Coliban River
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River restoration a win-win
A community-backed plan to restore and protect a key section of the Coliban River at Lauriston will take its next steps early in the new year. Over the next four years, the A Healthy Coliban Catchment project will focus on rehabilitating the river’s frontage between Lauriston and Malmsbury reservoirs. Willow removal and revegetation works on…
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Fresh flow for platypus
The region’s vulnerable platypus population will be given a boost with a freshening flow down the Coliban River this month. Before the millennium drought, platypus foraging around the banks of the Coliban River downstream of Malmsbury Reservoir was a common sight. However, climate change and challenging flow patterns have had an impact on them, and…
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Platypus death has silver lining
A tiny juvenile female platypus was found recently in a moribund state on the banks of the Coliban River at Malmsbury by early morning walkers. She was in very poor condition and died shortly before biologists from the Australian Platypus Conservancy arrived to transfer her to Healesville Sanctuary for specialised care. Malmsbury Landcare member Chris…
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Platypus numbers good at Malmsbury
Eight platypus – six males and two females – were recorded during a recent trapping survey along the Coliban River at Malmsbury. All were in good condition and were released back to the wild after being examined by researchers from the Australian Platypus Conservancy, assisted by members of Malmsbury District Landcare Group who funded the…
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No more water hazard at Trentham club
Teeing off at the picturesque par-three 13th hole at Trentham Golf Course is usually accompanied by the soothing noise of a waterfall. The problem is none of the club’s members can ever remember actually seeing it. “It’s pretty noisy. We have always known there was something there,” club president Keith Webster said. The golf course…