Podcasts about Parks Victoria

On Sunday 25 May, we had a Botanic Gardens Week special where John Arnott - Horticulturist, was joined by Clare Hart - Manager, Horticulture, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne; Tex Moon - Ranger Team Leader, Dandenong Ranges Botanic Gardens, Parks Victoria; and Virginia Heywood - Guide, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. We also had other botanical guests calling in from around the country.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

Welcome to the latest episode of The Australian Deer Podcast, where your host Paul Gray is joined by Sean Kilkenny to delve into significant happenings in the deer world. This installment pays tribute to Ken Pierce, a revered figure in deer hunting, whose legacy is fondly remembered throughout the community. His contributions to deer education and advocacy have left a lasting impact that continues to inspire many. Further, the episode touches on the progress made in Tasmania as the Australian Deer Association makes strides in deer management and advocacy. The appointment to the Tasmanian Game Council marks a pivotal moment for deer enthusiasts, providing new opportunities for recreational hunting and public land access. Finally, stay informed with updates on the Great Outdoors Task Force and Parks Victoria, ensuring recreational hunters are aware of changes to land access and management. Join us for thoughtful insights and updates in this month's roundup.

On the agenda this week, councils unite on healthcare; two Gippsland council CEOs have announced their departure; councils getting tough on illegal dumping and unregistered cat breeding; and a review of Parks Victoria announced… what could that mean for councils?Loaded with gratuitous movie titles, Rhys will comment on a few recommendations from the recent Parliamentary Enquiry into local government.Support the showTo learn more about the events, programs, and training offered by the Victorian Local Governance Association (VLGA), please click here. If you'd like to contact us about the podcast, please send us an email to vlga@vlga.org.au or call us on 03 9349 7999

G'day guys, Angus & I catch up on what's been happening, we take a look at Parks Victoria's Spy Cams and a whole lot more. Hope you enjoy :-) Cheers... Mark ⚡️ Podcast Mentions: Parks Victoria Spy Cams https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/spycam-spotted-in-national-park-after-rock-climbing-ban/news-story/ef4ef78c4ea5a4130398dee50bf9a6c1?amp John's Video from Colorado https://youtu.be/WvGpbELfZlA

In March of 2020, days before the world began to lock down, Russell Hill and Carol Clay ventured to Alpine National Park for a camping trip. When over a week passed without a word from them, the families of the elderly pair grew worried. What investigators discovered was a burnt down campsite, but not the campers. What ensued over the next 18 months unfolded as one of Australia's most intriguing missing persons cases - which resulted in uncovering an illicit affair, a brutal murder and raised questions of other mysterious cases of the past. Join our Live Episode! We love our National Parks and we know you do too but when you're out there, remember to enjoy the view but watch your back. Please take a moment to rate and subscribe from wherever you're listening to NPAD! Become part of our Outsider family on Patreon  or Apple Subscriptions to gain access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more. Follow our socials Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. To share a Trail Tale, suggest a story, access merch, and browse our book recommendations - head over to our website. Thank you so much to our partners, check them out! Quince: Use our link to get free shipping and 365-day returns. IQBAR: Text PARK to 64000 to get 20% off all IQBAR products and free shipping. BetterHelp: National Park After Dark is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off. Sources The Missing Campers Podcast – Erin Pearson and Penelope Liersh, Parks Victoria, The Guardian, ABC News, The AGE, ABC, Gazette, AGE, Australian Broadcasting Corporation , Australian Alps National Park

“I found thousands of kangaroo selfies and swamp wallaby selfies, they're up there with my favourites.” Ange is an applied ecologist who has recently returned to research after many years in the public sector. She is undertaking her PhD at Deakin University investigating the interplay of fire and wildlife using camera and video trapping on Wotjobaluk Country in western Victoria.  Mary works as a research officer at Parks Victoria with a focus on threat monitoring. Together, they are testing how artificial intelligence can reduce processing times for the many camera trap images that ecologists must often manage. The Ecological Society of Australia acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. Ange and Mary work on the lands of the Gunaikurnai People, the Bunurong People, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung People of the Kulin Nations, and the Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagalk Nations. Help the ESA support ecology in Australia by donating (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ecolsoc.org.au/get-involved/donate/donation-form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) or by becoming a member (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ecolsoc.org.au/get-involved/become-a-member⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠). The music in this podcast is 'Glow' by Scott Buckley - www.scottbuckley.com.au. Episode image credit - Ange Pestell. Season image credit - Russell Charters.

This Sunday 26th of May is our annual BGANZ Botanic Gardens Day special! Chloe Foster - Horticultural teacher and writer, will be joined by Clare Hart - Manager, Horticulture, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne; Tex Moon - Ranger Team Leader, Dandenong Ranges Botanic Gardens, Parks Victoria; and John Arnott - Manager, Horticulture, Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

The first witnesses are called by the prosecution... In this episode we hear from a Parks Victoria ranger, a weed sprayer, Carol's daughter and the details surrounding Russell Hill and Carol Clay's long-term affairSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Annette Leishman, involved with Blind Sports and Recreation Victoria as well as Parks Victoria, encouraged all to try "Birding By Ear" communing more with nature, for physical and mental healthSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Radio Marinara, the team dive into all things coastal. The team first speak with Dr David Wright about his work to combat erosion in the Mekong Delta, followed by the weekly update from Deakin University's Dr Elodie Camprasse on where the spider crabs are. They also speak with Professor Agustin Sanchez-Arcilla on REST-COAST, an EU-funded project bringing 38 partners together to assess and improve ecosystem services across nine countries. Last, but certainly not least, the team finish up the show with a discussion with Flossy Sperring about the penguins of St Kilda and how Earthcare St Kilda is working with Parks Victoria to develop around the penguin colony.

