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Episode 30: African Pathways and Rope Bridge Revisited

Episode 30 of Visions looks at a unique partnership between the University and Mission Australia which is helping disadvantaged students around Heidelberg make a successful move from primary to secondary school. We also do a follow up on one of our favourite stories from last year - the rope ladder helping endangered squirrel gliders and other native animals to cross the Hume Highway safely near Benalla. Click above to check out the first pictures of the rope bridge in action.

More information

African Pathways:
An innovative partnership between Mission Australia and the University of Melbourne is aiming to help African students make successful transitions from primary to secondary school.

For more information go to: http://www.missionaustralia.com.au or http://www.knowledgetransfer.unimelb.edu.au

Animal Overpass Update:
In Episode 7 (click here to watch) we brought you the story of an animal overpass for the Hume Highway. The first of its kind in Victoria, the rope bridge was installed to allow native animals to safely cross the road, and they are now doing just that.

The project was established by researchers from the Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology (ARCUE) based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, University of Melbourne, Monash University and VicRoads.

For more information go to: http://arcue.botany.unimelb.edu.au/.

Credits

African Pathways:
Produced by Janine Sim-Jones
Camera by Clive Banfield
Edited by Rob Cross

Mission Australia’s involvement in African Pathways is supported by the Accenture Foundation, ANZ Trustees: The William Buckland Foundation, ANZ Trustees: The Felton Bequest and the IOOF Foundation. The program also received a Knowledge Transfer project grant from the University of Melbourne.

Thank you to Cheryl Bondeson, principal of Haig St Primary School, and students and parents involved in the Learning Club.


Animal Overpass Update:
Produced by Nerissa Hannink
Camera by Clive Banfield
Edited by Rob Cross
Thanks to Dr Rod van der Ree and Ms Kylie Soans.

The still photographs of squirrel gliders used in this piece are copyright of Lochman Transparencies, Western Australia 2007.