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Conservation on private land can make a huge difference to the environment. Lesley Peden is organising a free “Who’s living on my land?” and Land for Wildlife workshop in Cobargo on Saturday 26 August from 9am-4pm. Learn about: how to survey your land for native and pest animals with infrared cameras, with an opportunity to […]
Tura Head Coastal Reserve Bega Valley Shire Council is seeking community input about the current and future management of the Tura Head Coastal Reserve, including vegetation and biodiversity management; recreation asset management (including provision) and bushfire hazard management. If you’d like to have a say, fill out their short online survey here by Monday 7 August at […]
Bega Valley Shire Council is holding a tree give-away at the SCPA markets in Littleton Gardens in Bega this Friday August the 4th to celebrate National Tree Day. National Tree Day is Australia’s largest community tree-planting event, with 23 million trees planted since it started 21 years ago. The trees and shrubs available at the markets are […]
In 2016, the Minister for the Environment announced a $5 million Threatened Species Recovery Fund to support communities to actively protect Threatened Species, leverage additional investment, and assist with delivering on the Targets and Action Areas in the Australian Government’s Threatened Species Strategy. The Recovery Fund sits within the National Landcare Programme and delivers tangible benefits for Australia’s […]
Dr Andrew Claridge has been undertaking wildlife research for 30 years, focusing on quolls and other nocturnal animals such as potoroos and bandicoots. Andrew is a Senior Research Scientist at the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service and on Thursday 8 June at 2pm he will talk about his work using infra-red cameras to study quolls and show […]
With firewood season already upon us, Jackie Miles explains how she and Max Campbell established a woodlot on their property in Brogo to meet their own firewood needs. (Note: Originally published in the CMN Newsletter, Autumn 2013 and reprinted here in the lead up to the CMN Woodlot Field Day in Tantawangalo on Friday 5 May 2017). Our […]
You are invited to join Rod Mason, respected Ngarigo land manager, at ‘Severn Park’ Bobundara to learn about traditional indigenous burning and its role in managing for a healthy landscape. When: Tuesday 2 May 2017, 10am-4pm Where: Severn Park, 579 Black Range Rd, Bobundara (approximately 2 hours drive from Bega, near Dalgety). Cost: Free with […]
If you’d like to plan how to meet your future timber and firewood needs without negative impacts on our forests and grassy woodlands, or if you’ve already embarked on this process and have experiences to share, join us for a CMN field day on Friday 5 May, 9.30am – 1pm in Tantawangalo with landholder John Coman. John […]
On Wednesday 3 May from 10am to 3pm the Office of Environment and Heritage is organising a day focussed on koala habitat recovery on the Far South Coast of NSW. Head along to the Crossing Land Education Camp in Bermagui for a fun day of making of seed balls containing locally endemic species of koala feed tress and the preparation […]
Rabbit control programs often focus on the significant threat that rabbits pose to agriculture, primarily through competition for pasture and erosion impacts. However, rabbits also have a big impact on native flora and fauna, with 304 species affected, including 24 critically endangered species such as the Pygmy possum, the Orange bellied parrot and the Ballerina […]
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