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Swan Bay Environment Association

The Swan Bay Environment Association (SBEA) is a volunteer community group that aims to protect and promote the ecological values of Swan Bay and its catchment through advocacy, conservation and community engagement.

Our activities include:

Plant propagation at Queenscliffe Indigenous Nursery

Creating garden habitats with the Gardens for Wildlife program

Monitoring the health of Swan Bay

Maintaining and promoting the Swan Bay Environment Trail

Links

Website: https://swanbayenvironment.org.au/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swanbayenvironment/

Contact Details

0401 281 448

evamutton@bigpond.com

Swan Bay Environment Association

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Swan Bay Environment Association Events

Swan Bay Environment Association AGM & Guest Speaker Dr Doug Robinson

Friday April 19 7.30 pm Uniting Church Hall,Corner of Stokes & Hesse Street Queenscliff Dr Doug Robinson has been visiting Swan Bay with binoculars in hand for over 50 years. He now works for the valued conservation charity Trust for Nature that has been working to permanently protect habitat on private land since 1972. After...

Habitat Restoration Queenscliff Sunday 3rd March

Swan Bay Environment Association's Habitat Restoration Group is back for 2024, restoring habitat by removing woody weeds, such as Polygala myrtifolia - the most widespread woody weed in the Borough. It is crowding out many indigenous species including orchids, wildflowers, shrubs and grasses, reducing biodiversity and habitat for our local birds, insects and mammals. Please...

SBEA Habitat Restoration Sunday December 3, 9.30am

Join the Swan Bay Environment Association in removing invasive woody weeds and enjoy spending time in this beautiful coastal location. No expectation to stay for the whole session. Morning Tea provided! Favorite

Swan Bay Nature Art series

Workshop #2 WEEDY WONDERINGS Saturday October 7th 9am to 1pm Favorite

Pocket Park Planting Downton Crescent Stage 2 Point Lonsdale

The Swan Bay Environment Association has continued its planting of the pocket parks in the Borough. With the help of local residents and interested community members, three Parks have been completed, Douglas Court, Jennifer Crescent and Bezzant Reserve. We are planting indigenous shrubs and ground covers to increase the habitat for a range of wildlife...

NATURE ART Workshop #1 On the Edge-SALTMARSH PLANTS OF SWAN BAY

Join Point Lonsdale artist Sue Anderson and SBEA Indigenous Nursery Manager Sarah Roberts for the very first Swan Bay NATURE ART event. After a short walk and talk we will enjoy some warm-up drawing exercises followed by loose watercolour painting of the Swan Bay landscape structures, as a base for a landscape painting.This workshop will be...

Habitat Restoration Queenscliff Sunday 5th November

Swan Bay Environment Association's Habitat Restoration Group is restoring habitat by removing woody weeds, such as Polygala myrtifolia - the most widespread woody weed in the Borough. It is crowding out many indigenous species including orchids, wildflowers, shrubs and grasses, reducing biodiversity and habitat for our local birds, insects and mammals. Please join us in...

SBEA Habitat Restoration Sunday August 6, 9.30am

Join the Swan Bay Environment Association in removing invasive woody weeds and enjoy spending time in this beautiful coastal location. No expectation to stay for the whole session. Morning Tea provided! Favorite

Enhancing Swan Bay - Cultural Connection Project Saturday June 10

Please join The Swan Bay Environment Association for the culmination of the first phase of this habitat restoration project on the shore of Swan Bay. Following weeding and site preparation, we will be planting out the Indigenous Garden at the Marine and Freshwater Discovery Centre. The garden is designed to showcase the ecology of our...

SBEA Habitat Restoration Sunday June 4 9.30am

Join the Swan Bay Environment Association in removing invasive woody weeds and enjoy spending time in this beautiful coastal location. No expectation to stay for the whole session. Morning Tea provided! Favorite

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Swan Bay Environment Association Notice Board

Queenscliff Indigenous Nursery Plant Sale April 29 10 am- 12 noon Groundcovers, grasses, shrubs and trees. 79 Nelson Road Queenscliff 79

Gardens for Wildlife

Gardens for Wildlife - Queenscliff & Point Lonsdale The Gardens for Wildlife Program encourages residents to devote part of their garden to a suitable habitat for local wildlife. The Swan Bay Environment Association offers free, one-hour garden visits from our G4W co-ordinator and volunteers to residents of Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale. They will to advise...

Queenscliffe Indigenous Nursery

SBEA runs the Queenscliffe Indigenous Nursery located at 79 Nelson Road Queenscliff. The nursery is managed by a qualified horticulturalist and supported by a group of enthusiastic volunteers who collect seeds and cuttings of local indigenous plants. Plants are propagated and used for revegetation projects including the Bellarine Rail Trail, dune stabilising and council planting....

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