Floating wetlands for carbon and biodiversity benefits- Friday 27th march 2026.

You are invited to attend this exciting field day event on farm dams. The day will include an expert presentation from Dr Martino Malerba, senior lecturer at RMIT University.  ​

Martino will be presenting on a decade of work on how to manage farm dams to maximise productivity while improving carbon and biodiversity. These projects involved hundreds of landowners installing floating sensors (called “Pondi”) to monitor greenhouse gas emissions, and AI technology to monitor wildlife. 
 
Martino will also introduce the Floating Wetlands project, funded through Melbourne Water with additional support from the Grower Group Alliance through the Ripple Effect Project, which has established multiple demonstration study sites on dams at two Bass Coast farms. 
 
We will also be going on a farm walk to look at one of the floating wetland dam sites on our host property.  

Event Details.

Date:                                Friday 27th March
 
Time:                                10.00am morning tea for 10.30am start.  2.00pm finish time. 
 
Venue address:            Property of Camilla and Joby Graves, Woodleigh.  Address details to be        
                                              provided upon confirmation of registration. 

Morning tea and lunch provided.
 
To register click on the following link: https://forms.gle/KgkUQrAVqmDa9FhQ8
 
For further information email [email protected]

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