Saturday, February 4, 2012

Summer by the Sea 2012 – your chance to connect with the coast

December 8, 2011 by  
Filed under Education, Featured

For anyone looking for kids holiday activities and keen to connect with the coast on a low budget, Christmas comes in January… January 2nd to 22nd to be precise. During that 3 weeks an incredible range of fun learning opportunities are available through the Summer by the Sea program brought to you by Coastcare Victoria. [...]

Sand crab at Holloway Bend

June 18, 2011 by  
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We’re so lucky to have such a beautiful Bay with all its fascinating critters. Better still we’ve got someone to turn to if we don’t know a critter’s name. The Melbourne Museum Discovery Centre has an excellent free service in species identification. All you need to do is email a good picture of your mystery [...]

Cart-rut shell found at Middle Brighton

June 3, 2011 by  
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Year 9 students of Shelford Girls’ College conducted shoreline shell and litter surveys at Middle Brighton today. Shells found were typical of the species gathered by Boon Wurrung (traditional owners) from shore platforms along the east coast of the Bay. They included abalone, turbos, and several species of limpets. But the most notable find was [...]

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