It was way back almost nine years ago when Eaglehawk Waterhole was purchased, becoming NGT's first Restoration Reserve. For a little trip back through the blog archives, here is the story of the announcement, which we shared in December 2013 just a month before NGT's...
With the recent drain-filling works complete at Hutt Bay (summarised here previously), we've been eagerly waiting for the winter rain to fall. Early winter saw the soil soak to capacity, and mid-winter rains - rather than slowly filling and flowing down the artificial drains -...
NGT's captive breeding and translocation program for southern bell frogs (Litoria raniformis) has reached another milestone with our 40th adult frog now in captivity! The initiative aims to support the conservation of this nationally endangered frog species through eventual reintroductions at strategic locations around the...
One of Australia’s most well-known and charismatic animals, the koala, is not all that common around Mount Gambier, South Australia. This is why, when out for a walk recently in the Glencoe area, my friend Adam took particular notice of a koala he came across....
Tom and Rosemary, our Field Ecology and Works Officers in western Victoria, have been really busy at Walker Swamp during June and July, as they, together with a fantastic group of volunteers, have been building a tall macropod-proof fence using recycled posts and wire as...
If you know Mount Gambier, you'll know we have a famous Blue Lake! The lake, which is situated in a volcanic crater, changes colour to a brilliant royal blue in the warmer months and is a major tourist attraction of our city. The lake is...
With the end of financial year behind us, it is wonderful to be able to reflect on how our supporters have jumped on board once again, and are backing NGT's work and our vision for the landscape. We thank everyone who very kindly made donations over...
Recently, I was at The Spit Nature Conservation Reserve, situated on the coast between Geelong and Melbourne, which forms part of the Port Phillip Bay (Western Shoreline) and Bellarine Peninsula Ramsar Site. Bird watchers and wetland enthusiasts will know that brolgas are generally pretty quick...
Over the past few years, NGT has been exploring the complex challenge of how to ensure that floodplain and/or instream wetlands which were drained and farmed as a result of agricultural development, are not subsequently forgotten when land use change occurs and such areas are...
To follow up last month's story about Glenshera Swamp, this month we're checking back in to see how things were looking after the first rains post-restoration works, as well as sharing our latest project summary (which was handed out at Swamp Fest 2022), and taking...
