Planting

On Saturday we will be planting along the river and doing some maintenance at Ovens River/Buckland confluence.  We need all the help we can get so if you can come along and give a hand that would be great! Meet at the entrance to Mt Buffalo Caravan Park, just on Porepunkah side of the Buckland […]

Please join us this Sunday to remove tree guards and tidy up at our Porepunkah Primary School site on the Ovens River at Porepunkah. Come and see how the site has changed and how the trees have grown over the last two years. Members and volunteers welcome. Bring water and snacks, and wear gloves, long-sleeved […]

HVP have invited Landcare members to join them planting a buffer of fire retardant native trees and bushes on the strip of land above the Bright Valley Estate and below the Deep Creek pine plantation in Bright. Meet at the Stackey Gully side of the site from 9.00am onwards next Thursday 26th June 2025. Lunch will be […]

Where: Ovens/Buckland project site behind Porepunkah School pine plantation. At the Porepunkah roundabout take the Mount Buffalo Road and turn right on to the track straight after first caravan park about 500 metres from the roundabout. Look out for the yellow Landcare sign.Task: Tidy up and, now we have finally had some rain, plant at the Buckland/Ovens project. Come […]

CANCELLED DUE TO FORECAST OF INCLEMENT WEATHER This working bee is our biggest one for the year on National Tree Day. All welcome, so please update your diary. Meet at the Old Harrietville Road Bridge, near the Great Alpine Road intersection at Freeburgh (Pinned below. Close by a water storage offtake pipe). This event is […]

This is a rescheduled National Tree Day event. All welcome, so please update your diary. Meet at the Old Harrietville Road Bridge, near the Great Alpine Road intersection at Freeburgh (Pinned below. Close by a water storage offtake pipe). Pinned below. This event is to plant over 500 native trees and bushes along a one […]

Come and join us - everyone welcome! The winter planting season is coming to a close but we still have much work to do.Where: Ovens / Buckland confluence site, Porepunkah. Join us at the end of Telford Lane - turn left off the Great Alpine Road about 2 km from Porepunkah roundabout, heading toward Myrtleford. Look out for […]

Come and join us - everyone welcome!Where: Back Germantown Road (German Creek Revegation Site). Leaving Bright over the Star Road bridge, turn right into Toorak Road (Becomes Back Germantown Road). Look for the field day sign on the right as you head east towards Tawonga Gap.Task: The Germantown sites beside the Ovens River require maintenance and a […]

Please arrive in time for a 10AM briefing. Where: UOVLG’s Ovens/Buckland project site, behind Porepunkah School pine plantation.  Take the Mount Buffalo Road from Porepunkah and turn right on to the gravel track straight after the first caravan park, about 500 metres from the roundabout.  Look out for the yellow Landcare sign at the start of the track.  Watch […]

Where: UOVLG’s Ovens/Buckland project site, behind Porepunkah School pine plantation.  Take the Mount Buffalo Road from Porepunkah and turn right on to the gravel track straight after the first caravan park, about 500 metres from the roundabout.  Look out for the yellow Landcare sign at the start of the track.  Watch out for cyclists on the bike path, which […]

All welcome to our National Tree Day event on the Ovens River at Porepunkah. Free barbecue families welcome. Look out for the Landcare sign. Wear: appropriate clothing for the forecast weather on the day (it could be sunny, cold or damp), including long-sleeved shirt, long pants, hat or beanie, and enclosed footwear suitable for rough ground (boots better […]

Our Landcare Group will join the Australian Trout Foundation Inc and Alpine Fly Fishers to plant 800+ native plants beside the Ovens River near Braithwaite Beach / Chinamans. Lunch will be provided. The planting location is midpoint in the Braithwaite Plantation off the Great Alpine Road just north of Feathertop, Porepunkah. Look for our Landcare […]