Thanks to all our wonderful members and we look forward to seeing you soon.

Our annual nest box monitoring in the Walmer South Conservation Reserve is set for Sunday 7th May, starting promptly at 10am, finishing at 12 noon.

Please RSVP if you are coming so I can prepare equipment for two teams. Email Beth here.

Muckleford Landcare committee members, Eleanor and Albi, tackle roadside weeds whenever they are out and about. But specifically they are our Wheel Cactus controllers for Muckleford.

If you see wheel cactus on roadsides, please contact us and we’ll send our crack team to deal with them.

We are looking for landowners who would like to be a part of our new project (funded by the NCCMA). You need to have a boundary fence near the road, and there needs to be a gap in the roadside vegetation. You have the opportunity to fill in that gap, as well as getting some new vegetation on your own place. We will provide plants and guards, you will pay for the ripping and do the planting. Let’s talk, contact Beth to discuss.

The committee was voted into the following positions:

President: Neville Cooper
Vice President: David Griffiths
Secretary: Beth Mellick
Treasurer: Eleanor Wright
Ordinary members: Albert Wright, Richard Mann, Michael Billington, Chris Mackenzie, Brona Murray

Here are our planned activities for 2023, stay tuned for dates:

Muckleford Landcare Calendar 2023
March	Clean Up Australia Day event, place to be confirmed
May	Annual nest box monitoring on the Walmer North Conservation Management Reserve
Autumn	Work with landholders to plant mini corridors in the Creating Connectivity project
October	Wildflower walk
November	Annual bike ride to Maldon
December	AGM and Christmas break up

Friday 9th December, 5pm-7pm, please join us for our end of year break up. We will vote in the committee, talk about the new projects and activities for 2023, and enjoy a vegan spread! All food and drinks will be provided. Venue to be confirmed.

Please RSVP to Beth

Stories beneath our feet: exploring the geology and landscapes of Victoria and surrounds by Leon Costermans and Fons VandenBerg is a 660 page hard cover book explaining the geological origins of the diverse landscapes in southeastern Australia. It examines the stories behind the landforms, rock types and life-forms, and is intended for land managers, teachers, students, ecologist and naturalists. It retails for $82 in bookshops or online at Muckleford Books.

Muckleford Landcare members can get free delivery if they email Muckleford Books and pay by direct debit.

It was a beautiful morning for our wildflower walk in the forest near Gower. Thanks to Eleanor for organising, and thanks to Eleanor and to Paul for helping with plant identification. We had 28 people attend, many taking photographs and enjoying the fields and fields of flowers. It was lovely to see new members, and we look forward to our next get together on 6th November for the annual bike ride!

Book now! The Mount Alexander region Landcare sticky beak tour is a celebration of Landcare and friends groups across the region! Many of the natural spaces you can experience in our beautiful region have been lovingly brought back to life and cared for by the incredibly dedicated network of Landcare and friends groups of the region.

The Landcare sticky beak tour provides an opportunity for local Landcare and environment groups to showcase their work both online over the month of October 2022, and in person at the launch on Saturday 8 October 2022 at Honeycomb Reserve (end of Honeycomb Rd), Campbells Creek VIC from 10.00 am to 12 noon.

https://www.trybooking.com/CCUIK

Here is a link where you can book to go on the Sticky Beak Tour. One of the Landcare sites to look at is Muckleford Landcare’s Habitat Corridor project. It’s this Saturday 8th October, 10am-12noon including an info session and stalls providing information.

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