On Sunday 11th February, Chloe Foster - Horticultural teacher and writer, will be joined by Tex Moon - Ranger TL, Dandenong Ranges Botanic Gardens, Parks Victoria, Russell Larke - Senior Curator of Horticulture, Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, and Emmaline Bowman - STEM Landscape Architecture & Design. The team were also joined by Professor Brett Summerell, plant pathologist and Chief Scientist at Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney, to chat about harlequin bug, cabbage white butterflies and Myrtle Rust research.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.auSunday morning sleep-innerers can catch up on past episodes at 3cr.org.au/gardening or via a podcast app.3CR Community Radio#gardening #communityradio #planttalk #horticulture #botanicgardens #prettyplants #nursery #3CR

I'm honoured to welcome Renee Barnes to the podcast this week. Renee is the founder of The People Paradox, an organisation that supports small to medium sized businesses to set up their people foundations for growth. She has 20 years of strategic and operational People and Culture experience in both public and private organisations, spanning businesses like Marsh Insurance, Parks Victoria, Aesop, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Art Series Hotels and she is a Board Member of Aspergers Victoria. She is passionate about creating engaging workplaces where people are enabled to succeed. Her clients range from Fin Tech, the Music Industry, the Courts, Research and Development Corporations, all the way through to contemporary retail businesses demonstrating her adaptable approach to shaping workforce strategies and people programs that suit her client's needs.  Renee also has a vision to reduce gender disadvantages experienced by mothers whilst on parental leave. She is developing the FOUND Program which is a digital education program that supports and empowers mothers to navigate their matrescence before returning to the workplace to achieve better outcomes for mothers, families, employers and communities.     In this episode, Renee shares her business story. We talk about workplace culture, communication, leadership and how Renee is supporting, educating and coaching mothers to return to work.  WE DISCUSS Meaningful living and Renee talks about what success means to her. Why Renee started The People Paradox. What workplace culture is, how it's influenced and how it's formed in businesses of all sizes. The specific channels that can be used to reform and change workplace culture. How communication is a primary lever of change.  What makes a great business leader? Renee explains matrescence, how it impacts women and the extraordinary work she is doing to support, educate and coach mothers through this period of significant change. How the current ways of working are not working and the importance of creating workplaces that are accessible, flexible and that help people turn up and be the best version of themselves. The importance of helping women step into their personal power and educating mothers on how to use language to make sure they exemplify the skills and capabilities they acquire during time away from the office.  LEAVE A REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS If you enjoy the podcast, I invite you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Let me know how the podcast inspires, empowers and supports you to communicate meaningfully, create success and experience more ease, joy and meaning in your life and business. Leave a review with your favourite episode, biggest learning, most inspiring moment or ‘aha' moment. I invite you to follow or subscribe to the show to be notified when new episodes are released.    SHOW NOTES   Get all episode show notes here:   www.debrashepherd.com.au/debra-shepherd-podcast   CONNECT WITH RENEE www.peopleparadoxhr.com Instagram @found_learningmotherhood CONNECT WITH DEBRA  www.debrashepherd.com.au Instagram @_DebraShepherd      

In this episode, Andrew Christie interviews Kellie Jackson, a member of NatureWest, Marine Care Point Cooke and now also Parks Victoria. We go into a range of topics that concentrate on the local area, and have a chat about some of the experiences and people that have led Kellie to where she is today.

The online booking system for Parks Victoria has crashed leaving those who used the site concerned of a potential data breach.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This winter Parks Victoria is cracking down on organised groups felling river red gums at unprecedented rates.

Sea turtles now having legal rights in Panama, all-terrain wheelchairs, banning gillnets in the Great Barrier Reef, & more! These are some of the stories I go over in this week's episode of The fairly lame. Podcast, your home of good environmental news! Head over to Instagram for daily good news stories that I don't cover in the podcasts! All fairly lame.'s links: https://linktr.ee/fairlylame 4ocean Green Sea Turtle Spotlight: Use Code “FAIRLYLAME” For 20% Off! https://www.4ocean.com/blogs/cause-of-the-month/cotm-green-sea-turtles?rfsn=6871293.82d94d8&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=6871293.82d94d8 This Week's Topics! (0:00) This Month's 4ocean Cause! (1:23) Gillnet Ban In The Great Barrier Reef! (1:57) Sea Turtles Gain Legal Rights In Panama! (4:19) Yale's Interactive Map Of Unknown Species! (5:37) Global Protected Areas Hold 1 Year's Worth Of Emissions! (6:49) All-terrain Wheelchairs! (7:56) Could Fungi Become A Major Construction Material? (9:35) Gillnet Ban In The Great Barrier Reef! https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/05/conservationists-welcome-gillnet-fishing-ban-in-great-barrier-reef-world-heritage-area Sea Turtles Gain Legal Rights In Panama! https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-03/panama-grants-legal-rights-to-sea-turtles-rights-of-nature/102406340 Yale's Interactive Map Of Unknown Species! https://news.yale.edu/2021/03/22/yale-researchers-create-map-undiscovered-life Global Protected Areas Hold 1 Year's Worth Of Emissions! https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/protected-areas-store-a-years-worth-of-co%E2%82%82-emissions-study-reveals/ All-terrain Wheelchairs! Parks Victoria: https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/get-into-nature/all-abilities-access/all-terrain-wheelchairs#:~:text=TrailRiders%20are%20available%20at%20selected,Centre%20on%20(03)%208427%202058 America: https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2022/11/08/parks-trails-all-terrain-wheelchairs/ Could Fungi Become A Major Construction Material? https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/06/06/a-real-material-for-the-future-could-homes-made-of-fungi-slash-emissions-from-construction

