Melbourne Wildlife Sanctuary

Vision

The Melbourne Wildlife Sanctuary provides an indigenous natural environment for conservation, education and research activities that support the learning and teaching objectives of La Trobe University.

The MWS Plant Nursery (formerly Keelbundora) was established by La Trobe University to grow and build up the seed stocks of indigenous flora for the Melbourne Wildlife Sanctuary and residents of the region who wish to include indigenous plants in their garden. The Sanctuary and associated reserves exist to:

The Melbourne Wildlife Sanctuary is working towards

Creating a world class environmental education facility in the suburbs of Melbourne consisting of:

To achieve this goal we are constructing a predator proof fence to exclude a range of pest species. Once this fence has been completed rare, endangered, vulnerable and threatened species will be introduced. Some of these species are: