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Glenelg Hopkins CMA

Locality: Hamilton, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 5571 2526

Address: Hamilton 3300 Hamilton, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.ghcma.vic.gov.au

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25.01.2022 Meet Lisa McIntyre from the Victoria Valley in South-West Victoria. #womenonfarms

25.01.2022 Want to finish the week with some penguins, a piece of a Cat Empire and some music? Check out the Nature Festival website for more info www.vic.gov.au/ournature

23.01.2022 Volunteers are the most invaluable part of any community, and the Eastern Barred Bandicoot recovery project is no different. In today's video, meet some of those amazing people - some who have been involved since the beginning - and how you can be involved.

23.01.2022 Following on from our post on Monday about the fish death event in the Glenelg River estuary, our officers have been out on the Glenelg estuary and upstream tributaries monitoring the situation. We are pleased to report that for now water quality is improving in the estuary and the high flows still coming in from upstream. The monitoring by our officers and the valuable information provided by the community has helped us to determine the extent of the event. From what we have observed and heard, it appears that the fish deaths occurred from the Dry Creek/Donovans area down to around Nelson. The top end of the estuary does not appear to have been affected. If anyone else has any further information, please send us a message via Facebook or call us on (03) 5571 2526 https://www.abc.net.au//vic-authorities-investiga/12760234

21.01.2022 Meet Western Australia's amazing Jackie Jarvis, doing amazing things regionally and the 2019 Australian Farmer of the Year Awards - Community Leader of the Year.

19.01.2022 The Victorian Government’s Biodiversity Bushfire Recovery Grants program is funding two important bushfire recovery projects to help rebuild our region’s biodiversity. The Friends of the Forgotten Woodlands Inc. will use land on the edge of Grampians National Park to establish 500 trees for seed production of Drooping Sheoak to repopulate the species. Lexton Landcare Group will support landholders to rebuild biodiversity on 3,000ha of fire-affected land through revegetation, ...animal pest control, and mitigating soil erosion. For a full list of recipients, visit: https://www.environment.vic.gov.au/grants/BBRG

17.01.2022 Does an Eastern Barred Bandicoot have a sweet tooth? You bet it does! Learn why the recovery team members need to spend some time in the kitchen before they begin trapping and monitoring operations each year.

17.01.2022 Are you a landholder located on the Glenelg Plain and want to help save the endangered South-eastern Red-tailed Black Cockatoo? If you answered yes, and you live in the area identified in the map, we want to hear from you! We are working with Greening Australia to revegetate feeding habitat for the endangered South-eastern Red-tailed Black Cockatoo. ... These endangered birds have a highly specialised feeding habit, limited to the fruit of Brown and Desert Stringybark. We are currently seeking expressions of interest from landholders who want to receive patches of critical feeding habitat on their property for the endangered species. (see map for project area). For more information, or to register your interest, please contact Ben Zeeman at the Glenelg Hopkins CMA (0411 311 328, [email protected] au) or Dave Warne at Greening Australia ([email protected]). This project is funded through the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program Photo: Rick Dawson

17.01.2022 It's Working for Victoria Wednesday again where we meet one of our crew members employed by the CMA as part of the Victorian Government's Working for Victoria job's program. Meet Rob Foard (yes, Foard ...) Planting trees in a paddock is along way from the theatre scene, but when coronavirus shut down the performance industry, Rob Foard found himself without an income as Warrnambool’s performing arts venue, The Lighthouse Theatre, closed indefinitely.... Covid shut down the theatre and I needed to do something, its as simple as that, he said. Working outdoors might be a stretch from his usual occupation, but Rob is loving the change. I’m certainly finding some muscles I wasn’t sure were still there! he laughed. But its great to be outside and learning a new skill set a lot of what will be transferrable and its something different. It’s also giving me a job when, thanks to coronavirus I didn’t have one, and that is a good thing. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning

16.01.2022 What's in the box? Last night a momentous occasion was celebrated in Victoria’s south-west when the Tiverton predator proof enclosure had Eastern Barred Bandicoots released into the wild within its fences. The project at Tiverton has been a labour of love largely through the leadership of Nigel Sharpe with a huge partnership between many organisations, and now, the almost 1000ha property will have up to 50 bandicoots released over coming months. ... The project at Tiverton has been supported by the Glenelg Hopkins CMA through funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program, led by Tiverton Rothwell Partners, together with Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Mount Rothwell Biodiversity Interpretation Centre Zoos Victoria Odonata Phillip Island Nature Parks, The University of Melbourne and the Eastern Barred Bandicoot Recovery Team. The Glenelg Hopkins CMA is proud to have been part of this wonderful project and congratulates everyone involved with turning a farming property purchased in 2011 into a predator-free Bandicoot enclosure by 2020. If you want to learn more about the work of the Eastern Barred Bandicoot Recovery Program, visit www.ghcma.vic.gov.au/projects/bandicoot Threatened Species Commissioner Sussan Ley MP Lily D'Ambrosio MP Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation ABC South West VIC ABC Ballarat The Courier

