On this page you’ll find links to our quarterly environmental events calendar to help you find out about what’s happening in your region. There are so many great groups and organisations hosting a range of activities throughout the South East of SA and Victoria’s South West, and we wanted to help spread the word about the opportunities on offer. Working bees, talks, outings, monitoring, training, field days, art exhibitions….you name it, it’s happening in our region.
Autumn 2015
The new Autumn cross-border community environmental calendar is now available! Check out the images below for what going to be happening in your region as the weather heats up – whether you’re interested in open days, workshops, birding outings, working bees or dog’s breakfasts at the beach(!), there’s bound to be something for you!
Take a look at the latest calendar here 2015_Autumn-Environmental-Events (0.3Mb)
Does your group/organisation have an upcoming event over the SUMMER months (Dec, Jan, Feb)? Contact the NGT team by FRI 31 OCTOBER 2014 for your event to be included in the next calendar.
The 2014 Biodiversity ‘Up Close’ events
NGT along with a host of partners brings you the Biodiversity ‘Up Close’ events – a series of walks, talks and opportunities for you and the family to meet the experts and learn about the amazing things nature offers across the South East of South Australia and Victoria’s South West. Visit the Up Close page here for more details!
- In the wake of the Grampians bushfire, will the Wannon River get the water it needs? 15/01/2025
This is the final – and arguably most important – of the three stories in our special mid-month “bushfire edition” of the NGT Newsletter.
The Wannon River alluvial fan burns as the Grampians fire approaches the Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve. Photo: Todd Burger
As you are probably already aware, the bushfire that impacted Walker Swamp, also burned ...
- Bushfire impacts up-close at Walker Swamp 15/01/2025
The birds eye view that we’ve shared in the previous story is a great way to see how and where the fire spread through the landscape, but what did we discover when we went for a closer look on the ground?
The northern edge of the fire, looking west along Lynchs Crossing Road, with Walker Swamp ...
- The ‘big picture’ perspective of the recent Grampians bushfire at Walker Swamp 15/01/2025
Given the amazing level of community support for the Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve over the years, dating all the way back to when it was established by NGT in 2018, we know there is a lot of interest in how the site fared in the recent Grampians bushfire. As we shared in the December newsletter, ...
- Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve impacted by the Grampians bushfire 27/12/2024
Strong northerly and then north-westerly winds on Boxing Day pushed the southern extent of the Grampians fire towards NGT’s Reserve at Walker Swamp, where – at the time of writing (27th Dec) – we understand that the southern portion of the property has been impacted. As you’ll see on the map below, apparently the fire ...
- Going ‘around the grounds’ to end 2024: a bird’s-eye view of an assortment of NGT wetland restoration sites 27/12/2024
Over recent months I have managed to drop in on a number of NGT’s longer-term wetland restoration sites from across SA, Victoria and Tasmania, to check current conditions. Given that a number of sites have experienced well below average rainfall in 2024, read on if you are interested to learn what I discovered…
Square Waterhole Swamp ...
- Long Point saltmarsh recovery in Tasmania continues to amaze! 27/12/2024
We recently took another trip to the edge of Moulting Lagoon, on Tassie’s east coast, in November 2024. The purpose was to continue to monitor the ecological recovery of saltmarsh in response to restored hydrology at the Tasmanian Land Conservancy’s Long Point Reserve and the adjacent private property, ‘The Grange’. Restored areas of wetland and ...
- Rediscovering the lost ‘floating island’ of Mount Schank 27/12/2024
In last month’s newsletter, Lachie took us on an interesting journey of discovery to learn about the mystery of the floating islands near Colac. A short time later, after reading Lachie’s article, my son Brendan (who shares an interest in history) contacted me to let me know he also recalled seeing old stories about a ...
- Closing out the year with the release of the NGT Annual Report for 2023-24 27/12/2024
As we enter the festive season this year, it is also the perfect time to pause for a moment to say a huge thankyou to everyone out there reading this message who plays a part in what do at NGT!
As you all know, our passionate team of staff are focussed on getting things done to ...
- Bringing NGT staff together in Mildura to reflect on another big year in 2024 27/12/2024
At the very end of October 2024, many members of the diverse team from across NGT came together for 2 days, to participate in our annual staff workshop – which was held in Mildura for the first time. With NGT staff now based in many locations between Adelaide and Hobart – as you can see ...
- Rod Bird’s Wetlands and Waterbirds Fund – helping to grow the NGT Foundation 27/12/2024
In a tremendous boost for the long-term future of Nature Glenelg Trust, it is wonderful to be able to share the news that Dr Rod Bird, a highly respected scientist and member of the Hamilton Field Naturalists Club, has decided to establish a Named Fund within the NGT Foundation – Nature Glenelg Trust’s perpetual endowment ...
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