Where would a person who loves wetlands do arts therapy? Nature Glenelg Trust have generously hosted me on placement since February 2019 as part of my Masters in Therapeutic Arts Practice with The MIECAT Institute. The placement and inquiry has now finished (and I passed my...
Tasmania might have the Thylacine, but Gorae West has a long-lost giant purple wallaby-grass! Last seen in the 1960s by legendary naturalist Cliff Beauglehole, this wallaby-grass is a stunner. Dr Graeme Lorimer introduced me to the species when I did his native grass course about a...
The Healing Walk is organised by the Lake Bolac Eel Festival (Kuyang Lapakira - Plenty Eels), and has run since 2005. Neil Murray writes about the origins of the walk here. We gathered on Thursday 21st November near Yarram Gap Rd and finished at a billabong...
Back in February I started a practicum placement with NGT as an art therapist, part of my Master of Therapeutic Arts Practice with MIECAT. What have I been up to? Well a bit of art, and a lot of swamps! The placement is only 1.5 days...
This conference included naturalists, land-managers, educators, and researchers; all people who care about the environment and are doing their best. The 8th Biodiversity Across the Borders Conference at Federation University, Ballarat took us into the world of climate change and what our future landscapes might...
NGT supporters are awesome! Some have donated a few dollars, some much more, and all those dollars are adding up. Thank you! The live tally is ...
Walking along the beach east of Port Fairy, local volunteers John and Joan Young saw a funny looking grass. There was some lovely silvery Hairy Spinifex (Spinifex sericeus), but right beside it was something that looked a bit different. A bit of googling, some emails,...
Out at Walker Swamp the water is building up. Mountain Duck pairs are hanging about, and we can hear the Brolga calling in the distance ...
Walker Swamp is slowly recovering. Everywhere there are signs of regeneration. Here are just a few photos of how the wetland is responding. [gallery size="large" columns="2" ids="34100,34082,34083,34094,34087,34088,34089,34090,34091,34092,34093,34096,34099,34086,34122,34123"]...
It has been a couple of weeks since the last update, but thanks to the fantastic support of dozens of donors we are steadily moving towards clearing the land-purchase debt for Walker Swamp. and the live tally is ...
