27th March to 29th March
Hosted by Geelong FNC
Geelong FNC organized a very successful get-together over the weekend 27th March to 29th March at Geelong.
Combined Excursion Reports from the Geelong SEANA Event March 2026
The list of excursions undertaken is below.
Note that where an excursion was repeated, only a single report was produced in some cases.
| Excursion Reports | Excursion Sites – Saturday 28 March 2026 Morning | Leader/ facilitator |
|---|---|---|
| Excursion 1: Bellarine Birds | Bellarine Birds. (Day excursion) | CMo / JDa 8:30AM – 3:15PM |
| Excursion 2: Port Phillip Bay boat cruise | Boat Tour – Port Phillip Bay Explorer. (A) Popes Eye, Chinamans Hat, Point Napean | Leader: Peter Crowcroft Facilitator: Phil Watson 8:30 – 11:45AM |
| Excursions 3: Managing vegetation at the Ocean Grove Nature Reserve | Ocean Grove Nature Reserve. Managing Grassy woodland (1) | Leaders: Peter Sullivan, Susanne Hudgell (morning) 9:00 – 11:30AM |
| Excursion 4: Swan Bay Saltmarsh | Swan Bay saltmarsh | Leaders: Brad Ferrier, Bernie Lingham, Alison Watson |
| Excursion 5: Sparrovale Saltmarsh Wetland Reserve (Sparrovale-Ngubitj yoorree) | Freshwater wetlands – Sparrovale, Hospital Swamps | Leader: Donna Smithyman Facilitator: Chrissy Freestone 9:00 – 11:20AM |
| Excursion 6 | Boat Tour – Port Phillip Bay Explorer (B) Cruise Popes Eye, Chinamans Hat, Point Nepean | Did Not Run |
| Excursions 7: Managing vegetation at the Ocean Grove Nature Reserve | Ocean Grove Nature Reserve. Managing Grassy Woodland (2) | Leaders: Barry Lingham, Bernie Lingham, Andrea Dennett (afternoon) 1:00-3:30PM |
| Excursion 8: Barwon Heads Bluff and rockpools | Barwon Heads Rock Pools and Barwon Estuary mangroves | Leaders: Pete Crowcroft, John Newman, Brad Ferrier 1:00-3:30PM |
| Excursion 9: Lake Victoria and Lake Lorne | Bellarine Wetlands- L Victoria, L Lorne | Leader: Margaret Alcorn Facilitators: Pete Sullivan, Richard Alcorn 1:00-3:30PM |
| 10 | Western Treatment Plant (1) T-Section & Coastal Lagoons | 8:45-11:45AM |
| Excursions 11: Moorabool River Reserve ‘Perridak ngubiyt’ | Dog Rocks, Moorabool River Reserves (1) | Leader: Graham Possingham Facilitator: Jenny Possingham 9:00 – 11:45AM |
| 12 | You Yangs Regional Park | 9:00 – 11:45AM |
| Excursion 13: Anakie Gorge | Brisbane Ranges NP – Stony Creek, Anakie Gorge | Leader: Deirdre Murphy Facilitators: Brad Ferrier and members of the Friends of Brisbane Ranges (FoBR) 9:00 – 11:45PM |
| Excursion 14: Serendip Sanctuary | Serendip Sanctuary | 9:00 – 11:45AM |
| 15 | Western Treatment Plant (2) L Borrie, Conservation Ponds | 1:00-3:30PM |
| Excursions 16: Moorabool River Reserve ‘Perridak ngubiyt’ | Dog Rocks, Moorabool River Reserves (2) | Leader: Graham Possingham Facilitator: Jenny Possingham 1:00-3:30PM |
| Excursion 17: Hovell’s Creek and Limeburners Lagoon | Hovells Creek & Limeburners Bay | Leaders: Bernie Lingham and Lorraine Phelan 1:00 – 3:30PM |
| Excursion 18: Private Conservation Property, Brisbane Ranges | Brisbane Ranges Old Boardman conservation property | Leaders: Barry Lingham Facilitators: John and Caroline Booth 1:00-3:30PM |
| 19 | Western Treatment Plant (3) L Borrie, Conservation Ponds |
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