Show threadPeter Riley15h ago

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-15/how-to-replace-your-lawn-with-native-plants/106642258

Also listen to
https://www.3cr.org.au/killyourlawn

#3CR #communityradio #Gardening #Indigenousplants #KillYourLawn #revegetation #rewilding #solarpunk

Sick of maintaining your lawn? Transform it into a native garden

Many of us are looking to create a native garden as a lower maintenance, more sustainable and often cheaper alternative.

Peter RileyMar 14

Aka “Mosaic burning” https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-14/cultural-burning-practices-return-to-yuwibara-country/106440144

#CulturalBurning #firstNations #revegetation #Yuwibara

'Sleeping' Indigenous burning technique awakens in Cape Hillsborough

A practice that has helped care for land for more than 60,000 years returns to Yuwibara Country in north Queensland. 

ABC FeedsMar 1

Survey shows successful reintroduction of eastern quolls to mainland Australia
By Gavin McGrath

Once dubbed the Australian "native cat", the eastern quoll was abundant before it was completely wiped out on mainland Australia.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-01/eastern-quoll-breeding-in-western-victoria/106380674

#Conservation #Marsupials #Revegetation #Pests #Biology #BiologicalDiversity #GavinMcGrath

Survey shows successful reintroduction of eastern quolls to mainland Australia

Once dubbed the Australian "native cat", the eastern quoll was abundant before it was completely wiped out on mainland Australia. 

Peter RileyFeb 27

#Warralilly - near Geelong - eight hectares of restored species of wallaby grass, spear grass and the weeping grass Microlaena stipoides.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-28/native-grasslands-victoria-endangered-restoration-seed-demand/106391114

#Grasslands #mullaMulla #Revegetation #Rewilding #Themeda

Show threadPeter RileyJan 5

Tree-mend-us
Or Feel the heat on the street
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-06/clyde-tree-canopy-requirement-casey-council/106174988

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-14/melbourne-west-heat-island-tree-canopy-coverage-heatwave/101821110

#Canopy #ClimateChange #HeatIsland #Heatwave #Revegetation #UrbanDesign

How this new Melbourne suburb is dodging baking heat in summer

Thousands of young trees dot the streets and front gardens of this outer Melbourne suburb as part of a neighbourhood-wide push to create more shade and curb the urban heat island effect.

ABC News
Show threadPeter RileyJan 5

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-06/council-criticised-for-removing-illegal-trees-from-dunes/106174826

#Ecology #FirstNations #Revegetation #SandDunes

Council criticised for removing 'illegally planted' trees from sensitive sand dunes

A Queensland council is being criticised for uprooting unauthorised saplings from sand dunes amid a long-running vegetation battle.

ABC News
Show threadPeter RileyDec 11

Wildlife friendly gardens https://www.wires.org.au/what-we-do/wildlife-information/general-information/wildlife-friendly-gardens

Bird attracting plants and trees
https://aussiebirdcount.org.au/gardening/

Bird Friendly Gardens
https://birdlife.org.au/discover-birds/birds-in-your-backyard/bird-friendly-garden/

MerriCreek History
https://www.friendsofmerricreek.org.au/merri-creek-history

#AussieBirdCount #gardening #MerriCreek #revegetation #rewilding #WildLife

Wildlife Friendly Gardens

Create a wildlife-friendly garden that supports urban wildlife by using native plants, providing water sources, and avoiding chemicals to foster a thriving ecosystem.

Show threadPeter RileyDec 10

Plants of the Merri - #AcaciaPycnantha
06th December 2025
Text and photographs by Chris Clarke

https://www.friendsofmerricreek.org.au/index.cfm?module=news&pagemode=indiv&page_id=3210406

#Acacia #GoldenWattle #merriCreek #revegetation #rewilding #WattleTree

Plants of the Merri - Acacia pycnantha

Discover more about this Acacia species....

Friends of Merri Creek
Show threadPeter RileyDec 1

Biodiversity is how a variety of all living things (plants, animals and fungi) interact within ecosystems to maintain balance and to support life. Ecology is inherently complex.

https://landscapeaustralia.com/articles/designing-for-biodiversity-what-does-it-actually-mean-in-practice/?

#Biodiversity #ecology #Revegetation #UrbanPlanning

Designing for biodiversity – what does it actually mean in practice?

In recent years, “biodiversity” has become a buzzword in landscape architecture. But in practice, what does it mean to design for it – and do landscape architects always understand the complexities of applying a biodiverse approach in today’s modified urban environments?

Landscape Australia
Peter RileyDec 1

Gardens For Wildlife

https://www.hume.vic.gov.au/Residents/Environment/Living-Green/Gardens-for-Wildlife

#BloomScrolling #Butterflies #Gardens #PaperDaisy #Pollinators #Revegetation #ReWilding #Wildlife