All the chatter about National Bird Week this year got me thinking about some of my most interesting past bird encounters. [caption id="attachment_35476" align="alignright" width="323"] A younger version of yours truly, checking traps in similar habitat, back in about 2000.[/caption] Back in the days when I was...
Our 1st Anniversary celebration at the Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve on Sunday the 29th of September 2019 was a great day out! It was cool and cloudy, so we lit the campfires and had a hot cuppa ready to welcome almost 100 guests from as far...
A few weeks ago, I was fortunate to participate in a DELWP-hosted discussion about the future of quolls in Victoria. The discussion was prompted by several Indigenous groups around the state who are concerned about the loss of quoll species - and our native predators...
Our community event at Walker Swamp on Sunday the 29th of September is fast approaching, so this is your final reminder to register! The day is a chance to bring together past and present NGT supporters from near and afar, to share in the success of...
It is only a month until we get together again with our supporters out at Walker Swamp, and there is still time to join our invite list! [caption id="attachment_31215" align="alignright" width="300"] Waterbugs for the big and little kids at the 2018 event[/caption] This free event will include...
Although we haven't had a great year for rainfall across most of the regions where NGT works, there has still been enough rain in the South East of SA to begin the diversion of water down the Tilley Swamp Watercourse for the first time in...
After taking a bit of much needed time to catch up on a number of things away from NGT, I'll finally be properly back on deck in a couple of weeks, just in time to see our wetlands bursting into life this spring! [caption id="attachment_32187" align="alignright"...
As we have just farewelled Kimberley Height, who did a fantastic job of developing NGT's volunteer program over the past several months, we are currently seeking a new Volunteer Coordinator. This is a volunteer position and an excellent work experience, internship or volunteering opportunity for anyone...
The restoration of Walker Swamp began just over a year ago, when NGT purchased 500 acres (200 hectares) encompassing the former swamp and adjacent red gum woodlands. Since then we’ve continued to work, and fundraise, to double the restoration area to 1000 acres (400 hectares); linking...
Last week I attended a small gathering near Kingston in the south-east of South Australia, held at the location of the new regulator installed on Blackford Drain. The regulator and off-take channel at the site are key pieces of infrastructure in the South East Flows...
