REAL CARBON ACTION

SGLN has reinvigorated its Real Community Carbon Action program and is inviting all community members to capture their vehicle’s carbon emissions for the year 2023 with a simple donation.

The Real Carbon Action program uses tax deductible donations to plant indigenous trees and shrubs in South Gippsland to help capture the carbon emitted from the use of personal vehicles.
These plantings:

• Store carbon
• Create habitat for wildlife
• Protect precious waterways
• Reduce nutrient runoff into streams
• Protect precious soil
• Create shade for livestock.

Offsetting your vehicle’s carbon emissions starts at just $56 and is a great Christmas Gift idea!  Taxable donations can be made online via this link or via the SGLN office and includes bumper sticker and certificate.

Let’s make 2023 the year we all reduce our carbon footprint!

LANDCARE RETREAT

Last month SGLN facilitators Nick and Andrea attended a Landcare gathering at Rawson, alongside Landcare staff from across Gippsland and Melbourne Water Catchment Management Authority (CMA) areas.

A range of presenters and topics were covered across two days including: working with schools, breaking into the agriculture space, grant writing, A-Z of site visits, developing a Strategic Plan, engaging new & diverse audiences, taking inspiring photos and values & motivations of volunteers.   

Speakers included Fern Hames, Director of the Arthur Rylah Institute who delivered research on how people value nature and overcoming impediments to people being involved with nature, and Rachael Robertson who spoke about the intricacies of managing a team over 12 months as Station Leader in Antarctica.  There were also many off-line discussions and ideas shared between facilitators.

Please feel free to contact Nick or Andrea for more information on the topics covered.

LANDCARE PROTECTING HOODED PLOVERS 

SGLN together with Bass Coast Landcare, Birdlife Australia, Friends of Hooded Plovers and Tarwin Landcare Group have launched a  program to protect Hooded Plovers along the shorelines between San Remo to Waratah Bay.  

The program has been funded by the Australian Government and is guided by the Threatened Species Action Plan.  Activities include delivering a fox control program, a euphorbia paralias (sea spurge) biocontrol release program, an awareness campaign, volunteer recruitment and hooded plover monitoring workshops.  The program will run over the summer months.

To get involved and to attend any upcoming hooded plover events contact Kirsty Richardson

SGLN ANNUAL REPORT 2021- 2022

The South Gippsland Landcare Network Annual Report 2021- 2022 has been released.  

To read or download the Annual Report please follow this link.

EXPANSION OF TARWIN LANDCARE’S COMMUNITY DEER CONTROL GROUP

Originally focusing on the Cape Liptrap area, Tarwin Landcare’s Community Deer Control Group (CDCG) has expanded to include landholders in Tarwin Lower, Fish Creek and even Yanakie. 

The CDCG’s goal is to reduce the environmental and agricultural damage done by feral deer through a community-led control program that prioritises safety and animal welfare. To read the full story please follow this link.

CONTROLLING WOODY WEEDS WORKSHOP

Woody weeds are a serious threat to the biodiversity within remnant vegetation. They quickly out-compete the local indigenous plants for light and moisture, and can drastically change the ecology of the bush. Many woody weeds originate from home gardens. At this practical session you will learn about local woody weeds and the various techniques used to control them. Lunch is provided and the Meeniyan Community Garden will also be open.

When: Saturday, 11 February 2023
Time: 10am-1pm (Followed by BBQ Lunch)
Where: Tanderra Park, Tompkins Rd, Meeniyan.
(Park behind shops on Tompkins Rd)
To Register: contact Nick Stephens | 0499 271 251 
For more information please follow this link.

LIVEABLE COMMUNITIES, LIVEABLE WATERWAYS

Liveable Communities, Liveable Waterways is open throughout the year to Melbourne Water customers including landowners, councils and public land managers, school and community groups, universities and research institutions, not for profit and collaborative multi-stakeholder groups.

To learn more about funding available please follow this link.

WATER IS LIFE

The Water is Life, Traditional Owner Access to Water Roadmap, was formally launched on 29 September by Minister for Water Harriet Shing on behalf of the Victorian State Government.

Water is Life is a key deliverable from Water for Victoria. Currently, Traditional Owners hold less than 0.2 per cent of all water access entitlements in Victoria. In 2019, legislation was passed to enshrine Aboriginal cultural values and knowledge in water and catchment management into law for the first time and to include Traditional Owners in these processes.

The Aboriginal Water Program is an important step to better include Aboriginal people in the way water is managed in Victoria and to reconnect communities to water for cultural, economic, customary and spiritual purposes. Water is Life will support Traditional Owners to Care for Country in ways that benefit Traditional Owners, the natural environment, and wider communities.

To access the Roadmap please follow this link.