Upper Campaspe Landcare

Nassella Identification and control workshop - A workshop to learn more about invasive grasses and how to identify and control them (Gisborne Community Hall)
2022-11-26 10:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Gisborne Community Hall, 63 Howey St,, Gisborne, VIC, 3437, Australia
Would you like to learn more about how to identify and control the invasive grasses on your property?
In Australia there are over 400 species of grasses with 180 introduced species. Chilean needle grass and Serrated Tussock are two invasive species that are harmful to the environment and livestock. The seed heads of Nassella species are known to cause serious physical injury to dogs too.
These Nassella species can be hard to identify but left undetected they can become difficult to control.
Join Roadside Conservation Officer, Josh Gomez and Victorian Serrated Tussock Working Party communication officer, Ivan Carter to learn how to identify and control Nassella grass species.
When: Saturday 26 November 2022
Where: Gisborne Community Hall
Time: 10.00am – 12.00pm
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/serrated-tussock-identification-and-control-workshop-tickets-408405601147

Workshop - A layman's guide to fauna surveys with Ecologist & Zoologist John Harris
2022-11-12 10:00 - 14:00 | Newham
If you have ever wondered who is visiting your backyard, local environment or Landcare site, this is the Workshop for you!

Ecologist & Zoologist John Harris will be teaching us how to observe, record and identify indigenous animals using methods that don’t require a permit!

Come along and learn about tracks & scats & the legality of using call backs & video recorders.

This amazing skillset will be a huge bonus to any Landcare members wanting to record fauna at their reveg sites, or even just to impress your friends and family with your knowledge of the difference between kangaroo & wallaby scat!

Please call me or email me to reserve your place – Bek

Pollinators in Focus - Macro-photography Workshop
2022-10-08 13:00 - 16:00 | Glenlyon Hall, Australia
Spend the weekend with the UCLN in Glenlyon on 8 & 9 October from 1pm to 4pm, and learn how to ‘photograph’ native insects from our resident pollinator photographer – UCLN President John Walter.
Please email ucln@uppercampaspelandcare.org or call UCLN Landcare Facilitator, Rebekah on 0432 491 789 to reserve your place!

WEBINAR - The effects of drought on biodiversity with John Harris of Wildlife & Ecology
2022-09-28 19:00 - 21:00 | ONLINE WEBINAR – ZOOM
Join us online with ecologist John Harris of Wildlife & Ecology as he discusses the impacts of drought on biodiversity

As one of the driest populated continents on earth, Australia will never eliminate the physical or psychological threat or effects of drought.

As severe weather events become more frequent, and the effects of climate change alter natural ecosystems, building human and environmental drought resilience into our community and land management practices will become increasingly important to the continuation of functional ecosystems and biodiversity.
Join John Harris online as he talks about the impacts of drought on biodiversity, and opens the conversation about steps we can take to assist local biodiversity.
Tickets are available through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-effects-of-drought-on-biodiversity-with-ecologist-john-harris-tickets-407798043927
John Harris (BASc, GDipEd) – Director and Principal Zoologist / Ecologist
Throughout his career, John has worked in both the environmental and education sectors, often combining the two. He has been in the education sector for over 20 years as a primary school teacher and secondary Biology/Science teacher as well as Environment and Sustainability Manager. John has also worked for National Parks and Wildlife in Queensland as a ranger, the Department of Conservation and Environment (now DELWP – Vic) and is currently our Principal ecological consultant
As an environmental consultant, John has worked with a number of larger consultancies as a senior environmental consultant or subcontractor. He has been involved in flora and fauna surveys, habitat hectare assessments, vegetation mapping, environmental audits, flora and fauna salvaging (spotter/catcher) and as sustainability adviser in Victoria and interstate. He has authored many assessment reports, flora and fauna management plans, EPBC Act (Commonwealth) and Environmental Effects Statement (Victoria) referrals.
John has had vast experience with the ResourceSmart Schools program in Victoria. He has presenting at conferences and workshops across Australia and published a number of articles on environmental education for teaching and parent journals. He is also a past president of Environmental Education Victoria (formerly the Victorian Association for Environmental Education). Combined with his experience in schools, John has also been actively involved in environmental education in the community as a guest speaker and workshop presenter at various organizations including the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria, gardening clubs, Landcare groups, scouts, “friends of” groups and churches. He has also presented workshops for a number of local governments including the City of Whittlesea, Manningham City Council and Frankston City Council.
ABOUT THIS EVENT
This event is funded by the NRM Drought Resilience Program – Grants. The grants support projects that contribute to improved drought resilience of agricultural landscapes through experimentation in NRM practices, systems and approaches that go beyond current best practice.
This event forms part of the Upper Campaspe Landcare Network’s NRM Drought Resilience Grant project – Empowering an informed and engaged community to allow for the creation of connecting pollinator corridors through the Upper Campaspe Catchment to ensure environmental resilience and improved functionality of drought threatened agricultural landscapes.