This week we'll speak with ocean historian and author Dr Killian Quigley about 'Melbourne Now', and what it means to be an oceans aesthetics specialist; Myra Kelly brings us this week's Dive report, including an update on the annual 'Crabbapalooza'; Scott Breschkin from the Nature Conservatory brings news of another restorative project in our local waterways – Golden Kelp in Port Phillip Bay – and we welcome back Michael Sams, Parks Victoria's Manager of Marine and Coastal Science Programs. With presenters Bron Burton and Kade Mills.Program Page:   https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/podcasts/radio-marinaraFacebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064257776864

I had a pretty terrific stay down the Snowy Mountains last weekend and amongst some spectacular views, incredible animal spotting and good times with mates it also got me thinking about my reading. One book in particular sprang to mind, but before I get to that I wanted to reflect on this whole reading thing we do and why I love spending so much time reading, reporting and sharing books. Books are wild when you think about it. These portals to other times, other worlds, other people's thoughts and perspectives. They're so wondrous that I think sometimes it washes over us and we don't take note of what's happening to our little gray cells. But this weekend as I wandered the high country and discovered mountain streams and platypus dens a book I had read was recalled to me and I suddenly had a whole lens to look at what I was discovering. All this information came flooding back to me and as I recalled I shared with my friends. In this act of sharing I had to come to terms and reframe what I had understood and then have that understanding interrogated. My perspectives mingled with the writer's and were challenged or agreed on by my friends. Together we took this information and compared it with what we were experiencing. My mates are great conversationalists but having this extra dimension just took it to another level. Reading had transformed our interaction. So what was the book? The Brumby Wars - The Battle for the Soul of Australia by Anthony Sharwood Anthony Sharwood is a Walkley Award-winning journalist. He loves the high country as evidenced in his 2020 book From Snow to Ash, and his 2021 book The Brumby Wars.  The Brumby Wars chronicles the history of the ongoing battles between supporters of wild horses in the Australian Bush (known as Brumbies) and those who see the destruction they cause to fragile ecosystems and want to see them controlled.  The book takes an open approach to the debate, as Anthony tries to hear all sides. We begin with the challenges of confronting and contrasting the scientific and ecological understanding of feral horses with the cultural understanding of Brumbies. With some surveys noting that 78% of Victorians didn't know that Brumbies were listed by Parks Victoria as pests Sharwood comes to the conclusion that “Mythology has become reality” and the power of storytelling has overtaken the reality of what is happening in the landscape. But this is a battle that literally plays out on the Mountains and in the halls of political power. With passionate, often extreme supporters on both sides Sharwood sounds a warning against tilting towards these extremes.  In the year since the books was published we've seen one of the Brumby's biggest supporters John Barilaro leave politics, a plan to manage Brumby populations in Kosciusko was established by the NSW government and protestors have filmed themselves dismantling Brumby trap yards. It's apparent that even when settled the issue remains alive for so many.  The Brumby Wars is a fascinating look at modern Australian culture. It takes in thousands of years of Indigenous History and the extraordinary damage done in the relatively short period since invasion.  The book even questions the ways stories can be co opted to the cause. One mythology that is central to the story of brumbies in the high country is the work of Banjo Patterson and particularly his poem The Man From Snowy River. In the book Sharwood uncovers scholarship that suggests the eponymous ‘Man' may have been Indigenous. This may seem an historical footnote to the everyday destruction of hooves on fragile ecosystems but it speaks to the lengths that storytelling may go to shape reality to its own ends. This is just a taste of what you'll find in The Brumby Wars. It's no hyperbole when the subtitle proclaims this The Battle for the Soul of Australia. Do yourself a favour and check it out…

Presenters Bron, Anth and Kade chat to Dave Donnelly about killer whales and recent mass strandings; Kade asks... What do we know about our Marine National Parks? Sure, they were created 20 years ago to protect representative areas of Victoria's unique and diverse marine environments. But have they worked? And what have we learnt from marine protection in Victoria? Parks Victoria's Marine & Coastal Science Manager Dr Michael Sams answers these questions and shares some of the awesome research done over the past 20 years. And UK correspondent Dr Bryce Stewart from the University of York, speaks about how the UK Offshore Wind farms manage their interactions with fisheries. Program Page:   https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/podcasts/radio-marinara Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064257776864

Twenty years ago Victoria set up oen of the world's most comprehensive networks of marine parks. We chat to Michael Sam from Parks Victoria to learn about how this came about, and what's next for our precious marine parks. Find out more.Plus, a new roadmap for protecting Australia's coastal environment. We chat to Megan Saunders from the CSIRO to find out more. Read the report here. Image: Weedy Seadragons are one of the species protected in Victoria's marine parks. John Turnbull/Flickr CC-BY-NC-SA.

In this episode, we catch up with Dr Travis Dutka from La Trobe University, to find out about the amazing discovery of huge bryozoan reefs in Westernport Bay. Bryozoans, a unique type of colonial animal, rarely form such large reefs in such shallow water - these recently discovered reefs are globally special.Also, we talk to Jill Wheeler, a ranger at Parks Victoria who looks after some of Port Phillip Bay's marine sanctuaries. We find out about efforts to control sea urchins, which are threatening these precious marine exosystems. Parks Victoria is celebrating 20 years of marine parks - you can join in their series of webinars at the Parks Victoria website.Image: Bryozoan. Photo: John Turnbull/Flickr. 

