Moorabool Catchment Landcare Group

16/06/2026

15/06/2026

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15/06/2026

Do you have plantation timber on your farm and don't know how to utilise it?

Overview
The Trees on Farms Utilisation Program helps landowners make their timber resource more valuable. It is open to owners of small farm plantations (between 3 and 30 hectares).

Eligible participants can receive a free farm plantation assessment. This will look at the commercial potential of their timber resource. The aim is to identify pathways into timber, firewood and wood-fibre markets.

Interested? Click the link below for more information.

https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/crops-and-horticulture/plantations-and-farm-forestry/trees-on-farms/trees-on-farms-utilisation-program?utm_source=agriculture-vic-gov-au&utm_medium=vanity-url-301ssredirect&utm_content=tofu&utm_campaign=agriculture&fbclid=PAb21jcAScwxRleHRuA2FlbQEwAGFkaWQBqzK_0AlCznNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzU2NzA2NzM0MzM1MjQyNwABpzOpMNBA7T0yLC7tpNf5Ru-KxJOCIltAL47hKbV6U56cm1JbrjNEdemtBV2q_aem_Abu4o4_H9SjmKFklDaqA2g

The Trees on Farms Utilisation Program assists landowners to realise the value of existing farm plantations planted for timber and fibre production.

12/06/2026

Want to support local revegetation projects and spend a day with like-minded people? Join us for our Native Plant Sorting Day!

We’ll be sorting thousands of indigenous plants that will soon be planted across the Moorabool region as part of our annual Member Plant Program. This is a hands-on way to support biodiversity and healthy landscapes in our catchment.

📅 Thursday 25 June
🕙 Drop in anytime between 10am – 2pm
📍 Location just outside Ballan

No prior knowledge or experience required — everyone is welcome!

Please remember to dress warmly, as we’ll be working in an exposed area during the middle of winter ❄️

Contact us via email to register your interest.
[email protected]

08/06/2026

Guest speaker Jeff Rootes will be joining our upcoming Landcare meeting to showcase the new Bunanyung Native Habitat Restoration Guide — an exciting resource for landholders, gardeners, and community groups interested in restoring indigenous vegetation.

Based on detailed floristic mapping, the guide helps identify the native plant species best suited to your property, supporting biodiversity and long-term ecological restoration.

If you’re planning revegetation works, interested in sustainable land management, or simply want to learn more about your local landscape, this presentation is not to be missed.

📅 Tuesday 16 June
🕖 7:00pm
📍 Ballan Neighbourhood House, 76 Steiglitz St, Ballan
💻 Online attendance available via Microsoft Teams

RSVP today to secure your place.
[email protected]

03/06/2026

Our annual Native Plant Sorting Day is back! As part of the Moorabool Catchment Landcare Group Member Plant Program, we’re looking for volunteers to help sort 8,000 native plants into orders for restoration projects across member properties.

No experience is needed — just bring your enthusiasm and a willingness to lend a hand! It’s also a fantastic opportunity to improve your native plant identification skills and connect with the local Landcare community.

📅 Thursday 25 June
🕙 10am – 2pm
📍 Just outside Ballan (exact location provided upon registration)

Can’t stay the whole day? No problem — any time you can contribute is greatly appreciated.

Please get in touch via email if you’d like to volunteer!
[email protected]

29/05/2026

Join us for our next Landcare meeting and catch up on all things Landcare in the Moorabool region!

We’re also excited to welcome guest speaker Jeff Rootes, who will be presenting on the Bunanyung Landscape Alliance’s new Bunanyung Native Habitat Restoration Guide — a practical resource designed to help landholders restore and protect native vegetation across the Bunanyung region.

📅 Tuesday 16 June
🕖 7:00pm
📍 Ballan Neighbourhood House, 76 Steiglitz St, Ballan
💻 Online attendance also available via Microsoft Teams

Whether you manage a farm, small acreage, or simply have an interest in native plants and healthy landscapes, this is a great opportunity to connect with others and learn more about local restoration efforts.

Please get in touch via email to RSVP.
[email protected]

21/05/2026

Thank you to all of the volunteers, staff and community members who made the first ever Moorabool Landcare Festival event a success last weekend!

We had a fantastic day connecting with community members and we hope everyone enjoyed the day as much as we did.

If you missed out on our Autumn event, the Winter Moorabool Landcare Festival will be held in August.

14/05/2026

We’re excited to be part of the Moorabool Landcare Festival this weekend!!

Corangamite CMA is looking forward to joining the community in Ballan on Saturday for a day celebrating community-led environmental action and sustainable land management.

We’ll be chatting all things Living Moorabool Flagship Waterway project and riparian works, sharing how partnerships with landholders and Landcare are improving waterway health, biodiversity and the broader landscape.

Come and visit our stall to learn more about our projects, ask questions and find out how you can get involved in riparian works on your own property.

A big thank you to Moorabool Catchment Landcare Group for inviting us to be part of the festival—we’re looking forward to a great day of connection and learning.

07/05/2026

Join us for an interactive and informative field trip to the Ballan Primary School as a part of the Autumn Moorabool Landcare Festival being held on May 16.

In 2023 Moorabool Catchment Landcare Group and Ballan Primary School delivered a collaborative project that involved planting a biodiverse mix of native plants and installing wildlife nestboxes that students decorated on the school grounds. These actions have improved the biodiversity values of the school, created food and habitat for wildlife, and engaged the school community to do it.

We will provide a background on the project including photos of what the area looked like prior to planting, conduct a short tour of the planting area, and using a pole camera inspect what wildlife is calling our nestboxes home.

There will also be kids' friendly biodiversity audit activity (more information through the link below).

This is a great event for people who want to learn more about native plantings and families looking for an activity for kids to be engaged in environmental education.

Sign up now using the link below.
https://events.humanitix.com/autumn-moorabool-landcare-festival-ballan-primary-school-revegetation-and-wildlife-camera-field-trip