Land Managers and Community Groups Come Together at One Mile Creek, Porepunkah
This week, representatives from organisations responsible for planting trees in the Ovens Valley joined us for a walk through our riparian plantings from two years ago. We looked at the […]
National Tree Day 2026
Yesterday, an enthusiastic team of local Landcare volunteers came together for a National Tree Day event. One hundred trees, a mixture of blackwood, red gum, swamp gum and Omeo gum, […]
Porepunkah Revegetation Site Update
Last Sunday, Landcare members, spent a beautiful morning working in the sunshine at the Ovens River, Porepunkah. It was a busy group of approximately 20 volunteers (Image below) who didn’t […]
UOVLG Members – Borrow a Trail Camera
Discover the hidden wildlife in your backyard with a trail camera — and become a citizen scientist! You might be surprised by the animals that visit your property without you […]
Wasp Trapping at Mount Buffalo NP
Yesterday, an enthusiastic Landcare and Friends of Mount Buffalo group made quick work setting 50 European wasp traps in the National Park today. Focussing on picnic spots along the gorge […]
Threatened Species and Fire Recovery – Five Years On
Report by Gill Anderson, Upper Ovens Valley Landcare Group In November 2025, the Upper Ovens Valley Landcare Group hosted this special community event at Mount Buffalo Chalet. More than 60 […]
Omeo Gum Update
Peter Jacobs, November 2025 Full report at this link. Omeo Gum (Eucalyptus neglecta) is classified as rare in Victoria and is considered endangered at a national level. Its conservation status […]
UOVLG Spring 2025 News
Follow this link for the latest report by Martyn Paterson, Vice-President. Topics include: Centenary Park rubbish removal, Friends of the Earth and Protect Our Winters campaign, planting success at NECMA’s […]
Winter 2025 News
All in all, this winter was drier than normal cancelling two working bees and then rain delayed the National Tree Day event. But eventually the majority of the work was […]
One Mile Creek, Porepunkah Update
If only it was just a case of planting them and leaving them… Yvonne, Scott and I planted another 30 trees on the downstream end of this site, and a […]