For those that don't know, "From the Ground Up" (FTGU) is a great little publication that goes into all South East regional post boxes four times a year. Cathy Ashby, who is based in the Natural Resources Centre in Mount Gambier, has been doing a great...
Last Wednesday, Lachlan and I had the pleasure of presenting at the Hamilton to Coleraine Railway Landcare Group meeting.I ran through some visual examples of wetland restoration, before Lachlan and I explained what the new wetland restoration program is all about. The group then had some excellent questions which triggered...
Local ABC Radio in Mount Gambier got in touch with Becky last Monday to chat about the State NRM grant that NGT was recently awarded - to help bring community biodiversity events back to the South East in 2013.While it sounds like it is a long...
This article appeared in last week's Portland Observer that I thought might be of interest.It is great to see the wetland restoration program gaining attention in the local media.Please have a read...
Yesterday I was delighted to receive written notification from Paul Caica, Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation in South Australia, informing us that NGT has been awarded a State NRM Community Grant under the 2012-13 program.The $25,000 grant will enable NGT to work closely with a range...
On Wednesday last week I headed out to Long Swamp, within Discovery Bay Coastal Park, to undertake some reconnaissance for the upcoming Aquasave (NGT) fish study - being funded by the Glenelg Hopkins CMA - which Nick Whiterod (our native fish specialist) will be coming down to...
A short trip to Warrnambool on Monday not only marked the first day of work for Lachlan Farrington, NGT's new co-ordinator for the Cross-border Wetland Restoration Program, but also the first chance to bring together Nature Glenelg Trust's Victorian based staff.In addition to myself (based in Mumbannar) and Lachlan (Warrnambool),...
It gives me great pleasure to announce today that Becky McCann has been appointed by Nature Glenelg Trust to be the co-ordinator for the cross-border community nursery project, based in Mt Gambier. Becky will start work on Monday the 16th July, and comes to NGT from a decade of...
Late last week I was notified that NGT has been successful in a grant application previously submitted to the Department for Environment, Water and Natural Resources in SA. The grant will see NGT deliver the final field verification and testing stage of a Wetland Condition...
To say that things have been a little hectic since the last blog post would be an understatement!The last week alone has seen me travel to Gorae West near Portland, Hamilton, Canberra and Mount Gambier for a range of talks, meetings and on-ground activities.Highlights included...
