News & Views

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Monthly news updates:

North Central CMA - March 2025

Landcare Victoria - April 2025

NEXT WORKING BEE

Sunday 25th May 2025

 Glenlyon Recreation Reserve

10.00am - 12.30pm

followed by fellowship BBQ

Most members should now be aware that GULLG have registered interest in becoming the committee of management for the wetland area in central Glenlyon. 

This would involve taking over management from the Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Action (DEECA) and with the support of Hepburn Shire Council, work towards revegetating the parcel of land and providing pathways to enable community access.

If you are interested in getting involved in this project or have questions or suggestions, please contact GULLG via glenlyonlandcare@outlook.com. 

Information updates will be posted through the GULLG website glenlyonlandcare.org.au/projects

 The GULLG website was set up in July 2023 to provide a repository for information about Glenlyon Landcare and its activities. 

It is complemented by a Facebook page that focuses on more immediate GULLG activities.

The current layout covers:

• News
• About (GULLG)
• Volunteering
• Projects
• Equipment
• Events
• Downloads
• Resources
• FAQs & Links

Although not heavily promoted there has been a constant stream of viewers to the site - including almost 2,000 over the past year and 128 over the past month.

Let us know what you think about the GULLG website

• Do you find the site helpful?
• Is there anything you want to see included – a dedicated page/topic etc.?
• Would you like to contribute – occasional/regular?
• How might the site be improved?
• Other?

Reply - glenlyonlandcare@outlook.com 

A small band of GULLG members meet near the Reserve pavilion each Thursday at 9.30 am for a 2-hour working bee – followed by a coffee and chat at the General Store.

We are the Thursday Morning Group.

Our work is focused on the maintenance of the Biolink walking track - from Dysart Street through to the track entrance on Daylesford-Malmsbury Road.

The work includes mowing and brush-cutting along the track to preserve a comfortable path width for walkers (and their pets), removing fallen branches, burning off, spraying blackberry & gorse, and pulling broom – together with various one-off projects.

This morning (19 Dec) was a one-off project – with the installation of a drainage pipe and an improved walkway around 100 meters from the pavilion bridge. This area has been a perennial wet spot committing walkers to wade through a waterway across the path.

The group is led by GULLG Committee member Ian Fleischer and current members include Ian, Colin M, Colin P, Mick, Allan, John, Keith and Ken. It’s an informal group with attendance based on ‘if you can make it’.

So, if you are passing by on a Thursday morning don’t hesitate to say hello. 

We will be back in the New Year

At the Glenlyon Landcare AGM held on Thursday 22nd August at the Glenlyon Hall, the following were elected to the Committee.   

Although on the evening Adam Rowe was elected to Vice-President and the Secretary position was vacant, after consideration and to ensure that GULLG can continue to operate in line with its constitution, the committee passed a motion for Adam to resign as Vice-President and take up the role of Secretary. 

President - Rod Sewell

Vice President - Vacant

Secretary - Adam Rowe

Treasurer - Justin Rowe

Ian Fleischer - Member 

Julie Coyle - Member

Colin Metcalfe - Member

Evan Fleischer - Member

The draft Minutes of the 2024 AGM are available here

Feral deer are having a devastating impact on nature, farmers, foresters, gardeners and are a danger to road users.

Feral deer are emerging as one of Australia’s most serious environmental and agricultural threats. Victoria has four species of deer running wild and possibly the largest feral deer population in Australia, estimated to be over a million animals. The feral deer population is expanding rapidly, invading new areas and increasingly harming the environment and the economy.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

www.vdccn.org.au

At the GULLG stall at the New Year's Day Mixed Sports Day event, many new residents asked about appropriate plants for their gardens. It just so happened that Jill Teschendorff was at the event which reminded us of her beautiful and factual book

GROW WILD - Gardening to sustain wildlife in the Hepburn Shire.

Also, see Hepburn Shire 'Indigenous plants for landscaping'

& 'Threatened flora and fauna in Hepburn Shire

Birdly is BirdLife Australia’s new bird ID app. It combines the strengths of traditional field guides with the power of AI technology. 

BirdLife Australia says Birdly is Australia’s first bird identification guide specifically designed and built as an app only. It uses cutting-edge AI technology for bird image (700+ species) and sound recognition (60+ species) as well as 200 videos and 200 3D images. 

Download the Birdly app from the Google Play store or Apple’s App Store.

SOURCE: NCCMA February Chat

Have you seen the nesting boxes installed along the Biolink by GULLGs President Rod Sewell?

The VGT community grant funding program supports communities in reducing gorse in their local area by offering financial support of up to $1,500 to landowners who are prepared to undertake gorse management projects.

VGT Grants can only be accessed through community groups - GULLG submits an annual application on behalf of multiple landholders. More information can be found on the VGT website, or you can ask us for more details.

If you have a gorse control project that you are planning, you could be eligible for grant funding assistance. 

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Any landholders interested in funding for gorse control projects should send an email to glenlyonlandcare@outlook.com and we will organise a time to discuss this with you.

  Despite the weather threatening to make a damp start to our event, it held out and we had another successful Hands-on Working Bee at the Biolink Track and the Pollinator Garden.

As you can see in the photos below, this working bee focused on;

• Finishing the Planting of native species within the Pollinator Garden
• Spreading crushed rock to extend the walking track from the Pollinator Garden to Morton Street
• Installation of fantastic new benches in the Pollinator Garden
• General weeding and maintenance of the Pollinator Garden
• Slashing and Mowing of the Biolink Track at the Loddon Drive entrance as well as the Reserve entrance
• Recovery of damaged or surplus plant guards for reuse in new planting 
• General weeding, and removal of debris from track

All in all a great day and some positive work done, capped off with a great BBQ lunch (thanks to Rosemary Gollmick for preparing in advance the sauages and delicious cake). 

Thanks to all our members who attended, especially to Evan Fleischer for bringing his machinery to assist with the gravel spreading and installing the benches.

A formal event to celebrate the completion of the Pollinator Garden will be arranged in the coming weeks so keep an eye out!