Raakajilm is a 490-hectare conservation property in the Mallee of northwest Victoria, Australia.

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What is the Mallee Looper?
What is the Mallee Looper?

The Mallee Looper caterpillars are eating their way through thousands of hectares of Mallee Eucalypts. Learn about Loopers and what you can do.

The Swainsona Files
The Swainsona Files

The Swainson-peas are beautiful plants, difficult to propagate and mostly threatened in Victoria. In the Mallee we have several species, including: Small-leaf Swainson-pea (Swainsona microphylla); Silky Swainson-pea (Swainsona sericea); Dwarf Swainson Pea (Swainsona phacoides); and Hairy Darling-pea (Swainsona greyana).

Swainson-pea Field Day
Swainson-pea Field Day

Thursday 4 September - FULLY BOOKED

Please join us and staff from the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria to survey the rare Silky Swainson-pea, Swainsona sericea.

Raakajilm wetland
Raakajilm wetland

We are excited to announce … there’s a wetland on Raakajilm!

This beautiful one hectare area will be seasonally wet, with a smaller permanent pool forming a drought refuge for wildlife. A wetland like this offers many opportunities to establish insurance populations of rare plants and a completely different bird-watching experience.

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Our seasonal nature diary - blog posts from November in previous years…

What is happening in July ...
Buffel Grass 3D model
Buffel Grass 3D model

We’re excited to share with you this 3D model of Buffel Grass so that you can identify and report this devastating weed.

November socials
November socials

The revegetation planted in 2008 now feeds Pink Cockatoos; Regent Parrots enjoying Goosefoot; Rainbow Bee-eaters eating bees; the amazing growth of the rare plant Cullen pallidum; and a stunning Velvet Ant.

Grasslands - to scalp or not to scalp?
Grasslands - to scalp or not to scalp?

Our 12 month trial of scalping to restore a semi-arid grassland.

Tree Dtella
Tree Dtella

These are the geckos which live on our windows and doors, hunting for moths attracted to the lights.

Sand turd beetles
Sand turd beetles

The sand turds are everywhere in the Mallee and this is one of the beetles responsible!

Australian Broomrape (the good one)
Australian Broomrape (the good one)

Not a South African Weed Orchid, not an agricultural pest, but the rare Australian Broomrape.

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