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The finalists for the 2021 Premier’s Sustainability Awards have been announced, and the Victoria Coastal Wetland Rehabilitation Program is on the list! This program brings together a range of project partners and stakeholders to oversee the restoration of 600 hectares of critical wetland habitat. It is a nature based solution to sequester carbon, mitigating theRead more

The Victorian Coastal Wetland Restoration Program, funded by the Victorian Government, Deakin University and The Nature Conservancy, was a finalist in the 2021 SERA Awards for Ecological Restoration Excellence (Large Project). This award given the Society for Ecological Restoration Australasia acknowledges individuals or organisations that have made a significant, enduring or internationally recognized contribution toRead more

The Blue Carbon Lab is all about using cutting-edge blue carbon research to mitigate climate change, while supporting aquatic biodiversity, economic growth, capacity building, and community wellbeing. That is why we are pleased to announce our partnership with The Intrepid Foundation on a series of upcoming on-ground projects to restore and protect crucial blue carbonRead more

The Blue Carbon Lab has received funding from the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation to “Build the Blue Carbon Business Case: Cost-benefit analysis of coastal wetland restoration”. As Australia’s largest independent community foundation, Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation inspires philanthropy to create positive social change. As a community foundation, they work in partnership with their stakeholders toRead more

This project will build on the previous work achieved through the Victorian Coastal Wetland Restoration Program, in which the Blue Carbon Lab, Coastcare Victoria and Arthur Rylah Institute worked alongside Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation (WTOAC) to perform remedial work at a coastal volcanic plain temperate grassland site within Port Phillip Bay Catchment. Only 1%Read more

Truganina Swamp is a 175-ha wetland of Biodiversity Significance, providing critical habitat for threatened and protected fauna as well as threatened saltmarsh vegetation. However, particular areas of this wetland need restoration due to pressures from a range of urban threats. With the help of local citizen scientists, Friends of Truganina Wetland (FOTW), and Melbourne WaterRead more

Historically natural coastal wetlands were converted to pastureland to maximize available farming area along Victoria’s coast. However, these coastal pastures limited the lands profitability due to the difficult growing conditions, invasive weeds and waterlogged soils. Our project intends to use low-cost fencing to restore marginal farmland back to coastal wetlands, where farmers end up withRead more

The Blue Carbon Lab has received $200,000 of funding from the Helen MacPherson Smith Trust for the Victorian Coastal Wetland Restoration Program. This funding will be used to build upon the achievements of the program over the past 3 years and look to upscale wetland restoration using low-cost methods along the Victorian coast. This project will do so by determining scalability, supporting practitioners with specialist resources,Read more

This week is NAIDOC week, where we celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This year’s theme is Heal Country, which means embracing First Nation’s cultural knowledge and understanding of Country as part of Australia’s national heritage, and that the culture and values of Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders are respected equally toRead more

It is with great sadness the unexpected passing of David Rhodes (November 19, 1958 – December 5, 2020).  Dave was the director and senior archaeologist at Heritage Insight Pty Ltd, which he founded in 2000 and is one of the longest-running cultural heritage management companies in Victoria. Dave was responsible for all aspects of theRead more