Here are some links to useful resources to help you better understand and manage your land. Woodend Landcare also had a small library of books which our members can access, CLICK HERE to view.
Resources for environmental works
- Woodend Landcare Recommended Plant List
- Woodend Landcare Mowing Guidelines July 2017
- The Woodend Landcare Weed Story
- Woodend Landcare Black Gum Information Sheet
- Quarry Road Rail Reserve Wildflowers Brochure
- Living with Fire and Biodiversity CFA Presentation
- Pest plant and animal control handbook
- Revegetation – preparing and planting
- Planting local provenance – information sheet
- Indigenous Plant Use – booklet by Zena Cumpston
- Guidelines for managing Indigenous Cultural Heritage on site
- Native Plants of the Macedon Ranges
Resources for families
- Local Sustainable Kids Activity Pack – features the Five Milk Creek walk and a wildflower hunt along Quarry Rd.
- Are you a wild family of Woodend? CLICK HERE to view the Wild Families in the Macedon Ranges brochure developed by the Victorian National Parks Association in conjunction with Woodend Landcare and the Macedon Ranges Shire Council.
- There are so many special places to explore in the area around Woodend.
Online interactive mapping tools
- NatureShare: NatureShare is a database for individuals and groups to document and share information about their local environment.
- State Government Biodiversity Mapping – NatureKit Victoria
Local/regional resource documents
- Macedon Ranges Shire Environment Strategy
- Macedon Ranges Shire Biodiversity Strategy
- Regional Catchment Strategy
- Regional Native Vegetation Plan
- River Health Plan
- Victorian Best Practice Native Vegetation Management (under construction)
Interesting reading
- Laying the Foundation (Effective Landscape Restoration for Native Biodiversity in Northern Victoria – 1.6Mb PDF)
- Reconnecting Country at a Landscape scale (244Kb PDF)
- New Conservation Stewards (804Kb PDF)
- Landscape Design Tips (1.2Mb)
- Gap-crossing decisions of forest birds in a fragmented landscape
Useful Weblinks
- Macedon Ranges Shire Council
- North Central Catchment Management Authority
- Trust for Nature
- Parks Victoria
- Department of Sustainability and Environment
- Department of Primary Industries
- Greening Australia
- Birds Australia
- Native Vegetation Management Best Practice
- Land and Water Australia
- Environment Victoria
- Wombat Forestcare
- Macedon Ranges Wildlife Network
- Victorian Landcare Gateway
- Macedon Ranges Sustainability Group