Category: General
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This Tuesday 23 April we will host a community meeting at the Muckleford Community Centre to consider whether a sustainable soils program can be established in the catchment. The soils of the Muckleford Valley have been subject to a history of widely varied use and rapid change since European settlement in the 1850s. Now in…
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In the next few days we intend to hand deliver a brochure outlining land holder responsibilities for roadside management. We will be asking all Muckleford residents to walk their immediate roadside and report the incidence of weeds and native vegetation. On Saturday 20 Aprilwe encourage everyone to call in at the Muckleford Community Centre between…
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Muckleford Landcare has lodged an application for a Community Landcare Grant to fund the first project to emerge from our Chinaman Creek Community Plan. The grants are part of the federal government Caring for Our Country scheme. The funding would assist nine adjoining landowners in the lower section of the valley to undertake urgent weed…
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As the new year gets underway, so does the calendar of local events for those of us interested in caring for the country we share. We are fortunate in Mount Alexander Shire to have a number of organisations that schedule a wide number and range of educational events pertinent to landcare, farming and conservation. You…
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The Chinaman Creek Draft Plan has been available for comment for several weeks and some valuable feedback has been received. Now it is time to commence the implementation phase. We will meet this coming Saturday, January 19 for an afternoon tea and discussion. By the end of the meeting we hope to have an initial…
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Time for Your Input The latest draft of the Chinaman Creek Landcare Plan was released at a pleasant pre-Christmas afternoon tea on December 5. Printed copies of the plan were distributed to those who attended and digital copies are now available on-line for those who could not make it (simply click on the following link…
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All members and friends are cordially invited to join Muckleford Catchment Landcare for a pleasant afternoon tea on Chinaman Creek on Saturday December 15. This is our final event for 2012 and it will mark the release of a draft of the Chinaman Creek Landcare Plan. Several months ago Muckleford Landcare surveyed land holders…
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A warm, sunny day, lots of activities and a large crowd combined to create a carnival atmosphere at Mucklefest 2012, held at the Muckleford Railway Station on Sunday 28 October. Muckleford Catchment Landcare was on hand to meet with community members, explain our focus and highlight some of our recent projects, and to gain…
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This Sunday, October 28, Muckleford Landcare will have a stand at Mucklefest. Mucklefest is a country fair held annually at the Muckleford Railway Station. There are lots of activities, competitions and food stalls throughout the day. It’s quite a big event these days. We will be there hoping to make contact with potential new members…
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Following the success of the presentation by Don Watson at this year’s AGM, Muckleford Landcare is busy working up an exciting program of projects and events for the year ahead. To ensure that you stay in touch with the range of activities we encourage you to become (or renew) your membership of the group. The…
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