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Healthy Hectares
Prior to the fourth Healthy Hectares workshop, the UGLN in partnership with the Euroa Arboretum and supported with funding from the Beyond Soilcare program at the GBCMA, have successfully run three workshops on topics such as; Planning your property Getting to know your dirt and pasture Water on your Farm. In the first workshop, Kate Stothers…
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The fourth in the series of Healthy Hectares workshops was held last Friday in Yea. The topic for this workshop was Encouraging Wildlife on your Farm. Guest speakers Cath Olive, Landcare Facilitator with the Upper Goulburn Landcare Network and Project Coordinator at the Euroa Arboretum and Janet Hagen Landcare Facilitator for the Strathbogie Ranges Conservation Management…
Read MoreUGLN Green Army April Update
Our third and final Green Army project has commenced and over the next 4 months this group of local young people will again be working throughout the Upper Goulburn region on environmental restoration projects on public and private land. The team have been busy over the first…
Read MorePhotography Competition
Our annual photography competition was held recently with 37 entries in three categories – Native Flora and Fauna, senior and junior and Yea Wetlands, senior. There were no entries in the Yea Wetlands junior section. The standard of the entries as usual was very high, with photographs taken in various locations around Australia. This year we have…
Read MoreLandcare Forum
The Upper Goulburn Landcare Network, supported by the GBCMA’s Beyond Soilcare Program and the National Landcare Program, will be holding it’s second Landcare Forum for new landholders. The number of people choosing to purchase land in a rural area -to have a ‘Tree Change’ – is growing. To get away from the hustle and bustle of the city,…
Read MoreRibbons of Remnant Roadsides
RIBBONS OF REMNANT ROADSIDE (RRR) RRR is a collaborative project between Murrindindi Shire Council (MSC), Upper Goulburn Landcare Network (UGLN), and Cittaslow Yea, whereby roadsides are showcased for their biodiversity and conservation significance in the landscape. RRR was initially proposed because it was recognised that a number of our roadsides are a place of refuge for many…
Read MoreUGLN Green Army December update
Our Green Army team have had another busy and productive month. Weed control and fuel reduction works have begun along the UT Creek and the rail trail in Alexandra. They have also continued with the Hawthorn and Briar Rose control along Godfreys Creek in Gobur and Broom…
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November-2016
Read MoreKids Teaching Kids
Another inspiring, fun filled day was had by ten schools and staff at the Yea Wetlands on Monday 5th September for the 2016 Kits Teaching Kids Forum. With thanks to Kids Teaching Kids and the Yea and District Community Bendigo Bank, children from Alexandra, Yea, Highlands, Buxton, Avenal, Eildon, Sacred Heart, St Mary’s, Flowerdale and Middle…
Read MoreProperty Assessment Field Day
On Saturday the 13th August, 25 people attended a field day co-ordinated by the Upper Goulburn Landcare Network. The day was designed to provide information to new and established landowners regarding what needs to be taken into consideration when planning activities for your property and demonstrate how to assess land capability. The day was hosted…
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