Wodonga Urban Landcare Network is inviting farmers and landholders to a practical field day on Thursday, October 29, from 10.30am to 1.30pm. The event will be held at the Duduroa Dhargal Aboriginal Corporation site at Ryans Lagoon, Bonegilla. Uncle Allan Murray will show how restoration work at the Ryans Lagoon Nature Conservation Reserve supports ongoing cultural practices. Topics include weed control, cultural burning, wetland management, revegetation, cultural heritage and local ecosystems.
Landholders and specialists will meet at Koonwarra Hall on Saturday, November 21, to discuss deer damage to farms and native vegetation. The South Gippsland Landcare Network is hosting its first Deer Control Expo, running from 10am to 3pm. Speakers include Parks Victoria representatives discussing deer and fox impacts at Wilsons Promontory. The event follows a $500,000 state government commitment for deer control at the Prom. Lunch is included, and tickets are available through Humanitix.
A community Holly Task Force in Hepburn Shire is urging residents to pull up small holly seedlings while the ground is wet. Task Force member Annie Dennis said holly is a priority weed, rated higher risk than blackberry on Victoria's advisory list of environmental weeds. Birds spread holly seeds into the forest, and townships and roads act as sources. Work is under way in Trentham and Bullarto to remove holly, and Melbourne Water offers a grant scheme for landholders. Task Force members will attend the Daylesford Show on November 28 to offer advice and mapping.
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The Victorian Farmers Federation has launched a new partnership aimed at helping landholders achieve outcomes for both farm productivity and the environment.
Residents of Medowie are being invited to help form a Landcare group to protect the bushland around the suburb. Organiser Dee Murdoch says growth in the area makes protecting natural spaces more important. An initial meeting is planned for Sunday, 18 October at 3pm to gauge interest and discuss forming a group under the Hunter Region Landcare Network. Possible early work includes weed control, rubbish clean-ups, and planting native vegetation for wildlife such as koalas and yellow-tailed black cockatoos.
