Tag: Parks Victoria
Volunteers muck in to preserve Wyndham grasslands
Refugee volunteers are rolling their sleeves up to help save an important native grassland in Wyndham.
The group, from the Karen community, is working with...
Werribee garden program bears fruit
An innovative Werribee garden program has been honoured at the Victorian Premier’s Sustainability Awards.
The Working beyond the Boundaries program, which gives refugee communities volunteering...
New life for Serendip
A wetland habitat for birds at Serendip Sanctuary, located near the You Yangs, has been rejuvenated thanks to a $27,000 contribution from two community...
You Yangs tourism plan
Parks Victoria is exploring options to revitalise You Yangs Regional Park and Serendip Sanctuary and it wants your help.
The two sites help protect and...
Peek into the past at Werribee Mansion
Visitors to the Werribee Mansion will be able to get a glimpse into the past during the upcoming Open House Westside event.
More than 20...
Goat shot by arrow at You Yangs
A goat shot with a bow and arrow in the You Yangs National Park has been euthanased by Parks Victoria rangers.
A bushwalker found the...
Stables toilet plan rejected
Parks Victoria won’t proceed with a proposal to install toilets within the Point Cook Homestead Precinct stables.
Architects last year completed a heritage impact statement...
Hsar thrives as new Werribee Park ranger
Nine years ago, Hsar Thein arrived in Australia after growing up in a refugee camp on the Thailand-Burma border.
He was 16, couldn’t speak English...
Seniors blossom in the garden
Senior citizens from the Point Cook Village showed off their green thumbs at Werribee Park on Monday, as part of the annual Victorian Seniors...
My Wyndham: Jarred Parsons
Jarred Parsons has spent his life in the western suburbs, but only became a Wyndham resident 13 years ago. The 41-year-old Parks Victoria communications...
Point Cook Homestead gets an overhaul
Parks Victoria will spruce up the Point Cook Homestead in an effort to secure a new long-term tenant for the site, two years after...
Plans to give new life to Point Cook Homestead
Parks Victoria is looking to breathe new life into Point Cook Homestead almost a year after its former tenants went into liquidation.
Parks Victoria district...
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A Shaw thing
Wyndham councillor Mia Shaw will once again don the mayoral robes after holding off a challenge from Cr Peter Maynard.
Seven of the eleven...
