Located on the traditional lands of the Wadawurrung, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and the Bunurong Peoples, the Port Phillip and Western Port region is Victoria’s most diverse and complex natural resource management region by virtue of its location, geography, land use and population.
Land and Catchments
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Catchments and conservationOn 1 January 2022, the former Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority (PPWCMA) integrated into Melbourne Water, and Melbourne Water became the new Catchment Management Authority (CMA) for the Port Phillip and Western Port region.
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LandcareVolunteer with a Landcare group, and be part of a movement making positive change in the community and environment. Find out what support is available, or view video case studies to see the difference you could make.
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Climate smart agricultureClimate-smart, sustainable agricultural practices is facilicatated by the Sustainable Agriculture Facilitator (SAF) to support farmers in the Port Phillip and Westernport region.
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Feral Cat Free French IslandWe're collaborating with government agencies and the French Island community on a five-year project to create a safe haven for threatened wildlife, by eradicating feral cats from French Island.
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Grow WestGrow West is a long-term, collaborative environmental program working to rejuvenate degrade landscapes in the Upper Werribee Catchment and create vegetation connections between the YouYangs Regional Park, Brisbane Ranges National Park, Werribee Gorge Stat
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Living LinksLiving Links is a large scale, long-term urban nature program working to create a web of green spaces across Melbourne’s south-east.
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Yarra4LifeYarra4Life is a major environmental program based in the Yarra Valley that works to improve, increase and protect habitat for native animals including the Helmeted Honeyeater and the Leadbeater’s Possum.
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