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Fantastic revegetation at Mount Barker
What a difference two years has made at Anembo Park! In 2014 the District Council of Mount Barker and Goolwa to Wellington Local Action Planning Association joined forces to revegetate the watercourse running through Anembo Park sporting complex. The project was undertaken as part of a Federal Government funded program to restore Rodwell and Mount Barker Creeks and catchments. […]
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Seeking participants for Green Army team
Workskil Australia is seeking participants for a 25 week Green Army project to provide vital habitat for woodland birds and native flora and fauna species in Kyeema Conservation Park in the Mount Lofty Ranges. Workskil Australia’s Green Army Supervisor will lead a team of nine Green Army participants and work collaboratively with Goolwa to Wellington […]
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Thank you for coming to our AGM
Another financial year is done and dusted. We felt very fortunate to share our AGM with a great bunch of LAP supporters, board and staff. Our speaker, Kathy Hayter shared her experiences of being a landholder in the CLLMM Community Revegetation Project and the enjoyment she has received from watching her ‘block’ transform from a […]
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Official Opening of the Point Sturt Landcare Reserve
Official Opening of the Point Sturt Landcare Reserve On Sunday 23rd September, the Point Sturt and Districts Landcare Group officially opened the Point Sturt and District Landcare Reserve. Over 80 people enjoyed a guided walking tour of the reserve before the officialy opening. The reserve itself looked amazing – the result of 6 years of revegetation […]
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A day on the bus with the Angas Bremer Water Management Committee
The Angas Bremer Water Management Committee made use of a small volunteer grant from the South Australian Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board on 27 September to run a free bus trip to visit two of the securing low flows trial sites in the Angas Catchment. This included a number of information sessions with speakers […]
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Look out for our local turtles!
Last week, Goolwa to Wellington Local Action Planning Association (GWLAP) held a turtle information session at Goolwa. Approximately 20 people came along to learn about turtles and how we can help collect information to help protect them. It is coming into the time of year when turtles come out of their winter hibernation and we […]
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EPA Water quality monitoring
Coorong Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth (CLLMM) Murray Futures Program The EPA conducted a water quality monitoring program (on behalf of the Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources) between 2009-2016 as part of the Coorong Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth (CLLMM) Murray Futures Program. The program began as a response to the Millennium Drought […]
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Weed control in Finniss Conservation Park
Nearly six months ago the GWLAP received a $5000 grant from DEWNR on-park Support Grants to continue with restoration works in the Finniss conservation park. This funding is addressing red alert weeds including blackberry, broom, ash and briar rose. The Finniss Conservation Park is one of our less known parks boasting some of our most […]
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Mount Lofty Ranges Southern Emu Wren spotted in our revegetation!
Wren arrival is certainly something to tweet about Clayton Bay Landholder Kathy never expected to have a bucket list moment in her own backyard. However, a chance visit to the block Kathy and her husband Damon own on the Finniss River turned into a very lucky day for the avid birdwatcher. Kathy spotted an endangered […]
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In search of the rare Grass daisy – Finniss
A very special thank you to the Botanic Gardens of SA for this lovely blog post – we recommend you check out their blog and follow them on Facebook for some great botanical stories and information. A breakthrough on the Finniss River (Copied from the Botanic Gardens of South Australia Blog) Date posted: 27 April […]
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