Tuesday 15th November 2011
Are there Platypus in your local creeks?
Would you like to know more about them?
The North Central Catchment Management Authority (CMA) along with the Newstead Landcare Group invites you to join us at a Platypus information night.
The Australian Platypus Conservancy will present an illustrated talk about the amazing platypus and how you can help monitor them in the Loddon River system
Time: 6.30pm–8.00pm (including a light supper)
Venue: Newstead Community Centre.
Admission is free and everyone is welcome. Don’t miss this great opportunity to come along and learn more about the habitat and biology of this unique animal. RSVP by 5.00pm Friday 4 th November 2011 to info@nccma.vic.gov.au or telephone (03) 5448 7124, indicating that you wish to attend the Newstead Platypus information session and outline any dietary requirements. This information night is presented as part of the North Central CMA’s Upper Loddon and Campaspe project, Victorian Landcare Program and North Central Waterwatch.
Sunday 23rd October 2011
Newstead Community Walk #159
We will meet half an hour later than usual, at 9.30am outside the Newstead Community Centre to join in on Landcare’s grassland excursion (see below). We will also be out in the bush a little longer than usual.
Walks co-ordinator: Frances Cincotta phone 5476 26918
Sunday October 23rd 2011
Grasslands morning with Newstead Landcare
Victoria’s beautiful native grasslands were the ecosystems that attracted European settlement in the 1800s. As a result, they are one of our most diminished natural splendours and resources. But they still live in our area and can be seen and helped. Join Newstead Landcare for their October field day as Nathan Wong, PhD researcher into native grasslands and Grassy Ecosystem Co-ordinator for the Trust for Nature, introduces us to some rare treasures. Nathan will take us to native grassland remnants in 3 very different states of being, and will help us to understand the processes at work and what the grasslands provide. A rare opportunity indeed!
The field day will be this Sunday October 23rd, car pooling from Newstead Community Centre at 9.30 am and returning at about 12.15pm. All are welcome to attend (gold coin donations appreciated). Bring a mug for morning tea. A very brief AGM will be held during morning tea, before we return to Newstead.
Sunday 25th September
Newstead Community Walk #158 Meet 9am outside Newstead Community Centre in Lyons Street, Newstead to carpool to start of walk. This event is free and all are welcome except dogs. Bring morning tea to share after the walk. Hot drinks provided. We return to Newstead at about 11am. Frances Cincotta ph 5476 2691.
Thursday 15th September
Newstead Landcare Group monthly meeting at Newstead Community Centre 8pm. Note change of meeting from the second Thursday of the month to the third Thursday of the month from now on.
Sunday 11th September
Newstead Landcare Group working bee 9.30-11am beside the Loddon River. We will be planting more shrubs, grasses and sedges on “the Island” about 600m upstream from the bridge on the north side of the river. As the road may be boggy and rough, park in Layard St near the ford and walk downstream. Bring gloves, bucket, hammer, and digging implement, and a mug for morning tea.
Sunday 28th August
Newstead Community Walk #157. Meet 9am outside Newstead Community Centre in Lyons Street, Newstead to carpool to start of walk. This event is free and all are welcome except dogs. Bring morning tea to share after the walk. Hot drinks provided. We return to Newstead at about 11am. Frances Cincotta ph 5476 2691.
Thursday 25 th August
Connecting Country hosts a talk by Dr Arn Tolsma 7pm Campbells Creek Community Centre (Elizabeth St). Dr Tolsma will be discussing the role of fire in the local landscape, particularly within Box- Ironbark Woodlands and Forests. Free and open to the public with doors opening at 6.30pm for a pre-talk supper and talk commencing at 7pm. Please RSVP for catering purposes. For more info call the Connecting Country office 5472 1594 or email krista@connectingcountry.org.au or check out www.connectingcountry.org.au
Friday 12th August
Castlemaine Field Naturalists Club monthly meeting 7.30pm. Guest speaker: Craig Grabham Topic: Bats. Uniting Church Hall (enter from Lyttleton Street) Castlemaine. All welcome. Supper by donation.
Thursday 11 th August
Newstead Landcare Group hosts a presentation by Megan Wong 8pm Newstead Community Centre. Megan, who is researching for a PhD in soil ecology, will introduce us to soil microflora (bacteria, fungi) and microfauna (e.g. nematodes, springtails) and how they all work together to support life on earth. All welcome. Gold coin donation appreciated. A short business meeting will follow supper which anyone is welcome to stay on for.
