by Janine Duffy | October 4, 2019 | Climate, Conservation Projects, You Yangs Region
Parks Victoria are putting together a Master Plan for the You Yangs Region. Submission deadline is 16 October. We, and the koalas, urgently need your input. An email letter is the best way to get your voice heard. You can say what you want about the You Yangs and...
by Janine Duffy | September 24, 2019 | Aboriginal Culture, You Yangs Region
There is something welcoming about the You Yangs. Other mountains exist, higher and more dominating, but the gently-rounded triple peaks of the You Yangs capture everyone’s attention. .. They rise, indigo, out of a sea of golden grasses on the plains west of...
by Janine Duffy | December 9, 2018 | Conservation Projects, Koala News, You Yangs Region
As part of our social enterprise mission, wildlife tour operator Echidna Walkabout Nature Tours monitors wild koalas in the You Yangs Regional Park, Victoria Australia. This is a summary of the 2017 year of Wild Koala Research. All koala research is conducted...
by Janine Duffy | November 28, 2018 | Our Koalas, You Yangs Region
Bunyip Origin of name: We asked some travellers for suggestions for a really Australian name. Boomerang and Bunyip were the two favourites. Bunyip is a Wemba-wemba Aboriginal word for a scary monster that lives in billabongs and waterholes. We decided that as...
by Janine Duffy | November 20, 2018 | Climate, Koala News, You Yangs Region
UPDATE: Next Koala Tree Planting Event is on Thursday 28 November, 2019. Balliang Hall, Bacchus Marsh-Balliang Road, Balliang. Registration link and details coming soon. The purpose of the event and this article is to get trees planted for koalas on private land...
by Janine Duffy | March 30, 2018 | Our Koalas, You Yangs Region
Bobo Origin of name: Suggested by Wildlife Guide Kirby – seemed to fit with YuYu Known since: Bobo first emerged from YuYu’s pouch on 19th November 2017 How often seen: Bobo has been seen 9 times in 2018. That might change when he becomes independent, but...
