A Living Laboratory: La Trobe Wildlife Sanctuary

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1 A Living Labratry: La Trbe Wildlife Sanctuary Jennifer Chaput, Envirnmental Sustainability Manager Vern Steele, Wildlife Sanctuary Operatins Manager Australasian Campuses Twards Sustainability Cnference 21 Octber 2015 latrbe.edu.au CRICOS Prvider 00115M

2 What is the La Trbe Wildlife Sanctuary? Bundra campus master plan (1967) established t restre and manage indigenus flra and fauna Open River Red Gum Wdland Reginal pen space netwrk: Darebin Creek crridr, Gresswell Grange and Bundra Park On-campus, living facility fr teaching and research Operatin depends n partnerships and cmmunity engagement 2

3 Lcatin & Features Sanctuary: 30ha in size Stcked kangar ppulatin Range f lcal wildlife (pssums, bats) and birds 250 species f indigenus flra prpagated and planted 10 varieties f nesting bxes prduced and installed Buildings: Office building with visitr centre and ptting area 2 teaching buildings 80 seat amphitheatre 100 seat Yellw Bx Hut 100 seat Irnbark Hut Glasshuse, three plyhuses Undercver retail nursery 3

4 Wildlife Sanctuary Original Cnditin (1967) 4

5 Wildlife Sanctuary Restratin (Tday) 5

6 Gvernance Within the Infrastructure & Operatins Divisin - Envirnmental Sustainability Unit 5 full-time staff 3 part-time staff Casuals and vlunteers Operatins influenced by teaching, learning and research relatinships Future Cmmittee t versee bidiversity within the eccrridr 6

7 Sectr Innvatin Trust fr Nature cnservatin cvenant - Wildlife Sanctuary and nrth bushland reserve Cnserves native plants and wildlife, natural interest and beauty, eclgical significance, histrical interest, bushland, trees, rck frmatins and water bdies Unique t tertiary educatin facilities in Australia 7

8 Partnerships & Engagement The Wildlife Sanctuary relies n partnerships and cmmunity engagement t perate all aspects f the Sanctuary: External Partnerships Cnservatin Vlunteers Australia Greening Australia Cmmunity Vlunteer Supprt Internal Partnerships Teaching & Learning Research Current and Future Students Campus Operatins Cmmunity Engagement 8

9 Cnservatin Vlunteers Australia (CVA) Nn-prfit, partnering with individuals, businesses and Gvernment t prvide vlunteers fr envirnmental and wildlife cnservatin prjects Annual CVA partnership prvides guarantees vlunteer hurs and prjects Prvides teams f supervised vlunteers, 2-3 days/week, t supprt land management peratins (i.e. weeding, planting, etc.) 9

10 Greening Australia Nn-prfit, dedicated t restring and cnserving indigenus landscapes Partnership allws fr jint delivery f educatin prgrams Habitat Cnservatin and Management Curse (expertise in plant identificatin and grwing wildlife habitat) La Trbe MOU with Greening Australia fr research and seed strage 10

11 Cmmunity Vlunteer Supprt (Friends f the Wildlife Reserve and Others) Lcal vlunteers dedicated t the re-establishment f flra and fauna in the Lwer Yarra Valley (including the Wildlife Sanctuary) Weekly supprt in seed srting and prducing lcal indigenus plants Regular wrking bees within the Wildlife Sanctuary 11

12 Teaching & Learning Unique, n-campus utdr facility fr teaching and learning Partners with Schls t deliver curriculum: Bilgical Sciences Agricultural and Envirnmental Sciences Educatin and Teaching Histrical and Cultural Studies Infrmatin Technlgy & Cmputer Science Marketing and Management 12

13 Research Partnerships with La Trbe students and academics t cnduct research Strng alignment with s Research Fcus Area (RFA) Securing Fd, Water and the Envirnment Current research includes tree-rsting insectivrus bats, tactile deterrents fr brushtail pssums, etc. 13

14 Future Students Engage with lcal schls t prvide educatin experiences fr all ages Year 10 wrk experience and cmmunity service placements available thrughut the year Partner with La Trbe Marketing & Engagement t prvide educatin experiences fr year students 14

15 Develping Wrk Ready Students Internships, vlunteer and casual wrk pprtunities available t current La Trbe students Real experiences aligning with studies: Educatin students delivering educatin experiences and turs t all age grups Btany students indigenus seed cllectin and plant prpagatin ; running the retail stre Zlgy students mnitring predatrs; kangar cunts Archaelgy students identifying and recrding histric lcatins and artefacts 15

16 Campus Operatins Manage flra, fauna and water bdies n cvenanted land Prpagate and sell indigenus plants and nesting bxes internally t La Trbe perating areas fr landscaping and fr use in cnstructin prjects Offer expert advice n plant and wildlife management internally and t the wider cmmunity 16

17 Cmmunity Engagement Wildlife Sanctuary and retail indigenus plant stre, pen t the public six days/week, 10am-3pm Citizen science pprtunities fr public participatin (stag watch, bat night, frg calls, etc.) Public twilight turs, facility hire Markets, lcal Cuncil festivals 17

18 Fundatins fr the Future Updated Facilities Visitr centre & staff ffices Learning centre & amphitheatre Thermal-cntrlled ptting area / seed strage Accessible retail space Pedestrian bridge Predatr-Prf Fence Cmpletin Bidiversity enhancement Reintrductin bilgy 18

19 Thank yu Jennifer Chaput Envirnmental Sustainability Manager Vern Steele Wildlife Sanctuary Operatins Manager Thank yu! website: latrbe.edu.au/wildlife facebk: latrbe.edu.au CRICOS Prvider 00115M