Don’t underestimate the enthusiasm and dedication people have for the flying-foxes along the Birrarung! Sunday 23 November was a special event: a daybreak paddle to see the flying-foxes during fly-in, in collaboration with Mappa Outdoor and Up The Creek. Get a sense of the vibe here. My partnership with Mappa Outdoor goes back to early 2024, and […]
The flying-foxes in Yarra Bend Park have some excellent neighbours. Yarra City Council regularly organises guided flying-fox tours for their residents, a collaboration with Mappa Outdoor and the council’s Climate Emergency Engagement Team. We have run family friendly and sunset fly out tours, as well as multicultural bat walks for which Yarra City invited neighbourhood
A collective of researchers and artists is putting together a gallery show on Bats and Belonging in early 2026 at Untether Gallery in Geelong In preparation for the exhibition, they invited artists who intend to submit a piece for the exhibition on a fieldtrip to the flying-fox camp in Eastern Park, Geelong. The experience was
I am working on an academic paper on flying-foxes and the discomfort that people experience from them. I presented this paper at the 2025 conference of the Australasian Animal Studies Association in Toowoomba, Queensland (Nov 5 – 7). The paper is almost ready to be submitted to a peer-reviewed journal. In this study I analyse
I worked together with biodiversity officer Penny Coulson to organise two guided flying-fox tours in Yarra Bend Park, one family friendly event and one sunset fly out on 30 October. This was a Halloween inspired event, but we were lucky to have planned it for the day before because it turned out to be much
Wattle had reached out to the Friends of Bats and Bushcare Inc. for a guided tour in the flying-fox camp. On November 1 we gathered in Yarra Bend Park and watched the sunset fly out together. Wattle encourages its participants to connect to their local area through volunteering opportunities. They know the area well, as
