In previous blog (see here), we looked at some of the interesting oral history of Long Swamp and a newspaper article from 1953, when the Glenelg River Angling Club began to take an interest in the Nobles Rocks outlet. Here is the Border Watch article from...
In some recent good news, we've just heard that a grant funding proposal that Lachie put together for working with the community and landholders at Deep Lake, near Derrinallum, has been funded in Round 4 of the Communities for Nature Program in Victoria. To give you...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Red Gum wetland near Penola (Photo: B. Haywood)[/caption] This photo was taken by NGT's Bryan Haywood at the Round Waterhole Native Forest Reserve near Penola, SA. This site was one of the last locations where Peron’s Tree-frog (Litoria peroni) was recorded in the...
It feels like ages ago (way back in March) that a dedicated crew of volunteers helped us get the Brady Swamp restoration trial structure in place (see blog here). [caption id="attachment_6798" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The restoration trial structure on the artificial drainage outlet from Brady Swamp (which...
(Well, not actual talking Echidnas, but talking about Echidnas is exciting too!) [caption id="attachment_6627" align="alignright" width="300"] A Kangaroo Island echidna (photo J.Tuck)[/caption] It’s a way off, but be sure to circle Friday August 29 on your calendar as NGT will be hosting the world's foremost echidna expert...
The South East of South Australia and South West Victoria are home to an amazing variety of wetlands, including the newly listed critically endangered Seasonal Herbaceous Wetlands (Freshwater) of the Temperate Lowland Plains ecological community. In 2013, Nature Glenelg Trust refined the mapping and the ecological...
[caption id="attachment_6706" align="alignright" width="211"] Jess Bourchier[/caption] Over the past week or so, it has been very exciting to get two new staff - Jess Bourchier and Bryan Haywood - started in full-time roles with NGT, based in Mt Gambier. Jess comes to NGT from the South Eastern...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Eastern Yellow Robin (Eopsaltria australis), Lower Glenelg National Park, Vic (Photo: J. Tuck)[/caption] This photo of an Eastern Yellow Robin was taken in the Lower Glenelg National Park in Victoria. You can see previous photos of the week here....
On Saturday the 5th of July, I had the pleasure of attending (and giving a short presentation at) the Coastal Volunteers Forum, hosted by the Nelson Coastcare Group but attended by a range of dedicated volunteers from both sides of the border. The theme of...
On Tuesday the 1st of July, thanks to a group of 11 willing helpers (from NGT and the Glenelg Hopkins CMA) eager to take on the rugged terrain, the second phase of the Long Swamp restoration trial was successfully installed. As reported in a previous blog,...
