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Community restoration day at The Narrows

Join us on National Tree Day to restore and rehabilitate the beautiful Coastal Moonah Woodland in Point Lonsdale on 31 July, 2021 from 10.00am to 12.30pm. There will be revegetation activities, a flora and fauna walk ‘n’ talk and a FREE light lunch at 12.30pm. Meet at The Narrows car park, Access Track 6B, Bellarine Highway, Queenscliff for a 10.00am start. Wear sturdy footwear and BYO water, gardening gloves and…

Wild swans and seagrasses at our 2021 AGM

More than 30 members of the Swan Bay Environment Association attended our 2021 AGM on Friday 26 March. After the formalities were over – the existing committee was re-elected – members were treated to a wonderful performance of Wild Swans by William Vyvyan Murray on his 400-year-old viola. William performs throughout the world as a chamber musician, with his musical arrangements played in concerts in Japan, Singapore, Amsterdam and Berlin….

Indigenous plants on sale Saturday 27 March

The Queenscliffe Indigenous Nursery is holding a sale of its plants on Saturday 27 March 2021 from 9.00am to 12noon. There will be a large range of local indigenous plants available for purchase. You can find our nursery and the plant sale at 79 Nelson Road, Queenscliff. If you have any queries, email queensliffeindigenousnursery@yahoo.com or call Sarah on 0401 281 448.

Notice of AGM 26 March 2021

The annual general meeting of the Swan Bay Environment Association will be held at the Queenscliff Uniting Church Hall on Friday 26 March 2021 at 7:30 pm. The Guest Speaker will be Dr Craig Sherman, who will be talking about the ‘Restoration of intertidal seagrass meadows’. The Committee will put forward a motion at the AGM to increase membership fees. Following careful consideration, the Committee believes an increase in membership…

Meet our new Gardens for Wildlife Coordinator

We are very pleased to welcome Sandra Nowland-Foreman as our new Gardens for Wildlife Coordinator. Sandra has recently relocated to Point Lonsdale from the Macedon Ranges. ‘Nature has been my Primary Teacher’, she says, as she talks about what she has observed and learnt from revegetation activities on her five-acre property. Her volunteer work with the Friends of Bald Hill Reserve and as a Ranger at Hanging Rock Reserve, has…

G4W seeks a coordinator!

What’s G4W? It’s our Gardens for Wildlife program, which aims to encourage residents to provide a habitat for wildlife in their gardens by planting indigenous plants.  The Swan Bay Environment Association is now seeking an enthusiastic person to be the G4W Coordinator. Please read the position description below. If the position interests you, and you think that you can can satisfy the key selection criteria, please send your application to: Eva…

Our award-winning nursery

The Queenscliff Indigenous Nursery was awarded the Community Environment Project of the Year at a ceremony on Australia Day, 26 January. The award was presented to our Nursery Manager, Sarah Roberts, and Rosemary Brown, one of our wonderful nursery volunteers, by the Borough of Queenscliffe’s Mayor, Cr Ross Ebbels. The next day, Committee member, Pauline Nunan, baked a cake for the volunteers to celebrate their win at the nursery.

Weed Warriors go to work

The Narrows Our President, Greg Parry, attended the first of the regular planned weeding events at The Narrows on 1 December. Being the first of many planned events, there were extra formalities, including a welcome from Ross Ebbels, Mayor of the Borough of Queenscliffe. Matt Crawley and Lachlan Forbes from the Bellarine Catchment Network (BCN) described the ecological vegetation classes on the coastal strip at The Narrows, and the dominant…

You can become a Weed Warrior

The Swan Bay Environment Association, Bellarine Catchment Network (BCN) and the Borough of Queenscliffe are partnering in a monthly attack on weeds at The Narrows and the Point Lonsdale Lighthouse Reserve. You are invited to join us, become a Weed Warrior and give nature a helping hand by restoring critical habitat and removing invasive weeds. It’s also a great way for you to get healthy while outdoors. And you won’t…

Our new website is live!

Welcome to our new website, which showcases Swan Bay and the work we do with the community to protect it. There are special features on Swan Bay’s ecology, habitats, birds, fish and other animals. You will also find information on the Wadawurrung people, recent historical events and the threats the bay now faces. A major section on our Queenscliffe Indigenous Nursery includes photo galleries that show and describe many of…