Panel 4: The Floodplain The river in the lower Maribyrnong Valley estuary used to flood regularly reviving and nourishing associated wetlands. Since European settlement the floodplain and the river have been substantially altered. Wetlands have been drained or filled...
Panel 3: Microscopic World The River The smallest animals and plants in the river are too small to be seen with the naked eye. There is a microscopic world teeming with thousands of species of viruses, bacteria, micro algae and protozoa. There can be hundreds of...
Panel 2: A Bucket of Mud To explore the microscopic (very small) fauna of the estuary we employed an environmental research company, Ecowise Consultants, to carry out a study of the animals who live in the mud. This layer contains many species that live on the...
The lower Maribyrnong River is an ‘estuary’, which is that part of the river that meets, and is affected by the sea; in this case Port Phillip Bay. Panel 1: Introduction and The Estuary The Exhibition This exhibition, Pobblebonk, is primarily about the animals or...
Introduction and Acknowledgements The lower Maribyrnong River is an ‘estuary’, which is that part of the river that meets, and is affected by the sea; in this case Port Phillip Bay. The Exhibition The exhibition, Pobblebonk, is made up of ten panels and is on display...
