The Balnarring Community Wetlands are about 65 km south of Melbourne.
They are reached from a turnoff at Civic Court at Balnarring Village on the Frankston-Flinders Rd.
15 years ago, parents, teachers and community members in Balnarring formed a sub-committee to develop and manage a wetlands site adjacent to the primary school. The Balbirooroo Community Wetlands Management Plan provides strategic direction for both the school and community in their on-going efforts to enhance and manage the wetlands.
Balbirooroo is a tribal language Koori name for Ibis.
Work at the wetlands has included construction and placement of nest boxes in trees, interpretive signage, and provision of habitat for fauna species, e.g. Growling Grass Frogs.
Regular school and community working bees at the wetlands continue the on-going and large scale revegetation efforts to enhance and develop the wetlands
I visited these beautiful Wetlands on Sunday September 27, 2009. My 3 km exploration included the Koorie Trail, the Ian Wisken Wetland Walk, and the Korra Bun-yan Wetland (Growling Grass Frog).
The Wetlands were originally inhabited by the Bunurong People.
The area is quite extensive, 12 hectares, and includes a large Lagoon, smaller lakes and ponds, intrepretative signs, boardwalks, footbridges, bird-hide, lookout, picnic tables, and viewing platforms.
Adjacent to the Wetlands is the old embankment of the disused Bittern-Red Hill Railway, which operated from 1921 until 1953.
For further details about the Wetlands, visit
http://www.balnarringps.vic.edu.au/wetlands/
See the complete set Photos of of my visit!
They are reached from a turnoff at Civic Court at Balnarring Village on the Frankston-Flinders Rd.
15 years ago, parents, teachers and community members in Balnarring formed a sub-committee to develop and manage a wetlands site adjacent to the primary school. The Balbirooroo Community Wetlands Management Plan provides strategic direction for both the school and community in their on-going efforts to enhance and manage the wetlands.
Balbirooroo is a tribal language Koori name for Ibis.
Work at the wetlands has included construction and placement of nest boxes in trees, interpretive signage, and provision of habitat for fauna species, e.g. Growling Grass Frogs.
Regular school and community working bees at the wetlands continue the on-going and large scale revegetation efforts to enhance and develop the wetlands
I visited these beautiful Wetlands on Sunday September 27, 2009. My 3 km exploration included the Koorie Trail, the Ian Wisken Wetland Walk, and the Korra Bun-yan Wetland (Growling Grass Frog).
The Wetlands were originally inhabited by the Bunurong People.
The area is quite extensive, 12 hectares, and includes a large Lagoon, smaller lakes and ponds, intrepretative signs, boardwalks, footbridges, bird-hide, lookout, picnic tables, and viewing platforms.
Adjacent to the Wetlands is the old embankment of the disused Bittern-Red Hill Railway, which operated from 1921 until 1953.
For further details about the Wetlands, visit
http://www.balnarringps.vic.edu.au/wetlands/
See the complete set Photos of of my visit!
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