Bibliography:

 Books:

 Parish Steven, Koalas, Steven Parish Publications, 2003

 Steven Parish, Nature Kids Koalas, Steven Parish Publications, 2004

Judith Hollaway and Clive Harper, Earthworms Are Animals, Price Milburn & Co Ltd, New Zealand

Reid Greg, Australian Wildlife - Platypuses, Macmillan Education Australia Pty Ltd, 2001

 Conservation by Robert Ingpen and Margaret Dunkle

 The Environment by Ron Thomas and Jan Hipgrave MACMILLAN AUSTRALIA

 Australia's Environment - How people have changed the environment by Greg Pyers

 Forests and Woodlands (Ecosystems of Australia) by Greg Pyers

 Rainforests (Ecosystems of Australia) by Greg Pyers

 Manningham City Council Land Management Guide

 Natural Disasters - Wild Water by Julie Richards

 Rural Fire Brigade by Nan McNab

 Emergencies by Robin Birch

 McHarry, Jan 1995, The great recycling adventure.  Hodder Headline Australia Pty Limited,  Rydalmere.

 Royston, Angela 1998, Recycling: Environment starts here!  Wayland Publishers Limited, East Sussex.

 Skondras, Helen 2001, Can you do magic too?  Vox Bandicoot Pty Ltd, Melbourne.

 Smith, Viv 1999, I can help protect nature.  Franklin Watts Australia, Lane Cove.

 Walker, Kate 2004, Recycle, reduce, reuse, rethink: Aluminium.  Macmillan Education Australia Pty Ltd, South Yarra.

 Walker, Kate 2004, Recycle, reduce, reuse, rethink: Glass.  Macmillan Education Australia Pty Ltd, South Yarra.

 Walker, Kate 2004, Recycle, reduce, reuse, rethink: Household waste.  Macmillan Education Australia Pty Ltd, South Yarra.

 Walker, Kate 2004, Recycle, reduce, reuse, rethink: Paper.  Macmillan Education Australia Pty Ltd,  South Yarra.

 Walker, Kate 2004, Recycle, reduce, reuse, rethink: Plastics.  Macmillan Education Australia Pty Ltd, South Yarra.

 Walker, Kate 2004, Recycle, reduce, reuse, rethink: Steel.  Macmillan Education Australia Pty Ltd, South Yarra.

 CD ROM Materials:

 Sustain ability international 2002, Ollie saves the planet.

 Internet Sites:

http://www.abc.net.au/schoolstv/animals/default.htm

http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/Austanimals.htm

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/search/

http://www.zoo.org.au/visiting.cfm?zoo_id=2

http://teachit.acreekps.vic.edu.au/animals/default.html

www.kidcyber.com.au  Australian Animals at Risk (2000)

www.acfonline.org.au/

www.wilderness.org.au/

www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/

http://www.aussoft.com/cardiniaweb/

www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/

www.theage.com.au/articles/

www.dse.vic.gov.au/dse/

http://www.deh.gov.au/waters/basins/

http://www.anglesea-online.com.au/AshWednesday/default.htm

http://teachit.acreekps.vic.edu.au/warrandyte/default.html

http://www.arny.gov.au/

www.theheraldsun.com.au/articles/

www.racv.com.au

www.doh.wa.gov/topics/floods_cleanup.htm

http://australiasevereweather.com

www.h2ouse.org/

http://www.savewater.com.au/

http://www.breakingthedrought.com

http://www.wires.org.au/animals/ringtail.htm

http://www.arazpa.org.au/Education_FactSheets_RingtailedPossum.htm

http://www.americazoo.com/goto/index/mammals/22.htm

http://users.bigpond.net.au/ozbox/ring_pos.htm

http://epa.vic.gov.au

http://ecorecycle.vic.gov.au

http://yvw.com.au

http://kabv.org.au

People who have helped us and talked to us:

Jane, Sharon and Jarryd, Rangers with the Manningham Council

Doug Robb with Java scripting and the front page

Josh from Friends of the Warrandyte State Park

The teachers at the Healesville Sanctuary

The local CFA