Whole Property Management with Annemaree Docking of Plan it Rural - a discussion about how to reduce your reliance on chemicals and utilise biological pest control
2022-09-10 10:00 - 12:00 | ONLINE WEBINAR – ZOOM
Please join us as Annemaree talks us through the theories behind Whole Property Management, and provides us with ideas on how to reduce our reliance on chemicals through utilising biological controls for pest species.
TICKETS THROUGH EVENTBRITE
PRESENTER
Annemaree Docking is an Agricultural Scientist, Permaculture Designer, Farmer and advocate for the natural environment.
She started her career in the private agricultural sector working in a range of enterprises including beef cattle, merino fine wool production, dairy, Thoroughbred breeding and viticulture. Annemaree then spent three years with the Department of Primary Industries (Biosecurity Victoria and the Meat and Wool Industry Development) before moving to local government on the peri-urban fringe of Melbourne, where she designed engagement programs and offered landholders environmental and agricultural support for the past over 10 years.
Annemaree is now a Director Consultant with Plan-it Rural in partnership with Linda Martin-Chew, where they join their more than 40 years combined industry experience to work with landholders and policy makers to support innovative farming and food systems in the peri-urban space. She also farms nineteen hectares near Kilmore – Dalhousie Farm as a co-farm producing primarily eggs, beef and vegetables. Annemaree is completing her PhD researching regenerative agriculture systems with Deakin University’s Centre for Regional and Rural Futures.

ABOUT THIS EVENT
This event is funded by the NRM Drought Resilience Program – Grants. The grants support projects that contribute to improved drought resilience of agricultural landscapes through experimentation in NRM practices, systems and approaches that go beyond current best practice.
This event forms part of the Upper Campaspe Landcare Network’s NRM Drought Resilience Grant project – Empowering an informed and engaged community to allow for the creation of connecting pollinator corridors through the Upper Campaspe Catchment to ensure environmental resilience and improved functionality of drought threatened agricultural landscapes.

Join Pollinator Ecologist, Dr Amy-Marie Gilpin as she talks us through the impacts of climate change on native pollinators.
2022-09-08 19:00 - 21:00 | ONLINE WEBINAR – ZOOM
Join Pollinator Ecologist, Dr Amy-Marie Gilpin, Research Fellow at the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, ONLINE as she talks us through the present and future impacts of climate change on our native pollinators.
Tickets are available via EVENTBRITE
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-change-and-the-pollinator-with-dr-amy-marie-gilpin-tickets-407805576457
or you can join us directly by clicking the following ZOOM link
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89676030541?pwd=[REDACTED]
DR AMY-MARIE GILPIN
The following is taken from Dr Amy-Marie Gilpin’s website
I am particularly interested in the ecology of pollinators and the pollination function they provide both within agricultural and native ecosystems. My research to date has largely focused on identifying the pollinators of agriculturally important crops within both temperate and tropical regions of Australia and the floral resources that support healthy pollinator populations within agroecosystems. I employ a variety of methods from multiple disciplines including large-scale manipulative field and glasshouse experiments to determine the effects of climate change on floral resources and pollinators. I use an integrative approach to understand firstly who are the pollinators and then what is there effect on surrounding plants, ecosystems, plant mating systems, seed fitness as well as fruit quality and yield.
ABOUT THIS EVENT
This event is funded by the NRM Drought Resilience Program – Grants. The grants support projects that contribute to improved drought resilience of agricultural landscapes through experimentation in NRM practices, systems and approaches that go beyond current best practice.
This event forms part of the Upper Campaspe Landcare Network’s NRM Drought Resilience Grant project – Empowering an informed and engaged community to allow for the creation of connecting pollinator corridors through the Upper Campaspe Catchment to ensure environmental resilience and improved functionality of drought threatened agricultural landscapes.

