It seems like we have only just finished planting for this year, but we are already preparing for the 2020 planting season! The NGT Community Nursery is cranking back into gear as we begin sowing seeds for a range of exciting projects next year. Now is...
What better way to celebrate the beginning of spring?! National Wattle Day is celebrated annually on the first day of September to show our appreciation of one of our most beautiful native plants. Australia's national floral emblem is the Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha), and Australia is...
National Threatened Species Day is celebrated annually on the 7th September to commemorate the death of the last Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacine) in Hobart in 1936. Although the origin of National Threatened Species Day is sad and gloomy, it is a good time to reflect on...
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...
Wouldn't it be nice to say you've planted 20 million trees!! Well we haven't managed to do that yet, but we have contributed to the overall target with 13,000 in the ground so far this planting season, thanks to the massive effort of our amazing...
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...
Planting season is here, and we have two large community planting events coming up. We would love to see lots of you come along! First up is our annual planting and camping event at Eaglehawk Waterhole on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of August 2019. This...
It's been a busy month in the world of Nature Glenelg Trust's volunteers! We've made a start on our planting for the year and have also been busy in the nursery, getting ready for propagating new seedlings for our planting projects. We've recently had a group of...
As we have just farewelled Kimberley Height, who did a fantastic job of developing NGT's volunteer program over the past several months, we are currently seeking a new Volunteer Coordinator. This is a volunteer position and an excellent work experience, internship or volunteering opportunity for anyone...
NGT spent a few sunny days in the salt-marshes of south west Victoria collecting Beaded Glasswort (Sarcocornia quinqueflora) seeds. These tiny seeds will hopefully provide some valuable information towards the ongoing research supporting the Orange-bellied Parrots in their fight against extinction. Many hours were spent collecting...
