Author: Lachlan Farrington

Posted at 07 Jun 2019 at 12:05h in National Landcare Programme, News, Wetland Restoration, Wetland Restoration on Private Land by
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The Australasian Bittern (Botaurus poiciliptilus) is a key bird of dense swamps in south-west Victoria and south-east South Australia, but it is also Nationally Endangered.  Bitterns like to hide out in wetlands with tall dense vegetation and forage in still, shallow water. They are so...

Posted at 19 Dec 2018 at 12:57h in News by
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On Saturday, 10th of November 2018, we celebrated community, art, history and the power of story-telling at a community event to celebrate the Kang-o-meerteek sculptures at Narrawong, Victoria. Over 140 people visited the two new sculptures and three years of dreaming, talking, designing, planning, digging,...

Posted at 19 Jan 2018 at 00:09h in Wetland Restoration on Private Land, Scale Swamp restoration by
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Scale Swamp - December 2017 Scale Swamp is another great demonstration of the benefits of restoring hydrology to drained wetlands.  This 100 hectare swamp to the south of Dunkeld has a long-term history of drainage for grazing and low-intensity cropping.  In 2013, under the Commonwealth Government...