Swan Bay Environment

Swan Bay Environment Community awareness for this precious ecosystem of Swan Bay, Victoria. It is a Ramsar listed wetland.

Queenscliffe Indigenous Plant Nursery OPEN TOMORROW SUNDAY JUNE 7 10 AM -NOON
06/06/2026

Queenscliffe Indigenous Plant Nursery
OPEN TOMORROW
SUNDAY JUNE 7
10 AM -NOON

This is Polygala myrtifolia an introduced species that LOVES the Bellarine - it is classified as a w**d and SBEA volunte...
06/06/2026

This is Polygala myrtifolia an introduced species that LOVES the Bellarine - it is classified as a w**d and SBEA volunteers will be spending two hours this Sunday removing it .
We would love yu to join us.
Its a great way to give back to our beautiful Bellarine , meet like minded individuals and generally feel good about the place we live. So many positives

Meet at 9.30 am in the Rip View Car Park Point Lonsdale

We will w**d for about 90 minutes and then have a cuppa and cake - we will be done by 11.30

Wear sturdy shoes and your BEST gardening gear
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**ding




We promise it will be GREAT

Hope you can join us

It's World Environment Day This year's theme is "Inspired by Nature. For Climate. For Our Future" Our wonderful natural ...
05/06/2026

It's World Environment Day This year's theme is "Inspired by Nature. For Climate. For Our Future"

Our wonderful natural wonderland of Swan Bay inspires SBEA to act to protect and act for our future.

Swan Bay is a wetland of national and international significance.

From its beginnings in 1988, the Swan Bay Environment Association has worked with the community to protect Swan Bay. We investigate, educate and act to build community awareness and active support for protecting this very special part of the world.

Join us if you're interested in actively nurturing this environment today and every day.

Opportunities abound

See this link for ways to be actively involved in protecting your local environment
https://swanbayenvironment.org.au/get-involved/





Our Indigenous Plant Nursery is open Wednesdays and Sundays Wednesday 9am -midday Sunday 10 am -midday We grow plants th...
02/06/2026

Our Indigenous Plant Nursery is open Wednesdays and Sundays

Wednesday 9am -midday
Sunday 10 am -midday

We grow plants that naturally occurred in our area at the time of European settlement.

These are the plants that have adapted to the local conditions and provide appropriate food and shelter for animals living in that area.

Our Queenscliffe Indigenous Nursery only grows plants that are indigenous to Swan Bay and the Bellarine Peninsula.

We are committed to working with the community to protect Swan Bay . Growing and planting indigenous species nurtures our environment, provides habitat for our region's wildlife and preserves plant species thereby encouraging genetic diversity.

We provide tube stock for a variety of plantings and your support will ensure our work continues.

For further information and a ull list of plants available see
https://swanbayenvironment.org.au/queenscliffe-indigenous-nursery/

HOPE WE SEE YOU SOON





TWO CHANCES TO BECOME PART OF A TEAM MAKING A DIFFERENCE ...
01/06/2026

TWO CHANCES TO BECOME PART OF A TEAM MAKING A DIFFERENCE
ON
WADAWURRUNG COUNTRY

Join Borough Coast Carers and SBEA Habitat Restoration Volunteers this week and help remove invasive species in our beautiful coastal dunes.

FRIDAY JUNE 5 10 AM SHORTLANDS BLUFF QUEENSCLIFF

SBEA supporters are invited to join Bellarine Catchment Network to restore native habitat and remove woody w**ds -

Join ‘Borough Coastcarers’ and give nature a hand by removing invasive w**ds while spending time outdoors. There's lots to do at your own pace and always a cuppa and chat at the end of the session.

Meet at Shortlands Bluff, on Wadawurrung Country. (Queenscliff Lookout) Carpark at the southern end of Hesse Street near the lookout. The BCN team will be set up in the grass patch at the back of the carpark.

BYO: Gardening gloves, long pants, long-sleeved shirt and sturdy shoes.

SUNDAY JUNE 7 SBEA HABITAT RESTORATION POINT LONSDALE

Once a month a band of volunteers spend two hours on a Sunday morning restoring local habitat, removing woody w**ds and encouraging the return of indigenous vegetation. THIS MONTH WE ARE AT POINT LONSDFALE

Tasks are varied and as physically challenging as you choose them to be.
Morning tea will be provided.

