Professor Tim Fletcher

Waterway Ecosystem Research Group, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne

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Sciences & Technology

Saving Melbourne’s platypus with smart water storage

Using smart rainwater tanks and urban lakes, a new project aims to provide crucial water to platypus habitat when it’s needed most – leading up to the breeding season

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Sciences & Technology

Protecting our thirsty urban trees from more harsh summers

Urban forests are great for keeping our cities cool, but as temperatures go up they need water to survive - and that’s where redirecting storm water to street trees comes in

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Environment

Saving stormwater with a veggie raingarden

Using stormwater runoff to create a veggie raingarden at home can also help reduce the pollution threat to our local waterways and, ultimately, the ocean

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