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Pinkerton Forest
Pinkerton Landcare & Environment Group (PLEG) is concerned with the restoration of native grasslands and grassy grey-box woodlands, including the grassy woodland of Pinkerton Forest, the nearby native grassland in Mulla Mulla Grasslands (Bush's Paddock) and of the adjacent section of the Werribee River Volcanic Gorge, (which adjoins Western Water Treatment Plant at Surbiton Park) within the Shire of Melton, Victoria, Australia.
Rare Wide-faced Darner Dragonfly image taken by Citizen Scientist, Nora Peters.
Rare diagnostic photographs of the Wide-faced Darner Dragonfly taken by Citizen Scientist, Nora Peters.
Some spectacular images have been taken by Nora Peters (member of Pinkerton Landcare and Environment Group) while on a recent visit to Mulla Mulla Grasslands, Mt. Cottrell Road, Mt. Cottrell on 8 April 2012. Especially exciting is the image of the Wide-faced Darner Dragonfly, as according to the scientists "diagnostic photographs of this species are non-existent."
Another visit to MullaMulla Paddock
I went to Bush's Paddock yesterday for about an hour, could only find spiders and the caterpillars....not the dragonfly, will try again on the next hot day...
Stage 5 Yaloke Escarpment
Ecological Restoration of the Werribee River Volcanic Gorge 2011
Stage 5
The Department of Sustainability and Environment (Vision for Werribee Plains) has awarded a grant of $ 32,900 to Pinkerton Landcare and Environment Group (PLEG) toward the ecological restoration of the Werribee River Volcanic Gorge.
Flora and Fauna Report
Western Water and Shire of Melton commissioned Ecology Australia Pty Ltd to conduct a flora and fauna assessment of Pinkerton Forest and Mulla Mulla Grasslands (Bush's Paddock). Download the Report |
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We would like to recognise the ongoing support of Western Water in our work to protect and enhance Pinkerton Forest, Werribee River and the Old Sludge Paddock (Biolink). |
Our Journal
- Sludge Paddock Restoration Project
- Section 173 Agreement between Melton Shire and Western Water
- A Walk in the Dark at Pinkerton Forest
- PLEG protects volcanic plains woodlands and grasslands
- Community Day at Mulla Mulla Grassland
- Paddock Deep ... Mountain High
- Precious Places: Our Remnant Woodlands
- Integrated control of serrated tussock on a native grassland, bush’s paddock. Or more than one way to kill a cat !