Long Swamp

26 Jul Look who’s been hanging around our Long Swamp restoration site! – Another record of an Australasian Bittern

Posted at 09:12h in Discovery Bay, Long Swamp, Long Swamp Restoration, News, Photography, Wetland Restoration by Jonathan Tuck

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[caption id="attachment_34329" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Australasian Bittern near Nobles Rocks[/caption] This curious and nationally endangered Australasian Bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus) was snapped on our wildlife camera during NGT’s Long Swamp restoration works near Nobles Rocks. The works are funded by a Biodiversity Response Planning grant from the Victorian...

25 Mar Part 7: The Lake Momboeng Naming Story – Does a tantalising clue reveal a deeper mystery about our local Indigenous languages?

Posted at 20:17h in Long Swamp, Long Swamp Restoration, News by Mark Bachmann

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In the previous blog of this series (Part 6), we finally uncovered how the Lang Brothers wanted their run named in 1848. As we explored in Part 4, Gideon Lang paid more attention to the language and activities of the Indigenous people he encountered than many...

14 Feb Part 6: The Lake Momboeng Naming Story takes an unexpected turn!

Posted at 22:18h in Long Swamp, Long Swamp Restoration, News by Mark Bachmann

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In the most recent update to this story (Part 5), we explored some recently uncovered 1970s correspondence in the archives between the Victorian Place Names Committee (PNC) and regionally-based local and state government bodies, that shed some light on how the lake became officially registered by the...

21 Feb Long Swamp history: so how did “Nobles Rocks” get its name?

Posted at 03:46h in Long Swamp, News by Mark Bachmann

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Like many features in our region, Nobles Rocks are named after a past lessee of a nearby parcel of land; a man with an unusual but memorable name - Noble Liddle. Noble was born on the 30th of Aug 1856 (one of several children to his...

12 Sep Hot off the Press! Nelson Coastcare Group wins a Victorian Coastal Award for Excellence

Posted at 05:58h in Long Swamp, News by Mark Bachmann

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On Thursday evening, I had the great pleasure of being invited along to the 2014 Victorian Coastal Awards for Excellence, which were held at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne. It was really heartening to be gathered with so many people active in coastal conservation...

07 Feb Interesting new research on the NGT logo – the Ancient Greenling – at Long Swamp

Posted at 15:05h in Long Swamp, News by Mark Bachmann

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Since sharing the recent good news about Long Swamp, I was forwarded a copy of some very interesting new research on the Ancient Greenling Damselfly (NGT's logo!). This work occurred in Long Swamp, which is a key habitat area for the Ancient Greenling, and found...

31 Jan Good news for Long Swamp!

Posted at 13:29h in Long Swamp, News by Mark Bachmann

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A few days ago, recipients of Victorian Communities for Nature Grants were announced on the DEPI website. Nature Glenelg Trust is extremely pleased to report that we have been awarded a $20,000 grant towards the next phase of work for improving the conservation of wetland...

31 Jan Native Fish News from ANGFA

Posted at 13:27h in Fish conservation, Long Swamp, Media, News by Mark Bachmann

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As you may know, NGT has a strong interest in wetland and waterway conservation and management, and we have particular focus on, and expertise in, the conservation of native freshwater fish (via our Aquasave work). Not only are many species of native freshwater fish threatened...

21 Oct Talking wetlands at the Australia New Guinea Fish Association (ANGFA) convention in Melbourne

Posted at 07:21h in Long Swamp, News by Mark Bachmann

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On Saturday the 12th October I headed over to Melbourne to attend the ANGFA convention, and gave a presentation about the ecology and management of three coastal wetlands near the SA/Vic border that NGT has a close association with: Ewen’s Ponds, Piccaninnie Ponds and Long...

20 Sep Long Swamp – September 2013 snapshot

Posted at 13:43h in Long Swamp, News by Mark Bachmann

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After looking at Gooseneck Swamp with Rowena on her second-last day with NGT last week, we then spent the afternoon checking on conditions at Long Swamp. I have been told by Nelson locals that the discharge from Long Swamp into the Glenelg River Estuary via...

Long Swamp

26 Jul Look who’s been hanging around our Long Swamp restoration site! – Another record of an Australasian Bittern

25 Mar Part 7: The Lake Momboeng Naming Story – Does a tantalising clue reveal a deeper mystery about our local Indigenous languages?

14 Feb Part 6: The Lake Momboeng Naming Story takes an unexpected turn!

21 Feb Long Swamp history: so how did “Nobles Rocks” get its name?

12 Sep Hot off the Press! Nelson Coastcare Group wins a Victorian Coastal Award for Excellence

07 Feb Interesting new research on the NGT logo – the Ancient Greenling – at Long Swamp

31 Jan Good news for Long Swamp!

31 Jan Native Fish News from ANGFA

21 Oct Talking wetlands at the Australia New Guinea Fish Association (ANGFA) convention in Melbourne

20 Sep Long Swamp – September 2013 snapshot

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