Heather McGregor Heather McGregor

Reading the Signs: What Weeds Can Tell Us About Our Farms

Join international author and agricultural consultant Gwyn Jones for a practical farm walk exploring what weeds can reveal about soil condition, disturbance and land management — and how understanding the cause can lead to more effective and sustainable weed management.

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Heather McGregor Heather McGregor

Time to take action on European Wasps

As the weather warms up, European wasps become increasingly active across North East Victoria. An introduced pest, these adaptable wasps can establish large colonies and compete with native insects, while also becoming a nuisance around homes, gardens and outdoor areas.

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Heather McGregor Heather McGregor

Tracking the Bogong Moth’s Big Journey

Every spring, millions of Bogong moths make an incredible journey to the Australian Alps. For North East Victoria, these tiny travellers are an important part of our natural and cultural landscape, providing food for alpine wildlife and connecting generations of people to the High Country.

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Nest Box Corporate Working Bee

Up2Us recently teamed up with AusNet and Zinfra for a corporate working bee, where teams from both organisations joined the Up2Us crew to build and paint 160 habitat boxes.

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Heather McGregor Heather McGregor

Introducing Our New Donation Page

Our new donation page enables the community to directly support local tree planting, nest box installation, and nature education programs.

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Jess Robinson Jess Robinson

Permaculture: More Than Just Growing Food

Discover how the 12 principles of permaculture can help us create more resilient, productive and sustainable gardens and properties — and find out how you can explore them at our upcoming workshop.

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Winter Orchids in the Mansfield Shire

Right now an interesting orchid group is putting on a show. The greenhoods are flowering, and if you know where to look, they're well worth seeking out on your next bushwalk.

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H5 Bird Flu and Our Woodland Birds

Australia already has a long list of threatened and declining woodland birds. For a species already down to small, fragmented populations, mass mortality on a seabird colony scale isn't required to do real damage; even scattered losses can matter when numbers are already thin on the ground.

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