues of Victoria
Federal Government
Victorian State Government:
- Community
- Water & Catchment Authorities
- General
Amphibian, Reptiles & Herpetological Links
Amphibia Web
Amphibian Research Centre (frogs.org)
Darebin Creek Froggers - check out the DCMC Frog Facts Sheet
Frog Watch
Frogland
Frogs of Australia
Frogs of Victoria (frog list)
JCU Herpetological Directory (recommended - follow links to Australian Herpetological Societies and much more)
Living Under World
Melbourne Museum "Frogs"
Project Corroboree
The Field Guide to Frog Groups of Australia
The ACRade online frog shop
Victorian Frog Group
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Bird Links
Birds Australia
Birds Australia - Victoria ("Blabblersnest")
Birdata
Birdlife International
Birdphotos Website
Australian Raptor Association
Australian Seabird Group
Australasian Wader Studies Group
Birds in Backyards
Melbourne Museum "Birds"
Friends of Herring Island - follow links to "Native Birds of Herring Island"
Braeside Bird Observers Club of Australia (BAYCOBA) - link to Bird Lists
Friends of Bushy Park Wetlands (follow links to birds)
The Birding Shop
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Fauna Links (general)
Clinical Toxicology Resources (for information about poisonous fauna & effects)
Melbourne Museum "Life in Water"
Melbourne museum "BIOINFORMATICS"
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Flora Links
Australian Conservation Foundation
Australasian Native Orchard Society
Burnley College Melbourne Uni, horticultural education & training. If you can afford it they have an extensive plant directory.
Conservation Volunteers Australia
Flora For Fauna planting to attract fauna to your gardens
Flora of Victoria specialise in native grasses
Greening Directory
Merri Creek Aquatic and Semi-Aquatic Planting Guide pdf (Bainbridge, 1999 MCMC & Moreland City Council)
Museum Victoria "Plants"
Natural Resources Conservation League of Victoria
Permaculture Melbourne
Sustainable Gardening Australia
Trust for Nature
Victorian National Parks Association Inc.
Wildflowers of Whittlesea
Whittlesea Indigenous Plants List
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Fish Links
Fisheries Co-Managment of Victoria
Native Fish Australia (go to "fish files" for species info & photos)
Melbourne Aquarium
Victorian National Parks Association
Victoria's Recreational Fishing Peak Body
Fisheries Research & Development Corporation
Melbourne Museum "Fishes"
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Friends Groups & NGO's
Alphabetical Listing
Bend of Islands Landcare Group
Bend of Islands Conservation Association
Boroondara - Gardiners Lions Club
Candlebark Community Nursery
Maintenance Compound of Croydon Golf Club,
Dorset Road in Croydon
Phone / fax (03) 9727 0594 email
CERES Community Environment Park (Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strategies),
Collingwood Children's Farm
Collingwood Children's Farm Landcare Group
Darebin Creek Management Committee
PO Box 5093, Alphington VIC 3078 (03) 9499 4454 (03) 9499 3486
Darebin Parklands Association
Graeme Martin t: 9499 3849
Eltham Central Landcare Group
Environment Defenders Office Victoria - an independent, non-profit, community legal service, practising in public interest environmental law.
Friends of Back Creek
t: 9836 3779
Friends of Baluk Willam Flora Reserve
Friends of Barak Bushland
Carolyn Mellor 0417 586 202
Friends of Barak Reserve
Friends of Baw Baw National Park
Alan Wood 5195 5321 PO Box 3084, Traralgon South 3844
Friends of Braeside Park
Friends of Bungalook Conservation Reserves
Graeme, Tel: 8711 3454
Friends of Bushy Park Wetlands
Friends of Candlebark Walk Reserve
ibgraham@bigpond.com.au
Ian, Tel: 9723 2255
Friends of Darebin Creek
Friends of Diamond Creek
Friends of Diamond Creek (Eltham)
Sue Dyet - 9439 1175
7 Leonard Crescent ELTHAM VIC 3095
Friends of Edwardes Lake
see Edwardes Lake Environment Improvement Plan (NEIP)
Marianna Pettolino - Tel: 0407 327 367
Friends of Gardiners Creek Valley Inc.
