Recently, on 29th April 2016, NGT hosted nocturnal bird specialist, Ed McNabb, at an event titled Cork and Hoot – where all attendees had a hoot! A light supper was served as members of the public arrived, and attendees had a chance to sample the delicious...
It is hard to believe, but it is now almost 4.5 years since NGT launched in January 2012. We started with just three staff (myself, Cath Dickson and Nick Whiterod) and since day 1, we've been fortunate to have a great, functional website (generously set up for us by...
The lower South East coast is home to a unique type of wetland called Karst Rising Springs. These environments are spring-fed wetlands and are found close to the coast from the Victorian border to near Bray (SE of Robe). Spring-fed wetlands or Karst Rising Springs (KRS)...
We’d like to invite you to join us at our upcoming planting festival on Saturday 18 June. Eaglehawk Waterhole is a 1700 acre private nature reserve owned and managed by NGT. The former grazing property will be restored over the years ahead for native wildlife, and we...
Just in case you haven't heard the news, it seems that Robbie, the Australasian Bittern that put our wetland restoration project at Long Swamp on the map, has disappeared 'off the radar'...
One of our south-west Victorian staff, aquatic ecologist Lauren Veale, has started up an exciting new event in Port Fairy. Taking inspiration from a similar event in Warrnambool, Port Fairy Green Drinks is a chance for nature lovers of all kinds to get together for an...
A few weeks ago, a couple of NGT staff gave presentations at the SA NRM Science Conference in Adelaide. On the Wednesday afternoon, I gave an overview of the restoration options work that Lachlan and I pulled together for Glenshera Swamp, in Stipiturus Conservation Park. It was especially great...
Ed McNabb, wildlife ecologist and nocturnal animal expert, will be guest speaking on the fascinating owls of southern Australia. Attendees will learn all about the owls which reside in our region, and hear recordings of their characteristic calls which are a vital surveying tool. This...
Barking Owls are on the radar for the next few months in the Wattle Range district of the South East, with Nature Glenelg Trust coordinating surveys on private and public land to find this elusive owl....
The new NGT website will go live very soon, and with it we'll also be updating our current blog subscription service. Unfortunately our current service (feedburner) doesn't actually tell us who you are - meaning we can't automatically bring all our subscribers across - and...
