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Sustainable Farm Forum
On Friday evening of September 9th, community members from across the shire attended the Sustainable Farm Forum coordinated by Yea Community Health and the Upper Goulburn Landcare Network. Speakers included Richard Weston from Centrelink discussing the importance of succession planning, Maria Thompson discussing the effects of stress on your body, Ben Thomas from Meat and Livestock…
Read MoreSoil workshop
On Saturday the 10th September the Upper Goulburn Landcare Network (UGLN) and the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority (GBCMA) held a soil sampling workshop, to assist landholders to understand the correct method to taking soil samples on their property. Twelve people were in attendance at a property in the Highlands, coming from as far as…
Read MoreGreen Army Project 2
Our second Green Army project has commenced and over the next 5 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 first month was busy planting at many sites including the rail trail at Kanumbra and Limestone, the…
Read MoreUGLN Lorax Project 2016
The Upper Goulburn Landcare Networks revegetation ‘Lorax Project’ has finished for another year after a very successful year of tree planting throughout the Murrindindi Shire. This year 229 volunteers from NAB, ANZ, JBWere, St Michael’s Grammar, Yea High School with the assistance of members of the Kinglake, Flowerdale and Strath…
Read MoreSustainable Farm Forum
We will be hosting a Sustainable Farm Forum in partnership with Yea and District Memorial Hospital Community Health. With special guest Stan Alves One of AFL’s favourite sons, will talk about how to stay positive to overcome adversity, and the importance of having support networks and a good work/life balance. The evening will also…
Read MoreProperty Assessment Field Day
The Upper Goulburn Landcare Network is holding a field day for landholders to demonstrate how to assess land capability and provide advice on how to manage your land to get the most out of it. Do you have steep hills/ erosion/ weeds / pasture issues / questions about water / bushland? All of these questions and…
Read MoreNational Tree Day is back again!
Come along and join us for National Tree Day, Sunday 31st July There are several Landcare groups running planting and clean-up activities on the day. You can join one or more groups and then join us for a celebration lunch at lunch time! See flier for more details, Hope to see you there! National…
Read MoreUGLN Green Army – Project 1
Our first 6 month Green Army project is now completed and it has been a great success. The Green Army has been a valuable resource for our landcare groups and the Murrindindi Shire and has made a real difference to our natural environment. Over the past six months the…
Read MoreUGLN Green Army – May update
The team have had another productive month of fencing and completed about 1.5km of waterway and remnant vegetation protection fencing on a farm in Glenburn and 800m along the King Parrot Creek with members of the Strath Creek Landcare Group. They have been working through areas of…
Read MoreUGLN Green Army – April Update
Over April our Green Army team have been busy constructing stock exclusion fencing along Andrews Creek in Taggerty and at the Merton Wetland. They have also been removing pine saplings and prunus shrubs from significant roadside areas along Frees Road in Gobur. While they have…
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