Additional resources

Usefull Websites

Iramoo Sustainable Community Centre at St Albans
http://www.iramoo.org/

Grasslands
www.environment.gov.au/epbc/publications/pubs/grasslands-victoria.pdf

Natural Temperate Grassland of the Victorian Volcanic Plain. www.anbg.gov.au/anpc/natural_temperate_grassland17(2).html

The Australian Network for Plant Conservation.
www.savethewesternplains.org.au/Westernplains.php

Federal and State Policy for Australia's environment
www.environment.gov.au/education/publications/sustainable-future.html

National Environmental Education Statement for Australian Schools: Educating for a Sustainable Future DEH 2005.

Our Environment, Our Future: Victoria's Environmental Sustainability Framework. www.education.vic.gov.au/about/deptpolicies/environment.htm

The Way Forward: An Environmental Sustainability Strategy for the Department of Education and Training. November 2005.
www.environment.gov.au/education/nap/index.html

National Action Plan for Environmental Education; 2000.
www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/publications/strategy/index.html

Zoos Victoria Conservation homepage
http://www.zoo.org.au/Conservation

Zoos Victoria Australian Conservation programs
http://www.zoo.org.au/Conservation/Programs/Australian

 

 

Other relevant publications

Bayes, E. & Hood; P.; 2003; Citylink Schools for the ENVIRONMENT Education kit. Greening Australia Victoria.

Lindemayer, D.; 2007; On Borrowed Time; Penguin Books and CSIRO publishing.

Temby, I.; 2005; Wild Neighbours-The humane approach to living with wildlife; Citrus Press, Broadway, Australia.

Wood, A. and Wood, R.; 2007; Inspiring the next young environmental leader: kids teaching kids- addressing our environmental crisis; Firestarter Pty Ltd. West Melbourne, Victoria.

The Living Landscape. An Australian Ecosystem Video Series illustrating the characteristics and diversity of various ecosystems and the effects of human impact. Go to www.gullivermedia.com.au/lndscpe.html

 

Iramoo map.pdf  ( 77.3 KB )

Declining grasslands
Grassland remnants can still be found in cemeteries, road and railway reserves, and on private property.

Twenty one species of vertebrates originally found in the Victorian grasslands no longer exist in Victoria. Six of these species are extinct.

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