
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Peter Haffenden, Melbournes Living Museum of the West
concept and production
Kevin Wood, Ecowise Consultants
research and text
Kerrie Poliness, Melbournes Living Museum of the West
photography, exhibition design, reasearch and digital
construction
The
following organisations and individuals have contributed to the material
in this exhibition through input with research, text, images, finding
and naming animals and other activities.
Joan Clark, Zoology Dept, Melbourne University
electron microscopy
Denise and Katherine, Ecowise Consultants
mud analysis and microscope work
Paul Paton, Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Aboriginal names
Karen Jackson, Moondani Balluk, Victoria University
Aboriginal names
Rhys Coleman, Melbourne Water
frog distribution
Dr Greg Parry, MAFRI
marine organisms
Dr Chris Walsh, Monash Uni/CRC FE (Ph. 9905 4091)
freshwater shrimp, estuarine ecology
Dr Richard Marchant, Museum of Victoria
estuarine ecology
Dr Gary Poore, Museum of Victoria
marine ecology
Lindy Lumsden, Arthur Rylah Institute, DSE
micro-bats
Andy Stephens, EPA
estuarine ecology
Leon Metzling, EPA
estuarine ecology
Graham Rooney, Melbourne Water
Assoc. Professor Geoffrey Wescott
Deakin University
Michael Patti, local researcher
finding and identifying fish species
Natasha Schedvin, Friends of the Organ Pipes
finding and identifying bats
Robert Bender, Friends of the Organ Pipes
bat text
Janine Hill, Melbournes Living Museum of the West
title development
Gavin Somerville, Melbournes Living Museum of the West
finding animals in Pipemakers Park
Brett Hosie, Melbournes Living Museum of the West
finding and identifying animals in Pipemakers Park
Libby McKinnon, Melbournes Living Museum of the West
wetland background photograph (Pipemakers Park)
Warwick Somerville, Maribyrnong River Cruises
seal photograph
Tamara Wright
shorecrab photographs
Kate Pahlow, Werribee Zoo Education Centre
frog information
Kwai Chang-Kum, Werribee Zoo
photograph of Pobblebonk Frog and the Growling Grass Frog
Pol McMahon, local artist and environmentalist
identifying plant species
David Tran, D & K Live Seafoods, Footscray
assisting with eel photography
The picture of the indigenous river rat has been supplied by the Melbourne
Aquarium
Ian Hunter, elder of the Wurundjeri people; and Carol Briggs, elder of the Bunurong
people.
Organisations:
EPA Victoria
Gould LeagueMelbourne Aquarium
Healesville Sanctuary
Melbourne Zoo
Werribee Zoo
CSIRO
Ecowise Consultants
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by Melbourne's Living Museum of the West, 2005
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