Bird Week in Melton 2017
Bird Week in Melton MEG will be hosting Bird Week in Melton in 2017 in partnership with City of Melton, from Wednesday 25th October to Friday 3rd November. Our theme […]
Wattle Day
September 1st is the first day of spring, and is recognised as Wattle Day in Australia. Wattle Day is an appropriate day to be celebrated by environmentalists in Australia. According […]
Planting at Brookfield Saturday 2nd September 2017
On Saturday 2nd September MEG & Brookfield Village Landcare returned to plant at Brookfield. In June we had intended to plant in the corridor between two patches of woodland, […]
Nest boxes at Brookfield in Melton
Our Brush-tailed Possum that was rudely dislodged from its home during the torrential rainfall in April has returned. The drenching deluge dislodged the nestbox in which it had […]
Diamond Firetails (& other birds) in Melton Gilgai Woodland
A recent walk through Melton Gilgai Woodland in June found 26 bird species. Of special interest were the elusive Diamond Firetails. Following their calls tracked them down to the southern […]
King Parrots (& other birds) at Reedy Swamp, Shepparton
Three King Parrots were recently seen beside Reedy Swamp near Shepparton. King Parrots are not native to Shepparton so perhaps they are escapees. The green colour seemed a bit dullish […]
Assisting regrowth of Greybox trees in Strathtulloh Woodland
Bronwyn, Evelyn & Annabelle with painted stake In May 2017 about 20 Greybox saplings in Strathtulloh Woodland (beside Toolern Creek) were recently marked with brightly painted stakes by Daryl, Bronwyn, […]
