Sydney Harbour’s marine life makes a comeback
The marine life of the Sydney Harbour got to a low in the 1960s and 1970s, but we've seen an improvement in the last 50 years, with a growing abundance of marine life in the harbour.
Sydney Harbour – a river valley flooded in the last ice age
What is now Sydney Harbour, 12,000 years ago was a river valley that was drowned. Water flooded in and the sea level rose 120 metres
Sydney Harbour’s extraordinary marine biodiversity
In and around Sydney Harbour, we have over 600 unique species of fish. To put that in context, that's the same biodiversity as the entirety of the European continent.
Children in Nature
Naturalist Kate Eccles reflects on the importance of childhood connection with nature
From Bulldozers to Bush Regeneration
The Mosman Parks and Bushland Association was formed in the 1964 by residents protesting against a road being bulldozed through natural bushland in Mosman. This group became the birthplace for Australia's bush regeneration movement.
A place for city dwellers to breathe
Naturalist Kate Eccles describes the plants, birdlife and exquisite beauty of the Mosman Peninsula
Rainbow Lorikeet feeds chick
A Rainbow Lorikeet feeds it's chick in a hollow of a large tree in the beautiful Reid Park in Mosman
Saving the headland in the Harbour
A dynamic community campaign mobilised public support behind protection of a remarkable natural and cultural landscape in the heart of Sydney harbour.
Mosman Flora and Fauna Survey
An ecological survey of Mosman found that it provides home to hundreds of Australian plant species and dozens of Australian native animals