A month since the fires started… we are back in our homes, there has been some (but not enough) rain, the fire in the Carlisle Heath is contained (but not yet under control), things are not quite back to normal, but we’re turning our attention to recovery.

So how are we doing down here at the Conservation Ecology Centre?

The words of ecologist Tamika Farley-Lehmer sum up how we’ve been feeling perfectly…

Another successful round of OMER surveys was completed in October and November, with CEC staff and an enthusiastic team of volunteers surveying Marengo, Blanket Bay, Skenes Creek, Parker Inlet, and Crayfish Bay.

These seasonal surveys form the backbone of the Otways Marine Ecosystem Resilience (OMER) initiative, which is building up-to-date ecological baselines for intertidal and subtidal ecosystems along the Otway coast.