Seed Ball workshop four - seed selected for Metcalfe, Baynton Sidonia, & Campaspe Valley Landcare Groups
2022-09-03 10:00 - 13:00 | Metcalfe Hall, Kyneton-Metcalfe Road, Metcalfe, VIC, Australia
Come and join us for an informative and fun filled day – with the expectation of getting a little messy!
This final Seed Ball workshop is targeted at members from Metcalfe, Baynton Sidonia & Campaspe Valley Landcare Groups, with seed chosen specifically for these areas of the Catchment (all groups will be offered an opportunity to attend a similarly targeted workshop).
Seed balls have been used for centuries as a means of sowing seeds. The Japanese farmer and philosopher Masanobu Fukuoka used them to reclaim land degraded by poor farming practices in rural Japan.
The benefits of using seed balls to plant are many and varied. You simply lay the seed balls on top of the soil rather than planting them, so no digging is required. The clay protects the balls until there is enough rain to penetrate the balls and stimulate the seed to germinate. The seed will sit dormant in its compost and clay ball until the weather conditions are correct for germination. They are not likely to be blown away in high winds so suit exposed sites. The balls can be used to plant on sloping sites and under existing plantings.
PRESENTERS
After a LOT of research and practice, the UCLN is excited to deliver this series of four Seed Ball workshops across the Catchment.
To book your place, please email UCLN Landcare Facilitator at ​ucln@uppercampaspelandcare.org.au or phone ​0432 491 789. This is a family friendly event, and EVERYONE is welcome!
ABOUT THIS EVENT
This event is funded by the NRM Drought Resilience Program – Grants. The grants support projects that contribute to improved drought resilience of agricultural landscapes through experimentation in NRM practices, systems and approaches that go beyond current best practice.
This event forms part of the Upper Campaspe Landcare Network’s NRM Drought Resilience Grant project – Empowering an informed and engaged community to allow for the creation of connecting pollinator corridors through the Upper Campaspe Catchment to ensure environmental resilience and improved functionality of drought threatened agricultural landscapes.

Seed Ball workshop three - seed selected for Campaspe River & Land Management Group, Friends of Black Hill Reserve, Friends of Bald Hill Reserve, Langley & Pipers Creek Landcare Groups
2022-08-06 10:00 - 13:00 | Kyneton Community House, 34 Mollison St, Kyneton VIC 3444
Come and join us for an informative and fun filled day – with the expectation of getting a little messy!
Seed balls have been used for centuries as a means of sowing seeds. The Japanese farmer and philosopher Masanobu Fukuoka used them to reclaim land degraded by poor farming practices in rural Japan.
The benefits of using seed balls to plant are many and varied. You simply lay the seed balls on top of the soil rather than planting them, so no digging is required. The clay protects the balls until there is enough rain to penetrate the balls and stimulate the seed to germinate. The seed will sit dormant in its compost and clay ball until the weather conditions are correct for germination. They are not likely to be blown away in high winds so suit exposed sites. The balls can be used to plant on sloping sites and under existing plantings.
All groups will be offered an opportunity to attend a similarly targeted workshop, with the final workshop scheduled for 3 September (Metcalfe, Baynton Sidonia, Campaspe Valley).
PRESENTERS
After a LOT of research and practice, the UCLN is excited to deliver this series of four Seed Ball workshops across the Catchment.
To book your place, please email UCLN Landcare Facilitator at ​ucln@uppercampaspelandcare.org.au or phone ​0432 491 789. This is a family friendly event, and EVERYONE is welcome!
ABOUT THIS EVENT
This event is funded by the NRM Drought Resilience Program – Grants. The grants support projects that contribute to improved drought resilience of agricultural landscapes through experimentation in NRM practices, systems and approaches that go beyond current best practice.
This event forms part of the Upper Campaspe Landcare Network’s NRM Drought Resilience Grant project – Empowering an informed and engaged community to allow for the creation of connecting pollinator corridors through the Upper Campaspe Catchment to ensure environmental resilience and improved functionality of drought threatened agricultural landscapes.

