After years of planning, it is exciting to see this Living Links Research Partnership Project progress to the implementation of five Climate Ready Research Plots. The plots were established this June in the municipalities of Greater Dandenong (CGD), Knox and Maroondah and celebrated with an official launch.

Well done and congratulations to all involved especially Jarrah Simao (the Project Manager CGD), Jack Chittenden (CGD), Shayne Pigera (CGD), Nicole Palombi (former CGD), Daniel Flaim (Maroondah Council), Jessica O’Keefe (Knox Council), Jess Ballie (Knox Council), Nadine Gaskell (Knox Council), Kushan Tennakoon (Federation University), Singarayer Florentine (Federation University), Sacha Jellinek (Melbourne University), Melbourne Water, Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation and the Bunurong Rangers from the Strong Country Team.
This research project is funded by the State Government – ‘Our Catchments Our Communities’ (OCOC) Grant and the Melbourne Water – ‘Liveable Communities Liveable Waterways’ Incentives Fund.

We look forward to the next few decades of monitoring at these plots, involving many current and future students from Federation University.

The videos of the establishment of the 5 plots over 3 municipalities are currently in editing and will be available on the Living Links website.