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!
- Mt Vandyke Fundraiser Update and Conservation Fences Part 2: Sharing NGT’s fence design September 30, 2021
The balance of the Mt Vandyke land purchase loan as at 30th Sept 2021A small number of donations have still been coming in, which has helped to further reduce the Mt Vandyke land purchase loan balance – as of today (the 30th September), we’ve nudged the balance down to $135,335.03 – fast approaching the 40% ...
- What is a “Regional Recharge Farm”? – Let’s talk about land management that can deliver local aquifer and environmental benefits September 30, 2021
There has been some media lately in the South East of South Australia (the Limestone Coast), that has introduced an exciting new concept in water management for the region – after the local Landscape Board attracted recent investment to establish what have been dubbed “Regional Recharge Farms”. If you are one of the many people ...
- Habitat restoration at Walker Swamp gets a boost with Melbourne Uni to supply thousands of seedlings September 30, 2021
Recently, we heard about an offer of free seedlings with provenance from the Gariwerd/Grampians area. With this lining up well with our future revegetation plans for Walker Swamp, we had to follow it up! We are chuffed with the result that the School of Ecosystems and Forest Sciences at the University of Melbourne will supply ...
- Join us for coastal fun at Robe September 30, 2021
Over the next two weeks, Jess will be hosting a number of activities as part of Robe’s school holiday program. But the fun isn’t limited to kids – our activities are open to all ages, so come along!Sustainable Fishing, Thursdays – 30th September and 7th OctoberDuring the sustainable fishing events, participants learn about fish ...
- Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day with an OBP Quiz! September 30, 2021
Coming up soon, on Saturday 9th October, is World Migratory Bird Day, which celebrates bird species that tackle epic migrations. We thought we’d take the opportunity to showcase the Orange-bellied Parrot (OBP), a species that migrates across Bass Straight and between NGT’s focal regions in south-eastern Australia.Although some might call the journey from ...
- Forgotten Woodland species to be re-established at Long Point: Would you like to join us? September 30, 2021
NGT’s Long Point Reserve, on the outskirts of Dunkeld, is about to become home to hundreds of woodland species seedlings which will be protected by heavy duty kangaroo-proof guards.Drooping Sheoak (Allocasuarina verticilata)Silver Banksia (Banksia marginata)Sweet Bursaria (Bursaria spinosa)Friends of Forgotten Woodlands are working to re-establish these species in the Victorian Volcanic PlainsThe Friends of Forgotten ...
- NGT welcomes Angela Jones as Nursery Coordinator – and upcoming plant sale! September 30, 2021
Angela Jones is a recent new addition to the NGT team in Mt Gambier, joining us as Community Nursery Coordinator. Ange is a lifelong local to the region, having grown up at Tantanoola and also spent a lot of time at Carpenter Rocks in her youth.Ange has more than a decade of experience in native ...
- New puddles in the landscape… filling in the view September 30, 2021
One of my favourite things to do has always been to get to higher ground and take in the view. And one of my favourite views is from the Grampians Road, on the slopes of Mount Abrupt (Mud-dadjug) at the site of a recent landslide. It’s a great place to take in the upper Wannon ...
- Woody weeds, Wedge-tailed Eagles, and wildflowers at Cobboboonee September 30, 2021
Although we’ve had a few delays due to the ongoing COVID lockdowns and wet weather, I am now roughly four months into our woody weed treatment project in the beautiful Cobboboonee National Park. So, I thought it was time to do a little update on what I’ve been up to out in this magical forest.Having now ...
- Threatened fish get the clip for conservation: Yarra Pygmy Perch update September 30, 2021
Yarra Pygmy Perch, a small bodied freshwater native fish, is thought to be extinct in the wild in the Murray Darling Basin in South Australia, and is severely restricted in the lower South East of SA. Fortunately, a number of back-up populations were established by Aquasave-NGT a number of years ago in private dams.The ...
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