Events Archive

Farm Emissions: The Ins and Outs for Livestock Producers This workshop will cover:   • What and who is driving carbon and emissions expectations on farmers.  • Carbon farming – what it is and are there opportunities.  • Farm emissions and the relationship to productivity.  • Farm greenhouse gas accounting. As a farmer, agronomist and industry advisor, ​Cam Nicholson from Nicon Rural Services has exceptional knowledge of and experience in all things c...

Getting to know local pollinator insects (and other invertebrates)  This session will highlight the diversity of local invertebrates, particularly pollinator insects, and what we can do to support them. Insects are often overlooked or assumed to be pests, yet they play a host of crucial roles in our landscapes, on farms and in our gardens.  We’ll also look at simple identification techniques, resources to learn more, and tips for using apps like iNaturalist to record and sha...

Farm Emissions: The Ins and Outs for Livestock Producers This workshop will cover:   • What and who is driving carbon and emissions expectations on farmers.  • Carbon farming – what it is and are there opportunities.  • Farm emissions and the relationship to productivity.  • Farm greenhouse gas accounting. As a farmer, agronomist and industry advisor, ​Cam Nicholson from Nicon Rural Services has exceptional knowledge of and experience in all things c...

On Sunday 28 July from 10am-12pm there will be community planting days in Merton, Strath Creek, Upper Goulburn Intrepid (young adults), Cathedral, Yellow Creek-Dairy Creek, Kinglake and Home Creek-Spring Creek areas. To find out more and to register for a National Tree Day event visit this website link and type in the area name you are interested in: Find a site near you - National Tree Day (planetark.org)

On Sunday 28 July from 10am-3pm at Dutch Thunder Wildlife Rescue on Levings Rd Koonoomoo, come and assist to plant a Bush Tucker Garden.  For more information contact Kylee on 0417 560 910 or for more details click Dutch Thunder Wildlife - COMMUNITY BUSH TUCKER GARDEN PLANTING DAY 3 Tree Day Site Details (planetark.org)

National Tree Day planting Mansfield On Sunday 28th July from 10am-12pm on Len Lynch Walk, Mansfield Botanic Gardens, Mansfield join Up2Us Landcare Alliance and the Mansfield Shire Council for planting.  For more information contact Jess on 57791593 or landcare2@up2us.org.au or register here   

  On Sunday 28 July from 10am-12pm on Whiteheads Creek Seymour, join Hughes Creek Catchment Collaborative and the Seymour Urban Landcare group for a morning of planting. For more information contact Vanessa at  seymoururbanlandcare@gmail.com

On Sunday 28 July from 10am-12pm the Goulburn Murray Landcare Network is supporting Greater Shepparton City Council who are hosting an event at Yakka Basin, 25a Hawkins St Sheppaton.   For more information contact the Shepparton City Council on 03 5832 9700. More information Shepparton National Tree Day 2024 Tree Day Site Details (planetark.org)

At this Biolinks Alliance Large Old Trees Webinar hear about ways to protect and restore these elders of our lands. Join us for an overview of the Biolinks Alliance Large Old Trees project that is raising their profile and empowering landholders and communities to protect them. At this webinar, we'll together look at: - Why are Large Old Trees so important? - What are the dire threats they face? - How can we together urgently help them? Register here (sp...

Wednesday 24 July: 6:30pm Dinner Celebrating 25 years. Thursday 25 July: Conference Register now: 2024 Irrigation Insights Conference – Irrigation Farmers Network (irrigationfn.com.au) Equipping farmers and industry professionals with the knowledge needed to foster sustainable and profitable irrigated farm systems.

​Hughes Creek planting Day - Angler/community planting day with Native Fish Australia volunteers. 400 indigenous seedlings to be planted to supplement site at the Steers' property previously planted, but impacted by 2022 floods.  Help us improve riparian condition along the Hughes Creek by joining us to plant and guard native seedlings. This work will build on past revegetation efforts to enhance habitat quality and connectivity along this important reach of the Hughes Creek....

