Lake Macquarie Landcare in Teralba, New South Wales, Australia | Environmental conservation organisation

Lake Macquarie Landcare

Locality: Teralba, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 4921 0392

Address: Cnr Five Islands Rd & Toronto Rd 2284 Teralba, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.lakemacquarielandcare.org

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24.01.2022 Who is visiting your backyard or bushland reserve? Are you aware of the diversity of small, secretive, native critters who may visit your garden or local bushland? Join in and be amazed! Thursday 10 December 2020 1pm-2pm (via Zoom)... From Antechinus and Phascogales, to Dunnarts and Feather-tailed Gliders, small native mammals may be secret nocturnal visitors to your garden or local bushland reserve. Join us online as we hear from Wendy, an experienced ecologist and small native mammal specialist, on: critter lifecycle, identification tips and what you can do to assist their survival in urban areas. Bookings essential through Eventbrite https://who_is_visiting_your_backyard.eventbrite.com.au IMPORTANT: You will need a Zoom account to attend this meeting. To sign up for your own free account, go to zoom.us/signup. An invitation to the meeting, including link to the zoom event, will be emailed to you the day before the event. Hosted by Lake Macquarie City Council

24.01.2022 Our latest enewsletter is out now! To nominate a deserving Landcarer in our upcoming EEL awards, see updated information on our opening hours, and see a recent reptile Landcare sighting, see here: https://bit.ly/2IrkBgs

23.01.2022 A reminder! Nominations are invited for the 2020 Lake Macquarie Environmental Excellence in Landcare (EEL) Awards. Categories include Local Legend, Community Education, Landcare Achievers, Long standing group, Newcomer group and the John Hughson ‘Soaring with the eagles’ awards. Nomination forms are available from the LRC or from the Lake Macquarie Landcare website http://www.lakemacquarielandcare.org/nominate-fellow-landc/. Nominations close this Friday, 20 November 2020.... This year, due to event restrictions, the EEL Award presentations will be announced online as part of International Volunteer Day on 5 December.

23.01.2022 Landcarer Wendy was excited to have found some Red Beard Orchids (Calochilus paludosus) at her Keith Barry Oval Landcare site, so John Sharples went along to take this beautiful photo. The Red Beard Orchid is a perennial terrestrial orchid. It produces clusters of up to nine flowers about 25mm across in spring and early summer from October to December. The Orchid can be found in eastern New South Wales, southern Victoria, eastern Queensland and parts of Tasmania, as well as a...cross the Tasman in New Zealand! If you have an interesting nature or wildlife picture, we’d love to see it! Send your photos and drawings to [email protected] and you could feature in our Landcare Sightings segment.

22.01.2022 We shared a collection of all Landcare sightings we featured in electronic and hard copy newsletters in 2020. We asked people to "like" their favourites and the results are in! The photos with the shared number of most likes were the two above by John Sharples of Arbre Close Landcare (L) and Bob Spargo of Kenibea Landcare (R). Well done to both talented photographers! We hope to see more Landcare sightings come in from each of you in 2021.

21.01.2022 Do you know of a group that has made a significant contribution to natural resource management and environmental awareness in your area? Or perhaps an individual who demonstrates outstanding leadership and commitment to landcare? If the answer is YES then please consider nominating them for a 2021 Hunter Region Landcare Award! There are a number of categories including Coastcare, Individual Landcarer, Indigenous Land Management, Junior Landcare and Landcare Community Group. Full details can be found at https://lnkd.in/gAkniRV Nominations close on 14th March.

21.01.2022 These photos are a collection of all Landcare sightings we have featured in electronic and hard copy newsletters in 2020. "Like" your favourites! The photo with the most likes by 9am on 9 December will be announced in our last enewsletter for 2020.

