Category: General

Following the talk from Don Watson, the Annual General Meeting was held. Muckleford Landcare wishes to welcome several new members. We are developing plans and activities to keep all our members engaged and active for the next 12 months. We particularly wish to welcome Ross Luscombe to the committee. Committee meetings are held monthly and…

On Wednesday 10 October, more than 50 people attended the Castlemaine Golf Club to hear well-known writer Don Watson talk about his upcoming book, The Book of the Bush. Don grew up on a dairy farm in South Gippsland that is still farmed by his brother. Don has spent several months travelling the country talking…

At the AGM we would particularly encourage you to consider joining our committee. Nomination forms will be available on the night. We are currently looking forward to a very active year and your voice will help us plan, implement effectively and deepen our community connections. The committee meets once a month. If you are interested…

A reminder that our AGM is scheduled for Castlemaine Golf Club at 8.15pm on October 10. The formal meeting will be preceded by Don Watson’s talk about ‘The Bush’ at 6 pm, soup and light refreshments. The bar will also be open. We expect the whole evening to be concluded by 9:30 pm. If you…

Don Watson is one of Australia’s wittiest, original thinkers and raconteurs, and is currently completing a book on the Australian bush.  He will be revealing some of his insights into the Australian landscape as a prelude to the Muckleford Catchment Landcare Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 10 October.  Don’s presentation will commence at 6pm, will…

The balmy burst of spring weather certainly played its part and we had a good turn-out for our Sunday morning working bee in Creasys Road to celebrate Landcare Open Day. We managed to remove several hundred of our re-usable tree guards and join together for an amiable morning tea in the sun. Below you will…

Landcare Open Day Sunday, September 2. Join Muckleford Landcare in helping to celebrate Landcare Week and help contribute to another successful and important project. When: 10:30am – 12:00pm Where: Corner Creasys Road and Turners Lane. We will be removing and collecting the reusable tree guards along Turners Lane. This is an opportunity to get up…

Muckleford Landcare has commenced the development of a community plan for the Chinaman Creek valley.  The aim of the project is to develop a long term plan for the economic and environmental resilience of the Chinaman Creek catchment, and to prioritise and secure funding for immediate works in association with Connecting Country. In early June…

The Spring of 2011 saw quite a deal of prescribed burning in the Muckleford Forest as part of DSE’s fuel reduction program.  Now is a good time to walk through the Forest and see the impact of this burning.  And it is timely to question the value of prescribed burning overall, as discussed in a…

Out walking today with my dog on our bush block near Chinaman Creek, North Muckleford when he suddenly dashed  into the bush a few metres. Almost before I had registered what was happening  I saw a koala bound up the nearest tree and narrowly escape his frantic attention. I put the dog on the lead,…