For anyone who may have missed it from our facebook page, a great story about Robbie the Bittern by Ian Lunt was published on-line a couple of weeks ago. You can read the article here, or download a pdf version here: The hunt for 'Robbie B'...
If you didn't get a copy of the latest edition of FTGU, it had a couple of NGT articles that we can share with you here, one about Robbie the Bittern and another about Malleefowl. Enjoy! [caption id="attachment_11944" align="aligncenter" width="378"] Article on Robbie the Bittern from...
The Long Swamp restoration trial has been getting some great coverage in the regional media - and we are grateful for their support in sharing this good news story. As well as a radio interview I did with Stan Thomson on ABC South East a...
For those in the southern Grampians area, there’s a working bee on this Saturday from 1pm til 4pm at Lake Linlithgow (Jenawarra) and there's plenty to keep us busy! Lake Linlithgow is a 1000 hectare saline lake on the volcanic plains and hosts migratory waterbirds and...
Over twenty native plant enthusiasts attended last week’s Propagation Workshop in Portland with Kevin Sparrow. During the workshop, which ran for about an hour, Kevin explained his usual method for growing healthy plants from cuttings. One tip that many participants found useful was the suggestion...
If you’re keen to make a difference to habitat in the upper South East, there's a big planting day coming up early next month! It all kicks off on Saturday July 4 from 10am til 4pm at the St Aubin’s property (just across the road from...
Planting season has well and truly begun, with the Community Nursery planting out two of the remaining three native plant display gardens in the recent weeks. On World Environment Day, Friday 5 June, we were joined by an enthusiastic group of home-school students and parents, community...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Metallic Flea Beetles (Photo: L. Veale)[/caption] This photo of Metallic Flea Beetles (Altica pagana) was taken by NGT's Lauren Veale while out at Nobles Rocks, near Nelson, Victoria. You can see previous photos of the week here....
[caption id="attachment_11560" align="aligncenter" width="400"] The view toward Mt Abrupt at the start of day 1[/caption] Over the June long weekend, a couple of us NGT'ers took the challenge of tackling the Grampians Serra Terror trek which raises funds for the Dunkeld community. 80km of walking through...
For those who are up for getting their hands dirty in the name of conservation, there will be a working bee next Saturday June 20 from 1-4pm at Lake Linlithgow (Jenawarra), 20min east of Hamilton, Vic. [caption id="attachment_11560" align="aligncenter" width="500"] The dry bed of the lake back...