email: Ray @ FOGCV Phone Ray 9889 7419 or Rodina 9885 4848
Friends of Glass Creek Parklands
mckenziehome@netspace.net.au
Tel : 0425 813 646
Friends of Gum Glade Reserve
Mr Watson - 9431 2635
7 Gum Glade ELTHAM VIC 3095
Friends of Harris Gully Reserve
Friends of Herring Island
Damian Curtain (03) 9428 8620, 7 Shamrock Street, RICHMOND 3121
Friends of Loughies Bushland
Carol, Tel: 9870 8126
Friends of Merri Creek
Friends of Newport Lakes
Friends of Pigeon Bank Creek
Friends of Salt Creek and Associated Parklands
mailto:h.burley@latrobe.edu.au
Dr Henry Burley
9458 1872
Friends of Walmer Street Bushland
cwrover@alphalink.com.au
Valerie, Tel: 9855 0143
Friends of Warrandyte State Park
Peter Curry, PO Box 220, Warrandyte 3113 (03) 9844 2659
Friends of Wattle Ward
Fay Gravenall, 41 Viewhill Crescent, Eltham 3095
Phone: (03) 9439 8961.
Friends of Westbreen Creek
Friends of Westgarthtown
Friends of Westgate Park
Friends of Willsmere Park & Kew Billabong
Tony Michael Tel: 9859 6902
Friends of Wilson Reserve
rbender@netlink.com.au
Robert, Tel: 9606 2283
Friends of Wittons Reserve
Dale Worlley
3 Brambleberry Lane
Churnside Park VIC 3116
Friends of Wurundjeri Gardens
Ms Dorothy Sutherland
Indigereedoo
Richard Grey Tel: 0417 510 299
Maroondah Bushlinks
MarBushOz@hotmail.com
Maureen, Tel: 9876 3094
Merri Creek Management Committee (MCMC)
8 Lee Street, Brunswick East VIC 3057 t: 9380 8199
Merri & Edgars Creek Confluence Area Restoration Group (MECCARG)
Nic and Dave 9354 9664 or email: meccarg@hotmail.com
Merri & Edgars Creek Parklands Group
Mount Pleasant - Research Landcare Group
Moonee Ponds Creek Co-ordination Committee
Mullum Mullum Bushcare Group
mailto:dmor7317@bigpond.net.au
Dale, Tel: 9870 1060
Natural Resources Conservation League of Victoria (NRCLV)
North Warrandyte (Osborne Peninsula) Landcare Group Incorporated
Riverlands Conservation Society of Heidelberg
Rosanna Parklands Protection Association
Pam McIntyre - 9459 3865
4 Bachli Crt, Rosanna. 3084
Victorain National Parks Association Inc. (VNPA)
Warranwood Reserve Committee of Management
mailto:WarranwoodRes@hotmail.com
Margaret, Tel: 9876-309
Warringal Conservation Society
contact John D'Aloia 9457 3250
email: wcs@warringal.org.au
Wattle Glen and District Landcare Group
Wonga Park Environment Group
Jacqui, Tel: 9722 1775
Yarra Riverkeeper Association
Greg Hunt, National Manager Ph: (61 3) 9347 3810 M: 0427 194 927
Level 1, The Green Building, 60 Leicester Street, Carlton Victoria 3053
greghunt@waterkeepers.org.au
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Fungi
Australian National Botanical Gardens Fungi Website
Fungimap
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Geology Links
Geological Society of Australia
Geological Society of Australia (Vic) Victoria Branch
Victorian Resources Online
Interactive Maps - powered by MapShare
DCMC Parklands "Geology"
Edgars Creek sites: terrace, waterfall & dolomite nodules (Victorian Resources Online's reports)
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Federal Government Links
Australian Government Environment & Resources
Infoterra Australia - guide to Environment Resources online
Environment Protection & Heritage Council
Environment Protection & Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Department of Environment & Heritage
Environment Portal
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Victorian State Water & Water Catchment Authority Links
Barwon Region Water Authority
Central Gippsland Region Water Authority
Central Highlands Region Water Authority
City West Water
Coliban Region Water Authority
Corangamite Catchment Management Authority
East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority
East Gippsland Region Water Authority
Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority
Glenelg Region Water Authority
Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority
Goulburn Valley Region Water Authority
Goulburn-Murray Water Authority
Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water Authority
Lower Murray Water Authority
Mallee Catchment Management Authority
Melbourne Water Corporation
North Central Catchment Management Authority
North East Catchment Management Authority
North East Region Water
Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority
Portland Coast Region Water Authority
South East Water
South Gippsland Region Water Authority
South West Water Authority
Southern Rural Water
Sunraysia Rural Water Authority
