February 2023 From the Upper Merri Landcare Facilitator
Welcome to the latest newsletter from the Upper Merri Landcare Facilitator and the Merri Creek Management Committee. Please find below information on local initiatives, opportunities and funding. To subscribe see link below. If you would like to share photos, events, updates and projects through the Upper Merri Landcare News. Please email through your submissions to: chriscobern@mcmc.org.au Coming upFeral Deer Management Workshop - ClonbinaneTopics covered include: Workshop – Saturday 18th February Please RSVP by 15th February Healthy Land, Healthy Horses Equiculture WorkshopInternationally acclaimed UK author and expert on horse property management, Stuart Myers is coming to Victoria for a series of land management workshops for horse owners. A one day workshop will be held in Beveridge on 4 March 2023. Email elyse.kelly@mitchellshire.vic.gov.au for more details and booking information. For more details on Victorian workshops visit the Equiculture website. Dung Beetle Workshop - RomseyAt this Dung Beetle workshop with guest speaker Karen Thomas from Melbourne Water you have the What beetles are in your area This event will be held on Thursday 30 March from 10:30am-12:30pm. For more information, and to register visit - Dung Beetle Workshop - Romsey. Farm Chemical Users Course - ACUPA two day Farm Chemical Users Course will be held in Whittlesea township on 18 and 25 March 2023. The course will qualify participants for the Agricultural Chemical Users Permit (ACUP). Cost is $50pp. To register for the course contact Emma Bennett, Whittlesea Landcare Facilitator M 0437 345 475 E emma.bennett@whittlesea.vic.gov.au Upper Plenty Merri Catchments Landcare GroupInterested in becoming a Landcare member? Link to the Upper Plenty Merri Catchments Landcare Group (UPMC) Facebook page here. For UPMC Landcare Group membership enquires contact Kate Toogood on 0404 720 564 or membership.upmclg@gmail.com Funding & grantsThe Seedling Bank - grant applications now openSince 1996, National Tree Day has seen Australian communities plant The program supplies native seedlings to schools and community groups around Australia. Financial grants are awarded directly to successful applicants to get seedlings in the ground and help restore our unique Australian landscape. So far, 90 groups have received funding through The Seedling Bank and almost 39,000 seedlings have been planted around Australia. The Seedling Bank supports projects both big and small throughout the year, as we believe every day is Tree Day. Victorian Serrated Tussock Working Party - Community GrantsThe Victorian Serrated Tussock Working Party (VSTWP) is providing community groups and organisations with the opportunity to apply for grants to manage serrated tussock. Grants are currently open for application: Native plants & animalsGrowling Grass Frog in the Merri Catchment
Read more here about the masterplan to improve planning outcomes and habitat for the Merri Growling Grass Frog populations.
Providing water for your local birds this summerIt might not feel like it, but summer is upon us which means that, particularly on hot days, birds and other
Loving Grasslands Documentary SeriesLoving Grasslands is a 4-part documentary series capturing passionate local landholders and managers in the Hume region who are working with nature to restore and maintain the health and biodiversity of the local environment. Episode 1 - Diggers Restoration: Since 2001, Dietmar and Susanne Hildebrand of Diggers Rest have turned the once parched site of the original Sunbury Rock Festival into a park-like retreat for nature lovers. Episode 2 - Out of Nature’s Way: When a 2014 fire destroyed trees, fences and livestock, landholding veterinarians, David & Lisa Brown of Sunbury, decided to let nature help restore landscape biodiversity. Episode 3 - Striving for Complexity: By controlling Bent grass with cell grazing, John Lakey is creating a complex of winter and summer active pasture species, resulting in more complex flavours in the beef produced from Lakey Farms, Sunbury. Episode 4 - Restoration by Fire: In Eucalyptus Court Reserve, Mickleham, Hume’s Eric Stone is using fire to restore this grassy woodland and create habitat for indigenous species of flora and fauna, especially woodland birds. To learn more, go to - Loving Grasslands - Hume City Council |
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03 Feb 2023; 09:30AM - 11:30AM Friends of Coburg Lake & Surrounds Weekly Friday Working Bee |
04 Feb 2023; 10:00AM - 12:30PM Friends of Merri Park Working Bee |
05 Feb 2023; 10:00AM - 12:00PM Litter Clean Up - Nth Fitzroy - Friends of Merri Creek |
05 Feb 2023; 02:00PM - 03:30PM Streamteam Water Quality Testing - Friends of Merri Creek |
10 Feb 2023; 09:30AM - 11:30AM Friends of Coburg Lake & Surrounds Weekly Friday Working Bee |
12 Feb 2023; 08:45AM - 10:30AM Friends of Merri Creek Bird Survey #1 in 2023 |
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