Seed Ball workshop two - seed selected for Malmsbury & District, Glenlyon Upper Loddon, Carlsruhe, Taradale Landcare Groups
2022-07-23 10:00 - 13:00 | Malmsbury Mechanics Institute, 71 Mollison Street, Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia
Come and join us for an informative and fun filled day – with the expectation of getting a little messy!
This second Seed Ball workshop is targeted at members from Malmsbury & District, Glenlyon Upper Loddon, Carlsruhe and Taradale Landcare Groups, with seed chosen specifically for these areas of the Catchment (all groups will be offered an opportunity to attend a similarly targeted workshop over the upcoming months).
Seed balls have been used for centuries as a means of sowing seeds. The Japanese farmer and philosopher Masanobu Fukuoka used them to reclaim land degraded by poor farming practices in rural Japan.
The benefits of using seed balls to plant are many and varied. You simply lay the seed balls on top of the soil rather than planting them, so no digging is required. The clay protects the balls until there is enough rain to penetrate the balls and stimulate the seed to germinate. The seed will sit dormant in its compost and clay ball until the weather conditions are correct for germination. They are not likely to be blown away in high winds so suit exposed sites. The balls can be used to plant on sloping sites and under existing plantings.
All groups will be offered an opportunity to attend a similarly targeted workshop over the upcoming months, with the next workshops scheduled for 6 August (Langley, Campaspe River, Black Hill, Bald Hill, Pipers Creek) and 3 September (Metcalfe, Baynton Sidonia, Campaspe Valley).
PRESENTERS
After a LOT of research and practice, the UCLN is excited to deliver this series of four Seed Ball workshops across the Catchment.
To book your place, please email UCLN Landcare Facilitator at ​ucln@uppercampaspelandcare.org.au or phone ​0432 491 789. This is a family friendly event, and EVERYONE is welcome!
ABOUT THIS EVENT
This event is funded by the NRM Drought Resilience Program – Grants. The grants support projects that contribute to improved drought resilience of agricultural landscapes through experimentation in NRM practices, systems and approaches that go beyond current best practice.
This event forms part of the Upper Campaspe Landcare Network’s NRM Drought Resilience Grant project – Empowering an informed and engaged community to allow for the creation of connecting pollinator corridors through the Upper Campaspe Catchment to ensure environmental resilience and improved functionality of drought threatened agricultural landscapes.

Webinar - The role of pollinators in a functional ecosystem with bee ecologist Dr Mark Hall
2022-06-25 10:00 - 12:00 | ONLINE WEBINAR – ZOOM
Topic: The role of pollinators in a functional ecosystem with bee ecologist Dr Mark Hall
Time: Jun 25, 2022 10:00 AM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney
BOOKINGS

Join Bee Ecologist, Dr Mark Hall, as he discusses the role pollinators play in a functional ecosystem