15.01.2022 A soggy home isn't what any of us would want, but this summer if you're around Warrnambool, Victoria you can visit the Warrnambool Art Gallery and check out some of the animals who do love a soggy home in our catchment! The gallery's Family Learning Centre has been transformed into a vibrant wetland where children can explore and play with wonderful oversized creatures, created by local artist Megan Nicolson. The Soggy Homes: The Wonder of Wetlands, exhibition Megan has crea...ted a White-footed Dunnart, large Growling Grass Frog, a Western Bright-Eyed Brown Butterfly (that is regionally extinct), the brightly-coloured Little Galaxias fish and other plants and animals for children to wander around in. She has paired her work with a soundscape made from recordings by the Nature Glenelg Trust The exhibition is on at the WAG until June 6 2021. A free activity book ‘Field Guide’ and a suite of programs and events support the exhibition. Justin Williams

14.01.2022 Team work: 30 years ago a group of organisations and individuals came together to save the last remaining population of the Eastern Barred Bandicoot in Australia, which was living in the Hamilton town tip in south west Victoria. In today's video, see how their work is paying off.

13.01.2022 Spoiler alert: Just because you are looking at an orange belly, does not always make it an Orange-bellied Parrot! This video provides some excellent tips on how to identify an OBP. #NLP #NationalLandcareProgram #NatureGlenelgTrust #ThreatenedSpeciesCommissionner #DELWP #OBP

12.01.2022 This guy won't go thirsty - thanks to a pretty simple set up by Basalt to Bay Landcare. This remote filling water supplier for native fauna was invented by Lisette at Basalt to Bay Landcare - and the locals have worked out how to get the water out! You can do your bit to help native biodiversity survive the summer heat by building one of these. You can find the instructions at www.ghcma.vic.gov.au/nature-and-the-cma/... #OurNature #VictoriaItsInOurNature #VicNatureFestival #Biodiversity2037 @delwp_vic @landcarevic

12.01.2022 Looking for a job to fill in your summer? Join our Working for Victoria crew! Be outdoors, working in our wonderful catchment with some great people!... Get in quick ... Immediate start. Jobs contracted until February. For more information www.ghcma.vic.gov.au/about-us/work-with-us/

12.01.2022 Today we are learning about the Eastern Barred Bandicoot's predators. The reason why cats are so dangerous to this marsupial might not be for the reason you think ... National Landcare Program Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning

12.01.2022 How exciting is this news... Baby Hoodies on the beach!! https://www.facebook.com//pcb.29240619011/2924059974493919... National Landcare Program Threatened Species Commissioner

11.01.2022 The bandicoots released into the wild at Tiverton in Victoria's south-west - a momentous and long term project under the leadership of Nigel Sharpe from Tiverton Rothwell Partners, turning a farming property into a predator free Bandicoot reserve - weren't too sure whether getting out of the box was the best idea when they were released last night. We are pretty sure once they realised the amazing surrounds they were now living in, they were pretty happy Richard Hill (Chair o...f the Eastern Barred Bandicoot Recovery Team) encouraged them out. Glenelg Hopkins CMA is proud to be involved with this project, it has been a huge partnership with a great outcome for one of our most endangered native species. Tiverton Rothwell Partners Mount Rothwell Biodiversity Interpretation Centre Odonata Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning Zoos Victoria The University of Melbourne Phillip Island Nature Parks National Landcare Program Sussan Ley MP Lily D'Ambrosio MP

11.01.2022 We are saddened to have to report that the Glenelg River estuary is currently experiencing a significant fish death event following the recent flood events. Dissolved oxygen levels in the water following the recent rainfall event has plummeted to below levels at which fish and other aquatic animals can survive. We are keeping a close eye on the river. If you have any photos or information, please let us know when and where the information was captured. DELWP BarwonSouthWest Victorian Fisheries Authority Environment Protection Authority Victoria

10.01.2022 Small public reserves let you experience and enjoy a lot of nature - for free - and are often less populated than major natural drawcards. Take for example: Lake Cartcarong at Winslow. If you would like to know where you can access nature on public reserves in the Warrnambool-Port Fairy region of Victoria, check out this guide ... https://apswarrnambool.org.au//Nature%20Reserves%20of%20Wa #OurNature #VictoriaItsInOurNature #Biodiversity2037 @delwp @landcarevic @parksvic

09.01.2022 Rounding out our celebration of amazing women on farms is Maroona's Celia Tucker a mother juggling farming and environmental stewardship.

