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Have you heard that Bega Valley Shire Council is reviewing its Community Strategic Plan and wants to find out about: What things do you love? What would you change? and How do you imagine our future? The Community Strategic Plan identifies the main priorities and aspirations of the community and provides strategies to achieve this vision […]
World Environment Day, celebrated on 5 June, is the United Nations’ most important day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment. Since it began in 1974, it has grown to become a global platform for public outreach that is widely celebrated in over 100 countries. Above all, World Environment Day […]
An information sheet on how to manage African Lovegrass in Lowland Grassy Woodlands in the Bega Valley is a great resource that was produced in November last year. It was written by Dr Josh Dorrough for the Far South Coast Landcare Association and the Farmers Network and is based on recent, ongoing research in this […]
The NSW Government is transforming the way we manage, protect and enhance our biodiversity in NSW. It has developed two draft Bills which are open for public comment until 28 June 2016 at 5pm. These are: Draft Biodiversity Conservation Bill (PDF, 755KB) Draft Local Land Services Amendment Bill (PDF, 394KB) The Biodiversity Conservation Bill is for a new Act […]
It’s that time of year, when Swift Parrots are moving through this area on their annual migration from Tasmania, where they breed, to mainland Australia, where they reside over winter, feeding mainly on the nectar of eucalypt blossoms. The Far South Coast is an important feeding area for Swift Parrots, mainly due to the flowering of […]
On Sunday 22nd May 2016 from 11am – 2.30pm, take an informative walk through Chatham Park Littoral Rainforest at Tuross Head with Botanist, Jackie Miles. Learn to identify the native rainforest plants and the threatening weeds. Land Services Officer, Peter Gow will be discussing a range of weed control techniques. Fungi specialist, Teresa Van Der Heul, will […]
Head to the Murunna Point Boardwalk for a coastal weeds and wildlife workshop and foreshore ramble on Friday 13 May from 10am – 1pm. James Cook, Bush Regenerator and Andrew Morrison, BVSC Natural Assets Officer, will show you how to identify and control coastal weeds and talk about the ecology of the coastal fringe and the […]
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