The travel and lifestyle TV show, Postcards, visited Woodend this week to highlight some of the wonderful food and leisure options available in town. They included the lovely walk along Five Mile Creek, which has been the focus of Woodend Landcare’s revegetation work over the past 30 years.
Presenter, Brodie Harper interviewed Woodend Landcare’s Nicole Middleton about the community group’s activities as they took a stroll along the Creek path and we thought we would share what Nicole spoke about.
“There are many reasons why people should join a community group such as Woodend Landcare.” Nicole explained. “Some of these include getting out in the fresh air, doing some exercise, helping to protect and enhance the local environment, meeting new people and socialising. Our caterers, Chris and Kate, put on a delicious morning tea for everyone who helps out at our Sunday working bees”.
“People can get involved with Woodend Landcare by coming along to one of our Sunday or Thursday working bees or signing up as a financial member.” Nicole continued. “Working bees are advertised on posters around Woodend, on our Woodend Landcare blog and facebook pages and in the Woodend Rotary’s New Woodend Star magazine”
Other members of Woodend Landcare were present to demonstrate planting an endangered Black Gum (Eucalytpus aggregata) seedling within the site of a recent planting event – check out some of the pics below. The Black Gum BioLink Enhancement Project is funded by a grant from Macedon Rangers Shire Council together with Bendigo Bank. Black Gum is an endangered gum tree within Victoria, as it only grows with 4km of Woodend.
The episode of Postcards featuring Woodend will air early in 2025 – we’ll let our followers know when.
Working bee this Sunday
A reminder that our monthly working bee is on at 9am this Sunday 27 October to tackle the weeds growing along Five Mile Creek near Bowen Street. Hope to see you there!
Woodend Landcare 