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Gliders on the Goulburn
7 – 8.30pm, Saturday 6 th September
A spotlight walk along the Goulburn River in
Seymour. Possums and gliders live in the big
red gums along the river. During the day, they
sleep in tree hollows, but emerge at night to
look for their breakfast. Breakfast can include
the sap of the wattles along the river bank, and
we often see the little Sugar Gliders soaring
between trees to reach the best waterfront
cafes. Koalas also live along the riverbank, and
will be enjoying their breakfast of eucalypt
leaves during our stroll.
Meeting point: Lions Park/New Crossing Place
Park, Seymour. Turn in past the Royal Hotel,
Emily Street and meet at the boat ramp.
BYO: Suitable clothes for the weather, plus
torches.
For more information, please contact: Peter
Mitchell, Department of Primary Industries in
Broadford on 5784 0622 or 0409 432 498
North-east Victoria
September 2008
PROGRAM OF EVENTS
BARKING OWL DVD LAUNCH
See inside for further details
Overnight Camp-out in the
Warby Range
Hosted by Parks Victoria, in collaboration with DSE
and DPI.
Date: 27/28 th September (yes it’s Grand Final
weekend and School Holidays)
Time: 4 pm Saturday to mid morning Sunday
Location: Wenhams Camp(although this may
change) – Warby Range State Park
Over night camp out that includes spotlight walks,
star gazing (weather permitting), morning bird or
wildflower walk, and much more!
Evening BBQ tea, damper and billy tea for supper
and pancake breakfast all provided.
What to bring: Eating/drinking utensils, camping
gear, warm clothes, strong footwear, drinking
water, special food if required.
Bookings are essential and numbers are limited
to a maximum of 40 participants. Children
must be accompanied by a parent or guardian
To book your place, please phone 57 23 86 00.
Hurry! Places are limited
Direct Seeding Field Day
Thursday 18th September
Bus tour of a number of properties around the
Longwood Plains District, looking at different
aged projects, successful application, threats
and management.
Pick up points: Benalla, Violet Town, Euroa
RSVP essential. Please phone Jim Begley, DPI
Benalla on 57611574

Legless Lizard Hunts - Yes, they’re on again!
Sunday 7 th September - Kerrisdale/Strath Creek district. 9am start, 3pm
finish. Come along for half, or all-day.
Wednesday 10 th September - Bonnie Doon district. 9 am to 12 pm.
Wednesday 24 th September - Kanumbra/Yarck district. 9am to 12 pm.
Join one of Victoria’s leading herpetologists, Peter Robertson, in the
hunt to find this elusive lizard. Past volunteer surveys of this kind have
increased the known population of the Striped Legless Lizard
dramatically. Outdoor clothing and footwear required. BYO lunch. For more information and to join
the hunts, please contact Bertram Lobert, on phone 5790 8606.
Seymour Bushland Park – Nest Box Installation Day
9.30am, Saturday 20 th September
Do you enjoy the outdoors? Do you like to meet new people? Do you want to help
endagered native animals? Then come along to the Seymour Bushland Park and
help us put nest boxes in the trees for animals not fortunate enough to find a
suitable nesting hollow. The Seymour Men’s Shed and students from Seymour
Technical High School have built some wonderful nest boxes. We ar enow ready
to install them. A BBQ lunch will be provided for all volunteers on the day. Just bring a hat,
sunscreen, suitable shoes and lots of enthusiasm.
Seymour Bushland Park is on the Goulburn Valley Highway, 5 km’s east of Seymour.
Please email or call to confirm you attendance for catering purposes: contact Kristy, on (bh) 0357
346 382 or email seymourbushlandpark@gmail.com.
Check out the new website: http//seymourbushlandpark.googlepages.com
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WILDFLOWERS AND MORE….
A day of activities at Mt Pleasant – McKenzies Reserve, Alexandra
10 am – 2pm, Sunday 21 st September
Open day for all the family. Activities include mammal trapping, legless lizard hunt and
wildflower walk. A light lunch is provided. Meet at McKenzies Reserve entrance, Alexandra.
For more information and to RSVP, please contact Cathy Olive, DPI Alexandra, phone 5772
0278.
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Threatened Native Grasslands Gander - Boorhaman Native Grassland Reserve
Tuesday 16th September, 9.30am – 12.00
Hosted by DSE and held in conjunction with Parks Victoria and the Rural City of Wangaratta.
Join us on a Native Grassland extravaganza. We'll be up close and personal, identifying dozens
of native grass and wildflower species including orchids, lilies and daisies.
We'll discuss management issues including ecological burning, weed control and grazing regimes.
Great for landholders, Landcare, Land for Wildlife and Agency staff interested in learning more about flora &
fauna of the Riverina Plains.
Meet at Boorhaman Roadside - 2.75km NW from the Boorhaman Hotel adjacent to SEC pole no. 47. Please
BYO gloves, hat, sturdy footwear. We'll make a cuppa on site. For enquiries, contact Glen Johnson, DSE
Wodonga 0260 437924. RSVP by Friday 12th Sept to DSE Wodonga Reception on 02 6043 7900
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Broadford Environmental Reserves Committee of Management will be holding a wildflower walk at the
Colin Officer Flora Reserve on Sunday, Sept 14 at 10am.
Meeting place will be the Broadford Golf Club car park. Contact person is Barbara Moss, 0428 311 553
The reserve has been set in the past couple of years. The local shire is in the process of having the reserve
covenanted through Trust For Nature. The high value conservation area has been fenced off in the past 12
months to protect the flora. There is a great wildflower display during Spring.
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Spring into Nature at Earlston Woodland
Walk and talk at the Trust owned Earlston woodland property north of Violet Town. Recent
management activities and funding sources of the 146ha property will be discussed by Trust staff.
Management activities to date include mistletoe removal, native herbivore plot exclosure fencing,
rabbit harbour destruction, erosion control, rabbit warren ripping, and direct seeding trials. Future
management strategies will also be discussed.
Friday 26 th September, 1:30pm. Afternoon tea provided.
Take the Violet Town – Dookie Rd north from Violet Town for13 kms to Paynters Rd intersection.
The property is located on the corner of Paynters Rd and Nalinga Rd, enter via gateway on Paynters
Rd.
Contact Shelagh Curmi on 0407521154 or 57611525; email shelaghc@tfn.org.au.
FOXPO EXPO 2008
The Warby Range Landcare Group invites you to an
information evening with Charles Sturt University’s
Fox PhD student Andrew Carter. Andrew has just
completed 14 months of gruelling (and tiring!) field work in tracking
and monitoring the movements and habits of foxes.
What he has learned will smash some of the traditional myths of fox territories,
movements and bait-taking habits, which will help landholders establish a more
effective baiting program.
There is an option to attend at either of two venues:
Thoona Hall Devenish Hall
Thursday September 11th 2008 Thursday September 25th
7:30-9pm. 7:30-9pm
A light supper will be provided both evenings
Please RSVP: Janice Mentiplay-Smith on
57611644 / 0418 316 169 or
Janice.Mentiplay-Smith@dpi.vic.gov.au

Native Vegetation and Biodiversity on your Farm
Part of the Greta Information Day series.
10am – 3.30pm, Sunday 7th September
Location/Meeting point: Greta-Hansonville Hall, Reserve Rd, Greta.
Short description: From the catchment perspective, to local landscapes and on
your property this workshop will look at biodiversity and native vegetation in
farm planning. The workshop will begin with some inside discussions but
then head outdoors for a farm walk. Find out why biodiversity is important,
what plants and animals are in the local area and how to protect, enhance and
establish native vegetation on your property.
Bring any plants for identification or photos and walking shoes
For more information, please contact: Mary Anderson, 03 5723 8655 / 0438 537 462 or email
mary.anderson@dpi.vic.gov.au
Cost: $10 per family/couple includes lunch and all notes
‘Golden Sun Moths’ – A short life
2 – 4pm, 21 st September, Shire of Mitchell Offices, Council Chambers
Room, Broadford
The lives of these endangered animals will be discussed by a number of
presenters who are passionate about the conservation and management of this
unique species (particularly relevant for locals who live near Mt. Piper Nature
Conservation Reserve).
