Category: Projects
Landcare projects undertaken in Muckleford Catchment
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Would you like to know more about the story of your place? Do you see yourself as a local history buff? Do you already have family/property stories or photographs you would like to share? Landcare would like to set up a Muckleford Community History Project The purpose of the project will be to provide resources and support…
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We just received $3,000 from the Mount Alexander Shire Council to carry out weed treatment on a number of roads around our area (some just outside of our area). Matt from Bushtech will be the contractor to carry out this work. Here is a map of our five main sites.
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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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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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An urgent reminder to all friends and members: we have an important planting day next Sunday, June 21 on Mark Perry’s property at 69 Creasys Road. We will be planting 1,500 seedlings in an area fenced by Mark. It will create a valuable habitat corridor connecting Chinaman’s Creek with woodlands on the upper slopes and…
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It’s a good time to plant. Conditions appear just right to plant our vegetation corridor on Chinaman’s Creek and we hope you can join us. On Sunday, June 21 we will set out to plant 1,500 seedlings at a site on Creasey’s Road. This will complete the current Chinaman’s Creek Project, allow us to acquit…
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Muckleford Catchment Landcare has one application lodged for a project in the Chinaman Creek valley. We should hear if it is successful in August. In the meantime, we are keen to apply for new project funding, either through the Communities for Nature or Victorian Landcare Grants, which we expect to open sometime later this month.…
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The first stage of the Muckleford Landcare Roadside Awareness Project has concluded. With the help of several members we managed to hand deliver over 200 brochures to land holders throughout the catchment. Now we hope that everyone is both more informed about the valuable road reserves in our area, and also more committed to looking after…
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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…
Muckleford Catchment Landcare Group 