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Essential guides, emergency advice, and educational materials for wildlife conservation.
Wildlife Friendly Living
Simple changes to make your property safe and welcoming for native wildlife
Wildlife Safe Netting: A simple Guide for Home Gardeners
Protect your fruit trees and protect wildlife too Why This Matters Many people don’t realise the netting used to protect backyard fruit trees can seriously injure or kill native animals.
How to Keep Pets and Native Animals Safe
Protecting our pets and the wildlife we share our home with – the Macedon Ranges way. We’re fortunate here in the Macedon Ranges to share our towns, gardens, and bushland
Water for Wildlife: Helping During Hot Weather
Easy ways to support native animals through heatwaves and dry spells. Why Water Matters In extreme heat, native animals like birds, possums, reptiles, and even echidnas and kangaroos can become
Wildlife Friendly Fencing: A Guide for Safer Backyards and Farmland
Helping native wildlife move safely through our landscapes Why Does Friendly Fencing Matter? In Victoria, our backyards and farms are part of important wildlife habitat. Many animals—kangaroos, wallabies, echidnas, wombats,
Community Education
MRWN network members can attend schools and community events to provide wildlife education. Our presentations cover local species, conservation challenges, and practical ways communities can help.
- Information stalls at local markets, fairs and festivals
- School visits Age-appropriate presentations for primary and secondary schools
- Community workshops
- Hands-on workshops for community groups and organisations
- Public events
***we do not provide/ bring animals to these events ***
Upcoming Training
Captive Bolt Training
Foundations of Macropod certification is a prerequisite. Please sign up here for the macropod training. This course is full. Please follow our Facebook page for future training opportunities.
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