LPLN

The Friends of Terrick Terrick National Park held their annual Open Weekend of the park on the 5th-7th of October. The weekend was part of the 2012 Naturally Loddon Festival. Over 40 people attended the weekend at various stages, with some new memberships among the members renewing theirs again for 2012-2013. Based at the historic […]

The Farm Tree & Landcare Association are running a “Secrets to Successful Groups” training session in Bendigo on Thursday 29th of November 2012. The Department of Sustainability and Environment is supporting ten sessions across Victoria to assist Landcarers to improve the capacity and health of their groups and networks. Each session will cover several topics

15 boarded the bus at Bridgewater for the tour of Salisbury West and the Loddon Foothills as part of the Naturally Loddon Festival on 30 September. The tour showed the works of the Salisbury West Landcare Group fitting with the festival aims to promote the natural environment, biodiversity and cultural heritage in the Loddon Shire.

The Loddon Plains Landcare Network has been successful in its application for a Project Grant in the 2012/2013 Victorian Landcare Grants Program. The grant allows the Network to develop a Bridal Creeper control and community awareness project, targeting two infested sites in Bridgewater and Inglewood. Part of the project includes a Chemical Users Training Course

A gathering of people enjoyed ideal weather on Fathers Day for the opening of the Loddon Vale Landcare Fishing Platform on Serpentine Creek at Durham Ox. Attendees were greeted with the sounds of country music provided by Peter Sheahan and wife Evelyn, with the fishing platform acting as an ideal stage. The gathering heard from

The combined Salisbury West and Mt Korong Landcare Groups Farming for Sustainable Soils project is in its second year of trials funded through the Federal Governments Caring for Our Country funding. The groups have been busy with the project, addressing a variety of issues with ground cover maintenance, stubble retention, shelterbelts and soil tests. Two

East Loddon Landcare had it’s first gathering on Wednesday 15th August at the Four Posts Hotel, Jarklin. There was a great turn out with 20 people attending. The meeting was chaired by Bill Twigg. Anthony Gallacher from the Loddon Plains Landcare Network also helped out with proceedings and talked about the network, fielding answers for

The Loddon Plains Landcare Network Annual General Meeting is being held at the Shire Offices in Serpentine on the 4th of September, 7pm-9.30pm. The AGM is a chance to mingle with members from other groups and get up to speed with the progress of the network. The President, Treasurer and Landcare Facilitator will present their

The State Minister for Environment The Hon Ryan Smith MP visited the Loddon Plains Landcare Network (LPLN) area on Wednesday the 25thJuly. Arriving aboard a coach with the North Central Catchment Management Authority (NCCMA) Board, the Minister paid a visit to the Loddon Vale Landcare Fishing Platform project on Serpentine Creek at Durham Ox. NCCMA