THE POLLINATOR PROJECT

Recognizing the role that indigenous pollinators play in maintaining a functional ecosystem, and the threats that they are facing, the UCLN developed the Pollinator Corridor Project – a cooperative, inclusive ongoing program designed to encourage the enhancement, establishment, and preservation of native pollinator habitat through the creation of Pollinator Corridors on private and public land.
Pollinator corridors are like biodiversity corridors designed for larger species, but pollinator corridors do not necessarily restore or protect habitat; instead, they can be designed and built in the middle of landscapes dominated by humans, such as agricultural land and urban streets.
The Upper Campaspe Pollinator Corridor Project is open to everyone. Your contribution can be as large as a field or roadside or as small as a flowering potted plant or butterfly puddler. Provided you can offer a sheltered spot, a safe waterer and year-round flowers, there will always be something in your garden, regardless of its size, to tempt pollinators to visit!
Free webinars, workshops and field days will run throughout the year across the Upper Campaspe Catchment, and you are invited to participate in them all!
Please contact us to learn more about indigenous pollinators and how you can create healthy pollinator habitat and become involved in the Pollinator Project.
ABOUT THIS EVENT
This event is funded by the NRM Drought Resilience Program – Grants. The grants support projects that contribute to improved drought resilience of agricultural landscapes through experimentation in NRM practices, systems and approaches that go beyond current best practice.
This event forms part of the Upper Campaspe Landcare Network’s NRM Drought Resilience Grant project – Empowering an informed and engaged community to allow for the creation of connecting pollinator corridors through the Upper Campaspe Catchment to ensure environmental resilience and improved functionality of drought threatened agricultural landscapes.

Seed Ball workshop one - seed selected for Newham & District, Woodend, Trentham, Ashbourne and Tylden Landcare Groups
2022-06-18 10:00 - 13:00 | Woodend Neighborhood House, 47 Forest St, Woodend, VIctoria, Australia
Come and join us for an informative and fun filled day – with the expectation of getting a little messy!
This first Seed Ball workshop is targeted at members from Newham, Woodend, Trentham, Ashbourne and Tylden Landcare, with seed chosen specifically for these areas of the Catchment.
Seed balls have been used for centuries as a means of sowing seeds. The Japanese farmer and philosopher Masanobu Fukuoka used them to reclaim land degraded by poor farming practices in rural Japan.
The benefits of using seed balls to plant are many and varied. You simply lay the seed balls on top of the soil rather than planting them, so no digging is required. The clay protects the balls until there is enough rain to penetrate the balls and stimulate the seed to germinate. The seed will sit dormant in its compost and clay ball until the weather conditions are correct for germination. They are not likely to be blown away in high winds so suit exposed sites. The balls can be used to plant on sloping sites and under existing plantings.
All groups will be offered an opportunity to attend a similarly targeted workshop over the next three months, with workshops scheduled for 23 July (Malmsbury, Glenlyon, Carlsruhe, Taradale), 6 August (Langley, Campaspe River, Black Hill, Bald Hill, Pipers Creek) and 3 September (Metcalfe, Baynton Sidonia, Campaspe Valley).
PRESENTERS
After a LOT of research and practice, the UCLN is excited to deliver this series of four Seed Ball workshops across the Catchment.
To book your place, please email UCLN Landcare Facilitator at ​ucln@uppercampaspelandcare.org.au or phone ​0432 491 789. This is a family friendly event, and EVERYONE is welcome!
ABOUT THIS EVENT
This event is funded by the NRM Drought Resilience Program – Grants. The grants support projects that contribute to improved drought resilience of agricultural landscapes through experimentation in NRM practices, systems and approaches that go beyond current best practice.
This event forms part of the Upper Campaspe Landcare Network’s NRM Drought Resilience Grant project – Empowering an informed and engaged community to allow for the creation of connecting pollinator corridors through the Upper Campaspe Catchment to ensure environmental resilience and improved functionality of drought threatened agricultural landscapes.

