Indigenous Nursery

Our nursery volunteers grow 220 species of local native plants, propagating 60,000 plants annually. These plants are grown from locally sourced seed and cutting material, which we collect using a Flora and Fauna Guarantee Permit. Each year we discover new indigenous plants and refine our propagation techniques, enabling us to rescue plants, and the animals that need them, from local extinction. Over the past two decades our team have grown one million plants, which have been purchased by public and private landholders to restore local biodiversity. Our skilful volunteers also work continually to maintain and improve the nursery facilities.

The nursery is a collaboration between our Landcare group and the Bellarine Secondary College, a partnership which has been going strong since the Nursery’s establishment in 2002. The secondary school students learn practical horticulture and agriculture skills through growing vegetables and engaging in animal husbandry in the nursery precinct. TAFE classes, Garden Clubs and other groups also visit the nursery for educational sessions and tours. On the last Sunday of the month, the nursery is open to the public. People can also place orders or buy plants by making an appointment to visit on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.