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Weed Alert! Look out for Rhodes Grass!
Here at GWLAP we are getting a bit anxious about the next big grassy weed. Rhodes Grass (Chloris gayana) is starting to pop up more and more on our roadsides and is a serious threat to our native vegetation. Rhodes Grass spreads rapidly by seed and stoloniferous roots and forms dense stands in a short […]
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Calling for Community Groups to plant in the 2016 Community Revegetation Project
The Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth Community Revegetation Program has been fortunate to receive another year of funding from the Australian Government and the South Australian Government’s Murray Futures Program. Community Groups from around the Lower Lakes region are invited to apply for another exciting year of planting and guarding native plants to raise money for […]
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GWLAP recognise outstanding achievers
GWLAP has recognised some outstanding participants in our Eastern Hills and Plains Programs. Three champions were chosen for contributing to the community and local biodiversity and who really do walk the talk when it comes down to doing their bit. In this case, they were all from within the Finniss River Catchment. For all the other great people […]
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Video – Birdlife of the Lower Lakes, Coorong and Murray Mouth 2015
Environmental watering has seen an explosion of birdlife in the Coorong and Lower Lakes Icon Site at a time when breeding events have been recorded at an all time low in Eastern Australia. Regina Durbridge has put together this lovely video (6.5 minutes) of the many species of birds that have been breeding there. Warning: very […]
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Nurragi Reserve – A Rail Trail with a Conservation Focus
Nurragi Reserve was featured in the Summer edition of Rail Trails Australia magazine ‘Rail Trail Connections’ – a national publication featuring railway trail networks around the country and internationally. The full edition can be found on their website www.railtrails.org.au. Nurragi Reserve is a wonderful place for short and long walks. Walker’s Guides are available at […]
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5 Green New Year’s Resolutions and how to keep them
5 Green resolutions and how to keep them. It’s that time of the year again – when we have some free time on our hands and a little guilt after overindulging at Christmas – when we take a look at our life and think about how we can make it better. When I looked back […]
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20 Million Trees Christmas gift for GWLAP
Today we heard that we were successful in all three of our 20 Million Trees grant applications! Ross and the team have worked very hard to develop projects to meet the requirements of the National Landcare Programme 20 Million Trees Project and deliver strong environmental outcomes for our area. The three projects will start in 2016 […]
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River Murray Turtles need your help!
Last Thursday, 10th December, Professor Mike Thompson from the University of Sydney spoke to a group of 25 people at the Clayton Bay Community Hall about the different species of Turtle in our area, why they are important to our river system and how they are under extreme threat. Mike also showed us the TurtleSAT app […]
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Revegetation through Direct Seeding
Last month GWLAP hosted a tour of revegetation sites established using direct seeding. The day promised a ‘warts and all’ look at direct seeding, how it has been used in the past and plenty of discussion around its current and future application. The tour was well attended and included project officers from different organisations. The […]
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Goolwa to Wellington Local Action Planning Association (GWLAP) 2014-15 Annual Report is now available online
The GWLAP 2014-15 Annual Report was presented at our AGM in October. The report, including financial statements, shows that GWLAP continues to deliver a strong program of environmental and community engagement activities. Printed copies are available at the Strathalbyn Natural Resource Centre, 6 Catherine Street, Strathalbyn. To view an electronic copy, please click the following […]
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