Prom Coast Ecolink
29 Oct 2026
A new way of hearing the creatures, and the ecosystems, around us.
On Thursday night, 50 of us gathered at Fish Creek Memorial Hall to do something we rarely get to do on purpose: listen.
Acoustic ecologist Andrew Skeoch led us through the sounds of the natural world, from picking species by ear to hearing what their calls tell us about behaviour and about how a whole ecosystem is travelling. His recordings and spectrogram analysis gave us a new way of noticing what’s around us.
“Deep listening to nature is an invitation to open our ears to the natural world,” and Andrew certainly did that.
“My invitation is to listen deeply to the natural world, to those multitude of other beings with whom we share our planet,” Andrew said.
Thank you, Andrew, for sharing your deep insights with us, and for taking the time to chat with our guests and sign books after the talk. If you’d like a copy of your own, Andrew’s book can be purchased here.
Putting it into practice
The next morning, a small group joined Andrew at a local’s regenerated riverside property to practise the skills in the field. Sitting still beside a recovering river with fresh ears is a very good way to make a lesson stick.
We were proud to host this event on behalf of the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. Thank you to everyone who came along.
