Frequently Asked Questions

A functioning wildlife corridor or biolink is a route through a landscape that enables a range of native flora and fauna to move between patches of suitable habitat. This improves their access to food resources, breeding opportunities and new territories.

In Maroondah, the biolinks that have been identified are ‘pathways of least resistance’ through the largely urbanised landscape, and each will require a range of actions to be delivered to become a functioning biolink.

No, the Mullum Mullum Creek Biolink does include the creek, but also the adjacent public creek reserve, and the neighbouring private residential and commercial land and other public land up to 50 metres either side of the creek itself.

No, the biolink is expected to benefit a wide range of native flora and fauna. The seven focal fauna species provided a focus for identifying actions for creating and improving habitat, as well as reducing threats, and were selected on the basis that their collective habitat requirements would also serve the needs of a much wider range of species likely to occur in, or be attracted into, the Maroondah area.

A primary purpose of the Mullum Mullum Creek Biolink is to enable more native flora and fauna to spread through the Maroondah landscape. However, it also has the purpose of being a place for people to experience and connect to nature, and to learn about and care for local natural and cultural heritage.

No, actions are expected to be delivered through a collective effort of many different organisations and individuals - can you see any actions you could help deliver?

Not yet. Firstly, we need to hear from the community to understand the extent to which the proposed actions are supported. Actions will then need to be further refined and prioritised, funding and delivery responsibilities secured for high priority actions, and then programmed into work schedules.