Mornington Peninsula Landcare Network in Red Hill South, Victoria | Community organisation

Mornington Peninsula Landcare Network

Locality: Red Hill South, Victoria

Phone: +61 408 213 079

Address: PO Box 270 3937 Red Hill South, VIC, Australia

Website: https://mplandcare.org.au

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25.01.2022 Thank you to Sustainable Table for generously funding our 'Victoria's most Un-Wanted Pests' brochuring highlighting agricultural insects Victorian farmers need to look out for. Check out the other great projects they've funded below!

24.01.2022 Free KOALA TREES!!!

23.01.2022 There are still a few tickets left for the Briars Cultural Walk

23.01.2022 Absolutely brilliant solution!

23.01.2022 Let’s help keep grass trees on the Mornington Peninsula safe stick to marked tracks and remember to thoroughly clean and sterilise your walking boots with a mixture of 70 per cent methylated spirits and 30 per cent water.

22.01.2022 Greens Bush Working Bee Friday 21st May 2021- Greens Bush Association with Main Creek Landcare, come join us

20.01.2022 The homestead may be closed but the lagoon is full & looking magnificent, the Jacaranda tree is flowering, picnic tables await & there are many paths to wander down. Bring your picnic and stay awhile!

19.01.2022 Over the last few weeks our six Agricultural and Environmental Works Crews have hit the ground and are now ready to begin work on properties engaged through the... expression of interest process. The 44 strong crew has spent the last few weeks completing important safety training and supporting Parks Victoria with work on their sites. From now until April 2021 they will be delivering a range of environmental and agricultural services across public and private land. The PPWCMA’s works crews are a six month project to assist farmers, organisations and community groups to deliver their agricultural and environmental projects while providing employment to Victorians. The project is funded by the Victorian Government’s Working for Victoria initiative. We are still accepting expression of interest from landholders and you can learn more at www.ppwcma.vic.gov.au/work-crews-hit-the-ground-running/ #WorkingforVictoria #CMAsGetItDone PPWCMA loves Landcare

18.01.2022 Mornington Peninsula Koala Conservation group will begin planting for its Coolart to Cerberus Biolink Project, starting Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th June (dependant of course on the circuit breaker lockdown ending). To participate you must register your attendance via Eventbrite (Please only register if you are definitely attending as spaces are limited) To register for this and all future koala tree planting events from June to September, go to https://www.mpkoalas.org.au/https-www-mpkoalas-org-au-proj/

18.01.2022 Save the date and lend a hand planting koala trees with MP Koala Conservation group.

16.01.2022 We would love your help if you are able to volunteer some time during the week to plant indigenous trees and shrubs in Main Ridge. Project coordinator Chantal K...elly will be on site between 10am and 4pm every Monday and Thursday throughout June. To book a preferred date please email [email protected] Please note, in the interest of health and safety..... 1. To participate volunteers must bring their own protective work/gardening gloves (these will need to be worn at all times to help prevent any risk of spread of communicable disease through the sharing of tools etc. 2. Please bring your own water bottle and snacks/lunch as we are not permitted to share food at this time. 3. Although working outside we are still required to practice social distancing and keep at least 1.5m from each other. Volunteers not residing in the one household will be spread around the planting site to help ensure adequate distancing 4. Due to the current social distancing policy developed by the Mornington Peninsula Landcare Network in response to the Covid-19 outbreak, volunteer attendance will be limited to only eight people at a time. 5. As usual, please wear weather appropriate protective clothing including closed toe sturdy footwear, hat and sunscreen. The ‘Greens Bush to Arthurs Seat Biolink’ is delivered by the Mornington Peninsula Landcare Network and the Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority through funding provided by the state government’s ‘Our Catchments Our Communities’ and Victorian Landcare Grant initiatives.

15.01.2022 INATURALIST!! Greetings conservationists. Presumably (hopefully) you’ve all heard of iNaturalist - the global biodiversity database bringing citizen science to... the fingers tips of iPhone (and desktop) users everywhere. It’s the official partner to the Atlas of Living Australia but waaaay easier to log observations in. Even more hopefully the ambitious among us are already out there snapping photos of all things flora, fauna and fungi and are uploading them to iNaturalist. Ok... now that we’ve weeded out who the hardcore community conservationists are... there is a final request (bear with me I know it’s a long post). I have recently set up a ‘project’ in iNaturalist. Projects basically piggy back on your regular observation to gather a little extra specific information to meet a set objective. In this case the project you’d have to join is called: Australia’s Untold Roadtoll - Recording Roadkill. My aim is to begin collating records of all roadkill from around Australia in the hopes we can use it to approach relevant road authorities and shires with ‘hot spots’ of wildlife fatalities on their roads. Then, based on species being recorded, we can suggest to transport planners appropriate designs of road ecology infrastructure (installing wildlife culverts, retrofitting existing culverts, installing overpassed for arboreals, installing or retrofitting fauna deflection fence etc), to start mitigating the risk to wildlife. So by clicking on the project button in your observation, your wildlife data not only helps record Australia’s biodiversity but takes it a step further in informing actual on-ground work improvements Now, dialling it alllll the way back. If you haven’t yet hopped on the iNaturalist bandwagon - here’s a quick link to the free app. It’s just sitting there waiting for you : iNaturalist by iNaturalist, LLC https://apps.apple.com/au/app/inaturalist/id421397028