Walk & Talk - How biodiversity improves environmental & agricultural drought resilience
2022-06-11 10:00 - 14:00 | Malmsbury – address to be confirmed on registration
The first half of the day will introduce the concept of agroecology and regenerative agriculture. It will explore how these holistic approaches can create integrated land management systems with positive soil health, carbon sequestration and biodiversity outcomes reducing climatic impact, erosion and water management. It will introduce a systems thinking approach to farm management.
After a quick break for lunch, the farm walk will consider the practical application of concepts discussed in the first half of the day by looking at a working farm that has integrated regenerative and agroecological methodologies into its day-to-day farm management systems, and how these approaches have positively influenced farm productivity and profitability, as well as contributed to greater biodiversity and climate resilience outcomes for the farm and broader catchment.
PRESENTER
Annemaree Docking is an Agricultural Scientist, Permaculture Designer, Farmer and advocate for the natural environment.
She started her career in the private agricultural sector working in a range of enterprises including beef cattle, merino fine wool production, dairy, Thoroughbred breeding and viticulture. Annemaree then spent three years with the Department of Primary Industries (Biosecurity Victoria and the Meat and Wool Industry Development) before moving to local government on the peri-urban fringe of Melbourne, where she designed engagement programs and offered landholders environmental and agricultural support for the past over 10 years.
Annemaree is now a Director Consultant with Plan-it Rural in partnership with Linda Martin-Chew, where they join their more than 40 years combined industry experience to work with landholders and policy makers to support innovative farming and food systems in the peri-urban space. She also farms nineteen hectares near Kilmore – Dalhousie Farm as a co-farm producing primarily eggs, beef and vegetables. Annemaree is completing her PhD researching regenerative agriculture systems with Deakin University’s Centre for Regional and Rural Futures.
TO BOOK
Please email UCLN Landcare Facilitator at ​ucln@uppercampaspelandcare.org.au or phone ​0432 491 789.
ABOUT THIS EVENT
This event is funded by the NRM Drought Resilience Program – Grants. The grants support projects that contribute to improved drought resilience of agricultural landscapes through experimentation in NRM practices, systems and approaches that go beyond current best practice.
This event forms part of the Upper Campaspe Landcare Network’s NRM Drought Resilience Grant project – Empowering an informed and engaged community to allow for the creation of connecting pollinator corridors through the Upper Campaspe Catchment to ensure environmental resilience and improved functionality of drought threatened agricultural landscapes.

Planting Day - Jocks Gully Restoration Project - Ashbourne Landcare
2022-05-15 10:00 - 15:30 | 598 Ashbourne Road, Ashbourne, 598 Ashbourne Road,, Ashbourne, Victoria
Sunday 15th May -10.00am – 3.30pm
Melbourne Grammar School students and staff at 598 Ashbourne Road, Ashbourne
Program: 10.00am Morning planting
1.00pm Sausage sizzle lunch provided, talks during lunch
2-3.00pm Afternoon planting
GUEST SPEAKERS: Tanya Loos, MRSC Biodiversity Officer, Ian Temby, ALG;
Staff: Danny McCoppin and Matty Jenkins, MGS
Register your availability with Libby Peck on 0419 396 641 or epeck2@telstra.com by 30 April.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Libby Peck – Convener, Biolink Work Group

Planting day - Jock's Gully Restoration Project, Ashbourne Landcare
2022-05-11 11:30 - 15:30 | 671 Ashbourne Road, Ashbourne, 671 Ashbourne Road, Ashbourne, Victoria, Australia
Planting day – Jock’s Gully Restoration Project, Ashbourne Landcare
The Biolink Work Group has been working hard on a major biolink project funded by DELWP.
Wednesday 11th May – 11.30am – 3.30pm
Woodend Primary School students Planting Day at 671 Ashbourne Road, Ashbourne
Program: 12.00pm Talks during lunch, afternoon planting until 3pm
Sandwich lunch provided for volunteers, afternoon tea
GUEST SPEAKERS: Brendan Smith, Tylden Landcare; Ian Temby, ALG with guest Diana Ellis, Principal, Woodend Primary School
Register your availability with Libby Peck on 0419 396 641 or epeck2@telstra.com by 30 April.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Libby Peck – Convener, Biolink Work Group

