Early works at Mt Burr Swamp a huge success… and the Growling Grass Frogs agree!
We are only a few days away from settlement, so it's time to give you a proper, visual sense of what this project is all about...
Fundraising
Mt Burr Swamp update – the latest figures, one week until settlement
Posted at 23 Sep 2016 at 22:56h
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by Mark Bachmann
What a great week for Mt Burr Swamp, with over $13,000 of donations received since Monday! So far, 87 incredibly generous people and groups from within the region, around Australia, and (in some cases) even around the world have chipped in. and the live tally is...
Mt Burr Swamp update – our fundraising tally has doubled in the last week!
Posted at 20 Sep 2016 at 14:47h
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by Mark Bachmann
In some great news - thanks to everyone who has donated to the campaign over the past week - we've now reached almost $45,000! and the live tally is...
Upcoming exhibition: “CrossBorder: The Significance of Wetlands” – 7th October in Mt Gambier
Posted at 20 Sep 2016 at 14:47h
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by Rose Thompson
We are very excited to bring you an art exhibition with a stellar line up of twenty local artists, as part of our Mount Burr Swamp campaign. The event held in Mount Gambier, Friday 7th of October, and on site at the Mount Burr Swamp...
Save the date! Mt Burr Swamp Celebration and Open Day – Sunday 9th October
Posted at 20 Sep 2016 at 14:46h
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by Mark Bachmann
Come and join us on Sunday the 9th of October for a day of celebration, to see what we've all come together to make possible - the future restoration and permanent protection of Mt Burr Swamp. It will be a great day, with: talks guided bird watching waterbugs for...
Latest news on the Mt Burr Swamp fundraiser – with less than 3 weeks to go!
Posted at 14 Sep 2016 at 00:03h
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by Mark Bachmann
Thanks to the generous support of about 50 people and/or groups that have donated so far to the Mount Burr Swamp fundraiser, we have reached $22,000 in funding - which is a great achievement! - but we still have a long way to go. If at this...
Mt Burr Swamp – Reviewing the ABC South East radio coverage so far…
Posted at 13 Sep 2016 at 23:59h
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by Mark Bachmann
Thanks to our friends at ABC South East Radio, the Mt Burr Swamp project has been receiving some fantastic attention over the airwaves. For more information, have a listen to one of the segments below! In the first session, I spoke to mornings presenter Selina Green to...
The fundraising counter for Mt Burr Swamp is now live!
Posted at 30 Aug 2016 at 03:01h
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by Mark Bachmann
One week into the fundraising campaign to bring back Mt Burr Swamp and we are off to a great start, but still have a long way to go. I am sure the obvious question everyone is wondering is: "so how is the tally looking?" With our live counter...
Announcing the exciting news… It’s time to create the Mt Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve!
Posted at 22 Aug 2016 at 02:09h
in Fundraising, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News, Wetland Restoration
by Mark Bachmann
It feels like a lifetime ago, but way back in February 2012, only a few weeks after Nature Glenelg Trust began, I received an email out of the blue that highlighted a potential site for purchase and restoration, only half an hour from Mt Gambier...
Media Release to mark the launch of the Mt Burr Swamp fundraising campaign
Posted at 22 Aug 2016 at 02:07h
in Fundraising, Habitat Restoration Fund, Media, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News
by Mark Bachmann
Today marks the beginning of a six-week long campaign to raise the funds necessary to get the Mt Burr Swamp project "over the line"...