Sunday 7 th August
Newstead Landcare Group working bee 9.30-11am beside the Loddon River. We will be planting more shrubs, grasses and sedges on “the Island” about 600m upstream from the bridge on the north side of the river. As the road may be boggy and rough park in Layard St near the ford and walk downstream. Bring gloves, bucket, hammer, and digging implement, and a mug for morning tea.
Thursday 14th July
Newstead Landcare’s monthly business meeting 8-9 pm at Newstead Community Centre. All are welcome to attend.
Patrick Kavanagh (Secretary) & Frances Cincotta (President) 5476 2691
Sunday 3rd July 9.30am – 1.30pm
Planting Bee on the Loddon River at Newstead
Join Newstead Landcare for a planting on the Loddon River at Newstead. indigenous understorey species will be planted on the eastern bank of the Loddon River at “the island”, 600m upstream from teh bridge. Please wear sturdy footwear and long trousers and if you can, bring gloves, spades, picks, mattocks, etc. Bring a mug for morning tea after the planting.
Patrick Kavanagh (Secretary) & Frances Cincotta (President) 5476 2691
Thursday 16th June 8pm
Presentation by Miles Geldard on nest boxes for local fauna Newstead Community Centre, Lyons St, Newstead
One of the best ways to help our native birds and mammals is to provide nesting boxes. Find out more about how nest boxes work, who they work for and the ins and outs of constructing and placing them from local expert, Miles Geldard at Newstead Landcare’s presentation this Thursday June 16th from 8-9 pm at Newstead Community Centre. The presentation will be followed by a cup of tea and then a brief business meeting if you would like to hang around. All are welcome to attend either the presentation or the meeting.
Patrick Kavanagh (Secretary) & Frances Cincotta (President) 5476 2691
Sunday 5th June 9.30am – 1.30pm
World Environment Day – Planting on the Loddon River at Newstead
Join Newstead Landcare on World Environment Day for a planting on the Loddon River at Newstead. BRING A MUG!
600 indigenous seedlings including grasses and understorey species will be planted on the eastern bank of the Loddon River from “the ford” downstream to “the island”. Site access is via Panmure St. Please wear sturdy footwear and long trousers and if you can, bring gloves, spades, picks, mattocks, etc. Refreshments and snacks will be provided.
The project is supported by NCCMA and BRIT’s Faculty of Conservation and Land Management. To RSVP or for further information please ring Isabelle Canty on 0413 696 410 or email izzycy@gmail.com
Sunday 20th March
Friends of Box-Ironbark Forests first bushwalk for 2011
None other than Geoff Park will lead this walk of approximately 6km from Newstead to Cairn Curran. Meet at either 9.30am at 30 Templeton Street Castlemaine (outside the Continuing Education building) to car pool to Newstead, or meet at Newstead Pool in Panmure Street at 9.45am. Bring a hat, cold drink, sturdy shoes, morning tea and lunch. Oh and binoculars if you are a birdwatcher. The walk is free and non-members are welcome.
Spiders of the Box-Ironbark region
It’s a great season for the myriad spiders of our bushland, so our March presentation will be very timely. Dr Jenny Shield, author of “Spiders of Bendigo” will introduce us to these surprising neighbours. She will reveal not only their remarkable individual characteristics but also how beneficial they are to us in the home, on the farm and in the bush, in spite of our reservations about them.
Jenny will present the results of her research on pasture spiders and explain how to get the most out of her field guide. The presentation will be at 8 pm on Thursday 10th March at the Newstead Community Centre, followed by supper at 9pm. Everyone is welcome to come along and enjoy the adventure! Gold coin donations would be appreciated. Jenny’s book, published by the Bendigo Field Naturalists Club in 2001, will be available for $14.
The presentation will be the first event of an exciting program for the year. More details will be revealed as we are able to confirm presenters. Keep an eye on the Echo and this website for details.
Patrick Kavanagh 5476 2755 Frances Cincotta 5476 2691
Sunday 27th February 2011
Thursday 24th February 2011
The Castlemaine Field Naturalists Group together with the Norman Wettenhall Foundation and The Melliodora Fund are thrilled to announce the official launch and screening of “The Swift Parrots of Muckleford” DVD at 10.30am at The Castlemaine Market Building, followed by morning tea. Chris Tzaros from Birds Australia will be launching the DVD.
Saturday 11 December 2010
Castlemaine Field Naturalists Club Christmas outing: Location to be announced. Website: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~cfnc Denis Hurley (President) 5472 2753
Join Newstead Landcare Group for an armchair trip along the Loddon, from its source near Bullarto to its confluence with the Murray. Nick Layne, Catchment Restoration Officer with the North Central Catchment Management Authority, will be our guide. Nick is passionate about the Loddon River and is inspiring and informative about ways to protect and restore waterways in our neck of the woods. His photographic presentation of his tracing of the river is quite a treat. The recent rising of the Loddon has presented some opportunities and challenges for restoring our river and Nick will be able to help us understand how to approach these.
The presentation will start at 8 p.m. on Thursday, October 14th at Newstead Community Centre and run for about 45 minutes. It will be followed by supper and our very brief Annual General Meeting. All are welcome to attend.
Patrick Kavanagh (Secretary of Newstead Landcare Group) phone 5476 2755
Saturday 2nd October at 11am – FOBIF Photographic exhibition opening
Friends of the Box-Ironbark Forests is holding an exhibition of photos highlighting the remarkable beauty of our local woodlands. Photos have been selected from the gallery of the website of the Friends of the Box-Ironbark Forests www.fobif.org.au
The title of the exhibition emphasises that apparently modest scrub can reveal wonders when you look closely. The exhibition continues a tradition the Friends started in 1999 with their first Mamunya festival. This word comes from a Dja Dja Wurrung chant, ‘pata, mamunya, jirarunga,’ meaning, ‘wait a while, don’t touch it, growing up.’ Goldfields woodlands were devastated in the nineteenth century, and their regeneration has been a long and remarkable story. This exhibition celebrates that regeneration.
Alison Pouliot, internationally renowned environmental scientist and photographer, will open the exhibition at 11 am on Saturday, 2 October at the Market Building in Mostyn Street. Refreshments will be provided. FOBIF members and friends are welcome. The exhibition will finish at the end of October.
Sunday 26 September 2010 9 am – 12 noon Last Child in the Woods: Reconnecting children with nature
The Northern United Forestry Group (NUFG) is a not-for-profit community group that has reclaimed 50 hectares of bare salt-affected land at Kamarooka and turned it into an oasis. NUFG continues to work to improve understanding about how the environment functions and its importance to human health and well-being. On Sunday 26 September NUFG will host a children’s nature trail activity, guided tours and a sausage sizzle. The focus will be to reconnect children with nature in a fun way.
Booking is essential and closes at 5pm on Wednesday 22nd September. For more information download the flyer.
Photopoint Monitoring & Environmental Photography Workshops – Spring 2010
Taking representational images of Australian natural environment presents many challenges. However, with a little understanding of both photographic principles and the inherent characteristics of the subject, a comprehensive visual representation of environmental change can be documented.
The workshop will explore the major principles of camera operation and photographic technique for effective photography of environmental subjects,including people in the natural environment. It will also cover the use of photography as a scientific tool for documenting environmental change in a technique known as Photopoint Monitoring. Post-photography image management including metadata and workflow protocols will also be addressed as well as other aspects of Digital Asset Management to ensure the development of a systematic and accessible visual history of the natural environment.
The workshop includes an interactive & illustrated theoretical component followed by a field trip to put principles into practice. It is aimed at those working in environmental management, Landcare & environment rehabilitation, landholders/students & anyone interested in documenting the natural environment. Beginners to advanced photographers welcome.
The Presenter: Alison Pouliot has developed and presented scientific and environmental photography training workshops to the environmental industry for the last 12 years. Prior to this she worked as a freshwater research scientist for over a decade with various environmental management and protection authorities. Her photographic work has been widely published.
Requirements: Cameras (including battery charger and instruction manual if available), lunch and wet weather gear if necessary.
Workshop Dates & Locations
Bookings can be made directly with the venues. For further queries please contact Alison directly on 0439 764 344 or alison@alisonpouliot.com
Friday 8th October 2010 - Daylesford Neighbourhood Centre, 13 Camp Street Daylesford, 5348 3569 daylesford@ourneighbourhood.org.au
Sunday 10 October 2010 - Trentham Neighbourhood Centre High Street, Trentham, 5424 1354 trentham@ourneighbourhood.org.au
Thursday 14thOctober 2010 - Creswick Neighbourhood Centre, 19 – 21 Victoria Street, Creswick, 5345 2356 creswick@ourneighbourhood.org.au
Friday 15th October and Saturday 16th October 2010 - Woodend Neighbourhood Centre, 47 Forest St, Woodend, 03 5427 1845
Thursday July 22nd at 5pm at the Ray Bradfield Room, Castlemaine
Launch of the Castlemaine Field Naturalists Club Inc “Indigenous Plants of Castlemaine and surrounds guide”
This information guide was produced as a resource for small block holders, farmers, town residents, schools, tourists, bushwalkers and anyone who loves the land. The guide will help people identfy indigenous plants found in the Box and Ironbark forests and woodlands of this region. The guide will be launched by honoured guest, John Landy, AC, CBO, MBE. There will be food and drink, and of course, you can pick up a copy of your free guide.
Please RSVP to Denis Hurley on 5472 2753 by 19th July.
This project has been proudly supported by The Norman Wettenhall Foundation, the Mount Alexander Shire Council, Connecting Country, Friends of the Box-Ironbark Forests, the Department of Sustainability and Environment, and the North Central CMA.
Sunday, June 6th 2010
Newstead Landcare Group working bee
Our second planting for 2010 will be at the Loddon River Newstead. We will be working at “the Island”, about 600 meters upstream from the Pyrenees Highway bridge on the eastern side of the river. We will start work at about 9.30 am and finish with a cuppa at about 11. All are welcome.
Bring some gloves and a mug for morning tea. Buckets, hammers and
digging tools would also be useful.
Sunday 16th May 2010
Working bee along Loddon River near Glenluce
Join the Friends of Box-Ironbark Forests on their monthly walk. Just a short walk this time, to a section of the Loddon River upstream of Glenluce. It is possibly the only section of the river in pretty good condition with some large waterholes, steep rocky sides, wildlife and rare plants such as Clover Glycine .We will do some weed control work to remove Cape Broom and other weeds. Bring gloves and weeding tools.
Meet at 9.30am outside 30 Templeton Street, Castlemaine (Continuing Ed.) and carpool to the start of the walk. Bring water, morning tea and lunch for all walks. Walks normally finish mid afternoon. Non-members welcome.
For more information ring Doug Ralph 5470 5407.
Thursday May 13th 2010
Newstead Landcare Group monthly meeting
8 pm Newstead Community Centre. Jay Gardiner, Community Fireguard Facilitator with the CFA will talk to us about how to protect our homes from bushfire without destroying the bush. Supper at 9pm. All welcome.
Thursday 13th May 2010
Connecting Country presentation on fauna of the local bushland by Lindy Lumsden and Greg Horrocks
Wildlife ecologist Lindy Lumsden from the Arthur Rylah Institute in Melbourne will be talking about local bat species. Australia has over 90 species of bats, including 13 on the northern plains of Victoria. Some are as small as ten grams, and could fit into a matchbox. They are not only interesting, but useful to farmers, because of the vast number of insects they eat.
Also speaking will be one of Victoria’s highly regarded wildlife experts, Monash University researcher Greg Horrocks. Greg is well known for being a knowledgeable and engaging speaker, who can draw on a vast store of personal experiences with our woodland and forest fauna. Greg will talk on woodland birds and has 35 years experience in ecological survey work, ranging across Victorian landscapes from the box-ironbark country to rainforests in East Gippsland and the red gum forests of the Murray Valley. His research and investigations have focused on birds, mammals and invertebrates.
The event is free and open to the public. It will take place at the Falder-Watson Hall, 208 Barker St in Castlemaine, and start at 7.30pm followed by discussion, tea and coffee.
Contact: Latarnie McDonald 0466 012 030
Sunday, May 2nd 2010
Newstead Landcare Group working bee
Our first planting for 2010 will be at the Loddon River Newstead. We will be working at “the Island”, about 600 meters upstream from the Pyrenees Highway bridge on the eastern side of the river. We will start work at about 9.30 am and finish with a cuppa at about 11. All are welcome.
Bring some gloves and a mug for morning tea. Buckets, hammers and
digging tools would also be useful.
