The Best Nest – What does it take to build the best nest?

August 13, 2014 / Woodend Landcare / 1 Comment

A very proud Ellie

Children who took part in Woodend Landcare’s The Best Nest workshop at the recent Woodend Children’s Festival discovered that a great selection of natural and recycled materials, nimble fingers and some love and care certainly helps. And in the process, we all had a ball exploring, creating and celebrating the hidden homes of our fine-feathered friends.

Thanks to those who joined in – we estimate over 300 nests were created on the day – and to the Woodend Children’s Festival for warmly welcoming Landcare into their exciting program.

It’s going to be 12 degrees tomorrow…

July 11, 2014 / Woodend Landcare / Leave a comment

It’s going to be 12 degrees tomorrow, so come indoors and listen to Tanya Loos present Six Seasons (see previous blog entry for more information) after our AGM.

Tanya’s book has had great press coverage and she is a lively and knowledgeable speaker about nature, particularly in Central Victoria. Will get you in the mood for Spring for sure.

2:30 Saturday 12 July, Woodend Neighbourhood House, 47 Forest Street

Afternoon tea follows. All welcome. Gold coin donation.

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It’s AGM time, everyone is welcome, this Saturday, 12 July 1.30pm

July 9, 2014July 9, 2014 / Woodend Landcare / Leave a comment

Woodend Landcare invites all members and friends to attend the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday,12 July 2014 from 1.30pm at Woodend Neighbourhood House, 47 Forest Street, Woodend.

The AGM will be followed at 2.30pm by “Six seasons in the foothills forest”. Speaker Tanya Loos, naturalist, columnist and author of Daylesford Nature Diary will discuss 10 years of observations in the Wombat Forest, marking six, not four, seasons through weather patterns and the behaviour of flora and fauna.

Afternoon tea follows. All welcome. Gold coin donation.

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Let’s clean up Woodend this Sunday!

February 24, 2014 / Woodend Landcare / 2 Comments

Sunday 2 March is Clean Up Australia Day – Come and join Woodend Landcare and the 1st Woodend Scouts as they Clean up Woodend

Where: Rotunda near the Swimming Pool

When: 9:30 to 12:00 Sunday 2 March 2014

BYO: Gloves, sturdy shoes and sun protection

Five Mile Creek will again be the central point for a Clean Up Woodend event. Depending on numbers, we’ll be cleaning up the pool/skatepark/library precinct, the Children’s Park, Racecourse and Gilbert Gordon Oval.

Every item of rubbish collected on the day is one less to be flushed into our waterways when it rains again. Last year we amassed a huge amount of junk in Woodend, with 12,700 items being pulled out of creeks and rivers throughout Victoria.

Anyone is welcome to come down and lend a hand for an hour or two in the morning

reveg_crowd copy For any further inquiries, contact woodendlandcare@gmail.com

Clean up Australia Day website

Woodend Landcare at the Macedon Ranges Sustainability Festival

February 8, 2014 / Woodend Landcare / Leave a comment

Thank you to everyone who braved the heat to visit us at today’s Macedon
Ranges Sustainability Festival. Weeds, plant suitability, mynas and the
weather were the topics for the day on the Landcare stand. Ron talked myna trapping for most of the day while other Landcarers gave advice on Woodend weeds and natives.

Over 25 people signed up to follow our blog posts; everyone who signed up today went into a draw to win one of four snazzy Landcare water bottles. The winners have been notified by SMS. Congratulations to:

Carmel
Jacqui
Leigh
Anita

It was also great to see three new families sign up as members of Woodend
Landcare. This was a terrific community event and we’ll be there again next
year.