19 Dec Are you looking for a last-minute Christmas gift idea? Then look no further than the award winning Walker Swamp!
It is that time of year where we've all had our thinking caps on for Christmas gift ideas...
Author: Mark Bachmann
19 Dec ‘Tread Lightly’ – bringing stories of environmental change into focus this festive season…
NGT is proud to be a local partner supporting 'Tread Lightly' - a novel project shining a light on environmental change through endurance sport - which is happening between Christmas and New Year this year! [caption id="attachment_35891" align="alignright" width="300"] Dr Rowan Brookes[/caption] Dr Rowan Brookes, who is...
28 Nov A very unusual “bird in the hand” – A rare encounter with Lewin’s Rail
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...
31 Oct A great day out with our wonderful supporters at Walker Swamp!
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...
31 Oct Mainland Forgotten Fauna: Part 11 – Let’s revisit a time when the stony rises of western Victoria were teeming with eastern quolls
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...
19 Sep Final reminder to book your place for the First Anniversary celebration at Walker Swamp
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...
29 Aug Invitations coming soon for Walker Swamp community event on Sunday 29th September 2019
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...
29 Aug Let’s explore the fascinating history of Tilley Swamp, now filling for the first time in decades …
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...
29 Aug Still out and about … Mark talking wetlands in Winton, and forgotten fauna in Newham
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"...
26 Jul Would you like to be NGT’s next Volunteer Coordinator?
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...