Last week, anglers across south west Victoria were negotiating days off work to get out on the water in the hope of catching a fish that would see them win a brand new boat - the grand prize in this year’s Shipwreck Coast Fishing Classic....
[caption id="attachment_10624" align="alignleft" width="230"] Malleefowl banner[/caption] From Bryan Haywood: The RUEC team and Vicki Natt (Malleefowl Project Officer) had some success at the Lucindale Field Days last weekend. Maps and banners were on display encouraging landholders to talk to us about Malleefowl and if and when they...
It is great to be able to share the news that some work that started back in 2012, thanks to the generous support (in the form of a research grant) from the Nature Foundation SA Inc., has now been completed - with the finalisation of...
We have a great month ahead for events in the Upper South East! - see the article here or have a look below for more details. So what are you waiting for...
This article from the latest edition of From the Ground Up by NGT's Bryan Haywood is seeking your help with getting malleefowl "back on the map". Make sure you pop in and see Bryan at the Lucindale Field Days to share your observations of malleefowl - whether you have...
The latest edition of From the Ground Up, had this nice little update article on the work that has been happening with Yarra Pygmy Perch - a species that NGT has a long history with! If you'd like to download a pdf, you can do that...
Given the interest generated by the article I shared last week about the Discovery Bay Coast, I thought I would share another couple of reminiscences from the same era that I have also come across. The first is an article by W.E. Holmes, also from 1937, that looks...
We've just about made it through summer and the new Autumn 2015 edition of the cross-border (SE SA/SW VIC) has just rolled off the (digital) press. Nature Glenelg Trust has pulled together a collection of environmental events happening throughout the South East of South Australia and Victoria's South West....
The large ambush predator Murray cod is an iconic freshwater fish species of the Murray-Darling Basin and was the focus of a couple of interesting features this week. Firstly, a video by a recreational fisher captured a large Murray cod (over one metre) guarding its eggs (that white mass on the...
While hunting down references about the life of Noble Liddle - after whom Nobles Rocks is named - I came across a fascinating article written by Bill Crowe in 1937, reminiscing about the old days of cattle mustering near Nelson and the pioneers of the Discovery Bay coast. As...
