The Bass Coast Landcare Network through the Farmers Digging Deeper project are hosting this exciting field day focusing on ‘Establishing successful multi species pasture crops in Bass Coast- How and why’.
The Bass Coast Landcare Network and project partners invite you along to this exciting Giant Gippsland Earthworm community information and field day. Giant Gippsland Earthworms are only found in an area roughly the size of 40,000 ha in South and West Gippsland, Victoria. The majority of its known current habitat is on farmland and farmers can play a vital role in its conservation and management. It is essential that farmers and land managers continue to work together to manage valuable habitat in ways that protect and enhance GGE habitat, ensuring that the earthworms continue to survive and thrive. This community workshop will cover:
Event Details. Date: Friday 25th August 2023. Time: 10.30am to 2.00pm. Address: Meet at the Bena Hall, 41 Main Road, Bena. Google maps link: https://goo.gl/maps/EeLYq9srvSkBJJXK6 (We will also be visiting a local farm with known earthworm colonies) Morning tea and light lunch will be provided. For further information please email Joel Geoghegan on [email protected] or call on 0409 705 652. The ‘Enhanced Knowledge and Protection of the Giant Gippsland Earthworm’ project received grant funding from the Australian Government. ![]()
For Save Western Port Woodlands members and allies, the Bass Coast Distinctive Areas and Landscapes hearing was arduous, time-consuming, costly and also unexpectedly worthwhile.
Protecting the woodlands from a surge in sand mining proved to be the major issue of the eight-week hearing, which started in the Wonthaggi Town Hall in early March and closed in Spring Street in late April. Click 'read more' for the full story. Kongwak Hills Landcare Group is coordinating a community tree planting event in the Kongwak Pioneer Reserve to celebrate National Tree Day, as the Reserve is in need of some love from its community! We’d love for you to join in to get plants in the ground. Dry years have diminished the north/west section such that a critical mass of understory and trees have died back, leaving the forest exposed to further dryness, loss of plants and proliferation of weeds. Replacing the understory, midstory and trees will restore this part of our beautiful reserve to a sustainable landscape and support its plants, animals and birds. KHLG want you to learn about Landcare, love your forest and learn how to give it the care it needs.
This event will be held on Saturday July 29th from 10am-4pm, with lunch provided. Click 'read more' for event details and flyer. A big thank you to our hard working volunteer dung beetle monitors for completing a years’ worth of beetle trapping in Southern Gippsland. Results have confirmed a suspected gap in dung beetle activity over winter, however we found good activity in spring, autumn and especially summer. To protect dung beetle populations it is important to use drenches that have little impact on larvae – eg. Cydectin. Now we know what beetles are active, where and when, we will continue investigating suitable winter active species to introduce in the activity gap. This work has started by trying to breed B. bison and O. vacca, but with mixed results, and we will look at other species. This project was undertaken in partnership with South Gippsland Landcare Network, and funded through the Victorian Landcare Grants and WGCMA. Click below to see the full report. ![]()
You are invited to an exciting farm walk at the Glen Alvie property of Dani and Brad Carr.
On the 17th of June, Bass Coast Landcare Network will hold its Hooded Plover Conservation Dinner. Bass Coast Landcare Network is a grass-roots network of staff and volunteers who actively provide solutions to our most pressing environmental challenges. We do this locally, with a small but dedicated team. This year and through this dinner, we are hoping to raise funds to go towards our Hooded Plover conservation program. This program has seen the numbers of ‘vulnerable’ local Hooded Plovers increase steadily and then double in the past year. The program itself, however, is now at risk as critical funds have not been renewed. We hope you will join us for dinner, dancing, and an auction, to help us raise funds to save the Hoodie.
Click here to book your place. Hosted by Archies Creek farmers, Ric and Mez Oldham, you are invited to this exciting book launch and farm walk event with respected soil consultant, Chris Alenson, who will talk about his new book, ‘‘Deep Time- And the implications for a Sustainable Agriculture’. This will be followed by an informative farm walk facilitated by Chris Alenson, visiting areas of the farm that have recently transitioned to a regenerative agriculture management approach.
This year’s Bass Coast Sustainability Festival on May 21st from 10am-3pm at the River Garden in Bass, is shaping up to be an informative, entertaining, and inspiring event for all ages, organised this year by Bass Coast Landcare Network.
A gold coin donation entry will get you lots of free activities to keep the adults and the kids entertained, including fantastic speakers on the event stage, hands on gardening demonstrations, a new documentary screening, Eco arts workshops and performances, a dedicated Kids Zone with environmentally themed activities and crafts, a chance to browse the latest in sustainable products from exhibitors, and delicious food to keep you going all day long. |
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