Sunday, May 2nd 2010
Field Day on 2nd Generation REVEGETATION
Taking the next step—the ground flora
9.30am start to 12.30pm
Along the NEW Castlemaine to Campbells Creek walking/cycling track
-Hands on learning on how to start re-establishing a biodiverse understorey and ground flora-
Have you ever wished you could bring back the wildflowers to a patch of bush, eliminate the weeds from your revegetation or get plants for free by regeneration of native species?
These issues and more will be discussed and demonstrated at this field day. Attendees will experience hands-on some of the simple practical techniques involved.
Connecting Country has funded this work as one of its first projects as part of its aim to restore landscapes across the Mount Alexander Shire.
Ian Higgins, group member and revegetation expert with the North Central Catchment Management Authority has been experimenting with restoration of riparian native vegetation since 1986. Come along to hear about his experiences with bushland regeneration along Campbells Creek. (Take a peek at the new path before its launch as well!).
Ian said he’d be ‘showing off’ some of the landcare group’s riparian and dryland revegetation work of varying ages to demonstrate what can be achieved.
WHERE: Lindsay Park in Campbells Creek, 2.5 km south of Castlemaine on Midland Hwy (the road to Daylesford), with parking in Lindsay St. just 100 m north of “Book Heaven” .
Light snacks and refreshments provided.
Please bring gloves and suitable clothing and if you can a trowel or mattock.
Further details visit the Friends of Campbells Creek web site:- http://www.focc.org.au
Or contact either
Ian Higgins, ian.higgins@nccma.vic.gov.au or
Paul Mee, paulmee@impulse.net.au, phone: 0448 803 890
Funded by Connecting Country: “Restoring landscapes across Mount Alexander Shire”
www.connectingcountry.org.au
Thursday 8th April:
Exploring Cultural Landscapes
Time: 7.30pm
CHANGE OF VENUE: Faulder Watson Hall, 206-208 Barker St, Castlemaine.
Researcher Robyn Ballinger will highlight the interesting social history of our woodland environments. Local Jaara Elder Uncle Brien Nelson and La Trobe University Lecturer Gerry Gill, will provide us with a very special insight into the Indigenous cultural heritage of the region.
It is sure to be another fascinating presentation, following on from the hugely successful Wonderful Woodlands talk at Newstead Community Centre, and we hope to see you there.
Julia Brown
Project Officer
Connecting Country
(Mount Alexander Region)
(03) 5472 1594
info@connectingcountry.org.au
www.connectingcountry.org.au
Sunday 28th March at DIG Cafe – Rocket Science #13 “What future for our rivers – is it possible to reconcile competing demands for a scarce resource….in a drying climate?” with Dr. Paul Sinclair, Healthy Ecosystems Program Manager with the Australian Conservation Foundation.
Paul is well known for his marvelous book “The Murray: A river and its people”, published in 2001. He grew up at Kerang, on the Loddon River, a tributary of the Murray. His first memory of the river is a flood in the early 1970s when he was 12. The book explores the reasons why the river has become degraded, and what these changes have meant to Australians. According to Martin Flanagan, Paul Sinclair “is a new sort of Australian public intellectual. His view of the environment goes way beyond the polarity of greenies versus rednecks”.
For more information visit the Rocket Science blog at http://rocketscience2.wordpress.com/
Thursday, March 11th at the Newstead Community Centre at 7.30pm. Connecting Country and Newstead Landcare is pleased to be hosting a special evening event featuring Andrew Bennett and Chris Tzaros on Thursday the 11th of March.
Professor Andrew Bennett, landscape ecologist from Deakin University, will talk about the importantance of woodlands and how we can look after them and the wildlife that they support. Dr Chris Tzaros, author of the renowned “Wildlife of the Box-Ironbark Country” and now conservation manager for Birds Australia will introduce us to some birds of our woodlands and how to keep tabs on their survival.
The presentation will be followed by the launch of the new book “Connecting Community”. This small booklet is a collection of special stories and photographs from people in the Mount Alexander Shire. The book is a collaboration between Connecting Country and local community development facilitator, Deanna Neville of Focus on Community and tells of the tireless effort and commitment people have made towards understanding and restoring their local Woodland environment.
All are welcome to attend. A free bus will be available to take people from Castlemaine and return, leaving from the Market Building at 7pm. Please call 0466 012 030 or email info@connectingcountry.or.au to reserve a seat on the bus.
The talk is part of Connecting Country’s Woodland Restoration Course.
March through to May 2010 – Woodlands Restoration Course with Connecting Country.
