Having received some good interest from people at the workshop in Bungendore on 1 December, particularly from around Carwoola - Captain's Flat - Hoskinstown, the project team is now planning to hold the first MLC workshop in this area.

The details for the workshop are not yet finalised, but at this stage expect a 1-day workshop in the Captains Flat valley (ideally on the property of an interested landholder) in late April or early May. The workshop will help land managers to get a better understanding of native vegetation on their property, and also to look at managing it in the context of its connectivity to surrounding patches, through aerial photos and maps (which we will provide for all attendees) of native vegetation types across the landscape around their individual properties. There will also be sessions on Indigenous land management principles, and how people can begin to apply these on their property, if they are interested.

The Molonglo Catchment Group with local landcare groups have organised four community field days which provide valuable horse, pasture and weed management advice relevant to your property, to be presented by Jane Myers (expert on horse management) and Alison Elvin (local expert on weed and pasture management).

The Monaro Landscape Connectivity project aims to work with land managers to actively manage patches of native vegetation. Management activities may include:

• Fencing to manage stock access;
• Strategic planting of native trees and shrubs; and
• Controlling exotic plants

Jane Myers MSc (Equine Science) will present an evening seminar for horse owners on the subject of managing horses on horse properties. This seminar will be aimed at people who agist their horse and horse agistment property owners. It will also be of interest to people who are planning to buy land for horse-keeping in the future. Please see the attached flyer for venue & RSVP information.

The ACT Natural Resource Management (NRM) Council, with support from the Australian Government’s Caring for our Country (CFOC) program, is making $330,000 available for targeted control of Weeds of National Significance (WONS) within the ACT.

What: “Don’t Love this Grass” African Lovegrass Workshop
When: Friday 18th of November, 9:00am – 12:30pm followed by lunch.
Where: Westwood Farm, 244 Kambah Pool Road, Kambah.

As many ParkCarers and Landcarers know, African Lovegrass (ALG) is an extremely invasive grass weed which poses a major threat to the biodiversity of the ACT’s native grasslands and woodlands.

A number of groups in the ACT have come together to offer a “Don’t love this grass” African Lovegrass Workshop.

Indigenous Values Field Day (Bullocks Flat & Perisher Valley)

Contact: Geoff Robertson, Email: geoff.robertson@iprimus.com.au

Ph: 6241 4065

Indigenous Values Workshop with Rod Mason

Venue: Garuwanga Property, Nimmitabel

Contact: Geoff Robertson on email: geoff.robertson@iprimus.com.au

Ph: 62414065

Would you like to keep a look out for platypus in the Upper
Murrumbidgee region?

COOMA TAFE, ADULT STUDY CENTRE,
COMMISSIONER STREET, COOMA

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Waterwatch on 0429778633 (Antia) or antia@coomawaterwatch.org.au87

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