Strath Creek Landcare Newsletter

NEWSLETTER
OCTOBER 2010
President: Terry Hubbard (5780 1489)
Vice-president: David Wakefield (5780 1225)
Secretary: Janet Hubbard (5780 1489)
Treasurer: Jim Osborne (5784 9393)
Coming Landcare events :
Saturday 6th. November – Coonans Bridge Reserve working bee. With flood damage and the flush of spring
growth, the reserve needs a good tidying-up, so come along with brushcutters, hoes, wheelbarrows and shovels for
spreading mulch, etc. Also bring mosquito repellant! Meet at the Landcare sign on the Broadford-Flowerdale Road at
9am. Morning tea provided.
Sunday 14th. November – Wildflower drive/walk and picnic in Tallarook Forest. Meet at the Pioneer Reserve at
10.30am with picnic lunch, chairs, cameras, binoculars and any other essentials.
Sunday 5th December – End-of-year get-together. Join us at the Strath Creek Hall at 5.30pm to view a DVD of
“Parrots of Australia”, followed by a basket meal. Please bring a plate to share and your drink of choice. Let Janet
Hubbard know if you are planning to come.
Annual General Meeting – Our AGM was held on 29th

August and those present were treated to an
entertaining and informative talk by Ian Temby on
learning to live with wildlife. Several people bought
Ian’s excellent book entitled “Wild Neighbours”.
Perhaps we could entice him back to Strath Creek
another time to talk about the tours he has led to
South America and the Galapagos Islands !
The official business of the AGM was swiftly dealt with
and all officer-holders were returned unopposed. A
welcome innovation was the presentation of awards to
younger members of the group – we hope this will Landcare junior awards
encourage them to keep up their good work !
Revegetation orders – It is that time of year to think
Chemical users course – A free 2-day course was about and order what is required for any revegetation
held at the Strath Creek hall on 21st and 22nd August projects for 2011. Any direct seeding orders for 2011
which qualified attendees for the Agricultural Chemical should be pre-ordered through the Goulburn Broken
Users Permit (ACUP). The course was organised by Indigenous Seedbank (Ph. 5833 9279) prior to
the Upper Goulburn Landcare Network and was well- November 2010. Tubestock orders should also be
attended by local landowners/managers who received placed with nurseries early to allow them to plan for
excellent tuition from the instructor, Kevin Chandler. the range and quantities of species that are wanted.
Would anyone interested in doing a follow-up half-day
'Use of 1080 in Pest Animal Control' course please Waterway grants – A reminder that the Goulburn
contact Terry Hubbard or David Wakefield. The UGLN Broken Catchment Management Authority (GB CMA)
is considering running such a course early next year, is offering property owners in the bushfire affected
depending on numbers interested. areas an opportunity for financial assistance along
waterways burnt in the 2009 fires. Landowners may be
eligible for assistance with streamside fencing,
revegetation to re-establish riparian vegetation along
waterways and subsidies for off-stream water points.
Contact Kirsten Roszak or Sue Kosch at the CMA’s
Yea office on 5736 0100.
Victorian Landcare Council – Terry Hubbard has

