An evening walk in Boorolite looking for local night birds and small arboreal mammals – including the endangered Greater Glider.

Guided by renowned local ecologist Bertram Lobert, the evening will start with a sausage sizzle (provided) followed by a “spotlighting” walk on private tracks adjacent to the state forest.

The walk is relatively easy, on farm tracks. The total distance is about 1.5 km, with some hills.

When: Friday 12th April 2024 I 5:30pm - 8:30pm

Where: Boorolite. Address provided upon registration.

Please wear weather appropriate clothing and sturdy, closed toe footwear. BYO torch and water bottle.

Book: Registrations essential as numbers are limited.

https://www.trybooking.com/CPXWH

Learn effective control of woody weeds on your property.

Herbicide use and the environment

Control techniques

When to tackle woody weeds

Sunday 17th March - 10am-12pm

Meeting place will be released closer to the date.

Register for this event here

To register and for more information please contact Up2Us office on 5779 1593 or email Rhiannon at landcare2@up2us.org.au

This project is supported by the GBCMA through funding from the State Government and Victorian Landcare Program.

In 2024 Clean Up Australia will kick off at the Mullum Wetlands in Mansfield. Participants will collect rubbish at the Mullum wetlands site and then walk to the Botanic Gardens, collecting rubbish on the way and finishing up with a clean up of the Botanic Gardens.

Rubbish bags and gloves will be provided as well as tea and coffee at the end of the event.

We will meet at the Mansfield Visitors Centre, making our way around the Mullum wetlands paths, then heading back through the Railway Precinct, following established pedestrian pathway behind Yencken's, concluding at the Botanic Gardens.

Come and join neighbours and friends at the Gonzaga Reserve for a FREE family friendly Upper Broken Landcare catch-up.

Guest speaker, Andy Matenson, President of Howqua Valley Landcare and Mansfield and District Fly Fishers, will be joining us to discuss Carp, their life cycle, breeding habits, and control methods including the herpes virus.

The carp session will be followed by a BBQ with all welcome.

For further information please contact Up2Us on;

Email: landcare2@up2us.org.au

Ph: 03 5779 1593

Delatite Landcare Group invite you to a spring wildflower walk with local botanist Sue Ablitt from North East Ecology.

Don't miss the opportunity to explore our lovely part of the world and discover native wildflowers right on your doorstep.

Sunday October 29th

10-12pm

Location to be released closer to the date

BYO Picnic Lunch

Strictly limited to 20 participants only!

Click on the ticket link to register for this event, or contact the Up2Us office at landcare2@up2us.org.au or 57791593

Click here to reserve your spot

Please note this is a dog free event.

Come and join Friends of the Rail Trail, Up2Us Landcare Alliance and fellow community members to plant a tree, enjoy the beautiful rail trail and finish up with a sausage sizzle and a chat with friends.

All are welcome to help the Friends of the Rail Trail volunteers to further enhance the rail trail and improve vegetation connectivity for wildlife.

Date: Saturday September 9th 2023

Time: 10am-12pm

Location: Olivers Road on the Rail Trail in Mansfield

To register your interest in attending please follow the link

For further information contact the Up2Us Landcare office on 57791593 or email landcare2@up2us.org.au

A forum to help tackle the problem of deer around homes, farms and nature reserves.

Guest speakers include:

Invasive Species Council,

Vertebrate Pest Management Association of Australia,

Cardinia Deer Man Co.,

DEECA,

Parks Vic,

Victorian Deer Control Community Network (VDCCN),

Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority (GBCMA), Commercial Harvesters,

Hear about deer occurrence and impacts in Eastern Victoria, and the emergence of new ideas and tools in their management.

• Understand current control programs and the legal status of deer and implications for hunters and landowners.

• Hear from local landowners on deer impacts around Mansfield and what has/needs to be done.

• Learn about the current tools and options available for deer management.

• Development of co-operative community programs.

