Summer by the Sea 2012 – your chance to connect with the coast
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. [...]
Cart-rut shells alive and well in Brighton
November 12, 2011 by BayKeeper
Filed under Featured, Wild Things
A Baykeeper shoreline shell survey found a large Cart-rut shell (Thais orbita) at Holloway Bend earlier this year, suggesting the species may still live in the area. This species was central to the ban on use of Tributyltin (TBT) as an anti-foulant on vessels less that 25m in Victoria in 1989. International studies had shown [...]
New designs for stormwater litter traps
One of the best things in a Baykeeper’s day is meeting people who happily walk the talk. So it was quite a buzz this week to see Ross Headifen install a litter trap which he designed for the stormwater outfall at Albert Park beach. Better still, he’d already installed several other traps on City of [...]
