Welcome to the Port Phillip EcoCentre!
Education, research & volunteer events from the 'burbs to the Bay
Read our 2018-19 Annual Report
Thank you to our many members, partners and Affiliates who joined our Annual General Meeting. Read our Annual Report online to learn about our collective impacts and achievements.
What we're watching: Baykeepers documentary
Protect waterways and wildlife from plastics with Port Phillip Baykeeper Neil Blake (OAM), your independent voice for our beautiful Port Phillip Bay. This award-winning 26-minute doco by Lutman Films highlights the alarming 'plastic soup' that sparked us to design citizen sicence like Clean Bay Blueprint; to help schools and kinders go zero-waste; and to partner with Scouts Victoria to track plastic pollution and stop it where it starts. Short on time? Check out these highlights (each 1-4 minutes).
Local suburbs have 3x more species than Melbourne Zoo!
Our Youth Wildlife Ambassador has recorded over 1000 species in the corridor from Elsternwick Park to the reef at Point Ormond, Elwood. Check out some of our wild neighbours in this clip then join our wildlife walks to meet some fauna in person.
Catchy music video cleans up MC Guttermouth's act
Say G'Day to the Bay
Catch up on local environmental news on the Port Phillip Baykeeper blog. Read Neil's latest article on Melbourne's world class water!