Our inaugural butterfly and sun-moth survey training session was recently held in Adelaide, and was attended by individuals from various community organisations. This event proved to be an inspiring experience characterised by high levels of engagement and enthusiasm. On Saturday, November 8th, the Friends of Waite...
Dean Nicolle is the founder and manager of Currency Creek Arboretum. He's an accomplished botanist and ecologist specialising in the systematics and ecology of the eucalypts and in the arboricultural assessment of trees. We are pleased to announce that Dean will be running this hands-on...
Q. Why do turtles cross the road? (No, this isn't a joke) A. It's because it's the beginning of turtle nesting season! In November, Eastern Long-necked Turtles (Chelodina longicollis) often go wandering looking for the right waterbody and nesting site. You'll find them in most parts...
You may have read in a previous newsletter that we have some more butterfly monitoring workshops coming up this spring and summer in the Limestone Coast, Mount Lofty Ranges and western Victoria. Following on from the successful workshops and invertebrate projects running in the region,...
Recently, Mount Burr Swamp has been buzzing with springtime activity - as school groups joined Jess to explore water bugs (aquatic macro-invertebrates) and wetland birds, and explore springtime at the NGT reserve.First Choice Early Education Centre's ELC room was first to enjoy the fun, finding...
The final field excursion for the World of Insects project was completed on 30th July 2025, out at Penambol Conservation Park butterfly walk. Here, fifteen NGT and Mt Gambier Area Friends of Parks volunteers and DEW staff came out to assist in planting important larval...
This Spring, the popular Limestone Coast Bird ID Course is back in Mt Gambier and Naracoorte. Nature Glenelg Trust is again teaming up with the Limestone Coast Landscape Board to run a comprehensive 10-session bird identification course, led by Dr Greg Kerr, who has delivered...
Since the start of the year, some NGT ecologists have been working with Parks Victoria to develop a citizen science program for Woowookarung Regional Park on the eastern edge of Ballarat. The park lies on the traditional lands of the Wadawurrung people and is an...
In the February newsletter I wrote a piece on how we’ve noticed swings is sea surface temperatures locally in the South East of SA over the last couple of years (see article here). As we hit send on that newsletter I was not prepared for...
The Mt Gambier Community Nursery has recently had three visits from Tenison Woods College Year 11 Outdoor Education students. The students have been studying 'Water in our landscape' through their investigation called 'The Kakadu of The South'. Within this, they have been learning about revegetation...