Learn about protecting and enhancing woodlands on your property and increasing the productivity of your farmland through this course, featuring woodland experts from across Victoria.
14th and 28th March – Understanding our woodland landscape and identifying native plants and animals with Paul Foreman (Bush Heritage Australia), Lesley Hodgson (La Trobe University), Ian Higgins (North Central Catchment Management Authority) and Miles Geldard (nestbox builder)
8th April – Exploring the cultural heritage of woodlands with Uncle Brian Nelson, Gerry Gill (LaTrobe University), Ron Hateley (Melbourne University), and David Bannear (Parks Victoria)
25th April – Restoring waterways with Elaine Bayes (BRIT), Damien Cook (Australian Ecosystems) and Nick Layne (North Central Catchment Management Authority)
9th May – Controlling pest plants and animals with Martn Deering (Department of Primary Industries) and Pat Mansbridge (NativFocus)
23rd May – Revegetatng and promoting natural regeneraton with Adrian Martins (North Central Catchment Management Authority) and Frances Cincotta (Newstead Natives)
PLUS 3 free evening talks held on Thursdays from 7.30-8.30pm
11th March – Wonderful Woodlands! Renowned landscape ecologist, Dr Andrew Bennett from Deakin University explains what woodlands are and why they are important?
8th April - Cultural Landscapes. Researcher, Robyn Ballinger highlights the fascinating history of our Woodland environments
13th May – Creatures of the night. World famous bat expert, Dr Lindy Lumsden introduces you to some of the hidden users of our remaining woodlands and Greg Horrocks will talk to you about woodland birds
To book a place or for further information contact Latarnie or Julia at Connecting Country on 5472 1594.
Saturday 12th December 2009 – Newstead Landcare Group – end of year picnic.
To celebrate our achievements for 2009 and devise our program of 2010, we will have a picnic in the Rise and Shine on Saturday 12th December from 6.30 pm. We will use the new shelter and tables at the Ramsey’s Lane entrance to the Reserve. Take the road to Daylesford and turn right into Ramsey’s lane, which is 3km past the level crossing at Strangways. Bring something to eat and drink as well as any ideas for presentations or field days for 2010. All are welcome.
Patrick Kavanagh 5476 2755 Jennie Grundy 5476 2314
Sunday 6th December 2009 – Newstead Landcare Group – field day
In keeping with a theme of restoring rivers and creeklines, we will be visiting 2 sites of successful riparian restoration at Barkers Creek and Expedition Pass on Sunday 6th December. Nick Layne from the North-Central CMA will be our guide. We will car pool from Newstead Community Centre at 9.30am and also pick people up at Castlemaine Railway Station at 9.50am. We will spend about 2 hours reviewing the sites and having morning tea. All are welcome to attend.
Patrick Kavanagh 5476 2755 Jennie Grundy 5476 2314
Sunday 22nd November
Community walk # 140
Meet at 9am in front of Newstead Community Centre to carpool to start of walk. Bring something to share for morning tea after the walk. Hot drinks and mugs supplied.
Frances Cincotta (walks co-ordinator) phone 5476 2691
Friday 13th November
Castlemaine Field Naturalists Club monthly meeting
8pm at Uniting Church Hall, entry from Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine.
Guest Speaker: Dr Mary Cole
Topic: Mycorrhizae and Environmental Health
All welcome.
Thursday, November 12th
Newstead Landcare Group Business Meeting
Our next business meeting will be on at Newstead Community Centre at 8pm. Please feel free to come along.
Patrick Kavanagh 5476 2755
Sunday 8th November
Launch of Self-guided walk in the ‘Rise and Shine’
Newstead Landcare Group, with the support of Parks Victoria, has developed a self-guided interpretive walk in the Rise and Shine Nature Conservation Reserve. Leaflets available in a box at the Ramsey’s Lane entrance to the reserve will guide you on a journey to discover how an ancient riverbed has created a surprisingly rich array flora and fauna. You can also learn how this river shaped the use of the area by humans, both indigenous and European, for millennia. The walk is a 3.2 km loop and takes an hour and a half to complete.
The walk will be launched on Sunday November 8th. We will have a very brief Landcare AGM at 9.30am, launch the walk at 10am with a morning tea and then invite attendees to go for the walk. Car pool with Frances from Newstead Community Centre at 9.10am, or to avoid the AGM go out to Ramseys Lane Clydesdale under your own steam at 10am. Wear some shoes suitable for a bush walk and bring a mug for morning tea, a folding chair and a sunhat. All are welcome to attend.
