Exploring Boandik Creation Stories at Mt Burr Swamp

Posted on 22 Jul 2021 at 10:08h in News, Environmental Education, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve 1 Comment

Environmental education and biodiversity improvements are continuing at Mt Burr Swamp, thanks to the recent support of Responsible Wood. Responsible Wood oversees sustainable forest management in Australia and launched its new Small Grants Program last year to support collaborative projects that connect communities to their...

Minor ‘surgery’ to restore another wetland on the Wannon River floodplain!

Posted on 24 Jun 2021 at 11:58h in News, Brady Swamp Restoration Trial, Wannon River 0 Comments

There are some days at work that stand out from others. They’re usually around this time of year, when the air is crisp, water droplets glisten on the trees and you are all alone in the bush. After emerging from Victoria’s circuit-breaker lockdown a couple...

Announcing the Ryan James Robertson Memorial Fund

Posted on 27 Feb 2021 at 20:07h in News, NGT Foundation 0 Comments

Further to this recent story in our November newsletter, today we are very proud to announce the creation of the Ryan James Robertson Memorial Fund, within the NGT Foundation. This perpetual named fund has been established at the request of Ryan’s family, and is comprised...

A huge thank you to the NGT team and volunteers: An amazing effort through a year of challenge

Posted on 17 Dec 2020 at 15:11h in News 0 Comments

It has been an unusual year to say the least! 2020 was a year of challenge and uncertainty and made it difficult to predict what was ahead; at times we doubted whether we would be able to continue all the important work we strive to...

Tiny art to highlight Australia’s threatened species

Posted on 25 Jun 2020 at 22:54h in News 0 Comments

From Orange-bellied Parrot monitoring in south-west Victoria, to the Silver Xenica translocation, to the Southern Bell Frog conservation facility, to prescribed burning to support Avenue Cassinia regeneration, and rare plant propagation in our nursery, a lot of NGT’s work centres around our local threatened species. More...

A walk down memory lane: Still autumn nights and reliving my first encounters with Australia’s largest owl

Posted on 29 May 2020 at 16:13h in News 0 Comments

It’s time for a trip down memory lane, because we are now nearing the end of that wonderful time of year – autumn – which always takes me back to the cool, crisp nights of April 2008… But another trigger for my memories this year,...

Clean Up Australia Day at Hutt Bay!

Posted on 19 Mar 2020 at 17:28h in Bushcare, Hutt Bay Wetland, News, Volunteer, Weeds 0 Comments

NGT staff and volunteers kicked off the beginning of Autumn at Hutt Bay Wetland Reserve for our first Clean Up Australia Day event! We had a fantastic turnout of 21 people, who worked up and down the beach removing rubbish and lots of Coastal Cape...

‘Tread Lightly’ – bringing stories of environmental change into focus this festive season…

Posted on 19 Dec 2019 at 20:22h in Fundraising, Long Swamp Restoration, News 0 Comments

NGT is proud to be a local partner supporting ‘Tread Lightly‘ – a novel project shining a light on environmental change through endurance sport – which is happening between Christmas and New Year this year! Dr Rowan Brookes, who is the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering...

For the love of birds! Celebrating National Bird Week 2019

Posted on 31 Oct 2019 at 11:54h in Long Swamp Restoration, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News, OBP Recovery, Our Blog, Volunteer, Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve 0 Comments

National Bird Week, from the 21st to 27th of October, celebrates our appreciation and love of Australia’s native birds. It is also a time to be inspired to get involved in bird conservation efforts. NGT has been involved in a wide range of bird conservation...

From Mountain to Sea… The Kang-o-meerteek project celebrates the power of community, art, history and story-telling

Posted on 19 Dec 2018 at 12:57h in News 1 Comment

On Saturday, 10th of November 2018, we celebrated community, art, history and the power of story-telling at a community event to celebrate the Kang-o-meerteek sculptures at Narrawong, Victoria. Over 140 people visited the two new sculptures and three years of dreaming, talking, designing, planning, digging,...

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