08.01.2022 Check out this guy doing a bit of physically distanced sunbathing in the great outdoors! This Latham's Snipe was captured on the Basalt to Bay Landcare group's remote camera. The group, like many around Victoria, are an example of how volunteering in habitat restoration with Landcare Groups builds stronger biodiversity in Victoria. The Victoria Nature Festival which is running to the remainder of this week, has some excellent examples of how improving the biodiversity of the... state is an absolutely worthwhile pursuit. To find out more about the festival, visit www.vic.gov.au/ournature #OurNature #VictoriaItsInOurNature #Biodiversity2037 Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning BirdLife Australia Landcare Australia Landcare Victoria

08.01.2022 In today's Bandicoot video - Remote cameras Learn how and what remote cameras are used for in the enclosed Bandicoot areas, some of the funny images they capture, and how nature can sometimes provide the best problem solving tools.

05.01.2022 What's that they say about working with kids and animals? The bandicoots released into the wild at Tiverton in Victoria's south-west - a momentous and long term project under the leadership of Nigel Sharpe from Tiverton Rothwell Partners, turning a farming property into a predator free Bandicoot reserve - weren't too sure whether getting out of the box was the best idea when they were released last night. We are pretty sure once they realised the amazing surrounds they were n...ow living in, they were pretty happy Richard Hill (Chair of the Eastern Barred Bandicoot Recovery Team) encouraged them out. Glenelg Hopkins CMA is proud to be involved with this project, it has been a huge partnership with a great outcome for one of our most endangered native species. Tiverton Rothwell Partners Mount Rothwell Biodiversity Interpretation Centre Odonata Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning Zoos Victoria The University of Melbourne Phillip Island Nature Parks National Landcare Program Sussan Ley MP Lily D'Ambrosio MP

05.01.2022 Have you ever heard the call of the Bunyip bird? These amazing birds can be heard but often not seen as they like to hide! Have a listen to this unique call and contact the #bittern recovery team if you'd like more information. #NLP #NationalLandcareProgram #ThreatenedSpeciesCommissionner #BirdLife #NatureGlenelgTrust #BitternRecovery

04.01.2022 The predator proof fence around the Bandicoots living at the Hamilton reserve needs constant maintenance ... and its not because of human interference, its macropod interference! National Landcare Program Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning

01.01.2022 How is this for an achievement - 50,000 trees! Glenelg Hopkins CMA has partnered with the Victorian State Government to help deliver the Working for Victoria employment initiative; an employment program designed to help people that have lost their jobs due to COVICD-19. Our CMA has employed 20 new crew members split into two crews of 10, with one based in Hamilton and the other in Warrnambool. ... This week was a significant milestone as our crew members have now planted 50,000 trees as part of a large tree planting program (riparian plantings, shelterbelt plantings and individual paddock trees) on farming properties and public land. Now the planting activity is complete both crews will start a woody weed control spraying and removal program on a combination of private, public and urban areas. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions Agriculture Victoria Jaala Pulford MP Lisa Neville MP

01.01.2022 Understanding what’s on the ground before cultural burns take place on the Victorian Volcanic Plains requires a team of people and a lot of keen eyes. Recently Glenelg Hopkins CMA team members and Traditional Owners met a private landholder on their property near Skipton to plan an autumn burn using Aboriginal cool burning techniques, and undertake a pre-burn flora survey. The landholders have been managing their extensive native grasslands using a combination of grazing a...nd mosaic burning for many years, and are excited to be learning about how the land would have been managed using fire pre-European settlement. It is hoped the cultural burn will result in a reduction of exotic weed species, increase native plant regeneration and overall fire hazard reduction. This activity is another example of the working partnerships that exist between the many organisations and individuals to achieve beneficial environmental, cultural and agricultural outcomes. This burn will be a partnership between the Country Fire Authority, Traditional Owners, private landholders and the Glenelg Hopkins CMA. This project is supported by the Glenelg Hopkins CMA with funding through the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program Australian Government Landcare Victoria Landcare Australia #workingtogether #partnerships #learning #grasslands #culturalburning #CMAsGetItDone

01.01.2022 Today is International Rural Women's Day. Our catchment and organisation has extraordinary women within them. These women help deliver our projects, but also show that rural women can achieve great things not just on farm, but also in rural and regional communities, in natural resource management, and in so many aspects of our daily lives to help make our catchment and its communities amazing places to live and work in rural Victoria.... You can check out some of the amazing women we work with, and who work for us, here: https://www.ghcma.vic.gov.au/nature-and-the-cma/ #ruralwomen #rwd #CMAsGetItDone #farming #NRM #womenonfarms #rural #regional