On the 5th of June, which marks World Environment Day each year, we received the fantastic news that NGT's project to expand our reserve at Walker Swamp - to include a large woodland restoration component - was funded by the Victorian Government's Nature Fund Program....
Our Community Nursery is overflowing with plants, and it's driving our Nursery Coordinator Ange a little crazy. So we've decided to have a quick plant sale in July!With the lack of rain we haven't been able to plant out some of our project areas and...
Back in late March 2023, following a prescribed burn, NGT oversaw earthworks at Hesperilla Conservation Park, a reserve that protects an important remnant of the critically endangered Fleurieu Peninsula Swamp ecological community. The earthworks backfilled several drains that were drawing groundwater out of the swamp...
We are excited to announce that we have been awarded a grant to promote the use of indigenous plant species in public gardens around Mount Gambier! The project aims to encourage the community to include native plants in their own gardens, by creating demonstration native...
Over the past three years, as part of an investigation into the ecology and hydrology of the Wannon River, whose catchment begins in the Grampians National Park in Victoria, we've had the opportunity to really grow our understanding around freshwater fish distribution and movement in...
Camera Monitoring (capturing footage and images using fixed point cameras) can be a time-consuming, data-hungry technique, requiring many hours of review and verification; identifying the subject matter is not always easy either. However, as the following video shows, it can reveal some unexpected species sightings!Andy...
A few things have been happening in the world of the Orange-bellied Parrots (OBP) over the last couple of months.Every year, three count weekends are held where volunteers survey for OBP throughout their range, from SA’s Murray Mouth to Gippsland in Victoria, at the same...
The annual Mount Lofty Ranges fish and habitat monitoring has been completed by NGT staff, revealing great ongoing data and trends in native and alien fish populations throughout the region. Monitoring in 2024 represents more than twenty years of data which is an amazing accomplishment....
Lots of fish action in Mildura this month! First up - about 1000 Olive Perchlet (also known as Agassiz's Glassfish) were released into a surrogate breeding dam on the 4th of June in Mildura, Victoria. This small native fish species is endangered in NSW, and...
With the end of financial year fast approaching, this is a time of year when I often get asked what NGT's current funding priorities are, with donated funds playing an increasingly important role in the operation of our not-for-profit organisation and in helping us to...
