
Across Australia, many species rely on tree hollows for shelter and safety. As older trees are lost through clearing and severe weather events, those hollows are becoming harder to find. Small animals like bats, possums and gliders are left searching for secure places to rest and raise their young.
A well-built nest box can bridge that gap. When installed or donated, it offers vulnerable wildlife a protected space where they can settle in and get on with the simple business of surviving.
Each participant created their very own possum drey to take home, contributing to a program that supports habitat creation for our precious native species.
By learning and doing, these young conservation champions are helping protect the homes that wildlife need to survive.

Refreshing Rivers is working alongside Landcare, local government, and the Soil Conservation Service to install cod logs in the Adelong Creek. These structures form part of a nature‑based solution designed to strengthen river resilience following extreme weather events and ongoing habitat loss.
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In what is thought to be an Australian first, a portable PIT (Passive Integrated Transponder) reader has been installed in Adjungbilly Creek to help scientists track the movements of the endangered Macquarie Perch.
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We lacked information on the aquatic wildlife of the Upper Billabong catchment, so using Citizen Science - the Refreshing Rivers iNaturalist project and eDNA tests, we have gathered 1,672 observations across the catchment and also completed 9 eDNA profiles in local waterways.
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