Last year, the southern bent-wing bat took out the inaugural title of Australian Mammal of the Year after a fierce competition of public voting. This small insectivorous bat has a limited distribution in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia and western Victoria, and after...
Our volunteers make a huge difference to the amount and scale of work we are able to achieve here at NGT. As we work across a large geographical area of Australia, our volunteers are involved in a diverse range of tasks with us. With the...
Don’t forget, if you’re still looking for last minute Christmas gifts, NGT has personalised cards available! Make a donation to NGT by Thursday 22nd December and you can be issued with a lovely card for the recipient to recognise a gift made on their behalf – see...
It's a cliche, but doesn't time fly? As this newsletter reaches your inbox it is less than four weeks until Christmas! Here at NGT we know it can be hard to come up with gift ideas that are ethical and environmentally sound, or just to...
The southern bent-wing bat, a critically endangered species of south-eastern Australia, was recently crowned the inaugural winner of the title Australian Mammal of the Year. After a very exciting week or so of public voting in which one species was knocked out each day, the...
One of Australia’s most well-known and charismatic animals, the koala, is not all that common around Mount Gambier, South Australia. This is why, when out for a walk recently in the Glencoe area, my friend Adam took particular notice of a koala he came across....
NGT certainly couldn’t achieve all that we do without our fantastic volunteers! To mark National Volunteer Week in 2022, this week on social media we have been sharing stories from volunteers around our region - and we thought they were worth including here too. Read...
Worldwide, bats get a bad rap (even more so in the past couple years) and misconceptions about these creatures abound. But our nocturnal flying friends are super interesting, diverse, and even helpful to humans! Did you know: Bats make up about 20% of the...
This year we decided to return to our regular stretch of coastline at Hutt Bay to tackle marine debris for Clean Up Australia Day. As part of our workshop series at this reserve, members of the local home-school network joined us for the event on...
We're very excited about the next event in our workshop series centred around Hutt Bay: this time we'll be learning about the area's Boandik cultural heritage with Aunty Michelle Jacquelin-Furr. Back in 2018 we worked with Aunty Michelle in ForestrySA's biodiversity schools program in which...
