Huge thanks to Western Water for awarding us a $1,750 grant towards rehabilitation and revegetation of Lake Earnshaw. The former local swimming hole, near Gilbert Gordon oval, was built in 1927 and is currently infested by willow, gorse and broom.
Western Water’s Frances’ Environment Grants are directed to projects with demonstrable environmental benefits and where the group commits to ongoing support of the project.
Assistance required this Sunday please. We’ve got a lovely mixture of species to get in, 150 plants in total, with mats and single-stake coreflute guards for each. Details below:
WHAT: planting native tubestock, no weeding
WHEN: 9am this Sunday, 3 November, finish by midday at the latest
WHERE: creek flats of Ray Lodder’s property at 1900 Mt Macedon Rd, Woodend, follow green Landcare signs for parking
BRING: gloves and gumboots. Tools supplied.
EAT: morning tea provided
Hope to see you there
Raeburn & Doolan families at Trees for Mum Woodend 2013
Woodend Landcare will be hosting Trees for Mum on Mother’s Day 2014 (Sunday, 11 May) thanks to generous funding from the Victorian Landcare Grants Program through the North Central Catchment Management Authority. 2014 will be the third year for Trees for Mum in Woodend.
We’ll be busy down at Five Mile Creek at the end of Campaspe Drive.
Delicious morning tea will be provided.
Jobs: Something for everyone, all support helps
Bring: Boots, gloves and a whipper snipper if you can
For more info contact Kate on 5427 2312 or woodendlandcare@gmail.com
LIFE – Landcare Is For Everyone – is the slogan for Landcare nationally and during Landcare Week (2–8 September) events are taking place around the country.
Woodend Landcare will be providing advice on indigenous plants and handing out FREE native plants at the Woodend Farmers’ Market on Saturday, 7 September from 9am to 1pm.
Kate Daniel, Woodend Landcare President, believes that Landcare Week is a great time for members of the community to get to know their local Landcare group.
“We receive quite a few calls and emails from locals asking for advice on what plants grow well in Woodend, so we thought that a spring plant stall would appeal to our community,” said Kate.
“We always welcome new people who might be interested in volunteering with us, and Landcare Week is a great time for newcomers to come along and see what Landcare is all about.
“People can also come and find out about a new program we have to reduce numbers of Indian Myna birds in the Macedon Ranges,” added Kate.
Thousands of Landcare groups across Australia work voluntarily all year round to protect and restore our country’s precious natural resources.
Woodend Landcare has around 250 plants to give away, including native lily, acacia and eucalypt.
Woodend Landcare 