Wombat Bend Playspace, Duncan Street, Templestowe Lower
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Exploring Victoria: Walking Wombat Bend Park Templestowe Lower
Exploring Victoria: Walking Wombat Bend Park Templestowe Lower
Exploring Victoria: Driving to Wombat Bend Park Templestowe Lower
Exploring Victoria: Driving to Wombat Bend Park Templestowe Lower
Wombat Bend on Yarra River at Finns Reserve
Wombat Bend on Yarra River, shot with the Mavic Pro
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Kookaburra at Wombat Bend
I was setting up my camera to do some twilight photography at The Burrow at Wombat Bend near Dixons Creek in Victoria, Australia when a Kookaburra flew down and sat on my lens! It sat there for around ten minutes watching me intently. All of 2 feet away from me. It really is a superb location for nature and wildlife photography.
Platypus foraging in Yarra River near Wombat Bend, Templestowe
This is a bunch of platypus foraging in the very swollen Yarra River just near Wombat Bend, Templestowe. They appeared to be sheltering in the calmer water downstream of that little island after battling against the strong current. At one point I saw three in the water all at the same time. Best!
This video was taken about 7:30am, September 15th, 2016. We'd had a lot of rain in the last couple of days so the river was well up.
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Lower Templestowe Suburb TV
Templestowe Lower is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 15 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. It's Local Government Area is the City of Manningham. At the 2006 Census, Templestowe Lower had a population of 13,020.
Templestowe Lower is bounded in the west by Rose Avenue, Russell Street and Sheahans Road, in the north by the Yarra River, in the east by Ruffey Creek and Williamsons Road, and in the south generally by Manningham Road.
It is home to primary schools and a secondary school, Templestowe College. Like the neighbouring Templestowe, it is poorly serviced by public transportation, lying geographically between two existing rail lines (Hurstbridge and Belgrave/Lilydale). A modest bus service exists, running from Lower Templestowe into the city or to the nearest train lines.
Templestowe Lower has one shopping centre, Macedon Square/Plaza (Named after the Macedonian Empire). It has a Safeway supermarket, pharmacy, medical centre, post office, several banks and other shops. There are also 2 fast food outlets, Red Rooster and McDonalds, situated opposite Macedon Plaza. Also in this location is Manningham Medical Centre. On the northern side of the suburb are two other fast food outlets/restaurants: Souvlaki Hut and Taco Bill. Templestowe Hotel, despite the name, is actually located in Templestowe Lower. Templestowe Lower has 2 government primary schools, Templestowe Valley Primary School and Templestowe Heights Primary School, as well as a Catholic primary school, St Kevin's. There is also a secondary college, Templestowe College.
Exploring Victoria: Driving to Wombat Bend Park Templetstowe Lower
Exploring Victoria: Driving to Wombat Bend Park Templestowe Lower
201 Manningham Rd Lower Templestowe, Victoria Australia. HD
A beautifully kept 99 year old property with all the mod cons, plenty of room and a lovely pool and sauna to chill out in.
This property is close to shopping centres, schools, theatres, restaurants, etc, every thing you could possibly wish for a nice life style.
Ruffey Trail and Yarra River, Lower Templestowe, May 2019
An exploration of the Ruffey Trail Lower Templestowe, on May 17, 2019
Parkes Property, 271 High Street, Templestowe Lower
This property has now been sold. If you are thinking of selling please call Linda Linmeiers on 0419 318 636 to arrange an appointment.
2011 Melbourne Xmas day hail storm lower templestowe
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Ruffey Lake Park Templestowe Victoria
Ruffey Lake Park is a park in Templestowe, Victoria. It is located around Ruffey Lake in a portion of a valley through which the Ruffey Creek flows.
The park has a number well equipped children playgrounds. The park also has full amenities including car parks, toilets, shades, electric barbecues and large picnic shelters. There are also many tracks to walk or jog through.
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RT Edgar Boroondara - 16 Bamfield Close, Templestowe
For over one hundred years, RT Edgar have grown to become Melbourne’s prestige property experts, proudly representing some of the finest homes in metropolitan and country Victoria.
Feeding Wallaby at Moonlit Sanctuary
My wife feeding a wallaby at Moonlit Sanctuary in Melbourne, Australia. We came up close and personal with such furry animals. Before this, we took photos with a koala named, Bluegum!
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Platypuses at risk of extinction due to Australia's devastating drought
Australia's severe drought and other climate change effects are driving the native platypus towards extinction, researchers warn. With rivers drying up, many platypuses are becoming stranded and a new study led by University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney's Centre for Ecosystem Science has examined the risks of extinction for the unique mammal. Although there is little known about the distribution of platypuses because of their nocturnal nature, the study determined there is an urgent need for a national risk assessment for the platypus. The study examined the threats that could damage platypus populations, such as climate change, severe periods of drought, water resource development and land clearing. Climate change and long droughts are among the risk factors threatening platypuses. Facebook/NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service Due to current climate conditions, land clearing and fragmentation by dams, the number of platypuses in the world have decreased by about half, which has led to the extinction of local populations across about 40 per cent of the species' range. Climate Change More Platypuses at risk of extinction Turning an ocean menace into a meal As Australia burns, it's Murdoch vs. Murdoch on climate change Microsoft plans to erase its entire carbon footprint since 1975 Climate change cited as Antarctic penguin population collapses More in Climate Change The expected losses are even greater, because of extreme droughts like the one that is currently plaguing Australia. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently downgraded the platypus' conservation status to near threatened, but the study's lead author Dr. Gilad Bino said that action must be taken now to prevent total extinction. These dangers further expose the platypus to even worse local extinctions with no capacity to repopulate areas, he said. Professor Brendan Wintle from the University of Melbourne, who co-authored the study, echoed this sentiment. Even for a presumed 'safe' species such as the platypus, mitigating or even stopping threats, such as new dams, is likely to be more effective than waiting for the risk of extinction to increase and possible failure, Wintle said. An Australian platypus swims around in search for food at Taronga Soo in Sydney, Australia, May 8, 2008. AP Photo/Rob Griffith We should learn from the peril facing the koala to understand what happens when we ignore the warning signs, he added. Dr. Bino said their study added to the body of evidence that the platypus is on the path to extinction, much like many other Australia species. The research team will continue to study the ecology and conservation of what they called the enigmatic animal. Platypuses are secretive and nocturnal, according to the study, and they are unlisted in most areas of Australia — except for South Australia, where they are endangered, according to UNSW. Because platypuses lived in areas undergoing
Yarra River at Finns Reserve Templestowe
Recorded on October 31, 2010 using a Flip Video camcorder after one of the biggest downpours in years
Drone encounter with Wedge-Tailed Eagle
Date: May 12, 2018
Location: Yarra River, Templestowe / Warrandyte, Melbourne
(some 15 km north-east of central Melbourne)
Drone: DJI Phantom 4 Pro
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Overlays: Google Earth Pro
GPS Tracks Reader
Virb Edit (Garmin)
Music:
Jaws theme (1975)
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Melbourne Australia Feb 16 2013
At the Keilor Motor Hotel in Melbourne Australia. We enjoyed our stay here away from the hustle and bustle of Melbourne. We found shopping was bet a little further down the Old Calder highway at Taylor Lakes.
Archie and his friends at the park
Archie, Archie and Indiah at Wombat's Bend