Springsure Hill Landcare

19/08/2024

Thank you to everyone who attended our terrific session on 'Caring for bush areas on your property' at Yarragon on Saturday. Thank you also to all the groups and people who helped us promote the session and achieve such a great turn out.

Our five speakers were all exceptional, providing different perspectives on the topic.

Doug Humann, President of Landcare Australia, helped us understand that our little pieces of nature are actually contributing to a global priority of maintaining biodiversity. We learnt that Australia is one of the 17 most biodiverse nations on earth, and that with a stable government system we are amongst the best placed to take action. Biodiversity goals can't be met through public land alone, which is why our stewardship is so important.

Ben Cullen from Trust for Nature displayed his infectious passion for bushcare. His key messages were:
1. every one of us is likely to have endangered treasures on our patch that we may not even know about
2. we should take the time to enjoy our bush, and to monitor changes in condition, wildlife visits etc.
3. we can help with TFN's goal of getting an extra 200,000 hectares of Victorian land under a conservation covenant.

Peter Mulherin and Penny Richards encourage us all to take up free membership of the newish support group Land Covenantors Victoria, whether or not we are interesting in covenanting personally. They convincingly conveyed the benefits they experienced from having permanently protected land.

Carolyn Ferguson spoke of her experience managing w**ds and pests on her Springsure Hill beef cattle property over the last 25 years. One of her key lessons was having both a programmed and a 'do it now' approach to w**ds, with w**d management tools permanently in your farm vehicle.

We finished the day with an unplanned interview with Junior Landcarer Saxon Sharman, who has used money he gets from helping on his family dairy farm to buy trees and establish plantations of over 500 trees. He was thrilled (and so we all were) when Ben Cullen presented him with a wildlife camera. With a relatively old demographic attending the session, Saxon (and others like him) gives us all hope for the future.

Latrobe Catchment Landcare Network
Trust for Nature
Landcare Victoria
Landcare Australia

12/08/2024

It’s not too late to register for our event this Saturday, 'Caring for Bush Areas on your Property'. If you don’t have the chance to register, you’re still welcome to attend.

Ben Cullen will speak about typical issues and management priorities in bush area. Ben says: ‘Understanding how important Nature is and learning about it is vital for our future. Each patch of bush has an impact way beyond our own properties. We need to protect what we have and we need to get it into the healthiest condition possible.’

Our other presenters are:
Doug Humann - Why actively manage your bush areas?
Peter Mulherin and Penny Richards - how we’ve chosen to manage our bush
Carolyn Ferguson - Practical strategies for w**d and pest control in bush areas
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Venue: Yarragon Public Hall, 7 Campbell St Yarragon
Time: 9 am to 1 pm. Arrival from 8.45 am
Free event, funded by Victorian Landcare Grant
Morning tea provided.

Please consider supporting Yarragon businesses by buying some lunch in the Village. There are lots of options from dine-in to bakery and takeaway.

Registration and more details via QR code or https://events.humanitix.com/caring-for-bush-areas

Latrobe Catchment Landcare Network
South Gippsland Landcare Network
Latrobe Valley Field Naturalists Club
Baw Baw Sustainability Network
Gardens for Wildlife
Trust for Nature

12/08/2024

📣💸Exciting new $300,000 Landcare Australia Community Grants program opens today!

🍃🌱You heard it here first! Landcare Australia is kicking off the annual celebration of Landcare Week August 5-11, 2024 by unveiling an exciting new Landcare Australia Community Grants program.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑The $300,000 Landcare Australia Community Grants program is open for projects that will help to 🍃revive nature, 🌿boost biodiversity and support volunteers.

💪✨The grants program is open to all landcare groups and other community-led environmental groups across Australia including Bushcare, ‘Friends of’, Coastcare and Dunecare groups and more!

💸💸Grants from $5,000 to $20,000 are available to support what matters most to landcare groups – using local knowledge to restore, enhance and protect their natural environment, increase biodiversity and help improve community engagement in landcare activities.

Eligible activities include 📖 educational workshops, 🖼️field days, 🦘🐨🦎restoring wildlife habitat, creating shelterbelts, installing fences, 💦protecting waterways, managing w**ds and feral pests, working with Traditional Owners and First Nations organisations, purchasing plants and equipment, installing signage, amongst other landcare activities.

🎯Applications close Friday 20 September 2024. Apply today!

To find out the deets – click here 👉🏽https://landcareaustralia.org.au/landcare-australia-community-grants-program-2024/

Costa Georgiadis Official

07/08/2024

Penny Richards, one of the speakers at our event 'Managing Bush Areas on your Property' writes:

''Here’s me on our bush block, hugging a special tree - a Mountain grey Gum we call the 'Water tree'. it has a fire scar in the base that fills with water and animals come to drink. We think it’s kinda special!
There are so many really special elements about our bush - from the Mountain Grey Gums to the many Superb Lyrebird mounds that appear towards winter. We have achieved a lifelong aspiration in protecting this bush forever.'

Come along to hear from Penny and our other speakers on Saturday 17 August. Topics include:
- Why actively manage your bush areas?
- Typical issues and management priorities in bush areas
- Landowner stories – how we’ve chosen to manage our bush
- Practical strategies for w**d and pest control in bush areas

Venue: Yarragon Public Hall, 7 Campbell St Yarragon
Time: 9 am to 1 pm. Arrival from 8.45 am
Free event, funded by Victorian Landcare Grant
Morning tea provided.

Registration and more details via QR code or https://events.humanitix.com/caring-for-bush-areas

Latrobe Catchment Landcare Network'
West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority
West Gippsland Permaculture Group
Friends of Drouin's Trees
Trust for Nature
Landcare Victoria
South Gippsland Landcare Network

02/08/2024

Doug Humann, keynote speaker at our event 'Managing Bush Areas on your Property' writes to us from the Bungles Bungles.

"Driving across Australia, I know that many people are looking after country whether it's places like this or your own bush. We're all trying to do the right thing. I'm looking forward to talking to you about restoring native bush in Gippsland, and having a better landscape for people for plants, for animals and for our communities.'

Come along to hear from Doug and our other speakers on Saturday 17 August.

Venue: Yarragon Public Hall, 7 Campbell St Yarragon
Time: 9 am to 1 pm. Arrival from 8.45 am
Free event, funded by Victorian Landcare Grant
Morning tea provided.

Registration and more details via QR code or https://events.humanitix.com/caring-for-bush-areas

Latrobe Catchment Landcare Network
West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority
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24/07/2024

We're in The Warragul Gazette this week'

The Springsure Hill Landcare Group was recognised at the Victorian Landcare Awards last week. The group received a highly commended in the Landcare and Environmental Volunteer Group Award category and was one of only three groups recognised...

21/07/2024

Meet the convenor of our upcoming event, 'Caring for Native Bush on Your Property', Melanie Bok.

Mel is an environmental engineer who spends her professional life helping corporate clients set and achieve environmental targets.
Away from work, she is a parent and passionate Landcarer. She is looking forward to presenting your questions to our panel of speakers.

Register now to attend this free event. You can"
-Scan the QR code in the picture
-Go to https://events.humanitix.com/caring-for-bush-areas
-Reply to this post.

Details: Caring for Native Bush on Your Property
Saturday 19 August, 9 am to 1 pm. Arrival from 8.45 am.
Yarragon Public Hall, Campbell St Yarragon
Morning tea provided

This free event is supported by a Victorian Government Landcare Grant.

21/07/2024

What's on your 'to do' list in your native bush areas?

Talk to other bush owners and hear from native bush specialists at a special Gippsland Landcare gathering in August.

Topics include
-Importance and value of native bush on private land
-Individual stories of bush management experience
-Bush management priorities for typical Gippsland properties
-Practical guidance on pest and w**d management

When: Saturday 19 August, 9 am to 1 pm
Where: Yarragon Public Hall. 7 Campbell Street, Yarragon
Register now at https://events.humanitix.com/caring-for-bush-areas

Free event brought to you by Springsure Hill Landcare Group. Please support us by coming along.

Funded through a Victorian Government Landcare Grant

21/07/2024

Do you love having patches of native bush on your property? Are you planning to create some bush areas?
Join us for a celebration of native bush, with a panel of speakers to build our knowledge and enthusiasm for caring for it.
Register now at Humanitix https://events.humanitix.com/caring-for-bush-areas
Saturday 17 August, 9 am to 1 pm, Yarragon Public Hall
Free event supported by a Victorian Landcare Grant. Morning tea provided.

21/07/2024

Welcome to Springsure Hill Landcare's new page, not to be confused with our Facebook Group. Having a page will better enable us to publicise activities beyond our group.