On Sunday 20 July from 11am-10pm Goulburn Murray Landcare Network is supporting Regen the Plains at Nanneella. This is a planting in style over a weekend with entertainment and a pot luck dinner and fire - camping available.  For more information or to discuss options for planting contact Dan on 0411 214 751.  More details: Regen the Plains 2024 Tree Day Site Details (planetark.org)

Connect, Celebrate and Be Inspired: Goulburn Broken CMA would like to invite you to celebrate this event at Euroa Arboretum. Great food and conversation in the surrounds of the Euroa Arboretum. Meet the people behind the projects; Alana Johnson OAM is the guest speaker who will share her insights on the importance of communities taking action and there will be children's activities during the speaker time to ensure you can come along. Book here: Link or contact Kerstie Lee on 0437 310 840 or ker...

Come and hear how locals has created wildlife friendly dam by: - Building artificial islands using second-hand materials - Adding sites for wildlife to use around the dam for roosting or nesting - Planting native plants (plants will be available for sale on the day) which provide food sources, habitat, and nesting sites for native animals. Powerful Owls Powerful Owls are mystical creatures that live in our area, and we often do not see them. Learn ways to identify these large birds from their sc...

​A forum by Yea River Catchment Landcare Group for farmers and ag service workers to discover and clarify the links to carbon across the farm, including emissions, methane, carbon and climate policy, soil carbon, vegetation carbon, and carbon projects. 

Yea River Catchment Landcare Group presents this workshop: Globally, as countries commit to carbon neutral targets, agriculture is in the spotlight as both a contributor to emissions, and a solution for carbon drawdown. This forum will present information about the global scene, market pull, opportunities for productivity improvements and practical insights into what local farmers are doing. Presenters: Simon Quilty - Global AgriTrends & Churchill Fellow on Carbon in agriculture - case studi...

Look at the demonstration site for orchard inter-row ground cover.

Yea River Catchment Landcare Group Wildflower Walk with Cath Olive who will be the guide in a unique area 5km South of Yea. The area is known to host impressive indigenous flora such as Leopard Orchids and Finger Flowers.  For more information or to book, please contact Corinne Border 0418 407 462 or corinne.border@bigpond.com

Yea River Catchment Landcare Group presents an information session on Butterflies and Moths with Ron Litjens. Light supper provided. Payment on night:$5 Landcare Members; $10 Non-members, Children U16 Free. RSVP: contact Judy Brookes 0448 972 563 or juncball@bigpond.com by 8th October.

Goulburn Murray Landcare Network is hosting a full-day seminar with Graeme Sait in Shepparton. Graeme is a specialist agronomist in sustainable and regenerative agriculture, plant nutrition and human health. He has advised and educated government, agronomists and farmers in more than 20 countries. Graeme hosts the Nutrition Farming Podcast, is the author of the popular Nutrition Matters blog and is known for his passionate work and TEDx talk on humus. Cost: $75per person Register here by cl...

Join us free and online to learn about our local frogs, how we can use the Frog ID app to help identify them and how you can get involved with Taskforce Growler. Joined by guest speakers Nadiah Roslan and Dr Lisa Farnsworth.

The 2023 World Environment Day campaign #BeatPlasticPollution calls for global solutions to combat plastic pollution.

The Goulburn Broken CMA and Goulburn Murray Landcare Network are co-hosting a fantastic line up of speakers at this event: Dale Grey (Agriculture Victoria) - Seasonal forecast outlook.  Dale Boyd (Agriculture Victoria) - Soil moisture probes and understanding how deep soil moisture can influence decisions on farm. James Diack (Soils for Life) - Everyday observational tools to understand soil health and how farmers are using these tools in practice. REGISTER HERE

Meet us on the creek adjoining Patrick Street, behind the Kilmore Library, to learn how and why fish populations are monitored. See an electrofishing demonstration and discover what species of fish call the Kilmore Creek home. Join us for a short stroll along the creek to investigate the fish populations present and the type of habitat they utilise. Following the demonstration, there will be an opportunity to get your hands dirty helping to improve stream condition by planting native seedlings. ...

Have your say on the lower Broken and Nine Mile Creek Community workshop to inform the Environmental Water Management Plan Danocks Room, Nathalia Sports and Community Centre, 42 Robertson Street, Nathalia Supper provided RSVP by 30 April to: Pam Beattie, Goulburn Broken CMA, pamb@gbcma.vic.gov.au