SUNBURY | MACEDON RANGES
Home » News » Podcast brings nature to your home

Podcast brings nature to your home

Macedon Ranges council is bringing the region’s nature to its residents through a new podcast.

The council has launched the Macedon Ranges Nature Pod podcast, to help raise the profile of the animals and plants within the naturally biodiverse shire.

The monthly podcast series will help listeners identify frog calls and common day and night backyard birds through audio clues and fact sheets that can be downloaded.

The council’s planning and environment director Angela Hughes said development of the podcast was fast-tracked because most events in the council’s environmental program were cancelled due to COVID-19.

“Our environmental program activities are often sold out so we know there is an interest from the local community,” she said.

“With tight pandemic restrictions in place, we wanted to develop content that residents can enjoy from their own homes.

“The Macedon Ranges is a biodiversity hotspot and your backyard is no exception.

“I encourage you to check out this fantastic environmental education podcast that can help us all conserve biodiversity in the region.”

For more information, visit: bit.ly/3eoyUNm

Digital Editions


  • Powering the Lancefield community

    Powering the Lancefield community

    Lancefield will soon benefit from a new community battery. Macedon MP Mary-Anne Thomas announced Lancefield Neighbourhood House as the site of one of the new…

More News

  • Sunbury’s title joy

    Sunbury’s title joy

    Club Sunbury finally got a long awaited Bowls Victoria weekend pennant, division 1, section 1 premiership and then claimed promotion the following day. Having made finals in division 1 every…

  • Shopping help for heart health

    Shopping help for heart health

    The Heart Foundation and the nutrition platform No Money No Time have launched a new partnership to help residents in the northern and western suburbs manage rising grocery costs while…

  • Major works to cause delays

    Major works to cause delays

    Major infrastructure projects will cause significant travel disruptions across Melbourne’s northern and western suburbs throughout the autumn months as construction enters key phases on several road and rail removals. Commuters…

  • Footscray folk farewell

    Footscray folk farewell

    Luminaries of Melbourne’s folk music scene will be farewelled at ‘Footscray Folk: A Singout!’ on Saturday 7 March. The concert at Bluestone Hall at Borderlands Cooperative will celebrate Footscray based…

  • EPA puts brands on notice over packaging waste

    EPA puts brands on notice over packaging waste

    Environmental Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has lost patience with companies that fail to show how they are reducing packaging waste, warning they risk significant penalties if they don’t comply with…

  • AI imaginary friends no substitute for human connection

    AI imaginary friends no substitute for human connection

    Loneliness and social isolation are now recognised as major public health threats, prompting governments to explore technological solutions. Research from Monash University argues new AI ‘digital companions’ marketed as a…

  • Sporting club grants up for grabs

    Sporting club grants up for grabs

    Local sporting clubs across Victoria are encouraged to apply for a fresh round of funding grants launched by the state government. On Wednesday, Community Sport Minister Ros Spence announced that…

  • Step into the dark

    Step into the dark

    A different way of being entertained is coming to Werribee in March with Transmission – into the dark. The sell-out hit of Melbourne and Adelaide Fringe involves audiences embarking on…

  • Sporting opportunities for young inmates

    Sporting opportunities for young inmates

    The Victorian Government has announced an expansion of the Twinning Project to the Ripley Unit at Marngoneet Prison. This initiative, which focuses on young men aged 18 to 25, is…

  • New anti-gang movement

    New anti-gang movement

    The Victorian Government has announced a $1 million investment into a new anti-gang program aimed at preventing the recruitment of young people into criminal networks. Managed by the Violence Reduction…