NGT's 10th Anniversary celebrations finally got underway over the past few weeks, with our first community event held at the Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve on the 30th April and 1st May.The weekend involved a series of events between midday Saturday and 4pm Sunday, and was...
We know there were many people who hoped to attend the event at Walker Swamp but for one reason or another were not able to make it. But fear not...
Last Saturday afternoon, the 14th of May 2022, we finally had the chance to slide open the brand new predator proof gates at Mt Vandyke and welcome over 60 NGT supporters, volunteers and donors, to see the site and talk about our progress, almost exactly...
Around this time of year birds around the world of many species have just completed, or are in the process of completing, some amazing flights as they shift north (or in one case, west) to find warmer and more productive climes. Many of those moving...
After not being seen in Adelaide wetlands for 100 years, critically endangered Southern Purple-spotted Gudgeon were released into Oaklands Wetland late last year.Oaklands Wetland underwent five years of water drawdown and alien fish elimination to make it suitable for this release (see previous post here)...
'Saving the spinys: urgent actions to conserve the Euastacus freshwater crayfish', is a ground-breaking bushfire recovery project funded by the Australian Government’s Bushfire Recovery for Wildlife and Habitats program.The project has provided vital information needed to the conserve species of Euastacus that were impacted by...
After much discussion, planning and preparation, the second week of April was ear-marked for the exciting task of deploying water level and salinity loggers across the Apsley Marshes Ramsar site. Luckily, the weather was fine and despite some recent rain, the tracks into the main...
NGT hosted our inaugural Tasmanian wetland restoration workshop on Wednesday 4th May 2022, supported by NRM South, with funding provided via the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program. The workshop was attended by thirty-four people, including five NGT staff, and representatives from Tasmanian NRM organisations, the...
It was just over three years ago in February 2019 that we shared the exciting news of the donation of the Hutt Bay Wetland to NGT, thanks to the incredible generosity and foresight of Robert and Debra Thompson. During that time (click here to learn...
It’s been almost 12 months since I assisted the Warrnambool City Council in delivering their Green Futures Now project – a new initiative aimed at providing young people an opportunity to lead their own project to address local climate change and sustainability issues (read more...
