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Latest news
- Students run community film night for new Ocean Grove Coastcare group
A number of enthusiastic young people are behind the creation of a new coastal volunteer group in Ocean Grove. Their first activity is a free film night on Thursday 5 August. - International volunteers continue their biodiversity work in Wimmera
The second group of international student volunteers has arrived in the Wimmera and has already made a big difference for local threatened species. - Sexy and deceptive – Spider-orchids do whatever it takes to survive
Three rare species of Spider-orchid, which deceive insects to breed and survive, are being planted out in sites around Victoria to reduce the risk of them becoming extinct in the wild. - Volunteer whale watchers learn specialist whale watching skills
The recent arrival of Southern Right Whales at Logans Beach in Warrnambool coincides nicely with the launch of this year’s volunteer whale watch project.