BRINGING COMMUNITY TOGETHER
TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE OUR ENVIRONMENT
OUR GROUPS
The Yarram Yarram Landcare Network acknowledges and pays respect to the Traditional Owners on whose lands we live and work -
the Gunaikurnai people. We recognise your historic and ongoing care of the diverse landscapes that we call home.
As the original land-carers, your guidance is important to us as we protect this unique land, together.
Always was, always will be, Gunaikurnai Country.
the Gunaikurnai people. We recognise your historic and ongoing care of the diverse landscapes that we call home.
As the original land-carers, your guidance is important to us as we protect this unique land, together.
Always was, always will be, Gunaikurnai Country.
EVENTSWonyip Bird and Flora Survey (3pm, Sat 9 Dec 23)
The next event in the Wonyip Biodiversity Survey will be a bird and flora survey in the Wonyip area, this time focussing on the Jack and Albert River catchment area. Join us from 3pm on Sat 9 December - Free event but bookings essential for catering. For more info, contact Helen Spittle E. helenf.spittle@gmail.com.
Albert River Reveg Project Tour
On 13 November, the Albert River Landcare Group held a tour of a super revegetation project at Saul and Sandy Stainer's wetland!! It was a bonus opportunity to meet Anna Feely, the Network's new Facilitator!!
AGM - Sat, 28 October 2023
The YYLN Annual General Meeting was held at the Yarram Country Club on Saturday, 28 October 2023. Over 40 members heard from Tim Rowe (Biodiversity Legacy), Tim McBride (HVP) and Luke Anedda (Corner Inlet Fishermans Habitat Association) about their initiatives in our patch and the importance of biolinks. Members also met our new YYLN staff, Simon Hamilton and Anna Feely. Thank you everyone who attended - it was a lively night and great to get the community together again.
Platypus and Bird Survey - Sat, 21 October 23, Wonyip
Wonyip Landcare Group hosted a bird and platypus survey on Saturday, 21 October as part of its Wonyip Biodiversity Survey. Our bird experts, Dallas Wyatt and Jane Taylor, led 18 volunteers on a bird walk along the Wonyip Conservation Trail and at Dingo Creek Reserve, discovering over 27 bird species, including the threatened pilotbird not previously reported in the area. A water sample was also taken from Dingo Creek for DNA analysis, so the group will soon discover what species are passing through the creek! Keep you posted...
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NEWSOct/Nov Network NotesCheck out the latest Network Notes from our YYLN Executive Officer, Simon Hamilton!!
Take Home Propagation Kit
Seaspray Primary gets into some Landcaring!!!
Julieanne Peavey of the YYLN Board spent the morning of Tuesday 17 October with Seaspray Primary School students who are embracing all things Landcare, establishing a YYLN-sponsored vegie patch - and now they have one of our gate signs to make it official!! Looking forward to an ongoing connection with our local youth as we all work towards a healthy and happy environment!!
Recent "Managing the Dry Conditions" Workshop
Merriman Creek Landcare Group was recently successful in their application for a Victorian Landcare Grant to upskill farmers wanting to adapt their businesses to the changing climate.
On Friday, 13 October, Fiona Baker from Agriculture Victoria delivered a very informative presentation. Stay tuned for more information about the second workshop which will be delivered in early 2024. Congratulations to our 2023 VLG Recipients!!!Time to celebrate!!
On 20 September, the Victorian Minister for the Environment officially announced the 2023 Victorian Landcare Grant recipients. The following four projects have been awarded funding in this VLG round:
Congratulations to all recipients - such a great opportunity to do great stuff for our landscapes! With help from Wellington Shire Council, YYLN is launching an exciting new propagation project! YYLN is creating propagation kits (tubes, racks, potting mix, fertiliser and seed) and offering regular workshops on how to grow plants at home for your own use and/or Landcare projects. The propagation process takes around 6 months. There will be a small cost for those growing plants for their own projects ~ 20c/plant. (Note: Nursery-bought plants are around $1.20 - $1.50 each!)
So if you would like to be part of this exciting new initiative, text Bronwyn Teesdale on M. 0428 559 582. Subsidised site visits
Interested in submitting a VLG grant in the April/May round and don't know where to start?YYLN wants to assist you in preparing project plans and has engaged Seeds of Gippsland to work with interested members through individual property site-visits. The cost of a site visit will be shared between the landholder and YYLN - $250 each. Site visits aim to accurately map out the proposed project, determine costings, provide advice on species selection etc...
If you want help with your next project, follow the link below for more information and to submit your Expression of Interest. Note - there will be a maximum of 20 site visits this round, so hurry before VLG grants are announced! LATEST GRANTS AVAILABLELooking to fund your Project?
Visit our Project Funding page for more information about these and other opportunities for funding. |
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
YARRAM YARRAM LANDCARE NETWORK
2 Livingston Road, Yarram, VIC 3971 T: (03) 1300 094 262/ (03) 5613 5902 M: 0409 004 901 E: yyln@wgcma.vic.gov.au www.yarramlandcare.org
Field Workshop
Yarram Secondary College tree planting team
Related websites...
Follow the links below to learn more about YYLN's Jack and Albert River (JARR) Project, and the good oil on all things 'revegetation'...
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Yarram Yarram Landcare Network - Connecting Community and Landscapes
A DONATION THAT REALLY MATTERS
DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN MAKE A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION TO LANDCARE?
Yarram Yarram Landcare Network is now registered with Landcare Victoria Inc as an eligible recipient of tax-deductible donations.
Contribute financially to the Network and we will make sure your money makes a real difference to the environment.
So what are you waiting for?
Yarram Yarram Landcare Network is now registered with Landcare Victoria Inc as an eligible recipient of tax-deductible donations.
Contribute financially to the Network and we will make sure your money makes a real difference to the environment.
So what are you waiting for?
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS
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