Glenburn
Lorax Project 2013
Recently we have been busy with our Lorax Project along the Yea River and it’s tributaries. NAB volunteers at Murrindindi JBWere volunteers at Break O Day Reserve In late September a large team from NAB planted almost 700 plants at the Lawson property in Murrindindi and another team from JBWere helped plant and mulch over 225 plants at the Break…
Read MoreLong-nosed Bandicoot update – Glenburn
Long-nosed Bandicoot (LNB) numbers seem to have increased since the 2009 fires along the Stony Creek at Kinglake West, along the King Parrot Creek down to Hazeldene and at Toolangi.The thick regrowth of native vegetation has probably favoured the bandicoots and provided protection from predators such as foxes and cats.Our fauna monitoring with remote sensor…
Read MoreLorax Project 2012
The Upper Goulburn Landcare Networks revegetation ‘Lorax Project’ has finished for another year after a very successful year of tree planting throughout the fire affected areas of Murrindindi Shire. JBWere volunteers at Buxton This year 452 volunteers from NAB, ANZ, JBWere, Camberwell Secondary College, Strath Creek Landcare Group, Kevin Heinz Garden Centre, Conservation Volunteers Australia, Kinglake…
Read MoreREVEGETATION WORK CONTINUES
Plantings to establish new native vegetation continue on both Crown Land reserves and private properties throughout the Murrindindi Shire. Last week a volunteer group from the ANZ Bank’s corporate headquarters in Docklands planted out 480 sedges, grasses and shrubs on the Break O Day Reserve in Glenburn. The ANZ group came prepared for the wet…
Read MoreRound-leaf Pomaderris
A team from Conservation Volunteers Australia has doing some great work with us tree planting and removing Cape Broom and English Broom from properties in the Kinglake/Flowerdale area. One of the days was spent planting at the Stony Creek reserve in Kinglake West. The reserve has…
Read MoreFree Pest Plant and Animal Control Courses
On Sunday 18 & 25 September 22 people from the Kinglake and Glenburn area attended the nineth free UGLN pest management course.The course was held at the Kinglake Scout Hall and run by NMIT lecturer and Kinglake resident Kevin Chandler.A delicious morning tea and lunch was provided by Flowerdale’s own catering business ‘Molly’s Kitchen’. Since…
Read MoreFour Wheel Drivers Fencing Team
Geoff, Fred, Marg, Sparky and Ron are the stalwarts of our 4WD fencing team. They have been donating their time on weekends to help landcare and bushfire recovery. They have been a great help fencing in the muddy, wet conditions this winter where four wheel driving expertize was needed. They have worked on properties at…
Read MoreVictorian Mobile Landcare Group
The Victorian Mobile Land Care Group are wonderful bunch of conservationalists who travel all over the state helping to improve our environment and assist whose in need . They have plenty of fun together while doing this noble work . We have been fortunate to have Doug Parke and his team return this year to…
Read More1041 Eucalyptus Rd Glenburn – Photo’s
Warm Mud for EPA
20/10/20101041 Eucalyptus Road Glenburn.10 volunteers from the EPA . Chris & Janet from Landcare.Beautiful sunny , warm day.Before lunch planted native grasses around the new dam to stablize the soil and create habitat for birds & frogs.The EPA crew ( Caroline organised all this ) shared a sumptous picnic lunch on the back patio .…
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