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  • Home
  • About us
    • Our vision
      • Our Rules and Purposes
      • Annual Report 2020-2021
    • Our logo
    • What biodiversity means to us
    • Funding
    • Our history
      • SKINC’s story
      • Westgate Park 1 – Early history of the land
      • Westgate Park 2 – From construction site to neglect
      • Friends of Westgate Park story
  • Nursery
    • Bili Nursery
    • Plant list
  • Plant info
    • Threatened species
      • Species rare in Melbourne area
    • Wildflowers A – D
    • Wildflowers E – M
    • Wildflowers O – Z
    • Trees and shrubs A – E
    • Trees and shrubs G – P
    • Grasses, sedges and rushes
    • Groundcovers and climbers A-G
    • Groundcovers and climbers H-Z
  • In the Park
    • Plants
      • Coastal headland scrub
      • Coastal saltmarsh
      • Coast Banksia
      • Heathy woodland
      • Plains grassland
      • Plains grassy woodlands
      • Riparian woodland
      • Sand Heathland
      • Sedgy wetlands
    • Birds
      • Bird list – land-based
      • Bird list – wetland-dependent & raptors
    • Bees, beetles & bugs
    • Fungi
      • Fungi list
      • Gilled fungi
      • Bird’s nests, corals, cups, earthstars, jellies, leathers, polypores & resupinate fungi
      • Stinkhorns, Puffballs & Slime moulds
  • Get involved
    • Membership
    • Volunteer
    • Subscribe
    • Donate
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  • Find us

Westgate Biodiversity: Bili Nursery & Landcare - We grow and sell indigenous plants and are transforming Westgate Park into a biodiverse, bush-like habitat for people to enjoy.

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We are hiring – coordinator of volunteers

We are hiring – coordinator of volunteers

Westgate Biodiversity is keen to employ a part-time coordinator, 1 – 2 days/week, to work with our wonderful volunteers...

Clematis microphylla

Clematis microphylla

Ubiquitous, unique, fragrant, and dioecious. On any visit to Westgate Park in winter/spring you can’t miss the sweet perfum...

Thanks, JH and Melb Water

Thanks, JH and Melb Water

The crew from John Holland and Melbourne Water are working in the park on the major task of duplicating the sewer under the Y...

Telstra Purple steps up

Telstra Purple steps up

Thanks to the Telstra crew for a morning of tough weed-pulling in the Southern Wetlands followed by planting on the steep slo...

Sept 5 Bird survey

Sept 5 Bird survey

The Park is very green and plants are thriving. Water levels are high, and volunteers including corporate staff, are doing gr...

August 8 Bird survey

August 8 Bird survey

The park is in excellent condition, volunteers are busy, and visitors frequent. Most water bodies are almost full and hosting...

July 4 Bird survey

July 4 Bird survey

In all, 44 bird species were recorded, including opportunistic sightings. Some highlights were the two Australian Pied Oyster...

May 2 Bird survey

May 2 Bird survey

There were two notable sightings in the park over the past month as well as many familiar species. Habitat on land and water ...

Indigenous plants - wildflowers

Wildflowers A – D

Wildflowers A – D

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Wildflowers E – M

Wildflowers E – M

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Wildflowers O – Z

Wildflowers O – Z

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Indigenous plants - trees and shrubs, grasses

Trees and shrubs A – E

Trees and shrubs A – E

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Trees and shrubs G – P

Trees and shrubs G – P

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Grasses, sedges and rushes

Grasses, sedges and rushes

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Indigenous plants - groundcovers and climbers, rare and threatened

Groundcovers and climbers A-G

Groundcovers and climbers A-G

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Groundcovers and climbers H-Z

Groundcovers and climbers H-Z

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Threatened species

Threatened species

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Bili Landcare – Westgate Park – Todd Road, Port Melbourne, volunteering generally Monday and Wednesday

Bili Nursery  – 525 Williamstown Road Port Melbourne, open 9-4 pm Mon-Fri, 10-3 Saturday

Call 0492 972 652 for more information

 

Partners

Melbourne Bushfood | Parks Victoria, Park Managers | Port Phillip EcoCentre | Landcare Australia | Conservation Volunteers Australia | City of Port Phillip | City of Melbourne  |  The Heart Gardening Project

Acknowledgements

We acknowledge the Elders and members of the Yalukit Wilam clan of the Boon Wurrung language group, who are the custodians of the land on which we work and meet.

We value our ongoing relationship with the Boon Wurrung Foundation.

We support adoption of the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

 

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