Bellarine Catchment Network has launched a new education campaign to raise awareness of native species significant to the peninsula.
The environmental not-for-profit has launched its ‘Bush Hero’ campaign, where species of both flora and fauna have been chosen to act as champions for biodiversity on the Bellarine Peninsula.
Five species have been chosen to act as bush heroes, including the short-beaked echidna, the blue-banded bee, the jacky dragon, the yellow-tailed black cockatoo and the endemic Bellarine yellow gum.
Each hero will feature on a range of educational materials including digital and printed posters to help the local community champion the protection of biodiversity.
These posters feature images and interesting facts about each species, which are all found on the Bellarine and rely upon highly biodiverse areas like the Ocean Grove Nature Reserve, Point Richards and Buckley Park.
“The initial response to this project has demonstrated how much the Bellarine Peninsula community cares about our native flora and fauna species and their desire to see them being protected,” Bellarine Catchment Network treasurer Michael Skinner said.
“It was hard to choose what species to champion this project – there are so many great choices.”
This campaign is a collaboration between Bellarine Catchment Network, the City of Greater Geelong and the Geelong Field Naturalists Club and is funded by the state government’s Distinctive Areas and Landscapes Capital Grants program.
Details: environmentbellarine.org.au
