Lots of fish action in Mildura this month! First up - about 1000 Olive Perchlet (also known as Agassiz's Glassfish) were released into a surrogate breeding dam on the 4th of June in Mildura, Victoria. This small native fish species is endangered in NSW, and...
With the end of financial year fast approaching, this is a time of year when I often get asked what NGT's current funding priorities are, with donated funds playing an increasingly important role in the operation of our not-for-profit organisation and in helping us to...
Alan Steele releasing a numbat into the feral predator-proof fenced habitat at Mallee Cliffs National Park, NSW. Over the past year or so, NGT have had the great pleasure to get to know and share our ecological restoration work with Alan Steele. As you will read...
In some wonderful news that has come our way over the past month, I am delighted to be able to announce that NGT was awarded $270,000 in core funding support from Nature Impact Collective, in their inaugural funding round. Nature Impact Collective is a new initiative...
On Monday 22 April, Oaklands Wetlands in Adelaide was teeming with members of the community, excited children, native fish, turtles, yabbies and water bugs! The 'Go Wild in Nature' event was organised by The City of Marion. Nature Glenelg Trust's Senior Ecologist Dr Sylvia Zukowski...
Recently, NGT organised a two-day training session for ecologists working in wetlands in south west Victoria, presented by Doug Frood from Pathways Bushland and Environment.Each participant is now certified in the use of the Index of Wetland Condition (IWC) assessment. The IWC assessment is one...
NGT was proud to support the Limestone Coast Landscape Board recently, who held their annual Youth Environment Council camp out this year at NGT's Mt Burr Swamp Restoration Reserve. It is fantastic to see the site continuing to provide diverse educational opportunities and experiences in...
All hands were on deck recently when NGT coordinated another burn along Wattle Range Road (north-east of Millicent in South East SA) this autumn, with the help of Burrandies Aboriginal Corporation and OneFortyOne. The original project brief about the importance of native grasslands and why...
The Wannon River catchment begins in the Grampians National Park and influences important wetlands like Brady Swamp, Gooseneck Swamp and NGT's Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve along the way. We have been investigating the Wannon River system for a few years now, through our study into...
As I write this story, I have only just got off the phone from Andy at NGT's Eaglehawk Waterhole Restoration Reserve. Andy said he has been hearing the Bush Stone-curlew for the past two nights, calling around camp. This is such a relief as a...