21.01.2022 Congratulations to Central Rankin Park Landcare on celebrating 25 years of dedicated Landcaring!

20.01.2022 Updated Covid-19 restrictions on Landcare sites- updated 23 October 2020 Ensure a maximum of 30 people on site at once (public reserves). Larger events such as community planting days can be supported at this stage if numbers are limited to 30 please contact LRC if you need help planning such events. See our website for a full list of up-to-date conditions http://www.lakemacquarielandcare.org/recommencement-of-on-/

17.01.2022 Over 55s program The Lake Macquarie Over 55s Program runs from February to November, annually, with a focus on health, safety and wellbeing. It delivers information sessions and activities to various locations across the Lake Macquarie City. The program recently featured Newcastle ABC Gardening Talk-back presenter Doug Twentyman and his wife Carol on a visit to the Landcare Resource Centre. You can watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg4xfNo09qA&feature=yout...u.be All events are free for people aged 55 years or over. Bookings are essential online https://www.lakemac.com.au//Comm/Over-55s/Over-55s-program or by calling 4921 0333.

13.01.2022 SHOREBIRD WEBINAR 6-7PM TONIGHT! Learn more about these precious and fascinating birds from the comfort of your home. Register ASAP for access to the webinar zoom link.

13.01.2022 Our latest enewsletter is out now! To find out how to tune into our upcoming EEL awards, see here: https://bit.ly/3nTWypX To have it delivered straight to your inbox, you can subscribe to our e-newsletter on the bottom right hand side of our website http://www.lakemacquarielandcare.org/

13.01.2022 Nominate for the Environmental Excellence in Landcare awards Last year’s Soaring with the Eagles Award winner Suzanne Pritchard (left) with John Hughson, Jason Harvey and Lois Simpson Nominations are invited for the 2020 Lake Macquarie Environmental Excellence in Landcare (EEL) Awards. Categories include Local Legend, Community Education, Landcare Achievers, Long standing group, Newcomer group and the John Hughson ‘Soaring with the eagles’ awards.... Nomination forms are available from the LRC or from the Lake Macquarie Landcare website http://www.lakemacquarielandcare.org/nominate-fellow-landc/. Nominations close Friday 20 November 2020. This year, due to event restrictions, the EEL Award presentations will be announced online as part of International Volunteer Day on 5 December.

13.01.2022 Join Hunter Local Land Services this Friday 5 Feb from 6:30pm at Lenaghan Oval, Belmont North for a workshop on cane toads and native frogs, followed by a spotlight session around Jewells Wetland. Bookings essential https://hunterlls.wufoo.com/forms/qmdsasl18q9pl5/

12.01.2022 Landcare Resource Centre open to the public - Tuesdays and Wednesdays From Tuesday 17 November, the Landcare Resource Centre will be open to the public from 9am-3pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays only. For plant sales, we will continue to offer EFTPOS payment over the phone and welcome people to pick-up their plants from the centre. You can choose from our selection of available plants here http://www.lakemacquarielandcare.org/plant-sales-by-appoin/. Plant sales are limited to t...wo people at a time. The centre will reopen with appropriate social distancing and hygiene measures implemented to ensure our efforts in stopping the spread of COVID-19 continues. We would remind all visitors to please follow safe physical distancing and health advice by keeping 1.5m apart, maintaining personal hygiene by regularly washing hands, and not visiting the Centre if unwell. Bookings outside of these opening hours can be made by calling 4921 0392.

12.01.2022 Get your plant orders in for 2021! Now is a great time to look ahead to 2021 - including planting on your Landcare sites. Growing plants for distribution from the Landcare Resource Centre nursery can take up to 6 months (for the plants that we have seed stock of). It is important to note:... Some plants such as Coffee Bush (Breynia oblongifolia) and most Rainforest plants, produce seed that can’t be stored and if seasons are not favourable some may not produce seed for a few years! For seed collection, limiting factors include: -Weather conditions for the season -Having a suitably diverse number of plants to collect seed from Seed needs to be within reach- many trees have seed well out of reach of even our tallest pole pruner! Planning your work year. -If your group does planting each year, it may be worthwhile to put in an advance order for plants. You can order a set number of plants with staged pick up, dates/months in line with working bees. -We can help you choose the plants to suit your site. If you have specific species of plants in mind, ordering in advance will increase the likelihood of supply. Please note that depending on the size of the order, the minimum notice required for plant orders is up to 4 weeks. If your group would like to plant next year, get in touch with us to secure your plant order now! Please email [email protected] or phone 4921 0392.

