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!
- Some great news to mark NGT’s 10th Year! – Come and join us to celebrate a big expansion of our first reserve, Eaglehawk Waterhole June 14, 2022
In some fantastic news ahead of our planting day and open afternoon at Eaglehawk Waterhole this coming Saturday (18th June 2022 – more details below), we’re proud to announce that the reserve has recently been officially expanded by 200 hectares! Considering that Eaglehawk Waterhole was our first reserve, established almost nine years ago in late ...
- Your final chance to contribute to NGT’s environmental work as the financial year comes to an end June 14, 2022
It’s been a really busy but also fantastic couple of months, meeting so many new and long-standing supporters at our recent events at Walker Swamp and Mt Vandyke. Thanks to everyone who has joined our celebrations so far, and we hope you enjoyed hearing about our progress and being out in the bush with so ...
- NGT is hiring! Are you ready to become our first part-time Business Operations Manager? June 14, 2022
Thanks to the generous support of the Ross Trust, which has provided us with a capacity building grant to help us transition out of our establishment phase, Nature Glenelg Trust is now advertising for a new role: a part-time Business Operations Manager.
Here are the details:Business Operations Manager (part-time)Are you a confident senior administrator who ...
- Recapping NGT’s Tasmanian Wetland Restoration Field Day at Moulting Lagoon June 14, 2022
NGT, in partnership with the Tasmanian Land Conservancy (TLC), hosted a field day at Long Point and The Grange properties, which border Moulting Lagoon, on Tuesday 31st May 2022. The field day provided an opportunity for people who recently attended the NGT wetland restoration workshop (and other interested folk) to see the Moulting Lagoon restoration ...
- Exploring the ‘blind spots’ in urban planning around Melbourne that are impacting wetlands and waterways June 14, 2022
It’s time to revisit an issue we’ve been talking about for a few years through the NGT newsletter – the challenges for wetlands in Melbourne’s urban growth zones.
Ahead of the release next month of a third NGT Discussion Paper about the wallan wallan wetlands (and specifically burrung buluk / Hanna Swamp), we’re sharing a ...
- The ‘end of the beginning’ of the Long Swamp restoration story June 14, 2022
It has been one of our longest running projects – delivered by NGT over the years in partnership with local community groups (led by Nelson Coastcare), NGT volunteers, Traditional Owners, Parks Victoria, the Glenelg Hopkins CMA and DELWP – but now that our latest grant-funded project has come to an end, it marks the ‘end ...
- More wetland restoration works at Glenshera Swamp complete, ahead of Swamp Fest 2022! June 14, 2022
In what has been a huge few months of on-ground hydrological restoration works for NGT, after March works in Tassie and April works at Hutt Bay, our final autumn works update is for the part of Glenshera Swamp that is situated within Stipiturus Conservation Park.
It is hard to believe, but it has now been ...
- Species of the month: Orange-bellied Parrot June 14, 2022
You’ve probably heard of the Orange-bellied Parrot (Neophema chrysogaster) and might be familiar with some or even a lot of this species’ story. Over the past few years we’ve written several posts about the OBP, but I thought it was time to refresh your memory with a more detailed overview of this elusive bird.Female OBP ...
- Flashbacks to Blackfish: Lachie revisits past lives and reflects on the importance of permanent pools in waterways June 14, 2022
What a pleasure a recent week spent in the field was. Not only did I have a chance to repeat a survey that NGT’s Lauren Brown initiated six years ago, I’ve also revisited what feels like a past life.
During my time at Deakin University, I had the pleasure of sharing a lab with Stephen ...
- Murray Crayfish get out and about in cold weather as NGT conducts annual monitoring June 14, 2022
With the temperature dropping and the first frosts felt across south-eastern Australia, the Murray Crayfish (Euastacus armatus), second largest freshwater crayfish in the world, becomes more active. NGT has been involved in the conservation of this species for many years, including leading a genetic study (published in 2016), and a number of translocations in NSW ...
Click here for the full list of project related blogs
Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.