



Caring for the Biolink
Sunshine Reserve located on the Mornington Peninsula is a unique bushland corridor (Biolink) to Mount Martha Park, Fairburn Reserve and surrounding areas. It runs inland for 3.8 kilometres from Port Phillip Bay with Sunshine Creek running through it. With key remnant areas, its conservation and habitat values are recognised as important reminders of original landscapes and how they once were.

Habitat Restoration
Large Eucalypts, Blackwood and Black wattle once dominated as tall over story trees sheltering tree ferns, other ferns and herbs in damp woodland gullies, unusual so near the coast. Tipping the balance back to remnant bush, by removing weedy specimens, restores the habitat making room for the passage of fauna species and an increase in floral gene diversity.

Community Engagement
We provide valuable opportunities to learn about native bushland and its flora and fauna.
Our volunteers, members, partners and friends of Sunshine are key to the preservation of the Reserve and its future.
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Newsletters
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Winter Newsletter 2025
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We have one last visit to move some mulch and weed before our NTD next month. Help us prepare the site to make this a successful planting.
Autumn Newsletter 2025
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Sunshine’s next key event is National Tree Day on Sunday 27 July @ Lower Sunshine.
Please join us for a wonderful environmental day of community.
Summer Newsletter 2025
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This beauty was recently spotted in Upper Sunshine during the summer. Did you know it is saprophytic, meaning it relies on fungi in the soil for nutrients instead of photosynthesis?
Spring Newsletter 2024
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🌿 Spring Field Report: Interview with Sunshine’s Lorax, Pia Spreen 🌿
Click image for 5-minute video and find out how you can you help protect Sunshine’s Old Growth Trees.
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Eucalypt – Staple T
Nodding Greenhood – Staple T
Ti Tree – Staple T
Eucalypt – BOX T
Nodding Greenhood – BOXT
Ti Tree – BOX T
Our Partners
We seek sponsorship and/or grants to augment Sunshine Reserve funds for funding suitable projects associated with the Reserve. We are grateful to our current partners.