Mark Rodrigue from Parks Victoria joins us to celebrate 20 years of Marine Parks in Victoria and talk about urchin culling as part of Bay pest management. And then... lung fish! Whaaaat... fish with lungs? Indeed! Dr Alice Clement from Flinders Uni explains how lungfish brains have changed throughout their evolutionary history – this can give us an idea of which senses were more important than others (such as vision vs olfaction) and what the brains of our land-based ancestors might have looked like. And last but never least: everyone's fave Baykeeper Neil Blake updates us about the St Kilda Penguins breeding in winter, and a brand new strategy to establish a Maribyrnong Riverkeeper. With presenters Kade and Fam.Program Page: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/radio-marinaraFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064257776864

The heritage-listed wooden structure was facing the prospect of being completely demolished after Parks Victoria did not commit to fixing it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From Flinders to Lakes Entrance to Elwood, nearly 20 piers were closed last year due to safety concerns, and cost a lot of money to repair or replace.

In this episode, James talks to Mark Rodrigue from Parks Victoria about a new plan to control coastal weed sea spurge along Victoria's coast. To plan - to release a new fungus that kills the spurge - will help species like Little Penguins. Find out more.We also chat to Adelaide Dedden, a researcher at the University of New South Wales, about her new research looking at what whale baleen can tell us about the past. Read her research paper.Image: Wikimedia Commons.

Episode 18 gets you yak fish informed inside the time it takes to snell a hook.Robyn Grellet, ambassador for the Victorian Fisheries Authority Women In Recreational Angling network (WIRF),  brand ambassador for Wigstons Tasmanian Devil Lures, and one of the all-around yak angling Grampians Champions knows her home lakes as good as anyone. Here Robyn  describes the wildlife and culture of the Grampians Mountain Range, what WIRF hopes to achieve, and her beloved Tassie Devil Lures.  And right on Christmas, Robyn even reveals that the Tassie Devil Number 105 (Christmas Beetle) is one of her Top  5 Lure Choices for the area.Here's hoping Ep 18 gets you in touch with your inner Emu! Victorian Fisheries Authority Women In Recreational Angling network (WIRF), can be found here:https://vfa.vic.gov.au/recreational-fishing/women-in-rec-fishing-networkWigstons Tasmanian Devil Lures can be accessed here:https://wigstonslures.com.au/Visit Grampians can be seen here:  https://www.visitgrampians.com.au/and Parks Victoria can be found here:https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/search?search=grampiansHit the play button to get Trout and About!Mr-S1gn kayak wraps can be found here:https://www.mr-s1gn.com/

Usually I'm bringing you the best new Australian fiction to brighten your day, help bolster your beach reads and update you on the important stories. But stories are everywhere in our culture.Over on Final Draft through November I'm doing a special series on the ways storytelling works in our daily lives. I'm taking new books and speaking to their authors; journalists, historians and commentators, and getting their insight into the ways we tell stories to shape our reality. And we do this for a few reasons;The right story can help justify your position, it can shout down your opponent and legitimise a platform. Stories can even be encapsulated in a single word. As we'll explore through the series, something as simple as ‘larrikin' can soften the edges of power and make it look appealing.Today I've brought you The Brumby Wars - The Battle for the Soul of Australia by Anthony SharwoodAnthony is a Walkley Award-winning journalist. He loves the high country and his 2020 book From Snow to Ash, is a love letter to the Australian High Country. The Brumby Wars is his third book and it takes in the history and scope of the ongoing battles between supporters of wild horses in the Australian Bush and those who see the destruction they cause to fragile ecosystems.The book takes an open approach to the debate, trying to hear all sides. Sharwood confronts the challenges of confronting and contrasting the scientific and ecological understanding of feral horses with the cultural understanding of Brumbies. With surveys noting that 78% of Victorians didn't know that Brumbies were listed by Parks Victoria as pests Sharwood comes to the conclusion that “Mythology has become reality” and the power of storytelling has overtaken the reality of what is happening in the landscape. But in this space, a battle that literally plays out on Mountains and in the halls of political power, Sharwood sounds a warning against tilting towards extremes. The Brumby Wars is a fascinating look at modern Australian culture. It takes in thousands of years of Indigenous History and the extraordinary damage done in the relatively short period since invasion.The book even questions the ways stories can be co opted to the cause. One mythology that is central to the story of brumbies in the high country is the work of Banjo Patterson and particularly his poem The Man From Snowy River. In the book Sharwood uncovers scholarship that suggests the eponymous ‘Man' may have been Indigenous. This may seem an historical footnote to the everyday destruction of hooves on fragile ecosystems but it speaks to the lengths that storytelling may go to shape reality to its own ends.This is just a taste of what you'll find in The Brumby Wars. It's no hyperbole when the subtitle proclaims this The Battle for the Soul of Australia. Do yourself a favour and check it out…

Parks Victoria has released its Feral Horse Action Plan with a focus on rehoming brumbies, as well as aerial culling — but how do Victorians feel about it?

Parks Victoria has released its Feral Horse Action Plan with a focus on rehoming brumbies, as well as aerial culling — but how do Victorians feel about it?

