In this second episode Dan & Jack continue walking along Narrm-ga on salty, sandy Boon Wurrung lands and waters, stopping at Ricketts Point to talk with Neil Blake. Neil is the founding director of the Port Phillip Eco Centre and known to many as the Port Phillip Baykeeper. 

www.ecocentre.com/programs/community-programs/baykeeper/

During the conversation Neil mentions the invaluable work of community groups such as Marine Care Ricketts Point and the Marine Education Science and Community as examples of the people-powered efforts to preserve the ecology of Ricketts Point, leading towards its present status as a marine reserve. Find out about their conservation activities and invaluable nature publications here:

www.marinecare.org.au 

www.mesac.org.au 

www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/ricketts-point-marine-sanctuary 

To finish this leg of the walking journey Jack and Dan reflect upon walking through the suburbs of Beaumaris and Cheltenham to Southland Station. You can take a look at the incredible domestic architecture of Beaumaris that’s been preserved and documented in the Beaumaris Modern books by Fiona Austin:

www.beaumarismodern.com.au 

Please follow the walking journey by following maps and biographies of all artists and guests on the ~FLOWING LOOPS~ website at www.flowingloops.com 

This artistic program has been supported by the SRL Community Projects Fund www.suburbanrailloop.vic.gov.au/communityfund