How to Build a Biolink

How to Build a Biolink - to learn about the work that goes into the planning of an ambitious landscape-scale restoration project. You’ll be introduced to the Deep Creek Biolink project, a collaborative effort between Biolinks Alliance, Upper Deep Creek Landcare Network, Melbourne Water, Macedon Ranges Shire Council and Upper Maribyrnong Catchment Group. This is the first step in an ambitious long-term plan to create a biolink between Melbourne and Echuca.

Your presenters

Cameron O’Mara has worked in wildlife conservation and bushland restoration for over a decade. As a Project Facilitator with Biolinks Alliance, he focuses on restoring forests and waterways, working closely with landholders. For the past four years, he has led the Spring Plains Watershed Repair Project, turning an idea into action to improve ecosystem function. Now, he’s applying his skills to larger-scale restoration projects across Victoria.

Karl Kny is active in Landcare and experienced in plantation forestry, native forest conservation and corporate strategy with a passion for stewardship and sustainable land management. He is the President of Newham and District Landcare and a committee member of the Upper Campaspe and Upper Deep Creek Landcare Networks. Karl is also a board member of Biolinks Alliance. Previously, Karl was CEO and Managing Director of a number of large companies in Australia and New Zealand managing pine and eucalypt plantations and native forests for conservation. He and his wife manage a farm in the Macedon Ranges as a showcase for sustainable land management and regenerative forestry

The webinar includes a Q&A with our presenters.

Note: This webinar was recorded 22 October 2025.