Category: General
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Book at spot at the Feathered Five Festival which includes bird walks and talks, and not-to-be-missed activities for young and old. Click here for the Feathered Five Festival Poster 2016 or go to Connecting Country’s website for all the details.
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Please join us Thursday 3rd December at 5pm for Christmas drinks to celebrate the end of the year. We will be in the garden at the rear of The Hub in Templeton Street, Castlemaine. We will provide nibbles, and you could bring some drinks to share.
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The Annual General meeting of Muckleford Catchment Landcare will take place at Muckleford Community Centre on Saturday, November 14 at 11.30am, followed by lunch and a geology bus tour. Here for your perusal is the President’s Report: Muckleford Catchment Landcare Annual General Meeting, 2015 President’s Report This will be my final report as president of…
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There are still a few places left on the bus next Saturday for our geology excursion. This should be a fascinating and revealing experience. Our first stop will be the summit of Mount Gaspard at the north of the valley. Mount Gaspard is on private land and the view is immense. Thanks to the generosity…
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The Muckleford valley has a fascinating geological history and character. Join us on a two-hour bus trip on November 14 with geologist Brian Cuffley. Brian has worked as a mineral exploration geologist in various parts of Australia and overseas, for the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission and the Soil Conservation Authority. He studied Environmental…
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The annual Mucklefest is on this coming Sunday, October 25 at Muckleford Railway Station from 10 -4. This is in many ways our only Muckleford community event on a festive scale. Muckleford Landcare will be setting up a stall where we will be selling plants, making pamphlets and brochures available, answering inquiries and we hope…
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At Muckleford Catchment Landcare we have been busy completing the Chinaman’s Creek Project and submitting our final report to NCCMA. We are pleased to report that the project, which was several years in the planning and another two in implementation was successful in all its aims and we are looking forward to building on it…
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On 11th July 2015 we invite you to join the three local Landcare groups of North Harcourt/Sedgwick, Harcourt and Barkers Creek Landcare and Wildlife Group in partnership with Connecting Country to plant 40,000 Trees. https://www.facebook.com/40000Trees
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Why do these people look so happy? Look in the background. A beautiful sight. A total of 1,800 plants on a promontory overlooking Chinaman’s Creek. A new habitat corridor linking the creek with remnant bush on the higher slopes. This is the team who helped complete the planting last Sunday. The picture is evidence of…
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It was a perfect day to be planting. The soil was moist and beautifully prepared, after a frosty start the sun was bright and warm, and we had a friendly and committed crew of volunteers ready to go at 11 am. By 3.30 pm we had approximately 740 of the allotted 1,500 plants in the…
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