15.01.2022 Concerned to hear the Australian government stops listing threats to species: https://www.theguardian.com//australian-government-stops-l

15.01.2022 Happening this weekend !!!

14.01.2022 Looking for nature volunteering opportunities? Check our this useful interactive mapping (follow link then you’ll need to scroll for the map)

14.01.2022 Balcombe & Moorooduc Landcare Group Invites you to a Railway information talk and woody weed working bee Mornington Railway. Come and join our Landcare members and hear from a volunteer and member of the Mornington Railway Reserve Group about the significant vegetation within the easement. This is a great opportunity to meet your fellow Landcare neighbours, learn about the reserve's history and help the reserve through some weed control after the talk. Sunday 29th November ...2020 at 10am-2pm. Meet at end of Diamond Court, Mornington (parking along Diamond Ct and Exford Dr) Wear comfy clothes and closed toe sturdy shoes and roll up your sleeves. We invite you to stay after the working bee for light refreshments. This event is free to members of Balcombe & Moorooduc Landcare and interested locals. RSVP to Tony O’Connor: [email protected], 0404 951 500

14.01.2022 This is a wonderful video about how we can permanently protect biodiversity on the Mornington Peninsula for future generations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-uoP6XyPu0&t=130s

13.01.2022 The 2021 Victorian Landcare Grants are now open Groups and networks can apply for up to $30,000 for projects that protect, enhance, and restore Victoria’s lan...d and environment. Support grants of up to $500 are also available to help with administration and running costs. Applications close Wednesday 16 June. Head to https://www.ppwcma.vic.gov.au/what-we-do/grants/ for more information and to apply. PPWCMA Grows Agriculture PPWCMA Grows Agriculture

13.01.2022 Karamu is an invasive and habitat changing environmental weed threatening biodiversity on the Mornington Peninsula. Main Creek Catchment Landcare Group have produced a great new video with tips on how to differentiate between Karamu and Indigenous look-a-likes, and treatment techniques for small to large dense infestations. For more information please contact [email protected]

13.01.2022 Tree hollows are a valuable but increasingly scarce resource. Come and learn about our local hollow dependant wildlife, nest box ethics and help Dunns Creek Landcare build nest boxes for the Dunns Creek Biolink (no experience necessary). This is a free child friendly event, Saturday 15th May.

12.01.2022 https://www.nlwild.com//the-bio-diverse-mornington-peninsu

12.01.2022 CPR and Defibrillator Session (Ambulance Victoria) - FREE 2PM Saturday 22nd May St Georges Hall: 201 Arthurs Seat Rd, Red Hill RSVP Jo Pittendrigh, Red Hill South Landcare Group Email: [email protected] (bring a plate for afternoon tea)

10.01.2022 Don’t let the weather deter you Both the MCCLG walk and talk at Devilbend Reserve and the Dunn’s Creek Nest Box Building events are still going ahead tomorrow Saturday 15th May. For details visit: https://mplandcare.org.au/events/

10.01.2022 #ConservationInVictoria Have you considered registering your conservation project with this initiative by The Society for Conservation Biology (Greater Melbour...ne Chapter)? You can register your conservation project here: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSd3-RJEsCXs9lAu66/viewform https://www.arcgis.com/apps/Shortlist/index.html

09.01.2022 The MPLN have been working with Greens Bush Association and MP Shire to investigate how we might be able to get a trial happening in key roadkill hotspots near Greens Bush.

06.01.2022 Please share with anyone you know who works on initiatives that help our oceans!

05.01.2022 While it is actively growing, preferably before fruit matures, now is the perfect time to control Blackberry

04.01.2022 Beautiful Sheepwash Creek waterfalls are within MP Landcare's biolink plan and are surrounded by hectares of indigenous bushland.

04.01.2022 This looks great!!!

03.01.2022 https://fb.me/e/1lofmv2Ry

03.01.2022 Mornington Peninsula Shire has introduced a new rate rebate scheme, rewarding landholders who choose to permanently protect habitat on their properties through a Trust For Nature covenant.

02.01.2022 Residents in Mt Eliza and across the peninsula are submitting their objections against the proposal that a development take place on an important wetland area. See @KunyungSaysNo for more info. Due 15th May.

02.01.2022 Did you know 95% of Australian orchid species are found nowhere else in the world? Victoria has arisen as an orchid hotspot, home to 23% of all orchid species i...n Australia. Many of these unique species are highly threatened, primarily by habitat destruction as land is developed and introduced flora and fauna take a toll on these vulnerable beauties. Click here to discover the extremely rare orchid species that our #OrchidConservation team have successfully brought back from the brink and to support their critical work https://bit.ly/37ETibz. See more

01.01.2022 On today! There’s still time to register...