been appointed Chairman of the VLC which is a body
set up to represent the interests of Landcare to the
Serious students at the ACUP course! government and other relevant bodies.
Membership fees, addresses etc – Fees are now
overdue and only about half have been received so
far. If this item is highlighted, please forward $10 to Treeplanter – Someone out there is missing a
Jim Osborne, Box 835, Seymour 3661, including your Hamilton treeplanter, left behind after Fosters’
current postal address (not RMBs !) and preferably an planting. Please get in touch with David Wakefield to
email address as well. arrange its return.
Community computer etc – The Strath Creek CRC Chough-chat – With our occasional newsletters it is
has obtained a laptop computer, printer and projector not always possible to notify members of all upcoming
for the use of community groups. This will be events. For those interested in getting up-to-date
invaluable for our Landcare group for newsletters, information on field-days, workshops, environmental
presentations etc. The equipment will be housed at events, research, etc, to do with both natural resource
Rosemary and David Ralph’s place until a secure management and primary production, you can
arrangement can be made at the Strath Creek Hall. subscribe to an email mailing list called “Chough-chat”
Also the hall now has 100 new chairs, so we will now run by Jim Castles at Goulburn Broken CMA. To
have meetings and presentations in comfort! subscribe go to:
http://lists.vicnet.net.au/mailman/listinfo/chough-chat
Sustainable communities – Mitchell Shire’s
Sustainable Communities program is running a series Native plants talk – The Australian Plants Society
of workshops through October and November. Topics Murrindindi is hosting a talk by Rodger Elliot AM in the
include: Creating a Waterwise Garden (Seymour 23rd Yea Council Chambers at 7.30pm on Monday 25th
October); Edible Gardening and Keeping Chooks October. Rodger is a celebrated and respected
(Kilmore 6th November); and Alternative Transport expert and author on Australian native gardens. His
(Euroa 27th November). For more info, and to topic will be “The diversity and beauty of Australian
register,contact Cathy Koning on 5734 6357, or email plants”. All are welcome – supper will be served after.
[email protected] Enquiries to Doug Walter on 5774 7303.
Beef health management workshop – The Yea Fire restriction period –Murrindindi Council has
River Catchment Landcare group is planning a 3-day declared an “amnesty period” until 25th October.
accredited course on beef health management for During this period residents/landowners can burn off
March next year. It will be run by Dr. Rod Manning in any vegetation material without requiring a permit and
Yea, and will cover a wide range of topics. Rod is well without fear of breaching Council’s local laws. After
respected in the beef industry. Cost is fully refundable this date the fire restriction period commences. See
through FarmReady for eligible primary producers. the Council website or contact the CFA for details.
The course will only go ahead if there is enough
interest, so please register asap with Judy Brookes on Horse properties need to be registered – Every
5797 2563. property with horses in Victoria now has to be
registered with the State Government so horses can
Wildlife reports – John Foster and Bruce Jamieson be tracked if there’s another disease outbreak like the
spotted and photographed a healthy fat-tailed Marbled equine flu in 2007. If you don’t already have a
Gecko on Peter Griffin’s property “Ballandry West”. Property Identification Code (PIC) for livestock, you
This sighting highlights the importance of leaving some need to apply for one through the Department of
fallen timber in paddocks - even burnt logs provide Primary Industries (DPI). For more information call the
habitat for wildlife! Department's Free Call Livestock Identification Help
We have had more reports of Barking Owl screams, Line on 1800 678 779.
although DSE researcher Natasha Schedvin showed a
degree of scepticism when told of these reports. We Landcare Coordinator – Bridget Clarke has recently
need to get a photo, so rush out with the camera next retired from her position in Yea and as a group we
time a dog or screaming woman is apparently up a would like to thank her for her enthusiasm and tireless
tree!! efforts over the past few years, particularly after last
For those who installed nest boxes after the fires, year’s fires. The Upper Goulburn Landcare Network is
remember to check them occasionally – you may find looking to appoint a new coordinator to work with
a box full of Sugar Gliders or be lucky enough , like Landcare groups in the unburnt areas, alongside Chris
Kate and Ron, to have a clear view of White-throated Cobern, whose focus is on fire recovery.
Treecreepers raising their young.
Rainfall report – The rain just keeps on coming –
118mm in September (compared with an average of
Marbled gecko 69mm), and a further 65mm to date in October
(already exceeding the Oct. average of 59mm). The
year’s total stands at 885mm – the wettest in nearly 30
years of records available. So it is quite possible we
will exceed 1000mm for the year (that’s 39.4 inches for
those who like it like that !).

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NEWSLETTER

Coming Landcare events :

Annual General Meeting – Our AGM was held on 29th

Victorian Landcare Council – Terry Hubbard has

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