Sunday 25th October
Community walk # 139
A walk in the ‘Rise and Shine’ Nature Conservation Reserve at Clydesdale. Meet at 9am in front of Newstead Community Centre to carpool to start of walk. Bring something to share for morning tea after the walk. Hot drinks and mugs supplied.
Frances Cincotta (walks co-ordinator) phone 5476 2691
Thursday 22nd October 2009
Community meeting about the Loddon River at Newbridge Hotel
NCCMA & DPI invite you to a dinner, guest speaker, and opportunity to discuss our stressed river and how land owners along the river can access funding for fencing, rehabilitation etc.
7pm–10pm (starting with dinner)
For catering purposes, please RSVP reception at North Central CMA by 15th October e-mail: info@nccma.vic.gov.au or telephone: 5448 7124
Wednesday 21 October, 2009
Conferring the Status of Honorary Associate on Uncle Brien Nelson
6.00pm at La Trobe University Visual Arts Centre, 121 View Street, Bendigo.
The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University invite you to an event to celebrate the conferring of the prestigious status of Honorary Associate on Jaara-Jaara Elder, Uncle Brien Nelson.
Uncle Brien has shown tireless leadership on Indigenous and social issues throughout the Central Victorian region and beyond. He has been a great contributor to Indigenous education at the University and in the wider community. We are proud that Uncle Brien has accepted this role and look forward to his continuing involvement in our teaching and research activities.
This event will also be the premiere of ’Greenstone Axes and Possum-Skin Cloaks’ a documentary film directed by Uncle Brien and Mr Gerald Gill .
RSVP by Friday 16 October: 5444 7374 or bendigo-events@latrobe.edu.au
Spring in the Bendigo Bush Nature Photography workshop on Sunday 27th September – places still available
Join acclaimed wildlife photographer David Kleinert in a photography workshop in the Bendigo Bushland. David will talk about camera basics, equipment required for wildlife photography, and tips and techniques for subject matter. Download the flyer.
The Baringhup Landcare & Waterwatch group is hosting a River Expo and a Photographic competition which they would like as many people as possible to enter. Entry is free and you will have an opportunity to win Cash Prizes of $200 for each winning category. Categories include:
1. Open Section for all amateur photographers
2. Secondary School Student photographers
3. Primary School Students photographers
Photographs are sought of the Loddon River from Baringhup to Lanacoorie. These can consist of flora, fauna, climate change impact, recreational activities, in fact any aspect of the river which you wish to photograph. Further information email Dee Palmer deirdre.p@optusnet.com.au Closing date: 2nd October 2009.
Sunday 27thSeptember - Newstead Community Walk #138 – 9am to approx. 11am – free.
Meet at 9am outside Newstead Community Centre to carpool to start of walk. Bring something to share for morning tea after the walk. Hot drinks provided. All welcome! Walks coordinator Frances Cincotta 5476 2691.
Sunday 27th September at 2pm: Casuarina Hill, Shelbourne East (near Bendigo)
Enjoy a walk and talk around this 19ha covenanted property and appreciate the wildflowers which have regenerated since rabbits have been eliminated. Rocky hills so wear sturdy shoes. Directions will be provided. Contact Elvyne on 0417 538 678 or email: elvyneh@tfn.org.au
Sunday 27th September – monthly poetry reading at Guildford Hotel 3 to 5 pm – entry by gold coin.
September (date to be advised) – The role of firewood and woody biomass in Greenhouse gas reduction. Organised by the Castlemaine Landcare Group the session will be held at a venue to be determined. Further information: Christine Kilmartin 5472 1276 or http://northcentral.landcaregateway.mooball.net/castlemaine
Newstead Community Walk # 151. Meet 9am outside Newstead Community Centre in Lyons Street, Newstead to carpool to start of walk. This event is free and all are welcome except dogs. This month we are going to the delightful bush property of the Higgins family at Clydesdale/Yandoit. Bring a hat, water bottle to carry, and for morning tea after the walk a thermos of boiling water, something to eat and a mug (coffee, tea, and milk provided). We will return to Newstead at about noon. This is our last walk for the year as the fourth Sunday of December falls on Boxing Day. Walks coordinator Frances Cincotta ph 5476 2691.
Saturday 20 November
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