09. Climate change impacts on East Gippsland East Gippsland landholders are encouraged to take action now to protect vegetation and manage habitat to ensure it stays as healthy as possible in a changing climate. … Read more
10. Bush crew in full swing for spring A blitz on weeds is happening on properties across the Geelong area. In partnership with the Wathuarong Aboriginal Cooperative, Trust for Nature is coordinating a program of weed control on land protected by conservation covenants. … Read more
11. Training Warreen Beek Cultural Rangers A new round of students have started a land management course designed to support Traditional Owners work on Country. … Read more
12. Landholders create homes for critically endangered bird Landholders in north central Victoria are putting legal protections on their properties to ensure a critically endangered bird has a home forever. … Read more
13. Million dollar fund for West Gippsland Concern for West Gippsland’s threatened native plants and animals has prompted an anonymous donor to seed a conservation fund to raise $1 million for the region. … Read more
14. Help needed to bring bush back for birds Habitat loss and degradation have been identified as among the most significant factors causing the decline of native bird and animal numbers in North East Victoria. … Read more
15. Council commits to legally protect 130 hectares of Peninsula bio sites Mornington Peninsula Shire and Trust for Nature, have joined forces to establish conservation covenants to protect Warringine Park and 92 Elizabeth Avenue, Capel Sound (Tootgarook Wetland), providing legal environmental protection for more than 130 hectares of the Peninsula. … Read more
16. Protecting East Gippsland’s heritage A new Trust for Nature initiative is working with landowners in East Gippsland to protect a range of forest types to give native animals long term habitat security. … Read more
17. Boorhaman discovery is the ant’s pants The first ever record of a poorly-known Australian insect has been found on the property of Boorhaman North farmer Alan Lappin. Alan has a Trust for Nature covenant on his land, which permanently protects an area of Red Gum swamp for conservation. … Read more
