Although most of NGT’s work is in terrestrial and wetland ecology, you may have noticed I have a keen interest in the coastal and marine environments, through the activities I run with various groups. Over the summer, I spent many hours at the beach with my...
If you’ve been following the story of the Orange-bellied Parrot (OBP) for a while you would know that by this time of year they have well and truly made their way back to Melaleuca, Tasmania for their breeding season. Each year volunteers are stationed at...
Over the past couple of months, Newbery Park Primary School, from Millicent in S.A., have joined NGT's Jess on a variety of excursions, to learn all about the local natural environment. First the year 3/4 class headed to Mount Burr Swamp for the day. The...
After the September Orange-bellied Parrot (OBP) survey weekend, SA coordinator Bob Green has some very exciting news to share. The survey weekend was held over September 14 and 15 where two OBP’s were sighted around the Narrung Peninsula (south-eastern end of Lake Alexandrina). One bird...
You may remember from a previous newsletter that NGT was awarded a grant to promote the use of indigenous plant species in public gardens around Mount Gambier. Over the last month we have kicked off plantings around town starting at Burrandies Aboriginal Corporation and Tenison...
On Friday the 6th of September 18 teachers and student services officers (SSO) from Tenison Woods College, a secondary school in Mt Gambier, came to visit the NGT community nursery. They were having a well earned Staff Immersion Day, themed around nature and indigenous knowledge,...
Planting season at NGT's Eaglehawk Waterhole kicked off on Friday 23rd August, with our first volunteer planting event of the year, for National Tree Day. You can read more about NGT's first restoration reserve Eaglehawk Waterhole here, purchased in 2013 with a land addition in...
NGT have been lucky enough to secure a grant through National Tree Day's Seedling Bank to host a planting day at Eaglehawk Waterhole.Eaglehawk Waterhole was NGT's first habitat restoration reserve, and is located in the upper south-east (~1.5 hrs north of Mt Gambier) and is...
Our Community Nursery is overflowing with plants, and it's driving our Nursery Coordinator Ange a little crazy. So we've decided to have a quick plant sale in July!With the lack of rain we haven't been able to plant out some of our project areas and...
We are excited to announce that we have been awarded a grant to promote the use of indigenous plant species in public gardens around Mount Gambier! The project aims to encourage the community to include native plants in their own gardens, by creating demonstration native...