This week Bron, Kade and Captain Trash take you to Flinders Pier, Ningaloo Reef, and will try to not talk like pirates for a solid harrrrrgggh!*…• Jo Richards and Michael Sams join us from Parks Victoria for an update on the proposed works at Flinders Pier, including findings from a report commissioned to determine the impacts from the proposed works on the local marine environment including the resident seadragons and nearby seagrass beds. We'll also take a look at what's planned in the months ahead.• Paul Gamblin is the Director of Protect Ningaloo for the Australian Marine Conservation Society, and will speak about the proposed Gascoyne Gateway industrial port in Exmouth Gulf, and some big concerns about risks to humpback whale mothers and calves from what is proposed.• We'll cover the latest in wet ‘n salty news from over the last couple of weeks, including:o the positive impact citizen scientists are having in restoring endangered seagrass on mooring scars in Port Stephens, NSWo the extraordinary footage of a humpback whale feeding frenzy off the NSW Sapphire Coast in Bermaguio a new report about the relationship between the Black Summer fires and massive phytoplankton blooms in the Southern Oceano a fabulous upcoming webinar called ‘Treasures of the Deep' by Museums VictoriaAnd if you haven't subscribed yet, do it between 9 and 10am tomorrow and Captain Trash will give you your own piratey fish name.Radio Marinara, Sundays 9-10am on RRR 102.7FM, or listen live or later via rrr.org.auPS Cliff has been out and about in sunny Antarctica assisting Maddie Ovens with some Antarctic marine science – check out these images (reposted with permission)!*Captain Trash permitted to talk like a pirate as long as he wants.

Parks Victoria has applied for a permit for a campsite in sand dunes in the Portsea park. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fam and Anth are on deck Sunday with a diverse rock pool of marine and coastal stuff!Fam been watching Seaspiracy - yep - and like all of us has some views. Join for an RM TV review (with a difference).This weekend is Sharing the Love #5 - the amazing 5th time that Parks Victoria and others have run the Victorian Marine Volunteers Forum - Sharing the Love 5. Time they are in Anglesea. We will be joined live on the line from STL5 by a mystery reporter to fill us in on how this year has gone to date (and will go from here).In our monthly look at marine & coastal adaptation we welcome back Dr Sue-Ann Watson, Senior Curator (Marine Invertebrates) from the Museum of Tropical Queensland, Townsville to talk more about the ways molluscs (marine snails and stuff) are adapting to a changing climate - especially the acidifying of our oceans.

Some private land owners don't want to identify cultural sites on their land, fearing it may allow access to their property or limit what they're allowed to do on their land.

Bruce Pascoe is a Bunurong, Yuin and Tasmanian man born in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond. He is a member of the Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative of southern Victoria and has been the director of the Australian Studies Project for the Commonwealth Schools Commission. Vicky Shukuroglou is a creative arts specialist who explores her observations and responses primarily through drawing, photography, object-making and collaborative practice. She has participated in residencies supported by UNESCO, Sanskriti Kendra; Parks Victoria; the South Project, Instituto Sacatar; Bundanon Trust and Monash University. Ahead of the release of 'Loving Country', Joel and Jo host Bruce and Vicky to discuss how the book moulded together, going on Country, honouring the spirit of a place, and more. Books mentioned in this podcast: 'Loving Country' - Bruce Pascoe & Vicky Shukuroglou: https://bit.ly/2JgSl19 Host: Joel Naoum & Jo Lewin Guest: Bruce Pascoe & Vicky Shukuroglou Producer: Nick Wasiliev

Whether it's Budj Bim or Moyjil, what activities should be allowed at Victoria's sacred sites?

Rock climbers could be banned from dozens more sites in the Grampians. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this weeks program recorded at home, with a producer cat knocking things over in the background, Chris chats to Toby from The Cherry Tree Hotel in Cremorne about their home grown bicycle delivery service, modifying a baby pink Schwinn Debutante ("The Unicorn") as payload bike to the fleet, keeping the business ticking over during Stage 4 lock down and the upcoming 2020 Cremorne Cup.Cycling-themed news includes Parks Victoria tender announced for the intergenerational process of upgrading Gipps Street Ramps in Abbotsford, Guardian article Despite a loud opposing minority, low-traffic neighbourhoods are increasingly popular being quote tweeted by Ben Carroll, Victoria's Minister for Public Transport, Minister for Roads and Road Safety and an online survey How has COVID-19 changed the way you travel? from i.e.community that has 16 questions plus the opportunity to help shape how Melbourne can emerge from lockdown and also go into the running to win a $200 voucher to spend at your local bike shop.

Luke Grant is joined by Justine Curatolo, Co-ordinator of the Protect Our Heritage Brumby Campaign, about the planned mass shooting of 5,000 brumbies Eastern Victorian Alps this Monday even though rehoming groups and concerned animal welfare activists say that a management plan for the Brumbies is easily achievable.   Brumby rehoming groups have presently offered to take in any Brumbies needing to be removed, but Parks Victoria (the organisation legislated with protecting the National parks and all who reside within) have declined these offers and instead have opted to shoot the Brumbies dead, based on inaccurate studies highlighted in the recent Australian Brumby Alliance court hearing, and which are inconsistent with Park Victoria’s ‘Statement of Obligations’.   It is unclear how Parks intend to humanely ground shoot a Brumby at night, or how they will locate an injured Brumby to humanely euthanase (as they are expected to) – furthermore what is the environmental impact of leaving rotting carcasses on the ground?   It’s 20 years ago this year that over 600 Brumbies were shot in the debacle of the aerial cull in the Guy Fawkes National Park, which brought the full-scale mishandling of the removal of Brumbies from the National Parks to the public’s attention. How can a similar catastrophe be allowed to happen again?   “Parks Victoria are a State legislated body and they need to be held accountable, the Plan was developed with community consultation, it is unacceptable that two years later, Parks will change the Plan and add shooting when it was NOT included in the original plan,” says Ms Curatolo.   The Brumbies of the Bogong High Plains carry the oldest horse bloodlines known in Australia – if this shooting is carried out these bloodlines could be lost forever.   The members of the Protect Our Heritage Brumby Campaign are concerned that this action will pave the way for other States to act with disregard for the community and the Brumby and see many of our Heritage Brumbies needlessly killed.

