Category: General

MUCKLEFORD CATCHMENT LANDCARE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING SEPTEMBER 28, 2014 PRESIDENT’S REPORT Muckleford Landcare has implemented one significant project in the year 2013-2014. The first stage of the Chinaman Creek Community plan was funded with a Victorian Landcare Grant of $5785. Four properties along the creek have had blackberries sprayed and a connecting corridor has been…

A reminder to all that we have our Sunday at the golf course this weekend. At 10.30 we will have a stroll around the course. For those who want to exercise their skill at the ancient game, we will provide some clubs and a little advice. We will be accompanied by a local who knows…

Hello everyone Here’s a landcare event with a novel twist. Muckleford Landcare has a long and fruitful relationship with the Castlemaine Golf Club. We have held our AGM at the venue in the past and have a negotiated management agreement with the club. The course is a Land for Wildlife property and is home to…

Friends of the Box Ironbark Forests monthly walks are a very enjoyable and relaxed way of discovering the local environment. FOBIG are having a walk in Muckleford this Sunday, 21th September 2014. The walk will be led by Muckleford local and Friends member, Neville Cooper, who will take participants through the nature conservation reserve, up…

The Muckleford Landcare Annual General Meeting was held on 15 October 2013 at the Muckleford Community Centre.  Attendees were greatly entertained and engaged by a presentation from our special guest speaker,  Bill Garner, who reflected on many aspects of camping in Australia.  Bill has recently published a fascinating book titled Under canvas: How camping makes…

Twenty people gathered on a beautiful sunny Sunday in the lovely 1873 Methodist church which now serves as the Muckleford Community Centre.  This was a combined event with Newstead Landcare with a focus on roadsides. The project is supported by a Strengthening Our Communities Grant from the Mount Alexander Shire Council. After cups of tea and…

A REMINDER TO ALL OUR MEMBERS AND FRIENDS  JOIN US FOR A PLEASANT AND INFORMATIVE MORNING NEXT SUNDAY – The hidden treasures of roadsides, how to discover and protect them.  We will be gathering at the Muckleford Community Centre at 10 am for morning tea and two brief introductory talks before embarking on a short tour (bus…

Muckleford and Newstead Landcare groups are combining to host a morning tea and field trip on September 15. The focus will be our local roadsides. Roadside vegetation is an extremely important resource for native biodiversity in our area, with some of the best patches of bush surviving alongside our thoroughfares. This field day will help…