Ted Went – Rehabilitating the River bank at Kanoona

Ted Went – Rehabilitating the River bank at Kanoona

Ted has lived in the Candelo area all his life. He spent most of his working life in dairy farming and at Bega Cheese and now lives at ‘Carolina’, on the Bega River between Candelo and Bega, at Kanoona Rocks. Ted and his wife Gwen bought ‘Carolina’ in 1963 when it was subdivided from the […]

Wallagoot Bioblitz

Wallagoot Bioblitz

Libby Hepburn from Atlas of Life in the Coastal Wilderness invites you to the Wallagoot BioBlitz which is on this Friday and Saturday: Wallagoot BioBlitz looks like being the best yet with over 60 surveys from dawn to dark on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th December. This year we are working with Bega Local Aboriginal Land Council to help develop […]

Bioblitz 2015

Bioblitz 2015

After three successful BioBlitzes on the Far South Coast, The Atlas of Life in the Coastal Wilderness is organising this year’s BioBlitz in the Wallagoot Catchment on Friday 4th – Saturday 5th December. The basecamp is the Bournda Environmental Education Centre. For those who haven’t been to a BioBlitz, the aim is to bring together the community, scientists […]

Tathra Coastal Vegetation Workshop

Tathra Coastal Vegetation Workshop

Bega Valley Shire Council is running a Coastal Vegetation Workshop this Saturday 14 November from 9am – 1.30pm featuring a site walk with botanist Stuart Cameron, talks about coastal vegetation, weeds, garden escapees and a cliff weeding abseiling demonstration. Morning tea and BBQ lunch provided. Click here for program and here for the map. For more […]

Travelling Stock Reserves

Travelling Stock Reserves

What are TSR’s and why are they important? As early European settlers expanded pastoral activities across Australia, they created droving trails, allowing sheep and cattle to be moved between pastures and to market. Many of these trails followed existing Aboriginal walking routes, with water sources located at convenient intervals. Much of this network still exists […]

Grassy Woodlands, Native Pastures and African Lovegrass

Grassy Woodlands, Native Pastures and African Lovegrass

A field day on the impact of African lovegrass on native plant diversity and options for control in conservation areas.   Friday 6 November, 9.15am-1pm, Bemboka. The spread of African lovegrass is a key threatening process in Lowland Grassy Woodland communities, significantly and rapidly reducing biodiversity. Josh Dorrough and Jackie Miles will lead a field […]