Join us for Watercolour & Wine by the Wetland

Posted at 02 Oct 2022 at 13:06h in News, Art and Nature, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve by Jess Bourchier

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Join us, in collaboration with Mount Gambier based artist Julia Reader for a watercolour painting workshop at Mount Burr Swamp, drawing inspiration from the flora and fauna found at the reserve. All painting materials, and plenty of food will be provided. A special mention to...

Soggy Homes – The wonder of wetlands

Posted at 30 Nov 2020 at 14:28h in News, Art and Nature by Lachlan Farrington

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For the past six months I've been living a fairly surreal existence. Working on wetlands by day, and sleeping under giant wetland plants and animals by night. A Growling Grass Frog the size of a small car in one corner of the bedroom and some...

Eel Festival Healing Walk visits Walker Swamp

Posted at 28 Nov 2019 at 10:30h in Art and Nature, News, Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve by Jodie Honan

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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...

Introducing Jodie, our in-house art therapist

Posted at 13 Mar 2019 at 16:11h in Art and Nature, Environmental Education, News by Jodie Honan

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Would you like to look at conservation from another perspective? Try the arts! My name is Jodie, and I’m at NGT as part of my practicum as an art therapist. Art offers different ways of creating connections, looking at situations, choosing from alternatives, and other things...

Kurrawonga up close: recapping a great day of exploring the art of macro nature photography

Posted at 27 Nov 2018 at 22:05h in Art and Nature, Environmental Education, Kurrawonga, News, Photography by Nicole Mojonnier

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NGT’s first Art in Science workshop took place recently at Kurrawonga, our conservation property in Nelson, Victoria. [caption id="attachment_31502" align="alignleft" width="300"] Exploring Kurrawonga through the lens. Image by Ockert Le Roux.[/caption] A warm and sunny day provided perfect conditions to spend a day focusing on insects. Ockert...

Reviewing the Australian Entomological Society Conference in Alice Springs – new ventures for conservation action

Posted at 27 Nov 2018 at 22:00h in Art and Nature, News, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East, Swamp Gum Woodlands by Bryan Haywood

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The following report is from a trip I made to the Australian Entomological Society Conference, which was held from 23-26th September 2018, in Alice Springs. I was fortunate enough to be accepted as a speaker within the Conservation Symposium and prepared a presentation about the...

Your last chance for a new and unique way of experiencing a wetland treasure from our region – the Thrombolites of Lake Hawdon

Posted at 06 Jul 2018 at 19:13h in Art and Nature, News by Mark Bachmann

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Twelve years ago, when travelling around the WA coast with the family, we pulled up to have a look at Lake Thetis (after visiting the Pinnacles - a much better known tourist destination). I'd included this stop in our travels to see how the Thrombolites at...

Art and Nature

Join us for Watercolour & Wine by the Wetland

Soggy Homes – The wonder of wetlands

Eel Festival Healing Walk visits Walker Swamp

Introducing Jodie, our in-house art therapist

Kurrawonga up close: recapping a great day of exploring the art of macro nature photography

Reviewing the Australian Entomological Society Conference in Alice Springs – new ventures for conservation action

Your last chance for a new and unique way of experiencing a wetland treasure from our region – the Thrombolites of Lake Hawdon

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