Meet at Rip View Car Park Point Lonsdale on Wadawurrung Country
BYO Gardening gloves,
Long pants, long-sleeved shirt and sturdy shoes recommended

Our Indigenous Plant Nursery is open TOMORROW and every SUNDAY BETWEEN 10 am and MIDDAY 79 NELSON Rd QUEENSCLIFFOur Que...
30/05/2026

Our Indigenous Plant Nursery is open TOMORROW and every SUNDAY

BETWEEN 10 am and MIDDAY

79 NELSON Rd QUEENSCLIFF

Our Queenscliffe Indigenous Nursery only grows plants that are indigenous to Swan Bay and the Bellarine Peninsula.

They are the plants that have adapted to the local conditions and provide appropriate food and shelter for animals living in that area. Our nursery volunteers collect seeds and nurture the seedlings until they're ready to plant in gardens and public spaces in and around Swan Bay and the Bellarine.

Planting Indigenous species in your garden and in public spaces actively supports the regeneration of habitat and encourages a healthy ecosystem. Its an investment in biodiversity and a healthy planet.

To find out more about our nursery see

https://swanbayenvironment.org.au/queenscliffe-indigenous-nursery/









COMMUNITY PLANTING MORNING SUNDAY 14TH JUNE AT 10.30 AM. ...
28/05/2026

COMMUNITY PLANTING MORNING

SUNDAY 14TH JUNE AT 10.30 AM.

Corner of Fellows & Murray Roads, Queenscliff

Can you please help restore habitat nad protect Swan Bay's fragile ecosystem by joining a community planting morning on 14 June ?

The Swan Bay Environment Association is spearheading this project in collaboration with the Borough of Queenscliffe and the Bellarine Catchment Network. The w**ds and grass have been cut back and sprayed and in a few weeks planting with indigenous ground covers and shrubs can begin.

The plants will be supplied by the Queenscliffe Indigenous Nursery (QIN) and the planting plans have been overseen by a qualified horticulturist from the QIN.

Upgrading this site will greatly improve one of the entrances to the Borough and provide an important habitat for the fauna of the area.

We would love as many people as possible to come along and help complete the project.




The beautiful Common Correa (Coastal Moonah Form) is in flower all over the Borough at the moment. We have tubestock av...
26/05/2026

The beautiful Common Correa (Coastal Moonah Form) is in flower all over the Borough at the moment.

We have tubestock available at the nursery.

This lovely flowering shrub prefers well drained soil in full sun or part shade. You'll be sure to have many birds visit when these are part of your garden.
We're open Wednesdays and Sundays and you can find out more about our nursery here
https://swanbayenvironment.org.au/queenscliffe-indigenous-nursery/

Our nursery is helping restore habitats for the region’s wildlife






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And for our final post during National Volunteer Week we want to SHOUT OUT a HUGE THANK YOU to our wonderful WEEDERS (...
24/05/2026

And for our final post during National Volunteer Week we want to SHOUT OUT a HUGE THANK YOU to our wonderful WEEDERS

( otherwise known as the HABITAT RESTORATION TEAM )

Once a month a band of volunteers spend two hours on a Sunday morning restoring local habitat, removing woody w**ds and encouraging the return of indigenous vegetation.

This is important , valuable work and every invasive w**d removed means there's an opportunity for native habitat to revegetate or be replanted. Ecosystems are revived and Swan Bay is nurtured. Our w**ding is vital to the health of the ecosystem.

AND IT'S GREAT FUN

Read more about Habitat Restoration here
https://swanbayenvironment.org.au/get-involved/

If you'd like to join our next session we will be meeting at 9.30 am on Sunday June 7 at
Rip View Lookout,
24 Point Lonsdale Road,
Point Lonsdale
Please wear sturdy shoes and gardening gloves are recommended.

Morning tea provided!






Community planting yesterday on Wadawurrung Country with Uniting Queenscliff at the new Walking Together Community spac...
23/05/2026

Community planting yesterday on Wadawurrung Country with Uniting Queenscliff at the new Walking Together Community space on the corner of Hesse St and Stokes St. - many plants from Queenscliffe Indigenous plant nursery and many planters !

We're all very excited to now be able to watch this beautiful garden grow.

The nursery is still very well stocked with plants and you can come and stock up this Sunday or any Sunday for that matter.

Read more about our nursery here
https://swanbayenvironment.org.au/queenscliffe-indigenous-nursery/

SBEA is committed to caring for our beautiful Swan Bay and using Indigenous plants in your garden and in our public spaces helpis restore habitats for our region’s wildlife.

Our plants are raised from seed gathered in the local area and a team of dedicated volunteers ensure healthy tubestock is available for sale.

79 Nelson Road Queenscliff

Our Nursery is open every Wednesday morning

9.00am to 12.00 midday

and every Sunday morning

10am to 12.00 midday








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Queenscliff, VIC
3225

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