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French Island Landcare promotes land stewardship on our wonderful island and bay

21/10/2026

Chisholm College of TAFE environmental students had their annual visit to French Island on the 13th and 20th October. This year they helped us sort 10 different varieties of seed which had been collected and dried over a 6 month period. They also completed the tyre wall on the West bank, and planted 100 tubestock in the area behind the greenhouse. Well done on a great effort. There was also some minor tree guarding assistance from Jeff (one of the teachers) As usual, they were a great bunch of students, eager and willing to learn, and jump in and get the job done. And of course it was great to catch up with Alan Pullen once again. Until next year.

29/07/2026

29/07/2026

30/10/2025

Holmesglen College of TAFE Environmental Science students had their annual visit to French Island over the last two weeks. There were two groups that visited the Nursery and Community Garden on the 13th October and the 21st October.

The first group planted out and guarded a mix of 400 grasses and sedges along the waterline of the wetlands behind the nursery.
A huge thank you to one of the students who prepped the foundation and laid the first row of tyres for the tyre wall. This gave the next group a great head start the following week.

The second group continued with the tyre wall, packing and filling the tyres with soil which was donated by Scott Sheppard (it took 3 ute fulls). The students and nursery volunteers then planted out the two rows with Dianella revulata and finished it off with a layer of mulch and then watered them in. That should hopefully stop those bunnies in their tracks from further eroding the embankment.

They also did some much needed weeding on our existing tyre wall, which some of them had worked on when previously visiting the island. They were amazed at how well it had grown.

The Nursery staff and volunteers would like to thank the students for helping with these two projects, and we hope the students gained some knowledge and enjoyment from this. We look forward to the next generation of Environmental Students visiting the island next October.

14/01/2025

Just another day at the office at the landcare nursery and community garden.

18/03/2024

If you are interested in coming down to the nursery and community garden to volunteer, we will be there this Wednesday from 9am to 12pm. We will be back to Tuesdays next week.

23/01/2024

The Landcare start up and opening of the community garden is on this Saturday the 27th, from 12pm with BBQ lunch, cake, tea and coffee provided.
If you are interested in volunteering at the nursery, coming down for a chat or some advice, we are there on Tuesdays from 9am-12pm, with morning tea from 10.30am-11am.

26/10/2023

Last Thursday we had the Holmesglen tafe students and Alan Pullen back. They helped with planting Poas along the back slope, spreading out the gravel for paths and continuing the tyre wall along the west side of the greenhouse.
It was a great day and we look forward to having working bees in the near future.

18/10/2023

Last Wednesday we had Alan Pullen with Holmesglen tafe students come over and help out with spreading out gravel for pathways and around tanks. If anyone is interested in coming down, they are back tomorrow (the 19th) at 10am and we will be there from 9am -12pm with morning tea at 9.30am.

Address

Tankerton Road
French Island, VIC
3921

Website

http://www.basscoastlandcare.org.au/index.php/groups/french-island

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