Timber and firewood businesses bought up 7000 tonnes of storm debris removed from the Wombat State Forest at an auction held by DEECA in Daylesford on May 26. A spokesperson said there had been a good response to the organisation’s first online auction, with the 7000 tonnes of by-products from Wombat State Forest storm debris […]
Glenlyon Upper Loddon Landcare Group is looking for a motivated and community-minded person to join its committee in the role of secretary. The secretary plays a key role in supporting the smooth operation and good governance of the group. As a committee member they will also help guide what the group works on and contribute […]
A Hepburn Shire Council decision to ask for community feedback on selling seven of its properties around the shire, three for affordable housing, has been overshadowed by a request that CEO Bradley Thomas also look into the possibility of selling Rea Lands Park in Raglan Street, Daylesford.Rea Lands, now a public park and food garden, […]
Giving advice on preparing and planting a perennial (or herbaceous) border in your garden.
Internationally renowned landscape designer and sustainability advocate Jamie Durie will hold free workshops on preparing properties for the challenges of drought and the upcoming fire season. Designed for anyone from hobby gardeners to those on acreage, the practical workshop is designed to leave people with practical actions to protect their homes, improve their landscape and […]
The state’s water minister Gayle Tierney last week announced grant recipients that will share in $2 million funding under the Green Links Grants Program to improve the health of Victoria’s iconic urban rivers and creeks. A media release issued from the minister’s office last Tuesday (May 27) said the program will result in over 1,800 […]
Cornish Hill, named after its miners, was almost lost in 1994, when the then Victorian Department of Conservation and Natural Resources proposed selling the 47.5-hectare parcel of Crown Land for housing development. Luckily a group of concerned residents formed an action plan in order to save it as a historic precinct and for the establishment […]
with Marita McGuirk As the weather becomes cooler and fire bans are lifted, we start to notice a faint smell of smoke in the air as people begin to burn off leaf litter and branches that they may have had in piles for many months. They may also be carrying out fuel reduction burns of […]
