Leigh Catchment Group in Buninyong, Victoria | Non-profit organisation

Leigh Catchment Group

Locality: Buninyong, Victoria

Phone: +61 455 147 398

Address: 1101 Warrenheip Street 3357 Buninyong, VIC, Australia

Website: http://leighcatchmentgroup.org

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24.01.2022 Happy National Wattle Day Spring is definitely in the air today and our gorgeous Acacias are bursting with their little yellow pom pom like flowers

24.01.2022 Was fantastic to see so much life flourishing on this fire affected property in Clarendon today while out mapping for the Phoenix Fire Recovery Project. A very healthy looking blue tongue lizard, a patch of gorgeous Nodding Greenhoods and a carpet of beautiful Running Postman

23.01.2022 Demand for firewood is higher than ever. When firewood is illegally collected from parks and reserves it destroys trees and hollow logs that provide essential a...nd safe homes for birds, reptiles, native mammals like possums, gliders and bats. Let's protect Victoria's environment by sourcing firewood from a reputable supplier, or from a legal and designated firewood collection area. If you happen to see any illegal firewood activities, you can report it to Parks Victoria on 13 1963 or the Office of the Conservation Regulator on 136 186.

23.01.2022 Submissions for Southern Rural Water Application LH1570439 can be emailed to Lynda Hardy at [email protected] for Southern Rural Water Application LH1570439 can be emailed to Lynda Hardy at [email protected]

22.01.2022 So we got a bit of rain over the weekend! The Yarrowee River was roaring past the Meredith-Mt Mercer road bridge crossing at Mt Mercer on Sunday, and over the South Durham Bridge road crossing at Garibaldi. How much rain did you get?

21.01.2022 Look what a year on looks like! Fantastic growth in a year for this fire recovery planting in Clarendon and the making of a great shelterbelt

20.01.2022 Students healing the damage caused by the 2015 bushfires A team of Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management students from Federation TAFE hav...e grown thousands of native tube plants for property-owners, to regenerate bushfire-affected properties in the Scotsburn, Elaine and Durham-Lead areas. The initiative was formed after the December bushfires in 2015 burned around 4,000 hectares of land and damaged 12 homes in the Scotsburn area, 15 kilometres south of Ballarat. Properties received the first lot of plants in June! Project manager Bianca Fammartino said landowners are starting to see their properties standing tall once more. Going back and seeing the wildlife that it’s attracting is really rewarding, Ms Fammartino said.

20.01.2022 We made page 18 and 19 of the Winter 2020 issue (#78) of the Victorian Landcare and Catchment Management magazine, which is a feature on Landcare and emergency recovery, is now available online at https://www.landcarevic.org.au/landcare-magazine/winter-2020 Among the stories in this issue of the magazine includes Fire recovery lessons from Leigh Catchment Group!

19.01.2022 Hi Friends! We are pleased to bring to you another Powerful Owl sighting! Superbly captured by Andrew A (photo 1), the Powerful Owl photographed yesterday nea...r Mt Buninyong, is shown clutching prey remains (which appear to be a Common Ringtail Possum). And just because we cannot get enough of Powerful Owls, attached also is an older image of a Powerful Owl pair photographed by Grant P (photo 2) near Woowookarung in May 2020. Right now while we're in home-isolation, Powerful Owls breeding pairs are also likely attending nest hollows and keeping close to home. Keep safe, Friends! And be sure to get some nature therapy into your week!

17.01.2022 What a fantastic day it was today at Yaramlok Plain, along the Yarrowee River for a smoking ceremony and cultural story telling with the Napoleons/Enfield Landcare Group, and Uncle Barry. Also to admire the amazing work the Napoleons/Enfield group have achieved with restoration and revegetation of the site. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and gather, and pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and future.

