Connecting Country in Castlemaine, Victoria | Community organisation

Connecting Country

Locality: Castlemaine, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 5472 1594

Address: Room 15, 233 Barker St 3450 Castlemaine, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.connectingcountry.org.au

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25.01.2022 South African Weed Orchid, Disa bracteata, is flowering now and if you’re quick you can help stop the spread of this emerging and highly invasive weed in our area. Landcare Victoria Mount Alexander Shire Council DELWP Grampians Parks Victoria Friends of the Box-Ironbark Forests https://connectingcountry.org.au/south-african-weed-orchid/

23.01.2022 Roll up roll up! Free online bird watching event: Tricky birds with Geoff Park and Chris Tzaros https://connectingcountry.org.au/tricky-birds-with-geoff-p/

21.01.2022 Connecting Country would like to extend a huge thank you to our community for the fantastic entries into our 2020 woodland birds photography competition. We received a very high number of quality entries for this competition, far more than we expected. And the winners are......... https://connectingcountry.org.au/and-the-winners-are-woodl/ (photo credit: Damian Kelly)

21.01.2022 This will be an amazing event no doubt. Our local soundscape artist, Andrew Skeoch https://eartharts.org.au/voices-of-na/listening-to-nature/

20.01.2022 Fancy winning $500 for your Landcare group? Submit photos by midnight August 23 2020 to be in the running

16.01.2022 Please come and join us at our AGM, and hear from two very talented and interesting guest speakers!

15.01.2022 Great to see the Midland Express publishing an article on one of our upcoming projects. https://www.midlandexpress.com.au/healthy-landscapes/

14.01.2022 This has been one of the favourite reads of the past week! https://www.theguardian.com//it-is-possible-to-pay-attenti

12.01.2022 Get set for ‘Birdwatching for Beginners’ 17 October 2020. Connecting Country is excited to have local author and bird enthusiast Damian Kelly present an overview and introduction to bird watching. Landcare Australia Mount Alexander Shire Council BirdLife Castlemaine District Field Naturalists Club of Victoria Australian Bird Identification Birds of Oz NatureWest Trust for Nature Bush Heritage Australia North Central Catchment Management Authority https://connectingcountry.org.au/get-set-for-birdwatching-/

12.01.2022 1 September has officially been National Wattle Day since 1992. Before then, Australians in different States have celebrated wattle day on different days between July and September. Post us a photo of your favourite Wattle. Here is ours, courtesy of talented local photographer Gen Kay.

10.01.2022 Keep your eyes peeled for Bogong Moths! Associate Professor John Morgan from the Research Centre for Applied Alpine Ecology at La Trobe University says: ‘If you’re out in the field over the coming months and you see Bogong Moths, I’d really appreciate you uploading your observations (locality of sighting, with photo so we can get a positive ID). ... https://connectingcountry.org.au/citizen-scientists-keep-y/

10.01.2022 Bird walks are back on! Join Birdlife Castlemaine District this Saturday 5 December 2020 - full details below

09.01.2022 This looks like a great online nature and cultural festival, and a chance to connect. https://www.vic.gov.au/victoria-its-our-nature

08.01.2022 The Mount Alexander region of central Victoria has a long history of disturbance. Since the 1800s our local ecosystems have experienced gold mining, timber cutting, clearing, contamination, weeds, pest animals, changes in fire and water regimes, and a changing climate. As observant people we are all too aware of examples of ongoing decline of our local ecosystems. Here is an opportunity to contribute to a new public inquiry into ecosystems decline in Victoria. https://connectingcountry.org.au/inquiry-into-ecosystems-d/

08.01.2022 Here is the official event page for our Birdwatching for Beginners Event.

08.01.2022 Aren't we lucky to have some beautiful places in the Mount Alexander area? This stunning image was taken by one of our bird monitoring volunteers a few weeks ago on Leanganook (Mount Alexander) - A special place to visit once restrictions ease up again Jenny Rolland

08.01.2022 If you would like to support local revegetation (4500 indigenous local plants going in this year!), environmental education, bird and arboreal mammal monitoring, and support for local Landcare groups, please consider a once-off or regulation donation by clicking below. Donations of $2 or more are tax deductible, and you'll receive a receipt automatically. Your support is much appreciated! To each of you who have already contributed, we express our deepest thanks.

07.01.2022 We received a lovely message from some local landholders, Mark and Jan Dunn. They’ve made a huge effort to restore habitat on their property near Faraday, in Central Victoria, and were recently rewarded with a special sighting of this Australian Owlet-nightjar. It’s always heartening to hear about how the hard work of revegetation is really making a difference for our local wildlife. Have a read of their story on our blog here: https://connectingcountry.org.au/landholder-revegetation-a/

07.01.2022 Please enjoy some photos and summary writeup from our recent event "Birdwatching for Beginners", which attracted a sell-out crowd. https://connectingcountry.org.au/birdwatching-for-beginner/

06.01.2022 Our very own monitoring coordinator, Jess Lawton! Good work Jess https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au//feverish-marsupial/

05.01.2022 Don't forget to book for our AGM, two amazing guest speakers and a chance to hear about our achievements over the past year. https://connectingcountry.org.au/reminder-to-book-for-our-/

03.01.2022 How to build a microbat box. We recently discovered a great article from the creative folk at Milkwood regarding how to build a microbat box, which is similar to a nestbox. Milkwood point out that ‘Microbats are worth encouraging into your garden. Landcare Victoria North Central CMA Mount Alexander Shire Council... https://connectingcountry.org.au/how-to-build-a-microbat-b/

03.01.2022 We received a great photo from Connecting Country staff member Jacqui Slingo this week. It was too good not to publish here. Can anyone guess the bird in the photo?

03.01.2022 Last chance to book for our AGM on this Saturday at 2pm. We have 88 bookings so far, lets try and crack the magic 100 mark. https://www.trybooking.com/BKVDX

03.01.2022 Connecting Country is a community organisation working to restore landscapes across the Mount Alexander region of central Victoria. We help connect people and landscapes for a healthy and resilient natural environment. ‘Like’ us to follow our news, events and updates, get involved by clicking below: https://connectingcountry.org.au/get-involved/

02.01.2022 This week is NAIDOC week and this year's theme is "Always Was, Always Will Be", recognising that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years. Follow this link for a calendar of events: https://bit.ly/3l5Qvh3 North Central CMA Nalderun Aboriginal Services in the Mt Alexander Shire Mount Alexander Shire Council Castlemaine, Maldon & Surrounds #NAIDOC #NAIDOC2020 #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe

01.01.2022 A better approach to pest and weed management: to help farmers and public land managers, we’re working together with land managers to understand management of p...ests and weeds. The project requires input from farmers to be successful. Do their survey to provide your expert input to make sure it will help farmers like you http://weedsandrabbits.com/survey