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Seed Collection at Prospect Hill
Seed collection in the Bull Creek Range has been in full swing over the last few months, thanks to Grassroots Grants funding from the Hills and Fleurieu Landscapes Board and support from the Goolwa to Wellington LAP. Members of the Prospect Hill Bushland Group (PHBG) have been working closely with experts to create insurance seed […]
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Last chance to be part of the soil acidity testing blitz
Eligible landholders with 10 acres or more in the Eastern Mount Lofty Ranges are encouraged to participate in the soil acidity testing blitz from 15-29 March 2021. Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board Regional Agriculture Landcare Facilitator Zoe Starkey said soil acidity is a critical land and soil management issue in the Mount Lofty Ranges, with […]
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February Newsletter out now
Click HERE for our latest newsletter (Feburary 2021) New workshop on farm dams Rare plants at Alexandrina Community Nursery World Wetlands Day at Murrundi Water Reserve Become a FrogSpotter!
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Bat Monitoring!
GWLAP is offering the opportunity to find out what bats are living in your area. Thanks to Grassroots Grants funding from the Hills and Fleurieu Landscapes Board and the Murraylands and Riverland Landscapes Board, we have three Anabat Bat Detectors that are available for loan. The Anabat detectors record the high-pitched sounds that microbats make […]
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Alexandrina Community Nursery News
The team at the Alexandrina Community Nursery have been growing something different over the last nine months. Vallisneria australis (Ribbon-weed) is an aquatic plant that has been raised at the nursery as part of a trial by the Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board. The native Ribon-weed has been grown underwater on jute matting to make it […]
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Angas-Finniss waterbug report released
Over the last 5 years, GWLAP and other community groups have supported the (now) Hills and Fleurieu and Murraylands and Riverland Landscapes Boards to assess the health of the Angas and Finniss Catchments. Every Spring and Autumn volunteers have attended a Bioblitz day to collect macroinvertebrate (waterbug) samples from sites along the two rivers, and […]
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Now available at Alexandrina Community Nursery
Alexandrina Community Nursery still has a wide range of native plants in stock. Here are some species that are suitable for gardens and available now. Gahnia sieberiana – Red Fruited Saw Sedge This large robust sedge has arching leaves and dark panicles that give this plant a distinctive look and make it interesting contrast plant. […]
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Enhancements to visitor facilities at four sites around the Lower Lakes.
A grant from the Australian Government, secured by the Goolwa to Wellington Local Action Planning Association Inc. (GWLAP) is being used to improve facilities for visitors to reserves at Wellington, Clayton Bay, Hindmarsh Island and Point Sturt. Bird watchers at Clayton Bay now have more ways to enjoy seeing or photographing local birdlife with the […]
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GWLAP 19/20 Annual Report available now
The GWLAP 2019/2020 Annual Report is now available online. The report contains some of the highlights from what has been a pretty crazy year. It is full of great photos and achievements. GWLAP Chairperson and Alexandrina Council Mayor, Keith Parkes has summed up the year that was in his report: Last year I wrote that […]
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It’s time to test your soil acidity!
What is this project about? Acidic soils affect pasture and livestock health and increase the occurrence of weeds and bare soil in your paddock. Soil acidity is an important land and soil management issue in the Mount Lofty Ranges with over 400,000 Ha of land affected. Soil acidity can often be an underlying issue decreasing […]
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