Hamilton Bandicoots

Hamilton Bandicoots Welcome to Hamilton Bandicoots. Run by volunteers, this page offers the chance to lend a helping hand and aid in the longevity of our local wildlife and flora.

This Page was created as an interactive platform for the community to engage with the reserve and the progress of the Eastern Barred Bandicoot (EBB). We invite you to come celebrate the beauty of the landscape with nature walks, community areas and spotlighting tours. The wondeful parklands and Bandicoot enclosure can be accessed at any time by following the walking track via HIRL. Just continue

past the HIRL Offices and follow the track, or walk around the HIRL building and follow the Cyril Lampard Walk near the Northern end of the Buildings. You can see a map that had been posted on this page. You will find HIRL at 333 North Boundary Road Hamilton.

25/06/2025
06/04/2022

Our next Bandicoot Tour is just a few weeks away, on the evening of Wednesday April 27th - come and catch a glimpse of these special creatures for yourself!

Call the HIRL office to book your spot, or for more info:
📞 (03) 5572 3699
⏰ 10am-2pm Mon/Wed/Fri

📸 : Bruce Thomson (via Bush Heritage Australia )

02/12/2020

H.I.R.L. being the gateway to the Bandicoot Enclosure is proud to be associated with thee Bandicoot Recovery Project. The Eastern Barred Bandicoot is synonymous with H.I.R.L evident through our magnificent Bandicoot Mural and Bandicoot Function Room. We are proud that part of the following video was filmed on H.I.R.L. grounds.
We welcome all visitors of all ages to H.I.R.L. to enjoy our gardens, the iconic Bandicoot Mural, the Children's Garden. not forgetting Spoonville on their way to our Indigenous Food Gardens and the Bandicoot Enclosure. Please note - NO dogs are allowed in the Bandicoot Enclosure.
https://www.facebook.com/185294121523859/videos/429099931814475

30/10/2019

More than 70 bandicoots have travelled some 400 kilometres from Hamilton, on Victoria's mainland, to the safe haven of French Island in Western Port Bay.

02/10/2018

Our next spotlight tour will take place on Tuesday 9th October at 8:30pm. Limited places available. Please meet at the HIRL carpark. Contact Jon Lee for further details on 0475 953 992 or email [email protected]

A Pallid Cuckoo. Spring is here.
15/09/2018

A Pallid Cuckoo. Spring is here.

Red-capped Robin seen today
15/09/2018

Red-capped Robin seen today

15/09/2018

The eastern barred bandicoot is a small, omnivorous, nocturnal marsupial.

Unfortunately the mainland subspecies of eastern barred bandicoot is currently listed as extinct in the wild.

This little lady is a part of Zoos Victoria's captive breeding program and was snapped at Healesville Sanctuary.

📷 By Amie Hindson

ABC Open | http://ab.co/1leqMUk

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333 North Boundary Road
Hamilton, VIC
3300

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Monday 10am - 2pm
Wednesday 10am - 2pm
Friday 10am - 2pm

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