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Scrubbing up for the weekend! 😄

SoHo Platypus Mural Update!

Due to ongoing COVID border restrictions the painting of the mural has been rescheduled to the week of Jan 29 - Feb 6. That's only 66 days from now!

Thanks for your support 🥰

It's a marvellous night for a moondance 🌛

Sunday morning walk, platypus style 😊

“The time is now, and the power to make change is in your hands.” -Jane Goodall.

The strength and determination of platypus is inspirational! 😊

Nature! Always interrupting quality time on the phone 😁

On this day one year ago I came across a platypus in the Hobart Rivulet with plastic entangled around its bill. So began @hobartrivuletplatypus, dedicated the conservation and protection of our local platypus population.

Here are a few of the things we've been involved with over the last 12 months. All of these things would not have been possible without the support of many.

Thanks all!

Pete

- Visited Westerway, Cambridge and Snug Primary Schools
- Visited Southern Cross Aged Care, Baldwin Living Vaucluse Gardens and Kingston School for Seniors
- Presented Platypus Info evenings in Hobart and Kingborough In conjunction with the Australian Platypus Conservancy
- Conducted waterbug testing along the length of the rivulet
- Conducted waterway cleanup sessions
- Crowdfunded a 10m x 3m platypus wall mural in South Hobart to be delivered early 2022 (delayed due to COVID)
- Engaged with local artists to produce platypus inspired works including the SoHo signal box, prints, stickers and more.
- Worked with Cascade Brewery on a revegetation project
- Worked with City of Hobart and DPIPWE on matters relating to burrow protection
- Worked with City of Hobart and EPA on matters relating to the reduction of pollution entering the rivulet
- Formed Wildcare Tas Friends of the Hobart Rivulet Platypus group
- Assisted platypus related campaigns by World Wildlife Fund, Wilderness Society, Australian Conservation Foundation, Great Australian Platypus Search
- Received media coverage including ABC National News, ABC Hobart Radio, WildArk, CoH Bandicoot Times, The Mercury, Catalyst

Have the economics of caring for the natural world changed in the last 100 years? In 1927 renowned Australian naturalist Harry Burrell wrote:

"There is little to be said either for or against the platypus. It does no positive good, neither does it do any positive harm. It has a valuable fur, but neither exists in sufficient numbers, nor breeds sufficiently rapidly, nor lends itself to any scheme of cultivation in such a way as to hold out hope of its becoming an important natural asset. It is not good to eat and apparently serves no purpose useful to man."

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While the humans are away, the platypus will play! 😊

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So much Spring rain lately! We've been hard at work trying to better understand how our local platypus deal with the rapidly fluctuating water levels in Hobart's urban waterways.

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Thanks to the residents and staff at Baldwin Living Vaucluse Gardens for a great chat about all things platypus! 😊

#REPOST @vauclusegardens_southhobart with @get__repost__app South Hobart is home to a very famous character, the Hobart Rivulet Platypus. He is known to frolic near Vaucluse Gardens and has been sighted by many Residents and staff over the years. Tuesday 28th September we were pleased to welcome Peter from the @hobartrivuletplatypus & #hobartrivuletplatypus conservation group who is currently educating the community on these fascinating creatures , with the aim to compile a book on their local history. This presentation was a roaring success and Pete will be visiting us again soon. #repostandroid #repostw10

Higher water levels sometimes mean it's better to go around 😊

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Aqua coat, platypus style 🥰

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"Some days, the world is too loud, for a quiet soul." - J. Rose

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Surf's up in Platypus Land! 🥰

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Out of the blue! 😊

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Check out the latest issue of Bandicoot Times for a terrific recap of work being done to restore the banks of the Hobart Rivulet. As scientist Christine Coughanowr says:
"Without healthy riparian zones you really just have a drainage ditch"

There's also a story on Hobart's platypus in there too! 😊

https://issuu.com/thecityofhobart/docs/bandicoot_times_spring_2021-no_82

A classic label from over 20 years ago when Cascade Brewery also made cordials.

Cascade's bush land in South Hobart plays a critical role in the survival of Hobart Rivulet platypus.

Thanks to Lyn Rodman for this awesome treasure!

#REPOST @bonorong with @get__repost__app Meet Pedro the Platypus!

Pedro was brought to our Wildlife Hospital by the rangers of Mt. Field National Park after he was found lying on the side of the road.
Once he arrived at our clinic, our wildlife vets got to work on giving him a full health check under general aesthetic. They found some minor bruising around his face so they got to work on x-raying him to ensure there were no broken bones. Thankfully, there were only small signs of internal injury, nothing that rest wouldn't fix. They suspected that he may have experienced some sort of trauma and prescribed him some time to heal.

Pedro has since been sent into care with an experienced platypus rehabilitator where he is expected to make a full recovery and be released back home to the wild.

Photo thanks to Michael Eastwell

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