Krefft's glider hollow checks

Thu 27 February 2025
10:00 am 11:00 am
Thu 27 February 2025 Wed 25 June 2025

Willsmere Park Pavilion
Kew East VIC 3102

Free
02/27/2025 10:00 am 06/25/2025 12:00 pm Krefft's glider hollow checks We invite you to come along and join us each month to check hollows for our resident Krefft's gliders. Meeting point: Willsmere Park PavilionWe will be on hand to help you spot, learn about and record your sightings, as we focus on the amazing gliders that call Boroondara home.Please wear appropriate clothing and shoes for an outdoor walk along uneven ground. Please bring a water bottle and be prepared for the weather. Please note, there will be no handling of wildlife during the hollow checks and participants will be required to remain on the paths as requested by Council staff. Staff will access the hollows with cameras and participants will assist with viewing hollows from camera screens and data collection from a small distance on paths. No participants will be required/approved to enter bushland under any circumstances.This is part of an ongoing monthly monitoring project and we would love your help with this data collection.Getting to the eventThe closest public parking to the event is at Willsmere Park Pavilion, near the intersection of Willow Grove and Wattle Road in Kew East. We'll meet at the pavilion and then walk down to the location together.Accessibility at this spaceAccessibility features include:quiet areaswide passagewaysrest area for assistance animals. Willsmere Park Pavilion , Kew East VIC 3102 City of Boroondara [email protected] Australia/Melbourne public

Event details

We invite you to come along and join us each month to check hollows for our resident Krefft's gliders. 

Meeting point: Willsmere Park Pavilion

We will be on hand to help you spot, learn about and record your sightings, as we focus on the amazing gliders that call Boroondara home.

Please wear appropriate clothing and shoes for an outdoor walk along uneven ground. Please bring a water bottle and be prepared for the weather. 

Please note, there will be no handling of wildlife during the hollow checks and participants will be required to remain on the paths as requested by Council staff. 

Staff will access the hollows with cameras and participants will assist with viewing hollows from camera screens and data collection from a small distance on paths. No participants will be required/approved to enter bushland under any circumstances.

This is part of an ongoing monthly monitoring project and we would love your help with this data collection.

Getting to the event

The closest public parking to the event is at Willsmere Park Pavilion, near the intersection of Willow Grove and Wattle Road in Kew East. We'll meet at the pavilion and then walk down to the location together.

Accessibility at this space

Accessibility features include:

  • quiet areas
  • wide passageways
  • rest area for assistance animals.
Date
Time
Date details
  1. Thu 27 February 2025
    10:00 am 11:00 am
  2. Tue 18 March 2025
    2:00 pm 3:00 pm
  3. Mon 28 April 2025
    12:00 pm 1:00 pm
  4. Thu 29 May 2025
    2:00 pm 3:00 pm
  5. Wed 25 June 2025
    11:00 am 12:00 pm
Contact
Environmental Sustainability and Open Spaces team