West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority
Western Water
Westernport Region Water Authority
Wimmera Catchment Management Authority
Yarra Valley Water
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Victorian State Government - Community Links
Aboriginal Affairs
Community Building
Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE)
Department for Victorian Communities
Grants@DVC
Heritage Victoria
History of Victoria
Information Victoria Bookshop
Linking Victoria
Local Government Victoria
Multicultural Directory
Office of Community Building
Partnerships Victoria
Sport and Recreation Victoria
Together We Do Better
VICNET - Victoria's Community Network
Victoria Grants Commission
Visit Victoria
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Victorian State Government - General Links
Victorian Local Government Online Directory
Information Victoria
Central Coastal Board
Centre for Forest Tree Technology
Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability
Biotechnology
Country Fire Authority
Department of Primary Industries
Department of Sustainability and Environment
Ecorecycle Victoria
Environment Gateway
Environment Protection Authority
Falls Creek Alpine Resort Management Board
Fisheries Co-Management Council
Geospatial Connections
Gippsland Coastal Board
Gippsland Ports Committee of Management
GoScience
Greenhouse Site
Information Victoria
Lake Mountain Alpine Resort Management Board
Land Channel
Mt Baw Baw Alpine Resort
Mt Buller Alpine Resort
Mt Hotham Alpine Resort
Mt Stirling Alpine Resort
Office of Science and Technology
Our Water Our Future
Parks Victoria
Phillip Island Nature Park Board of Management
Port of Melbourne
Royal Botanic Gardens
Sustainable Energy Authority Victoria
Trust For Nature
Victorian Catchment Management Council
Victorian Coastal Council
Victorian Environmental Assessment Council
Victorian Greenhouse Strategy
Water Safety
Western Coastal Board
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History Links
Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies
Australian Society of Archivists Inc.
Brunswick Historical Society
Coburg Historical Society
Federation of Australian Historical Societies Inc.
Genealogical Society of Victoria
Heritage Council Victoria
History Teachers Association of Victoria
National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
Public Record Office Victoria
Royal Australian Historical Society
Royal Historical Society of Victoria
State Library of Victoria
University of Melbourne Archives
Victorian Government History Site
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Indigenous Australian Community Links
Monash University Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Assessment
Agreements, Treaties and Negotiated Settlements Project (ATNS)
Australian Government Indigenous Portal
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Studies (AIATSIS)
Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation
Central Land Council
National Library of Australia "Mura Gadi"
Koori Heritage Trust
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Wurundjeri Links
Moreland Post-Contact Aboriginal Heritage Study April 2006 (pdf)
Yarra Healing - Wurundjeri
Wikipedia Wurundjeri
Bunjilaka, Melbourne Museum "A Message from the Wurundjeri"
Oonah Learning Center, Swinburne
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Kulin Nation Links
Yarra Healing - Kulin Nation
@ Museum Victoria website:
Bunjilaka
How the Yarra was Formed - Kulin Creation Story
Seasonal Calandars for the Melbourne Area (Herring Island)
Seven Seasons of the Kulin People (Museum Victoria)
Aboriginal Lands
Aboriginal Plant Use(Museum Victoria pdf)
ATNS Agreements Database
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William Barak Links
@ National Gallery of Victoria website:
Barak My Uncle - by Joy Murphy-Wandin
Barak's Subject Matter
Life of Barak
Remembering Barak
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Invertebrate Links
Australian Aquatic Invertebrates
Australian Museum "Invertebrate Zoology"
Bugwise
Ecowatch "Invertebrates"
Melbourne Museum
- "Freshwater Invertebrates"
- Land Invertebrates"
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Native Nurseries Links
NB: The following list is to external weblinks only - many excellent nusrseries don't have websites. Go to our flora webpage for a complete list & contacts of native nurseries & indigenous plant resources.
