Ginninderra Catchment Group in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | Community organisation

Ginninderra Catchment Group

Locality: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Phone: +61 2 6278 3309

Address: Old Kippax Health Centre Holt 2614 Canberra, ACT, Australia

Website: https://ginninderralandcare.org.au/

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24.01.2022 A few weeks ago we had our Flea Bog Flat Landcare Open day. An incredible group of passionate local Bruce residents got together to celebrate the site with a onsite GPS tour through the PocketSights app. We are hoping this pilot site will lead the way for more virtual tours within the Ginninderra Catchment.... #GinninderraCatchmentGroup #FleaBogFlat #PocketSights #OldWeetangeraRoad #GinninderraCreek #LandcareACT #Landcare #HealthyWaterways #BruceACT #LocalCreek #TransportCanberraandCityServices

22.01.2022 Looking for something to do on Mother's Day? How about a beautiful Bird walk at Mulligan's Flat on Sunday 9 May from 9am -11.30

21.01.2022 The Friends of Wangara Park had a great work party a few weekends ago, creating 2 large planting beds for native plants and shaping 3 smaller beds which will become a Native Bush Foods garden. More than 20 locals came out to help which is an AMAZING turnout. This project is funded by the TCCS Adopt A Park Program. This project will liven up a local park area and provide much needed habitat for our local birds and bees. The Bush Foods Garden will encourage locals to see how beautiful these plants are and maybe encourage them to try something new. Can't wait to see it when they are finished!

21.01.2022 Last weekend our Macgregor Landcare group had 16 people attend a Clean-Up event along the Ginninderra Creek. We had 16 people remove over 200kg of rubbish plus 2 car tires and a bike! A big GCG welcome to our 6 new Landcare members and the local Macgregor Neighbourhood Watch #ginninderracreek #h2OK #healthywaterways #acthealthywaterways #keepgininderracreekclean #landcare #cleanupaustralia #volunteeringact #ginninderracatchmentgroup #landcareact #actlandcareandwaterwatch

20.01.2022 Our lovely Frog Lady Anke Maria was on ABC Drive yesterday. Listen to what she said about the upcoming FrogWatch Frog Census which starts 1st October, and most importantly how you can be involved !

20.01.2022 Frogwatch is gearing up for the upcoming FrogCensus- well weathered Frogwatchers can book their site(s) on the FrogWatch CENSUS webpage now https://ginninderralandcare.org.au/frogwatch-census/... Full article in the Canberra Times can be found here https://www.canberratimes.com.au//volunteers-wanted-for-c/ Picture: Matt Loxton Canberra Times

20.01.2022 An early good morning with Lish Fejer from ABC Canberra today talking grasslands in the west Belconnen area! At 48 mins take a listen to Dr Ken Hodgkinson Chair of GCG and Convenor, Native Grassland Restoration Landcare Group and Kat McGilp, GCG Coordinator.... There are some hidden grassland gems out there but what is their history? What are our groups doing to restore these areas and how can we learn from how the Ngunawal people have and do use them? Thanks for getting up early guys!! Landcare ACT #landcare #grasslands #nativeveg #grasslandrestoration

19.01.2022 Food Sock Friday! That's just the kind of office we are. Have a great weekend peeps !

18.01.2022 Thanks to all of our wonderful volunteers for their massive effort for this year's Clean Up Australia Day. We had 150 people turn up who collected more than 100 bags of rubbish across nine events. Brilliant effort and we might even be welcoming some new groups as a result! Landcare ACT Clean Up Australia Landcare Aust Southern ACT Catchment Group Molonglo Conservation Group

18.01.2022 Volunteers from the Ginninderra Catchment Group and all over the region were excited to be at the launch of the annual #waterwatch Catchment Health Indicator (CHIP) report in Gungahlin today. The weather was wet but it couldn’t keep Minister Shane Rattenbury away who launched the report. Congratulations to all our volunteers for their hard work. We calculated that at GCG you put in more than 700 hours alone! ... You can find the full report on the ACT Waterwatch website. The results are surprising given the extreme conditions experienced in 2019-2020 but you’ll have to read the report to find out more.

16.01.2022 The call is in for volunteers for this year’s frog census which will run for a month this year due to the effects of climate change. Read all bout it in the @canberratimes today.

16.01.2022 Many of our environmental weeds come from gardens, so please, help out out Landcare groups by learning more about Bush friendly gardens.

13.01.2022 A big GCG thanks to all the lovely locals who turned out for our Wetlands Walk n Talks at Melba and Croke Place. Over 2 weekends we had more than 50 people learn about the ACT EPSDD Healthy Waterways Wetland and Rain-garden sites designed to improve Canberra storm-water flowing in the Murray Darling River System. #GinninderraCatchmentGroup #GinninderraCreek #ACTHealthyWaterways #EPSDD #LACT #Landcare #WSUD... Ginninderra Catchment Group Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development

12.01.2022 Grassroots | News from Ginninderra Catchment Group Welcome to our brand new newsletter. Get all the latest from the catchment's many volunteers in this quarterly edition!

12.01.2022 Look out for the brand new feature series 'My Place' we're dropping next week! First cab off the rank - meet John Brannan and find out what drives his passion for Friends of the Pinnacle and bird watching. And if you have a story about your connection to place or know someone who loves this land and looking after it get in touch!

11.01.2022 Say CHEEEEEESE Bruno! WIN News Canberra #waterwatch #CHIPreport Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development

10.01.2022 I don't know about you but I'm excited to hear the Crazy Frog Lady Anke Maria Hoefer, Regional Coordinator of FrogWatch talk Frog Census on 2cc on Sunday at 9:15m! Cheers, Jane from the GCG team

08.01.2022 Ginninderra Catchment Group and Friends of Grasslands hosted an OPEN DAY for over 50 residents of Lawson, with the help of local resident and grasslands expert Rainer Rehwinkel. Guided tours of the remnant critically endangered "Natural Temperate Grassland" revealed the wonders of the suburb's natural areas These provide habitat for a range of plants, and animals (invertebrates, including the endangered Golden Sun Moth, frogs, reptiles, mammals, and birds, many of which are ...also threatened). We also got together a fantastic group of 15 locals who are eager to start a new Landcare group for the Lawson Grasslands. More updates to come!! Thanks to Rainer Rehwinkel, @Friends of Grasslands - FOG and ACT Government. Coffee and catering from @SV coffee and bakery. #ginninderracatchmentgroup #Friendsofgrasslands #fog #naturaltemperategrasslands #landcareact #grasslandconservation #cbr #landcare #lawsonact #svcoffeebakery

05.01.2022 It's tadpole time!!! These little dudes have taken up residence at GCG headquarters in Canberra but they're set to head out to schools all over the region soon.... Watch with sound

05.01.2022 Happy Earth Day 2021Happy Earth Day 2021

02.01.2022 Come along and be a citizen scientist for the day! Meet other locals and learn about what is living in your own backyard.

02.01.2022 The Mount Rogers Landcare Group has been busy installing erosion control structures to rehabilitate the mountain after this heavy rain season. With the help of ACT Gov TCCS, the group has installed many coir logs and fixed barricades to prevent unwanted foot traffic while these areas recover. Perfect timing before Native plants flower and set seed over Spring and Summer, allowing these species to re-establish on the eroded track.... #GinninderraCatchmentGroup #MountRogersLandcareGroup #MountRogers #Volunteering #TCCS #TransportCanberraandCityServices #LandcareACT #Erosioncontrol #NativePlants #SpringFlowers