Over the past 12 months, I have been hearing about anniversaries of various charitable environmental organisations we interact with across south-eastern Australia, all of which are doing great work. Here are some of the anniversary milestones I can recall that were either highlighted last year,...
Milestones have a habit of triggering a degree of self-reflection for us all, which is probably a good thing! At NGT, we are no different, as we try to learn from what we've experienced so far, and make fresh plans for the future. After all,...
In its newsletter this month, the Australian Water Association featured a great story about how the Yarra Valley Water (YVW) 2030 Strategy has provided the foundation for the organisation to take a closer look at how it approaches sustainability across its business. A key area...
As discussed in previous posts, Nature Glenelg Trust is currently researching the hydrological history of the Aldinga Washpool, a seasonal wetland nestled behind the coastal dunes at Sellicks Beach, south of Adelaide. The site has great potential for hydrological restoration and, by piecing together the...
Last month we introduced a new project to you, which aims to collaboratively repair impacts of past land management across four reserves in the upper South East of South Australia. Project partners have been busy lately, connecting with people and information and walking on country...
The Greater Bilby (Queensland Government) Given the ongoing conversation we've been having about things like threatened mainland fauna, the new NGT project at Mt Vandyke and conservation fences, an interesting story from south-west Queensland late last year grabbed my attention.In this ABC News article, we heard...
The rediscovery of Southern Purple-spotted Gudgeon in Third Reedy Lake, near Kerang, northern Victoria in 2019, marked the second time this species had apparently come 'back from the dead'. Following this discovery, fish were collected and bred by Aquasave-NGT and Middle Creek Farm before being...
Back in November, I joined turtle expert Mike Thompson in an online webinar to discuss freshwater turtles in south-eastern Australia. Freshwater turtle populations have declined by up to 90% in some areas of Australia, and - despite many of us having sightings in our travels...
Late last year we kicked off a three-year environmental and cultural education program with Newbery Park Primary School of Millicent, South Australia. NGT is running the majority of activities and hosting many at our reserves, with other activities to be led by First Nations Elders...
I know that spiders are not everyone's favourite creatures but hope that many of you can bring yourselves to watch this short video of a Tasmanian Football Spider (Neosparassus patellatus) that I came across recently at Mt Burr Swamp. Initially I thought the spider was...
