Some organisations and information links

Organisations -

• Back to Steiglitz Association
• Parks Victoria Brisbane Ranges National Park and Steiglitz Historic Park
• Parks Victoria - family activities including Ranger Roo and Junior Rangers 6 - 12 year olds
• Trust for Nature 
• Land for Wildlife
• Parks Victoria 

• FriendsNET newsletter and details about other Friends groups 
• Friends of Eastern Otways- check out their newsletters
• Friends of Werribee Gorge & Long Forest Mallee - contact Janet Leversha - 5367 4229
• Ballarat Environment Network 
• South West Integrated Flora & Fauna Team (SWIFFT) 
• Fungimap
• Australia's Virtual Herbarium
• Geelong Bushwalking Club 
• Geelong Field Naturalists Club Inc.

• Wildlife Victoria The 24/7 Wildline for wildlife rescue and information call 13 000 94535.
• Help for Wildlife 

Resources and Information -

• NatureShare database  with collections and observations in Brisbane Ranges and other areas for sharing
• Bowerbird has Brisbane Ranges National Park as a project and FoBR group with photos.
• Diseases, fungi and parasites in Australia including Phytophthora Cinnamomi and Myrtle Rust
• Koala Research in the Brisbane Ranges and You Yangs - Janine Duffy Echidna Walkabout/Koala Clancy Foundation
• Cathy Powers - Local photographer with many orchid pictures
• Colleen Miller's native flora photos including Brisbane Ranges

Aboriginal Culture -

• Wathaurong Aboriginal Cooperative Geelong
• Djillong (Geelong's) contact history between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people, how Aboriginal culture evolved and is evolving in Djillong and relationships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in Djillong today.
• Aboriginal Plant Use in South-Eastern Australia -
• Aboriginal Plant Use - David de Anglis La Trobe University Environment Collective 2005
• Aboriginal Flora and Fauna Names of Victoria: As extracted from early surveyors’ reports - VACL - see appendix 4a & 4b
• Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages projects
• Books -
  • Australian Plants as Aboriginal Tools book
  • Bruce Pascoe's non-fiction books including -
    • Wathaurong: The People Who Said No.
    • Dictionary of Wathawoorroong
    • Dark Emu
    • Wathaurong Too Bloody Strong: Stories and Life Journeys of People from Wathaurong

NOTE: Various alternative spellings abound on the internet, such as Wadda Wurrung, Watherong, Wautherong, Wathaurung and Wathaurang.