Walker Swamp campaign update: the countdown is on, with one week to go!
Time is flying by and our active fundraising campaign for the Walker Swamp land purchase is into its final week...
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We’re planning a great day out on World Rivers Day – donate now to secure your invitation to see Neil Murray perform live at Walker Swamp!
Posted at 25 Aug 2018 at 14:57h
in Fundraising, News, Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve
by Mark Bachmann
Things are now starting to shape up for our exclusive supporters event on World Rivers Day (Sunday 23rd of September, 2018) at Walker Swamp. In the morning, there will be a range of activities hosted by NGT staff for all ages, like guided birdwatching, bushwalking, waterbug...
Brolgas return again to Scale Swamp: A taste of what we hope to see at Walker Swamp in the future…
Posted at 25 Aug 2018 at 14:56h
in News, Scale Swamp restoration, Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve, Wetland Restoration
by Mark Bachmann
Back in January this year, Lachie wrote this great summary article about the restoration of Scale Swamp and the subsequent return of Brolga and other waterbirds to the site. Nature Glenelg Trust restored Scale Swamp in 2013 with the support of the the landowner, Dunkeld Pastoral Co.,...
Walker Swamp has now refilled to its interim restored level, just in time to show you around next month…
Posted at 25 Aug 2018 at 14:56h
in Fundraising, News, Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve
by Mark Bachmann
Since the last update, the flows coming into Walker Swamp have very quickly refilled the wetland to its interim restored level, behind the trial structure that was installed by NGT back in 2014. [caption id="attachment_30798" align="aligncenter" width="800"] The Walker Swamp trial structure, spilling over to its interim...
Let’s journey back in time… to the plains around the southern Grampians in 1892
The other night in Dunkeld, I shared a fantastic early perspective on the southern Grampians with our audience - written by travelling journalist 'Bruni' (aka George A Brown) in 1892: "On either side of the railway line between Maroona and Glen Thompson there are numerous hollows in the...
Walker Swamp campaign update: we’re now over half way there, and the swamp is filling fast!
Posted at 15 Aug 2018 at 00:42h
in Fundraising, News, Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve
by Mark Bachmann
With a little under 3 weeks to go the count-down is on, so it's time for another update on Walker Swamp. At the time of writing we've just passed the $80,000 mark - which is fantastic progress! and the live tally is...
Upcoming events: NGT Wetland presentation evening in Dunkeld on Tuesday the 21st of August, plus Brolga talk with Inka Veltheim in Hamilton on the 25th
Next Tuesday evening (21st August 2018) Mark, Greg and Jess from NGT will be in Dunkeld (at the Community Centre from 7 pm) to share the latest news on Walker Swamp and other wetland projects in the local area. So, if you want to learn...
Walker Swamp excursion with the Hamilton Field Nat’s yields the threatened Western Swamp Crayfish
On a beautiful Saturday morning back a few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of joining the Hamilton Field Naturalists Club for an excursion to Walker Swamp. The aim of the excursion was to provide an overview of the plans for the property and to...
Wetland surveys in western Victoria turn up two threatened species!
A few weeks back, Lachie, myself and NGT intern Alice Glare undertook some aquatic surveys in a couple of freshwater wetlands near Dartmoor. Overnight fyke netting and seine netting was used to assess the current status of fish communities in Mill Swamp, Burgess Swamp and...
Farewell to Steve Clarke: a friend, colleague and champion for wetland restoration
On Monday last week, I received the tragic and unexpected news that Steve Clarke had died suddenly on Sunday the 5th of August in Mount Gambier.Monday this week was a very sad day as we said farewell at his funeral, but as we left, those...