• Meet people who can help manage deer on your property

Up2Us Landcare Alliance would like to invite you to meet with ecologist Angelina Siegrist, ecologist from the Australian National University Sustainable Farms program. Angelina will discuss research from 20 years of ecological monitoring on farms and how to maximise the habitat values of shelterbelts and remnant vegetation.

This interactive workshop includes an overview of the major fungal groups, the basics of identification, ecology and history of fungi. We will then partake in an exciting foray to search for species of interest. Fungal specimens from the local area will be displayed and examined.

Please wear weather appropriate clothing and closed in shoes. Lunch included. BYO Chair.

What can we learn from the lives of fungi? Underground Lovers brings us to our knees, magnifier in hand, to find out.

Please join us for an evening to hear stories from Alison's adventures during the writing of Underground Lovers.

Come and join us for a walk and talk with Pat McVeigh. Pat will be identifying different species in the pasture, explaining why we might be seeing them and options of management.

Up2Us Landcare Alliance would like to invite you to meet with ecologist Angelina Siegrist, ecologist from the Australian National University Sustainable Farms program. Angelina will discuss research from 20 years of ecological monitoring on farms and how to maximise the habitat values of shelterbelts and remnant vegetation.

This session aims to assist landholders with effective control of Blackberries and other woody weeds.

• Herbicide use and the environment

• Control techniques

• When to tackle woody weeds

DATE: Sunday 19th March

TIME: 10am-12pm
LOCATION: Tolmie

The meeting place will be released upon registration.

For further information please contact Up2Us office on 5779 1593 or email Rhiannon at landcare2@up2us.org.au

Register Here

Up2Us Landcare Alliance would like to invite you to a workshop with the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) & Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) to learn about the effects of feral pigs on our local environment.

The aim of this event is to inform and connect landholders to integrate a community lead approach to feral pig control.

To register: www.trybooking.com/CEXYX

Join us for an introduction to beekeeping.

To register please Click Here.

Join Up2Us and Karen Retra, naturalist and Citizen Scientist, for a presentation followed by a walk n talk on our native bees and pollinators. Learn about the beneficial insects found around Mansfield and in your garden. Tea, coffee, and morning tea provided.

Registrations essential: www.trybooking.com/CCUBQ

Delatite Landcare Group invite you to a spring wildflower walk with local botanist Sue Ablitt.

Don't miss the opportunity to explore our lovely part of the world and discover native wildflowers right on your doorstep.

Sunday October 23rd

10-11:30am

Location to be released closer to the date

BYO Picnic Lunch

Strictly limited to 10 participants only!

Join Up2Us Landcare Alliance and David De Angelis (zoological consultant) for a walk around the Mullum Wetlands to:

listen for frogs.

hear about aspects of their biology and habitat.

learn to identify local species.

learn to contribute to citizen science databases; FrogID and iNaturalist.

Registrations essential as numbers are limited. Click Here to register.

Join Dr. Lee Manning and Kirstie Anderson, Project Leader – Innovative Sheep and Beef Networks from Ag Vic for an informative session on sheep health and issues facing landholders in the region.

The information will cover topics

Internal parasites of sheep:

• Types of worms, including Barber’s Pole Worm

• What does resistance mean?

• When to use worm egg counts – timing, which mobs, etc

• How to collect samples and how to interpret the results

• How to do a drench resistance test

• Using integrated worm management to minimise drenching on parasites in sheep, with attention on worms, egg counts, resistance and treatment methods.

• Understanding drench types

• Attendees are invited to bring along your drenches for advice and discussion.

To register for this event click on the link https://www.trybooking.com/CCLMC

Join Up2Us for a spotlight walk ‘n’ talk to learn about our arboreal mammals and other nocturnal critters. Presented by a local ecologist.

Please wear weather appropriate clothing and sturdy, closed toe shoes.

BYO torch.

Registrations essential as numbers are limited.

Click here to register.