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Do you have an Elm Leaf Beetle infestation?
There is currently a high level of Elm Leaf Beetle activity in our area. Here are some links that may provide some assistance in dealing with them.
Are European wasps bugging you?
If you are being bugged by European wasps it is timely to take action now since they are establishing new nests.
Volunteer Action Small Grants are open
The Department of Sustainability and Environment through it's Volunteer Recruitment Initiative is sponsoring small grants of $1000 - $5000 to Landcare and Community NRM Groups and Networks.
Imperial Hairstreak
Whilst walking in the Jamison Drive gully uphill of Barton Drive on Friday BLC member Glenda Datson and Ian Davidson spotted this lovely little blue butterfly, with pupae, caterpillars, and attendant ants. They have identified it as most likely the Imperial Hairstreak butterfly.
Ground Cover March 2010
The 'Ground Cover' newsletter put out by the North Central Catchment Authority.
Transition Towns - Wycheproof Information Evening
How can our community respond to the challenges and opportunities of peak oil and climate change? Of the environmental, social and economic issues facing rural communities, this ranks as a key concern for a number of people in communities across the Buloke Shire.
Volunteer Action Training
Looking for ways to motivate, encourage and recruit Landcare volunteers? Then training sessions run by The Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) can help. The sessions, being held throughout Victoria in March, are part of DSE’s Landcare Volunteer Recruitment Initiative (VRI).
Rabbits attract 90 landholders at Freshwater Creek
Over 90 landholders within the Surf Coast and Inland Plains Landcare Network (SCIPN) came from Connewarre, Bellbrae, Mt Duneed, Moriac, Modewarre, Torquay and Freshwater Creek to learn all about rabbit control and management last Friday night.
Funding available to protect grassy woodlands
New initiative aims to protect threatened grassy woodlands





