Event Type
Landcare Region
BCT Region
Lower Hunter - Cessnock LGA-Aunty Leanne King, Hunter Bird Observers Club, HRLN,
Wollombi Valley Landcare and Hunter Region Landcare Network presents a day of connecting with other locals and learning about the environment with walk and talks by:
- Uncle Warren Taggart - welcome the valley residents and talk about its ancient history and the peoples from there, cultural burning.
- Wombats and other wildlife need our help - tbc.
- Paul Melehan- Eucalypts, and the types of vegetation communities found in the Wollombi Valley.
- Alistair Wilkinson- common weed identification including Privet, ToH, Green Cestrum and more
- Dinah Stehr- Birds of the Wollombi Valley, walk along Coolawine Creek.
- Rye Gollan- Biodiversity Conservation Trust- options available for private land conservation.
- Meg Drinan- How HRLN and LLS can assist land managers with their integration into the environment of the valley.
The venue details will be supplied upon booking. The location is near Coolawine Creek.
This event is sponsored by the Private Land Conservation Matters Program, a joint initiative of the Biodiversity Conservation Trust and Landcare NSW. Morning Tea and Lunch are included in the workshop.
Please register by 03 November. 9.45am arrival for 10.00am-3.00pm.
Event Topics
Event Outcomes
The famous Wollombi Landcare group has recently held a very successful Wollombi Valley – The Inside Story! landholder workshop, courtesy of the Biodiversity Conservation Trust and HRLN. The day was jam-packed full of riveting guest speakers, leaving the 50 + attendees motivated and inspired to continue their hard work in the glorious Wollombi Valley.
Uncle Warren Taggart led the day with a Welcome to Country, followed by our own Upper Hunter Coordinator Paul Melehan, who provided invaluable Eucalypt and weed identification techniques. The Hunter Bird Observers Club was represented by Dinah Stehr and Miranda Moore, who could virtually charm the very birds from the trees, nominating the many ways to attract and provide shelter and habitat for the local avian population, and tips and tricks on bird call identification. Judy Hopper of Hunter Wildlife Rescue taught a myriad of skills including treating wombats for mange and how to deal with the dreadful side-of-the- road wildlife injuries.
After a delicious lunch, the day was wrapped up with landholders getting the scoop on the Biodiversity Conservation Trust agreements available, and Mid Hunter Coordinator Meg Drinan informed everyone on the lurks and perks of joining Landcare. Anyone interested in joining this dynamic group, please contact: wollombi.landcare@gmail.com or check them out online at: https://www.wollombilandcare.org.au/