Measuring our success at Long Swamp: Thanks to the funding support of the Victorian Government (DELWP), our monitoring so far at Long Swamp has had a particular emphasis on the recovery of aquatic habitats for nationally threatened species of fish, but the trial is also benefiting...
Last Wednesday we were absolutely delighted to be joined by 220 people, young and old, who packed out the Oatmill Cinema in Mt Gambier for a premiere screening of Oddball, the night before its official release date. Thanks to the Oatmill Cinema and Village Roadshow Film...
Well, the spring alarm clock has gone off, and many of our native grassland flora species are waking up to the warmer weather. With that happy thought in mind, a group of us hopped on board for a bus tour of grasslands in the Mortlake...
[caption id="attachment_11560" align="alignright" width="180"] The new Woodland Birds of SE SA brochure[/caption] At the end of August we were treated to a whole bird-photography related weekend. BirdLife photographer and ecologist Dean Ingwersen made the trip across from Melbourne for a talk at Mt Gambier City Hall,...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Scented Sundew (Drosera aberrans)[/caption] Here's a snap of a common species in SA - the Scented Sundew (Drosera aberrans). It may be common but it's definitely worth a closer look! You can see previous photos of the week here....
Oddball, a family movie, tells the quirky story of how Swampy Marsh convinces the local council to allow his Maremma Sheepdog, Oddball, to protect a local colony of Little Penguins from foxes and cats. It might sound a little far-fetched, but as many of you...
[caption id="attachment_12798" align="aligncenter" width="368"] Matt Herring from the Bitterns in Rice project finally sees the Long Swamp restoration trial structure up close![/caption] Today I had the great privilege of catching up with Matt Herring, who had just undertaken the same journey that Robbie the bittern did...
Last week, a small crew of NGT staff and volunteers, and the fantastic Friends of the Great SW Walk, led by Gordon Page, joined us down at Long Swamp to undertake our first 'tweak' of the level of the structure at Nobles Rocks since it...
As you may be aware, unfortunately by the time Europeans arrived in Australia, the Dingo had out-competed the Devil and Thylacine (according to the most likely explanation) from the mainland, leaving Tassie as the final stronghold for our real 'native' top-order marsupial predators. While it...
Fifteen years ago, the SA Environment Department (then DEHAA) offices in Mount Gambier hosted an overseas exchange ranger from Wexford Slob in Ireland - a special bloke called Chris 'CJ' Wilson, originally a bobby from London. Obviously a long time has passed since then, but...