Bungalook Nursery
CERES Permaculture & Bushfoods Nursery
Candlebark Community Nursery email
Earth's Backyard Nursery
Friends of Braeside Park
Greg's indigenous Plants & Landscapes
Greenlink Nursery at Box Hill
Keelbundoora Nursery
Native Nursery Directory
The Greening Directory
Whitehorse Community Indigenous Plant Project
Victorian Indigenous Nurseries Cooperative
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Nature & Environmental Links (general)
Alternative Technology Association
Australian Wildlife Cam
Banksia Environmental Foundation
Darebin Creek Management Committee's fact sheets
Eco-shout
Eco Tourism Australia
Environment Defenders Office -
an independent, non-profit, community legal service, practising in public interest environmental law.
Environment Victoria
Greenfleet Australia
Greenpages Australia
Indigenous Flora and Fauna Association
Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria
Melbourne Wildlife Sanctuary
Moreland Energy Foundation
Northern Alliance for Greenhouse Action
Sustainable Gardening Australia
The Greening Directory
Wildlife Link
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Public Venues of Victoria Links
Herring Island
Libraries Victoria
Melbourne Wildlife Sanctuary
Museum Victoria
National Gallery of Victoria
Parks Victoria
Royal Botanic Gardens
Scienceworks and the Melbourne Planetarium
State Library of Victoria
Zoological Parks and Gardens
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Water Links
Also see under Government for Victorian State Water & Water Catchment Authority Links - click here.
Australian Society for Limnology
Australian Water Association
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Department of Sustainability & environment "Groundwater"
eWater
Fisheries Co-Management Council
Our Water Our Future
River Landscapes
River Landscape fact sheets
Victorian Water Resources Data Warehouse (State gov)
Waterwatch Melbourne
Waterwatch Victoria
Waterwatch Australia
Water Studies Centre, Monash University
Water Safety
Water - Learning & Living (SA)
Western Treatment Plant at Werribee
Yarra River & Catchments Bibliography (Monash University)
Yarra River Ecological Study (CRC)
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Water Saving Links
CERES Water Trail
Green Plumbers
Museum Victoria "Water Smart Home"
Our Water Our Future
Savewater
Water Matters
Yarra Valley Water
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Water Quality Information Links
Also check out what your local council is doing.
Waterwatch Melbourne
Waterwatch Victoria
Waterwatch Australia
River Landscapes "Improving Water Quality - Fact Sheet"
Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria
Saltwatch
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Major Lakes of Melbourne Links
Albert Park Lake
Bridgewater Lakes
Lake Bellfield
Lake Cobbler
Lake Dartmouth
Lake Eildon
Lake Monibeong
Lake Surprise
Lake Wartook
Lysterfield Lake
Pink Lakes
Sanatorium Lake
Swan Lake
Tali Karng
Tower Hill Lake
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Major Reservoirs of Melbourne Links
Cardinia Reservoir
Greenvale Reservoir Thomson Reservoir
Maroondah Reservoir
O'Shannassy Reservoir
Silvan Reservoir
Sugarloaf Reservoir
Upper Yarra Reservoir
Yan Yean Reservoir
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