Leigh Catchment Group

10/06/2026

🌿 Introductory session – FRIDAY 19 JUNE, 1:45pm 🌿

Bush block owners - mark your diaries! We’re bringing Small Blocks Big Dreams back to the Ballarat area in partnership with Leigh Catchment Group, supporting you to manage your land more sustainably.

🎉 We’re hosting a FREE introductory event at Sovereign Hill where you can find out more. The day includes:

🌱 info on how our workshops and property tours can support your land stewardship journey
🏛️ a guided tour of Sovereign Hill exploring the gold rush and the ecological impacts it’s had on the region’s landscapes, water, flora & fauna
⭐free time at Sovereign Hill
🍽️dinner at the historic Charlie Napier Hotel from 5pm

Plus, if you go on to be a part of Small Blocks Big Dreams, you’ll have access to:
✔️ four in-person workshops tailored to small bush block owners
✔️A personalised property visit
✔️ Support to develop your own property action plan
✔️ incentive payment of up to $2,000 for on-ground works

Over 160 landholders in the Corangamite CMA region have already taken part—now it’s your turn.

👉 Places are limited, bookings essential: https://www.trybooking.com/DMRWN

This project is funded by the Victorian Government through the Our Catchments, Our Communities program.

10/06/2026

🌿 Small Blocks Big Dreams Introductory Session – FRIDAY 19 JUNE, 1:45pm 🌿

Mark your diaries! We’re bringing Small Blocks Big Dreams back to the Ballarat area in partnership with Corangamite Catchment Management Authority , supporting small bush block owners to manage their land more sustainably.

🎉 We’re hosting a FREE introductory event at Sovereign Hill where you can find out more 🎉

Overview:
🔥 Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony hosted by Wadawurrung Traditional Owners
🌱 Learn how our workshops and property tours can support your land stewardship journey
🏛️ Guided tour of Sovereign Hill exploring the gold rush and the ecological impacts it’s had on the region’s landscapes, water, flora & fauna + free time
🍽️ Dinner at the historic Charlie Napier Hotel

Plus, if you go on to be a part of Small Blocks Big Dreams, you’ll have access to:
✔️ four in-person workshops tailored to small bush block owners

✔️A personalised property visit
✔️ Support to develop your own property action plan
✔️ incentive payment of up to $2,000 for on-ground works

Over 160 landholders in the Corangamite CMA region have already taken part—now it’s your turn.

👉 Places are limited, bookings essential:

https://www.trybooking.com/DMRWN

Learn more: www.ccma.vic.gov.au/projects/small-blocks-big-dreams

This project is funded by the Victorian Government through the Our Catchments, Our Communities program.

09/06/2026

Please join the Friends of the Woady at their first planting day of 2026 on Sunday June 21 at 10 am.  They will be meeting at the Koala Bend Picnic area and then walking up the Woady a bit to the planting site.  You are welcome to drive along the river track from the Snake Valley Rd entrance opposite the skate park at the Smythesdale Recreational Reserve and park at Koala Bend.
Morning tea provided.
Please RSVP to the email or number on the poster.

07/06/2026

Yesterday we had the absolute pleasure of hosting a Fabulous Fungi Foray with the wonderful ecologist Alison Pouliot.

A huge thank you to Alison who gave us an interactive and engaging talk on Fungi to begin the session.

Morning tea was catered by .little.cupcake Ballarat before we set off on our foray. We did not have to walk far to come across a wide variety of fungi.

Alison addressed preconceptions and the common stigma surrounding fungi and invited us to use our senses to describe some of the mushroom we found.

Together we investigated the textures, shapes, smells, habitat of several species and remained CURIOUS.

Thank you to all of the participants for coming along and enjoying this session with us.

07/06/2026

31/05/2026

⭐SAVE THE DATE - FRIDAY 19 JUNE, 1:45pm⭐

If you're a small bush block owner in the Ballarat region and you'd like to know how you can better care for your property and the environment, then this is for you!

In partnership with the Corangamite CMA we’re bringing our Small Blocks Big Dreams workshops back to your region.

We're hosting a free introductory event at Sovereign Hill where you can find out more about Small Blocks Big Dreams and how you can be involved.

Stay tuned for more details.

In the meantime, express your interest in being a part of Small Blocks Big Dreams via https://ccma.vic.gov.au/projects/small-blocks-big-dreams/

This project is funded by the Victorian Government through the Our Catchments, Our Communities program.

31/05/2026

⭐SAVE THE DATE - FRIDAY 19 JUNE, 1:45pm⭐

If you're a small bush block owner in the Ballarat region and you'd like to know how you can better care for your property and the environment, then this is for you!

In partnership with the Corangamite Catchment Management Authority we’re bringing the Small Blocks Big Dreams workshops back to your region.

We're hosting a free introductory event at Sovereign Hill where you can find out more about Small Blocks Big Dreams and how you can be involved.

Stay tuned for more details.

In the meantime, express your interest in being a part of Small Blocks Big Dreams via https://ccma.vic.gov.au/projects/small-blocks-big-dreams/

This project is funded by the Victorian Government through the Our Catchments, Our Communities program.