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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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=WDV0aXpRK25XS1pvUVNFSFhpbWk4dz09 DR AMY-MARIE GILPIN […]

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 […]