Archive for April 2009

Community Day – Saturday 13 June 2009

Apr 15th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Featured Articles, Friends of Metung, MBR News and Information

A Community Day to engage, inform and gather feedback will be held on site on Saturday 13 June. For those looking for a little activity we will also get stuck in and do a bit of rubbish removal. Representatives of the management and auspicing groups will be present.
From 10 am to 1 pm, followed by [...]



Friends of Metung take lead

Apr 15th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Friends of Metung, MBR News and Information

The Friends of Metung have taken on the role of auspicing Group seeking funding and support for the restoration and enhancement of the Metung Bushland Reserve.



MBR Facts

Apr 15th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Featured Articles

Natural Values

Good example of Limestone Box Forest (classified as Rare and Vulnerable); containing large Coastal Grey-boxes (Eucalypyus boistoana), and Blue-boxes (Eucalyptus baueriana),
evidence of Warm Temperate Rainforest (classified as Rare, Vulnerable and Endangered),
rare and interesting plants, such as Blunt Greenhoods ( Pterostylis curta), Spurred Helmet Orchids (Corybas aconitiflorus), and Maroonhood/ Little Red Riding Hoods (Pterostylis pedunculata),
exceptional [...]



MBR – A Gippsland Lakes Reserve

Apr 15th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Friends of the Gippsland Lakes, Parks and Reserves

FOGL are pleased to support the Friends of Metung in their ambition to restore the Metung Bushland Reserve, a valuable example of Limestone Box Forest and Warm Temperate Rainforest.
FOGL is an active group of volunteers who work with Parks Vic and other agencies on projects and activities that enhance the environment, amenity and facilities within [...]