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Black Wattle (Acacia melanoxylon) seed pods
Orb Weaver
FOBIF walkers at Smiths Reef
Jacky Lizard (Amphibolurus muricatus)
Coarse Dodder Laurel (Cassytha melantha)
Sunset at Walmer
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
Milkmaid (Burchardia umbellata)
Shrub Violet (Hybanthus floribundus)
Yellow Gum (Eucalyptus leucoxylon)
Hypnum cupressiforme var mossmanianum
Gorse Bitter Pea (Daviesia ulicifolia)
Pyronema omphalodes
Young Rosellas in nesting box
Hoary Sunray (Leucochrysum albicans)
Cup Moth Caterpillar
Casuarina
Rock Isotome (Isotome axillaris)
Red-bellied Black Snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus)
Stumpy-tailed Lizard (Tiliqua rugosa)
Category Archives: eNews
22 June – Geology Walk in the McHarg Ranges
Have you ever wondered what a “metamorphic aureole” might be? Or where ancient lava flows started and stopped? Or where rivers have cut through some rocks, but have met with more resistance with others? And why this is relevant to … Continue reading
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The Fair is Over But Visitors are Always Welcome
The World Environment Day Fair in the Castlemaine Market building on Sunday 2 June was a great success with many local residents (and visitors) stopping by for a chat and taking advantage of the resources on offer. The Connecting Country stall had … Continue reading
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2013-14 Grants under GVESHO now open
The federal government has just announced that applications for 2013-14 grants under the Grants to Voluntary Environment, Sustainability and Heritage Organisations (GVESHO) program are now open. These grants provide ‘funds to help eligible community–based, not-for-profit organisations to value, conserve and protect … Continue reading
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Volunteer Network Workshops
The Mount Alexander Volunteer Network is running a number of workshops this year between June and August. The first one is about Making Meetings Marvellous and will focus on how to make meetings ‘engaging, rewarding, effective and even fun’. This … Continue reading
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Latest edition of chat (May 2013)
The latest edition of the North Central CMA publication chat is now available and can be downloaded here.
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Learning About Earthworms in Chewton
On the 27th May, Chewton Primary School’s students from years 2 to 6 were visited by Connecting Country Landcare Facilitator Max Schlachter to do a special class on the importance of Earthworms. The visit was prompted by World Environment Day … Continue reading
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14 June 2013 – Love Thy Spider
The Castlemaine Field Naturalist Club’s guest speaker on 14 June will be local resident, Lynne Kelly, who will give a talk entitled ‘Love thy Spider‘. Lynne comments that ’We all live up close to lots of neighbouring spiders. They live … Continue reading
2 June – Say G’day at the World Environment Day Fair
Community members are invited to attend a World Environment Day Community Fair on Sunday 2 June, ahead of World Environment Day on Wednesday 5 June. Established in 1972, World Environment Day has grown to be the United Nations key annual … Continue reading
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What Does Successful Landscape Restoration Look Like?
“What does successful landscape restoration look like?” was the question posed on a recent Landscape Restoration Bus Tour run by Connecting Country. Participants in the tour were given a rare opportunity to ‘jump the fence’ into well-established landscape restoration projects … Continue reading
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18-19 May 2013 – Swift Parrot Survey Weekend
On the weekend of the May 18-19, BirdLife Australia are coordinating the first of this year’s bi-annual mainland surveys for Swift Parrots and Regent Honeyeaters. These occur across south-eastern mainland Australia. This year marks the 19th consecutive year for these range-wide … Continue reading
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