Bron and Fam present a special volunteer focused edition of Radio Marinara. With marine and coastal volunteers in covid-19 isolation, staying connected to the coast has been a big challenge when so many have not been able to be physically get there. But as the saying goes, necessity is the parent of invention... First up, we’ll speak with Parks Victoria’s Mark Rodrigue, and Coastcare Victoria’s Bec Cross about their combined initiative of designing a series of interactive online workshops and virtual field trips around Victoria’s coastline. Kicking off on May 19, there’s something for everyone with a 4-month series of virtual field trips, forums and workshops covering all aspects of Victoria’s marine environment. We’ll then continue our discussion with Mark and Bec by bringing in three great people who are the eyes and ears of our marine environments: Don Love (Friends of Beware Reef), Elizabeth Jensen (Marine Care, Rickett’s Point and Beach Patrol 3193) and Jon Duthie (Friends of the Bluff, Barwon Estuary Project, Festival of the Sea) will (technology willing, cross your fingers folks!!) tell us all about the Marine Protected Areas under their care, their special groups of people who volunteer so much of themselves to look after them, how the current pandemic has impacted them and their work, and some pretty cool adaptations they’ve come up with to help people stay connected to the marine environments they love. This is going to be a really special show – we hope you can join us. Via 102.7FM, or via live streaming at rrr.org.au

90% of Victorian coast is public land, and community organisations like the Victorian National Parks Association are committed to keep it like this. In this episode we further explore which role political processes have played in protecting nature as well as the ongoing threats we will need to address when it comes to managing marine National Parks and Sanctuaries. We will hear (among others) from Geoff Wescott, who has been deeply involved with shaping coastal and marine environmental policies in Victoria. In 2015 he chaired the expert panel that advise our current 2018 Marine and Coastal Act.Interviewees:- Geoff Wescott, board member of the Victorian Environmental Assessment Council and Honorary Research Fellow at Deakin University- Shannon Hurley, Coastal Campaigner VNPA- Mark Rodrigue, Parks Victoria, State-wide Leader - Marine and CoastsPhoto Caption: Celebrating the establishment of MPA at Ricketts Point From left to right: Mark Stone (Parks Victoria Chief Executive 1998-2010), Dianne James (chair of Victorian Coastal Council), Sherryl Garbutt (Minister for Environment and Conservation, 1999-2006), Sylvia Earle (well known around the world as a marine biologist and advocate) and Chris Smyth (marine campaign officer VNPA).

This episodes brings together a number of perspectives to outline how particular natural spaces – in our case the underwater world - entered the public imagination of Victorians and sparked a political discussion that led to their wider protection.We will chat with Mark Rodrigue from Parks Victoria, who looks after our Marine Parks and Sanctuaries in Victoria before we’re actually embark on a short boat ride across Port Philip Bay and to go swimming with dolphins. Judith Muir, from Polperro Dolphin Swims, will join us and share with us her experience with the Bay as educator and eco-tourism operatorInterviewees:- Mark Rodrigue, Parks Victoria, State-wide Leader - Marine and Coasts- Judith Muir, Eco-tourism operator, Polperro Dolphin SwimsPhoto credit: Phil Watson2012

National Parks are one of the few mechanisms that we have that protect “whole ecosystems,” which is different to looking at individual threatened species. From a natural resource management perspective our Marine National Parks and Sanctuaries are sites of complex interactions and multiple interests. Many researchers and land managers have dedicated their working lives to the protection of our beautiful National Parks. Their work on environmental awareness connects to the work of community advocates, who are often driven to dedication through passion.Interviewees:- Joan Lindros, Geelong Environmental Council and former president of VNPA- Shannon Hurley, Coastal Campaigner VNPA- Mark Rodrigue, Parks Victoria, State-wide Leader - Marine and Coasts

In his April chapter of Cabin Boy Diaries, Brett talks about the Plimsoll Line, a vessel marking which has saved thousands of sailors from a watery grave, and has had some controversy to make it legislation. We'll catch up with Mark Rodrigue from Parks Victoria about some plans coming up for this year's 'Sharing the Love' gathering of coastal community advocates from all over Victoria.We’ll speak with James Rule from Monash University and Museum Victoria about an amazing discovery made back in 1998 by a beachcomber in Portland - an interesting looking find turned out to be an ancient seal tooth that has changed our understanding of how seals evolved in southern Australia, and what might lie ahead if sea levels rise.And Fam looks at how to stay connected to the ocean when you’re in lockdown.

Jeff Floyd is an Adjunct Professor in the College of Business at Victoria University. He runs a successful consulting business in the areas of strategy, governance, risk management and issue management. Jeff has had an extensive career as a CEO in areas including planning, park and environmental management, tourism, and automotive services. His previous roles include CEO of Tourism Victoria and CEO of Parks Victoria. He has also held roles on a large number of boards, including a Director of the Co-Operative Research Centre in Sustainable Tourism, Chair of Phillip Island Nature Parks, Director and Victorian President CEDA, Director Melbourne Convention Bureau, and Director William Angliss College. He is currently Chair of Parks Victoria.

Andrew talks with Tamara from Parks Victoria about current marine issues facing Port Phillip Bay, including the prickly issue of sea urchins.

We are back for 2019 and we start with a bomb guest!  This week we chat with Nicole Vaughan, trail runner, personal trainer, park run race director, and Parks Victoria map gazer. We have so many things to chat to Nic about; we find out what her average day looks like, which of her racing costumes was her favourite, and the most number of F45 sessions she's done in one day! Be sure to follow Nicole on Instagram @vaughan_nicole so she finally embraces the platform!

Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park was internationally recognised for its conservation efforts by receiving a GLobal Ocean Refuge Platinum Award at the 2018 Our Ocean Conference in Bali last week. Donna and Fam chat with Parks Victoria staff about their win and their amazing conservation efforts.

In this episode we will talk about the implications of the Little Desert Dispute for us in Victoria today. We will hear from Matt Ruchel, Executive Director of the Victorian National Parks Association (VNPA). The VNPA, which was heavily involved in the 1969 campaign for the Little Desert, is still today one of the leading voices for nature conservation movement in Victoria. We will also hear from Joan Philips, who is the Executive Director of the Victorian Environmental Assessment Council (VEAC). VEAC is the successor organisation of the Land Conservation Council, which was a direct outcome from the Little Desert dispute. And we will talk to Zoe Wilkinson via telephone, who is the Parks Victoria Area Chief Ranger for the Wimmera. Zoe is overseeing the nature conservation work that is happening on-the-ground at the Little Desert national park today.Interviewees:Matt Ruchel, CEO Victorian National Parks AssociationJoan Phillips, Executive Officer, Victorian Environmental Assessment CouncilZoe Wilkinson, Area-chief ranger for the Wimmera, Parks Victoria

This week Edwina and I had a yarn about Parks Vic with Jess Reid, the Area Chief Ranger for Colac Otway, and James Gorman, who is a Ranger Team Leader. We also talk about the responsibility all of community has to respect, while they enjoy, our beautiful country. For more info: call 13 19 63 or www.parks.vic.gov.au

We spend an hour 'Sharing the Love', celebrating the annual coming together of Victoria's wonderful marine and coastal volunteer groups. We'll be crossing to Somers for the entire show, when we'll speak with our own Kade Mills and Parks Victoria organiser Mark Rodrigue to get an overview of the weekend. Then we'll have a concentrated chat with Mel Wells about her year on Macquarie Island studying subantarctic birds, ranger Jono Stevenson about the current state of marine pest species around Victoria, and Dr Jacqui Pocklington about Seasearch - what it is, and some tips and tricks on how to use it

What if your home could change with your family’s needs?Peninsula local Andrea Rowe aka The Coast Writer is building her dream sand castle on St Andrews Beach. What makes this project so special is, not only is it a custom build, but it is designed to change and evolve with her family.The home is also using striking rammed earth walls to compliment the natural environment it’s surrounded by rather than being at odds with it.Tune in to discover how you can craft your dream ‘forever home’. Andrea shares the surprising yet effective question Andrea’s husband used when interviewing builders, to find the right person for their project.Finance Segment - Jo shared an insider tip to keep your dream home project on track.Market Watch – Tara shares a cheeky tip to get the price down of that home that was a bit out of your price.**This episode of the Dream Home Movement was recorded live in December 2017 at the RPPFM studios**Follow the Dream Home MovementFacebook https://www.facebook.com/dreamhomemovement/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dreamhomemovement/Follow Tara Vandeligt Facebook https://www.facebook.com/buildingdreams.directory/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/taralovesbuildingdreams/Join the conversation in the Building Dreams. Mornington Peninsula Facebook Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/Morningtonmumsbuildingdreams/Follow Jo VioletaFacebook https://www.facebook.com/violetafinance/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/violeta_finance/Web http://violetafinance.com.au/Chat about the super sexy topic of…finance in the Mumma’s Corner – Everything Money Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/mummascornereverythingmoney/Follow Andrea RoweFacebook https://www.facebook.com/YourCoastalConnection/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thecoastwriter/Web www.yourcoastalconnection.com.au                                                                        Introducing our fabulous guest Andrea Rowe:Andrea is a well-connected peninsula local with over 25 years’ experience in media, PR, communications, and copywriting. She has an enthusiastic interest in her community and carts around a suitcase of communications successes.Her boutique PR and Copywriting business Your Coastal Connection blends an in-depth understanding and passion for all platforms of media and communications. She works with coastal business and not-for-profit organisations.She is a prolific and creative copywriter, content crafter and strategic communicator and offer media and communication training sessions, copywriting and editing services, develops facts sheets, newsletters, website and social media content and ghost blogging services.With clients such as Royal Flying Doctor Service, Victoria Walks, Conservation Volunteers, Parks Victoria, the Peninsula School of Dance, Kids Teaching Kids, People and Parks Foundation, Focus, Peninsula Hot Springs, Mornington Peninsula Vignerons Assoc, Balcolmbe Grammar, Bays Hospital, Wellness Pavilion, and several retail and hospitality businesses about town Andrea loves helping tell their stories and make meaningful connections. She is also the founder of the Peninsula Writers’ Club and Mornington Peninsula Bloggers. Her first children’s book will be released next year and she blogs as The Coastwriter. She’s all about coastal living, and not-for-profit initiatives and matters of the heart that resonate with communities. She also pours a great cup of tea and collects coastal flotsam and jetsam.She is a mum of 2 active coast kids, and the wife of a Park Ranger. Together they are building their dream sandcastle in St Andrews Beach.

