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Join us! Upcoming community planting day at the iconic Blue Lake

Posted at 26 Jul 2022 at 11:07h in News, Rail Trail by Bryan Haywood

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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...

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Partnering with foresters, councils and sport clubs – NGT’s 2021 revegetation roll-out is nearly done!

Posted at 31 Aug 2021 at 16:09h in News, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, Rail Trail by Jonathan Tuck

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The NGT planting crew has been busy with a range of revegetation projects through the winter. We began July with a small sea of native seedlings in the NGT nursery, and bit by bit they’ve gone out to new homes at restoration sites across the...

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The first flowers emerge along Mt Gambier Rail Trail

Posted at 27 Feb 2021 at 20:05h in News, Rail Trail by Bryan Haywood

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The Mt Gambier Rail Trail project is progressing well with a variety of small herbs, grasses, and shrubs seen flowering recently after only being planted in August last year. Over 1300 locally native seedlings are establishing well along a 250-metre section of the trail with...

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Mt Gambier Rail Trail year one revegetation complete

Posted at 26 Aug 2020 at 15:04h in News, Environmental Education, Rail Trail by Bryan Haywood

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A huge thankyou to the Mt Gambier community and students from Tenison Woods College for your efforts in helping Nature Glenelg Trust complete year one of a five year project aiming to revegetate areas between Bertha Street and White Avenue, along Mt Gambier's fabulous Rail...

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NGT volunteers update & don’t forget our free BBQ and Clean Up Australia Day Event

Posted at 20 Feb 2020 at 18:07h in Community Nursery Project, Eaglehawk Waterhole Habitat Restoration Reserve, Fieldwork Friday, Frogs, Hutt Bay Wetland, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News, Our Blog, Rail Trail, Volunteer, Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve, Weeds by Lu-Wei Spinks

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The year may have only just begun, but NGT volunteers have already been actively involved in a range of projects and activities around the region. A number of volunteers have been doing a fantastic effort in helping Ryan manage the native plant nursery as part of...

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Sowing the seeds for the Mount Gambier Rail Trail project

Posted at 23 Jan 2020 at 12:43h in News, Rail Trail by Bryan Haywood

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The Mount Gambier Rail Trail project is in full swing, with the NGT nursery busy sowing over 30 different plant species for the 'Year 1' site. The plants are growing nicely at the moment with final sowing occurring as we speak. We will aim to...

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