Events

Tallangatta Expo featuring Mitta to Murray Landcare

21 April 2022

The Pavilion, Tallangatta Showgrounds

M2M Landcare Inc. invites you to join us at Tallangatta Expo on Thursday 21 April!

We will be hosting a number of organisations in the pavilion and providing information on a range of topics including weeds, biocontrol, dung beetles, blackberry control, pest animals, erosion management, native fauna, carbon and farm dams.

There will be displays, information, and experts to speak to on a range of environmental and agricultural topics. We are also giving away biocontrol agents (depending on what we are able to collect the day prior) as well as a lucky door prize of local goods from the Mitta to Murray. We hope to see you there!

Mitta Valley Landcare Bethanga & Wises Creek-Talgarno Landcare Groups Victorian Blackberry Taskforce Sustainable Farms Agriculture Victoria

New climate and water tools for Victorian farmers

New climate and water tools for Victorian farmers

7 April 2022, 12pm to 1pm

Register for free webinar here

Agriculture Victoria is hosting a number of webinars for busy people chasing fast facts about climate and agriculture research.

In this webinar, the seasonal risk team will share some of the NEW products and services they deliver to support farmer decision making in a changing climate including:

• Latest tools and resources to understand weather and climate
• Past, Present and Future Climate eBook for the Victorian Mallee
• Farm water supply and emergency preparedness quizzes to help producers evaluate their farm water supply and review farm emergency preparedness
• Climate and weather online courses to help understand all things climate and farming​
• My Rain Gauge is Busted podcast series, exploring stories from farmers, researchers and innovative folks
• GRDC Forecasts4profit and Local Climate Tool

Agriculture Victoria presenters

• Graeme Anderson, Climate Specialist
• Heather Field, Seasonal Risk Knowledge Broker
• Nerissa Lovric, Land Management Extension Officer
• Jemma Pearl, Project Officer Grains Seasonal Risk
• Dale Grey, Seasonal Risk Agronomist

For more information about this webinar, including assistance joining the webinar, email climate.webinars@agriculture.vic.gov.au

Tricky Bird ID in North East Victoria

Tricky Bird ID in North East Victoria online webinar

Wednesday 13 April, 6pm to 7.30pm

Register at https://www.trybooking.com/BYFYV

Join Swamps, Rivers & Ranges for presentations on how to identify tricky birds in North East Victoria, including information on:

• Useful ID tips, tricks and tools to use
• Rare and special species in the North East
• How to ID similar looking birds

A discussion with additional question time will follow the presentations.

For more details contact Project Coordinator Sophie via swampsriversranges@gmail.com.

You can also learn about Swamps, Rivers & Ranges on their website at swampsriversandranges.org.au

This event is supported by Swamps, Rivers & Ranges and the North East CMA, through funding from the Australian Government's National Landcare Program.

Ecological thinning - improving tree density for habitat

Friday 22 April - 9am to 1pm

Indigo Valley

Contact Nicki Munro at nickim@tfn.org.au to register

A field day discussing the ecology, logistics and legislation behind ecological thinning programs, with a demonstration of traditional hand thinning, as well as a mulching machine. 

Sometimes after disturbances, native trees (Eucalypts and wattles) can grow back too thickly, preventing understorey recovery.  The ecosystem can sit in this state for many decades, with low plant richness, and low habitat diversity.

This field day will be located in the Indigo Valley and is hosted by Trust for Nature under a program called ‘Bush for Birds’. 

Attendance is free, including lunch, but vaccination is required.

Cultural Awareness Event

Saturday 23 April, 1pm to 2.30pm at Rutherglen

Hosted by Rutherglen Landcare Group

Where: Meet at the corner of Walsh & Humphreys Roads (approximately 2km north of the wine bottle

For more information contact Philippa Noble on philippa@briminlodge.com.au

Uncle Dozer of the Pangerang people will speak about the indigenous history of the Rutherglen district. Uncle Dozer will guide us around a Grey Box remnant off Walsh’s Road where plantings of local native shrubs and grasses will take place in winter to increase biodiversity.

This is a Bush for Birds project.

BYO chair, wear boots, hat and sunscreen.