Environment

Threatened grasshopper jumps into new habitat

August 17th, 2022 - Carol Saffer

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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Coming together for the Maribyrnong River

July 13th, 2022 - Rhonda Dredge

Those who love the Maribyrnong will be having a forum on July 20 to gather support for the appointment of a riverkeeper.

Raptor in Royal Park

June 15th, 2022 - Carol Saffer

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.

New harvest for Citywide

June 15th, 2022 - Rhonda Dredge

Sometimes at about noon there will be a long line of street sweepers arriving from the CBD to offload their “harvest” at a large, rather complex wash plant at the Dynon Rd depot.

Spike in toxic mushrooms prompts health warning

May 18th, 2022 - Brendan Rees

Recent rain has led to an outbreak of toxic mushrooms in Parkville and surrounding neighbourhoods with a local vet reporting pets had fallen ill.

Labor pledges $2.84 million to Moonee Ponds Creek restoration

May 18th, 2022 - Sophie Berrill

Federal Labor has promised to spend more on efforts to transform the Moonee Ponds Creek into a “natural Melbourne icon” if Anthony Albanese is elected on May 21.

Wildlife corridors

April 13th, 2022 - Jacqui van Heerden

Animals have always roamed on this earth, the bison herds across the plains in North America, the wildebeest and elephants across Africa.

Good news for recycling glass

April 13th, 2022 - Rhonda Dredge

A new glass recycling plant has been put through its paces over the past three months and the guys down at the Dynon Rd depot are pleased with its performance.

Federal Member for the seat of Maribyrnong Bill Shorten has announced that a victorious Labor Government would provide residents of the Flemington Public Housing Estate with direct access to renewable energy through the installation of a new community battery.