Alpine School Students Helping Out
On Monday 11 November, students from the Alpine School spent the day volunteering at a local revegetation site on the Ovens River/Great Valley Trail at Mills View, Smoko. They removed […]
Wandiligong Primary School Working Bee
Report from Martyn Paterson, Vice President UOVLG. If you go down to the woods today you’re in for a big surprise. The wonderful faries from Wandi Primary School have planted […]
Blackberry Control Workshop
The Blackberry Control Workshop held yesterday was a great success. Organisers were pleased with the turnout and with the quality of the presentations. Simon Feillafe, Landcare Facilitator, provided excellent insight into […]
Update: Ovens-Buckland Rivers Revegetation Site
Yesterday, Landcare volunteers made the most of a sunny morning planting 60 trees on the banks of the Ovens River, near its junction with the Buckland River, at Porepunkah. Very […]
Schools’ National Tree Planting Day Along Morses Creek, Wandiligong and Bright
Last month, Martyn Paterson, UOVLG Vice President, joined staff and students from Wandiligong Primary School, Bright P-12 College and the Alpine Shire to plant native trees, shrubs and native grasses […]
National Tree Planting Day
What a wonderful day beside the Ovens River at Porepunkah last Sunday. A great group of 30 enthusiastic volunteers marked National Tree Planting Day by planting 400 trees and shrubs […]
Planting Commences at One Mile Creek
At last some decent rain, so the Landcare Group made a start on planting 600 indigenous trees and shrubs on th Ovens River, near One Mile Creek at Porepunkah. Last […]
Omeo Gum Update
In May 2021, on a field trip to the Upper Buckland valley, UOVLG members collected seed from the rare and threatened Omeo Gum (Eucalyptus neglecta). Around 1000 seedlings were successfully […]
Indian Myna Trapping: Update
Yesterday, the Upper Ovens Valley Landcare Group secured a new trapping site in the targeted Porepunkah/Buckland area. Paul Makrikostas, the owner of Tewksbury Lodge beside the river at Porepunkah, reports […]
Landcare Group’s Trailer and Equipment Storage
Our Landcare Group has a permanent home for its trailer, equipment and supplies thanks to Bendigo Bank, The Victorian Government, The Bright United Men’s Shed (BUMS), and the hard work […]