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National Walk for Truth

Walk for Truth 2026 is a national journey led by Travis Lovett, calling for truth-telling, healing and meaningful change.

Travis Lovett invites you to take part in the National Walk for Truth, travelling from Victorian Parliament in Naarm to Parliament House in Canberra on Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country.

Everyone is invited to join Lovett, a Kerrupmara Gunditjmara man, former Deputy Chair and Commissioner, Yoorrook Justice Commission and Executive Director of the Centre for Truth Telling and Dialogue, University of Melbourne, for this significant journey. The walk begins at Victorian Parliament House, where the first Walk for Truth (2025) concluded, and continues to Parliament House in Canberra, where participants will call for national truth-telling, healing and meaningful change.

More information at https://www.walkfortruth.com/

The National Walk for Truth calls on the Federal Government to commit to a national truth-telling process developed in genuine partnership with First Nations peoples.

The walk begins on Sunday 19 April and concludes in Canberra on Wednesday 27 May, during National Reconciliation Week.

Wind erosion seminar

Agriculture Victoria has asked Dr John Leys to present up to date practices to prevent and manage wind erosion.

Presenter Dr John Leys has over 40 years’ experience in soil conservation. Dr Leys founded DustWatch Australia to monitor and report dust levels and the causes of wind erosion.

When: Monday 30^th March midday until 1pm

Topics covered

• Causes of wind erosion

• forecasting tools

• mitigation

• actions that can be taken when erosion begins such as ripping, roughening and ridging.

Register to watch and have access to the recording

https://tinyurl.com/twn39a8k

River Guardians Day

Come along to Apex Park for a free, fun event showcasing local waterway conservation efforts for Platypus and other native wildlife.

Soil Health Bootcamp- Soil Heath, Bioferts, Plant Growth

Join VicNoTill and Soil Land Food for a hands-on field day focused on building soil health from the ground up.

Kiewa Carbon Bash - How to Measure Soil Biology

15 July 2022 - Kergunyah Hall, 25 Kergunyah Rd, Kergunyah.
Free & Catered Event - 10am to 2pm.
Register here

Kiewa Catchment Landcare Groups are excited to invite you all to our next installment of the Kiewa Carbon Bash. This is a free and catered event, welcome to all.

Please join agroecologist David Hardwick (Soil Land Food) and microbiologist Dr Chandra Iyer for this hands on workshop where we will explore measuring soil biology on your farm.

We will look at the different soil biology tests and look at the results from the DNA analysis of the demo farms that are part of the Kiewa Carbon Bash Project.

Please register via the registration tab or via the QR code.
Contact Project Officer Charles Daaboul at projects@kclg.org.au or on 0493 268 085.