We braved the wild, wintery, and wet weather travelling to Point Cook's wetlands last week. Conservation Volunteers Australia in partnership with BHP Billiton are looking after this conservation project and are doing some terrific work in small teams in the area...For those of you unfamiliar to the area, Point Cook Coastal Park is located 20 km southwest of Melbourne, and is a popular destination for birdwatchers... it
features abundant birdlife, a historic bluestone homestead, intertidal sand banks and a Marine Reserve. Parks Victoria have recorded over 250 fauna species which is fairly impressive considering it's proximity to the city.We first stumbled upon the work CVA perform researching volunteers and groups which are involved in weed control and environmental monitoring including bird surveys in Australia.
Oliver captured these few pictures of the team hard at work... Overall a very rewarding and interesting day.
Definitely worth a day trip and if you have some free time give CVA, and more importantly our environment a hand!