11.01.2022 Do you have litter polluting your Landcare site? Clean Up Australia Day is coming up on Sunday 7 March so now is the time to plan for and register a clean up event. To organise a clean-up event: Pick a location in your area that you think is in need of cleaning up. Make sure it is safe and accessible;... Head over to the Clean Up Australia website and register the site as an individual or on behalf of your Landcare group. You do not need to contact Council directly to confirm your event. Council will be automatically notified of your designated collection point and will arrange for rubbish to be collected based on the location details you have registered; Promote your clean up event to friends, family and community members. Be sure to let us know at the Landcare Resource Centre so that we can help spread the word too! And lastly have fun! To register your site, visit https://www.cleanup.org.au/creating-a-clean-up-event. Make sure you register your site ASAP to ensure you receive your clean-up kit (at least 2 weeks prior to the event).

10.01.2022 This stunning photo of Native Cherry (Exocarpos cupressiformis) was taken by John Sharples of Arbre Close Landcare. The Native Cherry is hemiparasitic; it can photosynthesise, but gains extra nutrients by attaching its roots to host plants. Indigenous Australians ate the fruit, used the wood for spear throwers and reportedly used the sap as a treatment for snakebite. Do you have a Landcare sighting? We'd love to see it.... Send your photos and drawings to [email protected] and you could feature in our Landcare Sightings segment.

10.01.2022 Eleebana Residences Landcare group are marking the completion of their project with a small event and the release of a video about their Landcare site. Supported by Lake Macquarie City Council’s Community Environment Grant, the group have mulched and planted 200 plants to help stabilise the creek edge and provide habitat on the Residences side of Fossil Wing Creek. The group plans to hold a small event today with other residences of the village to share their success and rais...e awareness about the value of native plants. You can see the video about their Landcare site here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXwpqKhtn9c&t=27s

07.01.2022 FRIEND OR FOE? The Formosa Lily (Lilium formosanum) may try to befriend you with its dazzling white flowers, but do not be deceived! This wicked foe has escaped from gardens and established itself as an invasive weed in urban bushland, road verges and drainage reserves. It multiplies rapidly with each flower dispersing thousands of papery, winged seeds. Hand weeding is the best option for Landcarers and home gardeners. Carefully dig out the entire bulb including some of... the surrounding soil so that you catch any smaller bulblets that may have broken away. Or at the very least, remove the flowers stem before it is able to set seed. On the other hand, The Swamp Lily (Crinum pedunculatum) is well-deserving of your love. This friend is native to Australia and grows naturally in swamps and along streams in coastal regions of NSW, QLD and Northern Territory. It is very attractive with its long, broad leaves and eye-catching flowers that are pleasantly perfumed. Swamp Lily tubestock can be purchased from our nursery at the Landcare Resource Centre. We are open for plant sales from 8 3:30pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, or by appointment. See more

