Category Archives: News

On the subject of monitoring (see above), how do you decide whether to continue with a project you’ve been working on? Well, you probably check to see how successful you’ve been with your approach so far. On this, we offer … Continue reading →

Not wanting to be depressing or anything as the ‘festive season’ approaches, but here’s the Department of Agriculture on a potentially serious local menace: ‘Chilean needle grass is becoming a serious pasture and environmental weed in south-eastern Australia. It is … Continue reading →

Friends of the Box-Ironbark Forests is having a BBQ at Bronwyn Silver’s place in Walmer on Monday 12 December. It starts at 6 pm and the address is 1036 Muckleford-Walmer Road, Walmer. BYO *  food to share, including something for … Continue reading →

Newstead Landcare Group are hosting a special presentation by Damien Cook, local wetland expert and ecologist with Wetland Revival Trust. Restoring the wonderful wetlands of northern Victoria Wednesday 16 November 2022 from 7.30 – 8.30 pm Newstead Community Centre, 9 Lyons … Continue reading →

To many people, it’s seemed like a wait of a million years. Now it’s over: Leon Costermans’s long awaited geology book is now available. Directed at anyone interested in our environment, the book is geologically accurate and written in accessible … Continue reading →