This year HEWI celebrated it’s 30th anniversary and below is a slide show via pdf that documents some achievements and events over the years. Click below to view HEWI 30th Read more →
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Living with Fire Event
Living With Bushfire Read more →
30th Birthday Invitation
30th Birthday Invitation Read more →
HEWI turns 30 years old in 2019.
A time to celebrate. It was in 1989 that I attended a public meeting organised by the Victorian Heritage Trust. It was held in the Supper Room of the Healesville Memorial Hall (now the Nan Francis Room at the Memo). This meeting was attended by I think about 80 local residents all concerned about the changing nature of Healesville with… Read more →
EVENT – Culture and Country
FILM – The Desperate Plight of the Orange-bellied Parrot
‘Certainty’: injunction to stop VicForests logging Leadbeater’s Possum and Greater Glider habitat
The Federal Court has granted an injunction to prevent logging in five areas that are home to Greater Gliders in Victoria’s central highlands, including in a controversial coupe near Noojee, while the Friends of Leadbeater’s Possum v VicForests case proceeds to trial over the next year. “We are pleased that the threatened Greater Gliders are safe from the chainsaws while this case… Read more →
Imagine The Yarra Panel Event Highlights
Melbourne Water presented the Yarra in conversation at Arts Centre Melbourne in 2017, engaging passionate Victorians to help shape the future of our most iconic river.Read more
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
HEWI members are delighted that Samantha Dunn, MP, is available to celebrate our 28th AGM. Samantha is our representative (Eastern Metropolitan) on the Legislative Council. Her Greens portfolio includes public transport, planning, local government and forests. Read more →
ACTIVITY REPORT: PLATYPUS PROTECTION IN HEALESVILLE
This HEWI event should have been called Platypus Detection! In drenching rain, a hardy group ventured out to the Watts River – and were rewarded with their first Platypus sighting! Another HEWI member was stationed downstream and he also had good vision of an adult Platypus. Read more →