05.01.2022 Environmental Excellence in Landcare Awards 2020 Congratulations to the following winners! Local Legend Award -A Landcarer who has made a regular and colossal contribution for more than 2 years:... Nancy Lott and Stephen Lott- Eleebana Residences Landcare Community Education Award-A Landcarer who spreads the Landcare ethic within the general community: John Sharples Arbre Close Landcare Landcare Achievers Award-A Landcarer whose dedication to Landcare is an inspiration to everyone: Wendy Davidson- Coal Point Progress Association Landcare & Keith Barry Oval Landcare 10 Years Service Award- A Landcarer who has been undertaking Landcare activities for 10 years or more and whose dedication to Landcare is an inspiration to everyone: Roy and Irene Stanners- Eleebana Residences Landcare Dave and Chris Eastham- Ivy Street Landcare 20 Years Service Award- A Landcarer who has been undertaking Landcare activities for 20 years or more and whose dedication to Landcare is an inspiration to everyone: Karen Ayliffe- Central Rankin Park Landcare Wendy & Craig Patrick- Farm Street Reserve Landcare Newcomers Group Award- In recognition of environmental achievement for a group formed for less than 2 years: Marmong Waters Landcare Alpha Close Landcare Long Standing Group- In recognition of environmental achievement for a group which has been functioning for over 5 years Marmong Creek Landcare Bimbae Landcare Tathra Reserve Landcare John Hughson ‘Soaring with the eagles Award’- For a Landcarer who has achieved all of the above criteria and who makes a regionally significant contribution: Robyn Gill Coal Point Progress Association Landcare Special acknowledgements: Blacksmiths Beach Dunecare 30 years in June Central Rankin Park Landcare 25 years in August Coal Point Progress Association Landcare 25 years in November Jodie Harrison MP Greg Piper Cr Kay Fraser - Lake Macquarie Mayor Pat Conroy MP

04.01.2022 Let's celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. While NAIDOC Week is a little different this year due to COVID-19 we will still be honouring and celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders this week. Lake Macquarie City Council will be hosting a virtual flag raising ceremony today which will be live streamed on the Lake Macquarie City Council Facebook page from 10am. ... We also encourage the community to head to MAC - Museum of Art and Culture Lake Macquarie/yapang during the week to check out the Manggan - gather, gathers, gathering exhibition and spend some time in the yapang section of the museum. For more ideas on ways we can, as a nation, acknowledge and celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities head to https://www.naidoc.org.au/ #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe #NAIDOCWeek2020 #NAIDOCWeek #lakemac

03.01.2022 Bob Spargo of Kenibea Landcare recently sent in this photo of the stunning Eastern Rosella (Platycercus eximius). Despite their bright colours, Eastern Rosellas plumage is patterned so that it creates an extremely effective camouflage which assists the birds in avoiding detection by potential predators when feeding among the grass or perched on foliage in the treetops. Do you have a Landcare sighting? We'd love to see it.... Send your photos and drawings to [email protected] and you could feature in our Landcare Sightings segment.

02.01.2022 Are your shoes up to the task? Landcare activities can be diverse and require sturdy covered shoes to ensure your safety. You may think your covered slip-ons are enough but consider the following Landcare activities when you would need more protection: -Working with sharp or heavy tools and materials sturdy covered shoes capable of withstanding an impact from dropped tools and protecting your foot are essential. Steel capped or leather boots are ideal, canvas or slipper... style materials are not -Working on uneven ground Ankle protection (i.e. boots) will help prevent ankle injuries -Working in adverse weather conditions such as rain where you may require waterproof/resistant shoes -In areas with heavy undergrowth where there is risk of stepping on glass or littered syringes make sure the sole of your shoe is thick enough to offer protection from injury Please contact the Landcare Resource Centre if you have any concerns about if your footwear is adequate for your Landcare work.

02.01.2022 Can you spot the cute critters in this photo? Grey-Headed Flying Foxes are one of the largest bats in Australia with a wingspan of over 1 metre. They play a vital role in our ecosystem, pollinating flowers of over 50 native trees and dispersing seeds from the fruit they eat. Sadly, numbers have decreased dramatically over the last 50 years due to habitat clearing. As a result, they are now listed as vulnerable to extinction. This photo was taken by Winsome Lambkin at Fl...oraville where a local resident had been welcoming this family group of between 10-20 Grey-Headed Flying Foxes to neighbourhood. The group also have visiting relatives coming occasionally for a few days or so and occasionally a third larger group of riff raff friends joining them. Do you have a Landcare sighting? We'd love to see it! Send your photos and drawings to [email protected] and you could feature in our Landcare Sightings segment.

02.01.2022 The Landcare Resource Centre will close at 4pm on Wednesday 23 December and reopen on Monday 4 January. The Green Team finishes on Wednesday 16 December and resume on Monday 18 January. We wish you all a safe and happy festive season!