The session will also include an on-screen premiere of a Melbourne University
‘mini-documentary’ and launch of new community produced education
material. Learn about the lifecycle of the animal, its conservation and
management and how locals in the Broadford area can be involved in the ‘2008
Golden Sun Moth Volunteer Monitoring Program’.
This is a must for locals or anyone who has ever been curious about this rarely seen animal.
For further information please contact Gaye Furphy, DSE (Tel: 57611662) or Vivian Pasic, Shire of Mitchell
(Tel: 57346378). For catering purposes, please RSVP prior to Thursday the 11 th of September.
Broken Boosey Conservation
Management Network
10 – 2.30pm, Friday 26 th September
Kinnairds Wetland, Numurkah
Biodiversity Celebration Days
Goldfields Conservation
Management Network
10 – 3pm, Saturday 4 th October
Mt Black, Greytown (tbd)
For more information, please contact Jim Castles, Conservation Management Network Coordinator on
58201141 or email jimc@gbcma.vic.gov.au

DVD LAUNCH
‘Where are…..the Barkers?’
Wooragee Landcare Group invites you to their DVD launch
Friday September 5 th , 7.30pm Wooragee Hall
Entertaining and educational, this short docudrama features the
‘endangered’ Barking Owls of the North East.
In this film we meet Betty, a Barking Owl, wildlife ecologist Dr
Natasha Schedvin and local residents of the Chiltern-Mt Pilot
National Park area near Beechworth and Chiltern. Join them and
discover more about the fascinating Barkers. Betty shares with us
some of the significant events of her life’s story – finding a mate,
raising a family – the dangers that are always lurking in the bush.
Betty and her partner Todd survive the disastrous wildfire of
2003 but Betty’s life is changed forever.
What lessons can we learn about managing the land for future generations of Barkers?
This short film is based on the research of PhD student Dr Natasha Schedvin who will be our special
guest on the night and happy to answer your questions.
Free copies of the film and information flier will be available.
Children welcome.
Further information: Glen Scholfield, 03 5766 2626
Dookie Biolinks Launch and Information Night
Thursday October 9th 2008, 7 pm, Gladstone Hotel, Dookie
The launch of the Dookie Biolinks Program, a strategic approach to landscape restoration in the
Dookie District. The guest speaker, will be Dr. Doug Robinson, Trust for Nature.
Please RSVP to Alex Graham, Dookie Land Management Group, phone 0409 411 573.
Threatened Flora Planting
Smooth Darling-pea Swainsona galegifolia
Thursday 4th September, 10am to 12.30pm. Cuppa provided.
Join Parklands Albury Wodonga, Riverina Tafe NSW & DSE in planting seedlings of the Endangered
Smooth Darling-pea into "Swainsona Reserve" McFarlane's Hill Parkland Estate. We'll identify local
flora including regeneration response following the 2003 fires.
Meet at Swainsona Reserve, McFarlane's Hill Picnic Area carpark.
Felltimbercreek Rd, approx. 4.5 km west of Parkers /Moorfieldpark Drv intersection
BYO: Gloves, Hat, sturdy footwear.
Please RSVP to DSE Wodonga Reception on 02 6043 7900 by Tuesday 2nd Sept.
Beyond the Bridges
Hosted by Warrenbayne/Boho Landcare Group and DPI Benalla.
Come along to hear the latest findings on the research undertaken around the Fauna
Bridges and gliding poles over the Hume Hwy. Scientists involved in this research will
give an evening presentation on why the bridges and poles were needed, what animals
are in the area and what animals are using the bridges. During a morning excursion, you
can learn how the images are downloaded from the cameras on the bridges, how the
location of the bridges was decided and what landholders can do to help.
Evening presentation Friday 12 th September, morning tour on 13 th September. Meeting
place for both will be Violet Town. Bookings essential. Please phone Helen Repacholi,
DPI Benalla on 57 611 663, to register your interest and for more information.
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For more information on the Biodiversity Month program, please contact Kate Stothers on 57 611 572
or email Kate.Stothers@dpi.vic.gov.au