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Valley of 1000 trees in the Valley of 1000 Hills

Posted on August 23, 2022 by ronlit

Last week one of the hidden valleys at the back of Terry and Janet’s ‘Three Sisters’ property became the valley of a thousand trees. Earlier in the week the ANZ as part of a corporate planting program put 370 trees … Continue reading →

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Podcast – Plant a Tree to Grow a Community

Posted on January 25, 2022 by ronlit

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Upcoming event

Posted on June 6, 2018 by ronlit

For those with orchards…

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Focus on Foxes

Posted on February 20, 2018 by ronlit
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It’s been and gone

Posted on August 27, 2017 by ronlit

Well the group’s AGM has been and gone. A great crowd turned out. Even some ex-Streakers (i.e. Strath Creekers) turned up. Sam Strong gave a great presentation on “How Myth and Language influence successful restoration and environmental management: Learning from … Continue reading →

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The Queens are coming!

Posted on August 22, 2017 by ronlit

You would have to have been living under a rock not to have seen the impact of European Wasps on businesses, lifestyles and the environment in our valley over the last few years. First seen in Victoria in the 1970’s … Continue reading →

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Wet ‘dry-run’ a success

Posted on October 2, 2016 by ronlit

Despite the inclement weather, and looking more like a stock-riders convention than a bird watching party, more than a dozen people from the SCLG and the Murrindindi Birdwatchers gathered at Coonans Reserve in Flowerdale to do a (wet) dry-run of … Continue reading →

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What bird is that?

Posted on September 26, 2016 by ronlit

Are you ready for the Aussie Backyard Bird Count in mid-October? Can you tell your currawongs from your curlews? Or do you just want to spend a pleasant morning by the creek? The next SCLG event is a wander beside … Continue reading →

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Kangaroo Creek rebounds

Posted on August 8, 2016 by ronlit

On a glorious sunny day last week people from Callandoon, ANZ and our SCLG ventured up the Kangaroo Creek valley (off Upper King Parrot Creek Road) to do a spot of planting along the creek-side. The recent rains made for … Continue reading →

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National Guard Day proclaimed

Posted on July 18, 2016 by ronlit

Every day there seems to be a National Day proclaimed – Nat Tree Day, Nat Bat Day, etc. I’d like to propose that last Sunday be proclaimed National Guard Day – not a celebration of border control or civil defense … Continue reading →

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