Planting day - Jock's Gully Restoration Project, Ashbourne Landcare
2022-05-07 09:30 - 16:40 | 44 Daniels Rd, Ashbourne, 44 Daniels Road, Ashbourne, Victoria, Australia
The Biolink Work Group has been working hard on a major biolink project funded by DELWP.
Community and Family Planting Day at 44 Daniels Rd, Ashbourne
There will be guest speakers and experts on hand to provide knowledge of plant species. Lunch and afternoon tea will be provided.
Program
9.30am Morning planting
1.00pm Sausage sizzle lunch provided
1.40pm Introductions – Our three Biolink landholders, Mark & Mellisa Duggan, Mark Illif, Julian Myers
2.00pm GUEST SPEAKER: Krista Patterson-Majoor, Environment Co-ordinator, MRSC ** Brendan Smith and Ian Temby on hand to talk about biolink plant species
2.30pm Traditional Owners, Dja Dja Wurrung welcome to country/smoking ceremony
3.00- 4.30pm Continue planting. Finish up – tea/coffee
Register your availability with Libby Peck on 0419 396 641 or epeck2@telstra.com by 30 April.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Libby Peck – Convener, Biolink Work Group

How to net, freeze, photograph and release insect pollinators
2022-03-05 10:00 - 23:30 | ONLINE WEBINAR – ZOOM
Join our Pollinator Project and help us learn all that we can about the pollinators in the Upper Campaspe Catchment!
In this online webinar you will be guided by our resident pollinator expert, Dr Mark Hall, as he shares his professional tips and tricks for the ethical capture, recording and release of our native pollinators with a view to adding your observations to our ever increasing data base!

Pollinators in Focus - Insect and Plant photography - practical
2022-02-20 10:00 - 13:00 | Newham
Spend the morning in Newham with UCLN President, John Walter, putting all your learned theory into practice.
Note: This is a two day course, run over one weekend, as separate theory and practical sessions!

Pollinators in Focus - Insect and Plant photography - theory
2022-02-19 10:00 - 13:00 | Newham Hall, Newham, Victoria, Australia
Spend the morning in Newham with UCLN President, John Walter, learning the theory behind getting the best insect and plant photos out of your camera.
Note: This is a two day course, run over one weekend, as separate theory and practical sessions!

Seed Collection Workshop
2022-01-23 10:00 - 13:00 | Victoria
Spend the morning with the UCLN in Drummond on 23rd January from 10am to 1pm and learn how to ‘harvest’ and ‘propagate’ native seeds with UCLN President John Walter.

Living with local fauna with Tanya Loos
2020-09-19 11:00 - 12:00 | ONLINE WEBINAR – ZOOM
Join science writer Tanya Loos LIVE and ONLINE 11am Saturday 19 September as she delves into the amazing world of fauna on your bush block!
Upper Campaspe Landcare Network is proud and excited to bring you part two of our three part WEBINAR series – Biodiversity for your Bush Block.
Come join local science writer and ecologist, Tanya Loos ONLINE via ZOOM as she explores the wonders of living alongside the fauna on your bush-block and shares ways to make sure that your property is a haven for wildlife – including tips on creating habitat, and how to solve some tricky wildlife problems such as birds attacking windows.
These workshops are being delivered with the support of Macedon Ranges Shire Council.

Pollinator Corridors with Mercedes Ramirez
2020-09-12 11:00 - 12:00 | ONLINE WEBINAR – ZOOM
Native blue-banded bees. (Credit: Fish Fidler/Flickr)
Upper Campaspe Landcare Network is proud and excited to bring you part one of our three part WEBINAR series – Biodiversity for your Bush Block.
Please join us online as Macedon Ranges local Mercedes Ramirez talks about the worldwide importance of pollinators and her personal experience with the creation of the Riddells Creek Pollinator Corridor.
These workshops are being delivered with the support of Macedon Ranges Shire Council.

Sunday 22 March Working Bee @ Ruby McKenzie Reserve
2020-03-22 09:00 - 12:00 | Ruby Mckenzie Reserve, Tennyson Street, Woodend, Victoria, 3444, Australia
Woodend Landcare is hosting a working bee from 9am until 12pm on Sunday 22nd of March.
The working bee will be held in the vicinity of Ruby Mckenzie Reserve in Tennyson Street, Woodend. Participants are asked to assemble in the reserve alongside the Landcare blue tool trailer. Briefing for tasks will commence at 9am so organisers request that you arrive a bit before then.
Tasks include whipper snipping around plant guards, woody weed control and the removal of a large seedling plum tree. A trailer would be handy if someone has one available. Some of the work areas are fairly rough so wear full length clothing, garden gloves, eye protection, sun protection and sturdy footwear and please bring secateurs if you own a pair.
Newcomers are very welcome and morning tea will be provided.
Past plantings and weed control by Landcare have really transformed the Black Gum habitat in this area so come along and help us continually improve this site. For further information contact woodendlandcare@gmail.com

