La Trobe Wildlife Sanctuary
For over 30 years La Trobe University has been revegetating a former 28 hectare farmland site at its Bundoora campus as a biological reserve. It is now a protected natural habitat surrounded by University facilities and suburbia. A sanctuary of peaceful woodland and simulated billabong areas that currently support wildlife such as birds, grey kangaroos, bats, gliders and possums.
The La Trobe Wildlife Sanctuary project is underpinned by a strong educational focus for both the education and the wider communities. The educational experiences at the Sanctuary are based in experiential learning, ranging from activities such as school children investigating habitat requirements of 'minibeasts' to the volunteer members of the community physically creating habitat for the animals. This project seeks to build a new Visitors Centre for the Sanctuary so that they can expand their outreach and education programs to the community.
