This blog details the last stages of my Churchill Fellowship adventures where I travelled to England, Ireland and Sweden.After meeting with 50 experts in 66 days across 20 city and towns over five countries, my Churchill Fellowship has come to an end. I walked a...
It is only a month until we get together again with our supporters out at Walker Swamp, and there is still time to join our invite list! [caption id="attachment_31215" align="alignright" width="300"] Waterbugs for the big and little kids at the 2018 event[/caption] This free event will include...
Kurrawonga will once again be hosting an event for National Wattle day to celebrate everything wattle! Australia's national floral emblem is the Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha), as seen in the background of our poster below! From 9.00am - 2.00pm (Vic time) on Sunday 1st September, we...
The 2019 Australian Land Conservation Alliance (ALCA) Conference, PLC19, will be held at the National Wine Centre in Adelaide from 8th to 10th October, hosted this year by Nature Foundation SA. This annual conference brings together many of Australia’s key nature conservation organisations working on...
Although we haven't had a great year for rainfall across most of the regions where NGT works, there has still been enough rain in the South East of SA to begin the diversion of water down the Tilley Swamp Watercourse for the first time in...
Sometimes we have to remind ourselves how lucky we are to be living and working in such a beautiful part of the world. To me this is most apparent when out in the field searching for the elusive Orange-bellied Parrot. This is my third season of...
The Swamp Bluet (Coenagrion lyelli) is a damselfly endemic to Australia, and also the only species of this genus known from Australia. Until recently, the Swamp Bluet was recorded in south-east Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, central and eastern Victoria. In 2012, one male was photographed...
I am currently in the last stages of my incredible Churchill Fellowship adventures. I have seen many wonderful things, walked a lot and learnt about all aspects of translocations and conservation more generally. I also met some inspiring people! This blog covers my time in...
Following my recent family holiday at Rarotonga in July, I've spent some time learning more about the spectacular landscapes of the Pacific region. So I thought I'd share the highlights! Some 65 to 50 million years ago the upper surfaces of the Manihiki Plateau, part of...
After taking a bit of much needed time to catch up on a number of things away from NGT, I'll finally be properly back on deck in a couple of weeks, just in time to see our wetlands bursting into life this spring! [caption id="attachment_32187" align="alignright"...