Resilience of the Wombat Forest to changes in climate
2020-03-21 13:30 - 15:30 | Trentham Neighborhood Centre, Trentham Neighborhood Centre, Trentham, 3458, Australia

Chooks in my backyard!
2020-03-17 02:46 | Kyneton Show Grounds
POSTPONED
Pipers Creek Landcare in conjunction with Kyneton District Poultry Club, will conduct a chook workshop – with an emphasis on helping new people to the area, both on rural blocks and in town – enter the popular and rewarding obsession of back yard poultry keeping.

Cool Changes - District 3442
2020-03-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Woodend Community Hall, High Street, Woodend, VICTORIA, 3442, Australia
Macedon Ranges Shire Council is facilitating the development of a community climate change action plan for the wider district of Woodend (covered by postcode 3442).
Following a community information forum last week, independent facilitators will run three workshops to guide the community to develop their own plan, effectively to be an umbrella over all levels of current or desirable action to address climate change.
The first workshop is Monday 16 March. This will be the first of a series of workshops to develop a community climate change action plan for postcode 3442 which includes Woodend, Newham, Ashbourne and Carlsruhe.
Council are looking for participants of all ages from across the district. Everyone is welcome!
Please register your interest here: https://www.mrsc.vic.gov.au/See-Do/Events/Events-Activities/Cool-Changes-Woodend-district-3442

Moveable electric strip fencing demonstration
2020-03-16 10:00 - 12:00 | Victoria
Macedon Ranges Shire Council is holding an education session and practical demonstration on moveable electric strip fencing.
The day will help you:

understand how to use moveable electric strip fence equipment efficiently
understand how to strip graze stock and still have access to water supply
see Kangaroo exclusion fencing options
find out about cattle, sheep and other livestock strip grazing options

This workshop is delivered in partnership with Gallagher and part-funded by National Landcare Program.
The venue will be central in the shire and will be advised upon registration.
For more information call Jason McAinch on 0455 210 436 or email jmcainch@mrsc.vic.gov.au

Riddells Creek ZERO WASTE day
2020-03-15 08:00 - 16:00 | Riddells Creek Neighbourhood House, 59 Main Road, Riddells Creek, VICTORIA, 3431, Australia
In a local war against waste initiative, the Riddells Creek Neighbourhood House is hosting an inaugural Zero Waste Day on Sunday 15 March.
The Zero Waste Day incorporates the annual Riddells Creek Community Garage Sale (starting at 8am), in addition to a range of workshops and talks, clothes and book swaps, film screenings, stalls and more.
In an exciting development, the Riddells Creek Men’s Shed will run a repair cafe from 11.30am to 3.30pm so residents can have their items fixed for free in a bid to reduce waste.
The workshops will cover a range of topics, including efficient house design, learning how to make vegan and beeswax food wraps, recycling tips, kombucha making and moving to a plastic free home. There is something for everyone.
If you are coming along, here’s how to prepare.

Register ASAP on TryBooking or at the House to hold a garage sale on the day.
Register on TryBooking to attend one of the workshops or talks.
Sort through your unwanted and unused good quality clothing/shoes/jewellery and drop off at the House from Monday 2 March.
Bring along your household items that need fixing.
Sort through your unwanted books and deliver to the Uniting Church on Wednesday from 9.30am to 2pm.
Bring your empty and clean containers to fill up your personal care and cleaning items at Roving Refills.
Bring other items that can be recycled: bread tags, ring pulls, metal bottle tops, coffee pods, batteries, old printers and more.

Food and drinks with an emphasis on reducing, reusing and recycling, will be available throughout the day.
Garage sale maps will be available for $5 from 8 am at the Neighbourhood House or at Poulton’s Garage (just across the road).

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