16.01.2022 Today is the first day of FrogID week - Australia’s biggest frog count! Head out to your local creek, pond, nature reserve or even your own backyard and record calling frogs by using the free FrogID app. Every call uploaded contributes in helping understand frog and ecosystem health as well as populations across Australia. Growling Grass Frogs are distinguished by their bright to olive-green colouring, are listed as an endangered species with small populations found around ...our district. Numbers are in decline due to habitat loss, a frog skin disease caused by the chytrid fungus, introduced fish species and climate change. Thank you to Lulu from Narmbool for the gorgeous photos https://portal.frogid.net.au/frog-id-week

15.01.2022 Hi. I wanted to draw people's attention to an application to amend a groundwater license to allow for Commercial Bottling Use. This is personally concerning fo...r myself, my family and our neighbors as many of us rely on this spring for both our homes and our properties. This application is currently open for comment however is closing soon. If you have any interest in providing comment, please do so soon as it closes on the 6th of June. Thanks. See more

14.01.2022 Big thank you to this wonderful group of friends who volunteered to do our first planting of the season for our Phoenix fire recovery project in Scotsburn. Was a beautiful day to put some plants in the ground!

13.01.2022 Happy NAIDOC Week 2020! This is a week to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This year’s theme Always Was, Always Will Be. recognises that the First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years. The Leigh Catchment Group pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of our surrounding land and water, the Wadawurrung People. We, along with the students and staff at Buninyong Primar...y School - Scotsburn Campus, are proud to present a Self-guided Cultural Walk of Mount Buninyong. By using the free to download Wadawurrung app the students were able to identify native plants and animals they would see on the mount. The students then drew them onto a poster, labelling both animal or plant in English and Wadawurrung. Part of the learning journey was educating the students on how to pronounce the names in the traditional language. These posters will be displayed to view and test your language skills,for NAIDOC Week around the Crater Walk at Mount Buninyong. Starting at the bottom car park on Blackberry Lane, wonder up Wallaby Track and around the crater. An easy walk, approximately 1km, 20 minutes. You could even download the app before you go and enjoy learning some Wadawurrung words like we did! https://apps.apple.com//wadawurrung-language-/id1511858036

12.01.2022 Happy World Environment Day It’s been a fantastic season for fungi. Our beautiful Mount Buninyong is teaming with them! Next time you’re out enjoying any of the three scenic walks around the extinct scoria cone volcano, look a little closer. Bianca

09.01.2022 From the bottom of Mount Buninyong at Williamson’s Creek in Scotsburn, to the top looking towards Mount Warrenheip. Was a beautiful day to be out

08.01.2022 What a beautiful day it was on Tuesday to go for a wander up our Self-guided Cultural Walk of Mount Buninyong with some of the students from Buninyong Primary Schools Scotsburn Campus, who created the posters on display. We even came across mon.garrk, or an echidna as we might know it, along the way! Have you been out to enjoy our display for NAIDOC Week yet?

07.01.2022 Hot off the press!! Our new updated Indigenous Wildlife of Southern Ballarat brochure! Big thank you to everyone that was involved in the production. It looks fantastic! Indigenous Plants next to come Friends of Canadian Corridor, Ballarat

07.01.2022 Be prepared this fire season

07.01.2022 Have you seen a Phascogale? The Bunanyung Landscape Alliance is seeking records of these amazing critters, to find our where they live and how many there might ...be in our landscape. You can let us know about Phascogale sightings by email ([email protected]) or messaging our facebook site (https://www.facebook.com/BunanyungLandscapeAlliance/). We will use the records as an estimate of their status and distribution. If you can help, leave a message or pm us, and if you have a photo and lat-long (precise location) details it will all go to help with the study. Photos courtesy of David Whelan and the internet.... See more

04.01.2022 Beautiful start to the week to be out mapping in Durham Lead for the Phoenix Project Our slithery friends are out enjoying the warmth too so remember to watch your step!

03.01.2022 National Tree Planting Day for schools looking a bit different this year! Both Scotsburn and Buninyong Primary School students planting native indigenous plants around their school grounds. Fantastic effort by all the students who were very enthusiastic and excited to now watch their plants grow and attract wildlife

03.01.2022 CALLING ALL BALLARAT HOUSEHOLDS We are running an extension services program which includes a property visit from our extension officer, a weed management pl...an for your property and tailored advice to manage your gorse! Please share this post to all relevant community pages or tag anyone you think might be interested to help us get the word out #ballarat #gorse #weedmanagement #agriculture #community See more

02.01.2022 Where’s your favourite place to walk in the our Catchment?

01.01.2022 Important plan needs your input!