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UGLN Green Army – March Update
Over March our Green Army team continued working along the rail trail, UT Creek and the King Parrot Creek but have also started on a few other interesting and important projects. They have begun removing Briar Rose and Hawthorn from along Godfreys Creek in Gobur and around the…
Read MoreSuccessful landholder Forum
Successful Landcare Forum held in Yea Shire Hall “On the 27th February, the Upper Goulburn Landcare Network supported by the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority and the Murrindindi Shire, hosted a landcare forum for new and part-time landholders. The forum was designed to provide an introduction to landholders regarding issues such as planning, legal responsibilities,…
Read MoreUpper Goulburn Landcare Network Photography Competition
The UGLN Photography Competition is back again! The competition and display of entries is registered as a Yea Arts Carnivale event. See http://yeaartscarnivale.com.au/ for all of the events. This year our categories are; Your favourite Australian animal or plant – to help celebrate Australia Day Yea Wetlands – Let’s celebrate this local treasure! The winning…
Read MoreUGLN Lorax Project 2015
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 294 volunteers from NAB, ANZ, JBWere, Carlton United Breweries, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Kevin Heinz Garden Centre, Yea High School, Flowerdale PS…
Read MoreKids Teaching Kids
Kids Teaching Kids is now in its tenth year nationally and over 10,000 kids across the country participated during Kids Teaching Kids week last week. The philosophy of Kids Teaching Kids; ‘Kids Teaching Kids is an education model that uses local environmental issues as a theme for learning. Kids Teaching Kids starts in the…
Read MoreKids Teaching Kids is almost here!!
It is only 2 weeks until we celebrate Target Kids Teaching Kids Forum at the Yea Wetlands. Project coordinators from the Upper Goulburn Landcare Network have been working with nine schools from across the shire participating this year, with fascinating topics such as; ‘Kids can Cook’, ‘Threatened species’, ‘Brush-tailed Phascogale’, ‘Butterflies’, ‘Healthy Happy chickens’, ‘Help…
Read MoreLorax Project 2015
Thanks to funding provided by the State Governments Communities For Nature program the UGLN Lorax project is now into it’s 6th year. Our 2015 planting season only really kicked off in June but already we have planted 4170 plants on properties throughout the Upper Goulburn catchment. Thanks to the help of volunteers from Price Waterhouse Coopers, NAB, ANZ,…
Read MoreConnected Garden Harvest Picnic
On Friday 20th March, 170 Pre-school and School children came together at Yea Recreation Reserve to celebrate fresh produce and sustainable vegetable gardening. The purpose of the day was to surround kids with fresh produce grown in their home or school gardens in a fun way. The day was coordinated by Yea Community House, (with…
Read MoreBuilding Indian Myna traps
The Upper Goulburn Landcare Network recently held an Indian myna trap building workshop for landholders. The day was run by Max Caithness, a member of the Yarra Indian myna Action Group. Twelve community members attended this free event which was supported by funding from the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority ‘Pest Plant and Animal’ funding.…
Read MoreManaging Mistletoe – UGLN Field Day
Members of local Landcare groups, landowners and farmers attended a recent mistletoe field day at Limestone. The event was hosted by the Upper Goulburn Landcare Network (UGLN) and featured a presentation and landscape inspection by mistletoe expert Ray Thomas. Ray’s focus is on understanding the natural processes involved with mistletoe including managing them as part of the landscape…
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