Delatite Landcare Group and Up2Us Landcare Alliance are excited to share the successes of the Soil Biology and Climate Resiliene field days held earlier this month, having highlighted and celebrated the importance of soil and its relevance in contributing to a healthy community.

Yesterday, Up2Us and the Fords Creek Landcare Group launched the first of their monthly volunteer mornings focused on caring for Fords Creek in the Mansfield Botanic Gardens.

Local landholders are invited to join the Upper Broken Landcare Group for an informative and practical Willow Control Workshop to be held at Gonzaga Reserve. The event will run from 10:00am to 1:00pm and aims to equip landholders with the knowledge and tools needed to effectively manage willows along their waterways.

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Last week we were thrilled to welcome Maggie, a work experience student and aspiring environmental leader, to Up2Us Landcare Alliance.

Landholders in the Mansfield Shire now have the opportunity to complete essential chemical training without the hassle of travelling long distances or paying full price. Thanks to generous subsidies, two practical courses are being offered locally for just $50 per person – a huge saving from the usual $380 fee.

Up2Us Landcare Alliance is excited to share that all 100 stock-proof tree guards and indigenous eucalypt seedlings offered through our recent initiative have now been distributed to landholders across the Mansfield Shire.

On Saturday evening, community members gathered at the Tolmie Recreation Reserve for our second Nocturnal Neighbours spotlighting event.

Up2Us is pleased to announce funding has been secured through the Partnerships Against Pests program to provide subsidised Agricultural Chemical Users Permit (ACUP) training for local landholders. This valuable opportunity supports our community's efforts to effectively manage pest animals and weeds on private property.

Samantha Armstrong, Engagement Officer for Vertebrate Pests at Agriculture Victoria, shared expert insights into integrated rabbit control, emphasising strategies like coordinated baiting, warren destruction, and timing interventions with rabbit breeding cycles.

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Despite a cold evening at Blue Range Creek Campground, 14 locals joined ecologist Bertram Lobert for our first spotlighting adventure—and we were rewarded with 8 sightings of the endangered Southern Greater Glider!

Each autumn, after the first rains fall across Mansfield and the surrounding high country, you might notice large moths fluttering around outdoor lights and windows. These impressive insects are rain moths — one of Australia's most fascinating and little-understood native species.

Delatite Landcare Group are thrilled to announce our upcoming field day featuring Regenerate Earth founder and soil microbiology expert Phill Lee. This must-attend event will transform how you understand the relationship between your farming practices and the health of your land. 

In a rare and exciting discovery, a Varanus rosenbergi—better known as Rosenberg’s goanna or the heath monitor—was recently recorded just south-west of Mount Samaria in north-east Victoria.

A new Weeds of Mansfield Shire poster is now available to help identify and manage 24 common weed species found across the region.

Twelve participants, young and old, gathered at Mt. Terrible Wines to learn about native pollinators with Karen Retra. Karen, known for her deep passion for nature and native bees, delivered an engaging presentation on the importance of pollinators in our gardens.

In late 2023, a striking sighting was made near Barjarg that caught the attention of a local nature enthusiast—a Lace Monitor displaying the rare and beautiful Bell’s form.