A selection of native wildflowers are available for purchase from our nursery in Mount Gambier. Growing locally indigenous native plants is a great way to support native wildlife including insects such as butterflies and bees. Please see the thumbnails below of the species available (click...
A group of 19 young people recently enjoyed a novel school holiday activity: creating native wildflower seed-bombs! Nursery staff, Yvonne and Rose, ran the school holiday workshop on 13 October at our nursery in Mount Gambier, with participants ranging in age from two to 12. During...
One of the important roles of the NGT community nursery is to conduct research into propagation techniques for species which are generally not available in existing commercial nurseries. Discovering germination cues - "cracking the code" - or other important propagation information, will eventually lead to an increase...
CrossBorder by name and cross-border by nature, last month's exhibition exploring the significance of wetlands across our region was a wonderful event. The show included artists from both sides of the border and was exhibited in two vastly different venues, but carried a consistent message. ...
Over the final few weeks of the Mt Burr Swamp campaign and its aftermath, there was plenty of media action, following on from earlier radio interviews (to recap - click here for part 1, and here for part 2). First up in this final batch, we...
What a memorable time we had over the second weekend in October!It kicked off on Friday the 7th of October, with a gathering at Joann Fife's Chapel Studio on Suttontown Rd in Mount Gambier, for the Cross Border art exhibition. Over 70 people came along to see...
It has been quite a journey over the past 6 weeks (not to mention the four and a half years before that!), but thanks to the incredible support of a wide range of individuals, groups and organisations, the purchase of Mt Burr Swamp by Nature Glenelg Trust...
The Mt Burr Swamp celebration will be a family day with wetland talks, bird watching, waterbugs for kids, an art exhibition, music and a free BBQ lunch. Date: Sunday the 9th of October, 2016 Attendance is free, but bookings are essential. To assist with our planning and catering, please RSVP...
As the Mount Burr Swamp campaign approaches its finale, Nature Glenelg Trust and 21 artists from both sides of the South Australian / Victorian border have teamed up to present an art exhibition, CrossBorder: the Significance of Wetlands. This one night only event highlights the...
Community support towards the project at Mt Burr Swamp has taken a few different forms, including the practical...
