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Warringal Conservation Society

Providing wildlife habitat is important for supporting fauna and retaining ecological diversity, especially if it involves indigenous planting. We love the concept of individual homes creating a stepping stones which build into a wildlife corridor. Participants in the program are...

WCS opposed the development of a function centre at this iconic property on the Banyule Flats escarpment. Our environmental concerns were the loss of trees and habitat, the impact of car park and water tanks on the view from the...

Warringal Conservation Society has written several letters to State and Federal Politicians about the cruel Opera House nets which are used in Australia to catch yabbies, and which do not allow other wildlife caught in them to escape. Now there...

On National Tree Day WCS celebrates Banyule's own Studleyesis

Endangered in Victoria and of regional significance, this tree is a naturally occurring hybrid of the Swamp Gum (E. ovata) and River Red Gum (E. camaldulensis). Identified in Kew, Viewbank and...

Warringal Conservation Society is getting behind Friends of the Earth's campaign for a new vision for transport in Melbourne. If you would like to see alternatives to megaroads, traffic congestion and fuel fumes read about "Get On Board" at getonboard.org.au.

Plastic free July poster

Plastic pollution is very real and single-use plastics are small but have a large impact. Did you know that half a million straws are used in the world every day, that it’s estimated that 4 trillion plastic bags are used...