Parks Victoria  plan to eradicate all the  brumbies in the Bogong High Plains of Victoria which is not founded on any peer reviewed science.  Jill Pickering from the Australian Brumby Alliance unpacks the injustices & inconsistencies of the evidence used to back the cull. We have until Friday to tell Parks Victoria to not eradicate all the brumbies! Scroll down  to follow link to feedback form for Parks Victoria :http://www.victorianbrumbyassociation.org/alpine-national-park.htmlPhoto :"The Boys" courtesy of the Australain Brumby Alliance

Good design is essential for creating sustainable, inclusive, healthy and beautiful places, but can we actually measure ‘good design’? And if so, how should this influence how we design places? The Office of the Victorian Government Architect brings us a fast-paced MTalks panel discussion exploring the tangible and intangible benefits of good design for health, education, public spaces, transport and neighbourhoods. For each of these themes, a design champion in government-led projects and a design expert from the Office of the Victorian Government Architect’s Victorian Design Review Panel will respond to these burning questions. Jill Garner, Victorian Government Architect, and Andrew Mackenzie, from City Lab, will lead the conversation, and curtail any runaways or over-timers, while the following luminaries of the built-form sphere will present their cases. For health: Stefano Scalzo, Victorian Health and Human Services Building Authority; Paul Katsieris, of firm Katsieris Origami; and Sophie Patitsas, Office of Victorian Government Architect. For education: Richard Leonard from practice Hayball; and Kerstin Thompson of Kerstin Thompson Architects. For public spaces: Adam Nitschke from Parks Victoria; Kirsten Bauer of Aspect Studios; and Bronwen Hamilton, Office of Victorian Government Architect. For transport: Kate Hardwick of Melbourne Metro Rail Authority; and Cameron Ritter of Grimshaw Architects. For neighbourhoods: Dan Brady from Development Victoria; and Billie Giles-Corti from RMIT. Photos by Simon James, John Gollings and Andrew Wuttke This event is made possible by the Hugh D T Williamson Foundation through funding for MPavilion’s series of events looking at design & science.

This week Chris chats about bicycle stuff out in South East Melbourne with David Blom from Whitehorse Cyclists and Robert Jamieson from CycleCasey.David talks about updates to Box Hill Ringwood Rail Trail, Gardiners Creek Trail, Sydnal to Heatherdale Pipeline Trail, Bushy Creek Trail/Koonung Creek Trail, Pipeline Trail, Daniel Robertson Brickworks, (where the Obikes have been stored) and Healesville Freeway reserve Robert discusses the idea behind creating Cycle Casey to improve riding for transport, living in a rapidly expanding growth area, improving wayfinding, building connected shared paths, access  to  public  spaces, secure bike parking and future activities.Local news includes the planets finally aligning for Gipps Street ramps replacement & Parks Victoria asking for public feedback on an all access ramp, Val interviewed by Yarra Reporter about new road rules introduced on 1 July, and public assistance required after a spate of dangerous oil dumping in the last week on inner Melbourne shared paths.

On todays program, Chris speaks to Andy Gild and Gary Chan from Melbourne Bicycles For Humanity Chapter about working with local communities in Nambia, their upcoming events and projects, including how you can get involved with fundraising for Cycle for Humanity during March 2017 and win great prizes, Bicycles for Humanity: A Portfolio exhibition on 5pm, 1st March (Please RSVP by 28 Feb via B4HEvents@gmail.com) and a series of Sunday afternoon forums starting 5th March at Magnet Gallery, 640 Bourke Street, Melbourne.Local news includes Change.org petition to keep St Georges Road crossovers closed, after Melbourne Water completes their work, to make the area safer for pedestrians and riders, Pushy Youth Yarra courses starting this week, todays Merri Creek temporary closure under High Street bridge, Northcote, Parks Victoria repair work on Main Yarra Trail at Henley Landing and this weeks Bike Talks and Oil at Burnley Backyard, 5.30pm, Wednesday 1st March, 49 Tudor Street, Richmond.

This weekend, marine protection volunteers across the state are gathering in Warrnambool for the third Sharing the Love forum. Friends of Merri Marine Sanctuary and Parks Victoria are hosting the event, which celebrates and supports community involvement in Victoria's marine national parks and sanctuaries. We'll catch up with convenor Louise Arthur, Parks Victora's Mark Rodrigue and Steffan Howe, and some of the wonderful people who go above and beyond to make sure we all have marine ecosystems protected and monitored into the future.And in two weeks' time, coastal managers from around the country will be flocking to Melbourne to talk about the coasts around Australia, and some of the big issues in making sure they're managed properly. Rob Gell, friend of Marinara and Victorian Coastal Councillor joins us along with Conference Dinner special guest speaker Mick Sowry, to talk about the conference itself, and the special role of the arts in bringing the personal connection with the oceans to us all.

On this weeks show: Chris chat to David Blom from Whitehorse Cyclists about utilising existing service roads across Melbourne and Victoria for cycling infrastructure. Local news includes good news from Parks Victoria about Gipps Street Steps, hopefully soon to be Gipps Street Ramp and looming accessibility issues in Walmer Street, Abbotsford for Main Yarra Trail users, where a developer has proposed Walmer Plaza, radically changing the existing cul-de-sac and potentially impinging on access and public land along the Yarra.

Lots and lots on in the marine and coastal world a the moment! John, Bron and Anth will be in to chat about it! Prue Addison from the AMSA Victoria branch about the upcoming ""Showcasing Marine Science in Victoria"" forum on March 4th in Melbourne. Mark Rodrigue from Parks Victoria talks about Sea Search, a program designed to encourage public involvement in marine monitoring and research. Mark will talk about their trip to Mud Island, and also the annual Festival of the Sea in March. Professor Lynnath Beckley of Murdoch University joins us live from Perth to give the lowdown on a decade of fantastic scientific research from Ningaloo and what it has meant for an area about which we knew little until very recently.

Dr Jim Rookes from Deakin University's Plant Research Group, has joined forces with Parks Victoria in a research project aimed at maintaining biodiversity in the Brisbane Ranges National Park.