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Species of the Month: Moonah – in full bloom

Posted at 11 Mar 2016 at 12:59h in News, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East, Species of the month by Bryan Haywood

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Dryland Tea-tree (or Moonah) is in full bloom at the moment throughout the region. [caption id="attachment_14338" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Patch of 'Moonah' near Dingley Dell[/caption] The botanical name for Moonah is Melaleuca lanceolata. Melaleucas are trees and shrubs in the Myrtacaea family commonly known as paper-barks, honey-myrtle or...

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The Warrnambool vertical garden gets a revamp!

Posted at 11 Mar 2016 at 12:58h in Community Nursery Project, News by Rose Thompson

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In May 2014, NGT together with The F Project and Envirofit installed a vertical garden in Ozone Walk, Warrnambool, during the town's Hidden Histories Laneway Festival. The garden is also one of eight native plant display gardens that NGT has installed around the focal region. As...

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Reminder: please register to keep getting the NGT blogs!

Posted at 02 Mar 2016 at 14:58h in News by Mark Bachmann

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The new NGT website will go live soon, and with it we'll also be updating our current blog subscription service. Unfortunately our current service (feedburner) doesn't actually tell us who you are - meaning we can't automatically bring all our subscribers across - and so...

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How is the Long Swamp Restoration Trial site holding up after a tough summer?

Posted at 02 Mar 2016 at 14:58h in Long Swamp Restoration, News by Mark Bachmann

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After an incredibly long, dry run over the last 6 months, the heavens finally opened last week, with Long Swamp receiving over 2 inches of welcome rain. Everyone is wondering of course: is this an early break to the season or a false start? Given the...

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Creating a new generation of sustainable anglers!

Posted at 02 Mar 2016 at 14:57h in Fish conservation, Media, Mulloway, News by Lauren Brown

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At the beginning of the year, a new generation of sustainable anglers emerged as over 70 school aged kids flocked to local jetties along the Limestone Coast to participate in Fishing for the Future Clinics. The clinics were funded through a SA Recreational Fishing Grants...

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Look what came down in the last rain… the Autumn 2016 environmental event calendar is here!

Posted at 02 Mar 2016 at 14:56h in Cross-border Community Events Calendar, News by Jonathan Tuck

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Autumn seems to be on its way and luckily for us there's lots of activities planned for the SE SA/ SW Vic region over the next few months. A wide range of friends groups, NGOs, environment departments and threatened species recovery teams have planned a...

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Answering the riddle of the Heath Mouse photo…

Posted at 02 Mar 2016 at 14:42h in Heath Mouse, News, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East by Mark Bachmann

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Late last year, I shared a photo of a Heath Mouse, from the spring 2015 survey in the South East of SA. Here it is to refresh your memory: [caption id="attachment_14082" align="aligncenter" width="553"] The Heath Mouse (Pseudomys shortridgei)[/caption] Did anyone work out the unique mark on this...

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Welcome back for 2016! – and please update your NGT email subscription

Posted at 24 Feb 2016 at 16:53h in News by Mark Bachmann

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We've taken a little time out from the blogs over the past month to work on a few things behind the scenes - but fear not - we're back! One of the key things we've been working on over this time is a new NGT website...

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We’re Going ‘Nuts about Gums’ – Eucalypt expert to visit the South East

Posted at 24 Feb 2016 at 16:52h in Community Nursery Project, News by Rose Thompson

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Dean Nicholle, author of Native Eucalypts of South Australia, will visit Mount Gambier next week to give a talk on the state’s Eucalypts, with a particular focus on South East species on Friday 4th March. The following morning members of the public are invited to stretch...

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NGT is looking for a new Senior Ecologist!

Posted at 24 Feb 2016 at 16:52h in News by Mark Bachmann

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As you may have heard, NGT’s Cath Dickson will be off to start a PhD research project studying on Macquarie Island, based out of Melbourne from May. Despite there being a significant tinge of sadness for the upcoming farewell to someone who has been crucial...

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