You are invited to attend the Southern Otway Agriculture Forum Friday 25th and Saturday the 26th May, 2012 Creative Land Management Solutions from Small Acreage to Broad Acre Day 1 Keynote Speaker Mike Keogh, Executive Director, Australian Farm Institute: Carbon Farming Initiative and trends in Agriculture Doug McNeill, Shire of Colac Otway: Planning schemes and [...]
Macro photography workshop Don’t forget that on the evening of Thursday the 8th of December, the president of the Southern Otway Landcare Network Ros Jamieson will presenting a workshop on the art of macro (close up) photography. Ros is a passionate and experienced photographer and her workshop is suitable for all skill levels. Bring your [...]
The Leigh Catchment Group, in partnership with the Buninyong and District Community Bank, is running a Biochar production and farm business workshop on Friday 26th August. Speakers will include a biochar production specialist, and speakers including lawyers, accountants and agricultural advisors. Places are limited, so if you’re interested contact the Leigh Catchment Landcare Group to [...]
The Southern Otway Landcare Network (SOLN) has been lucky enough to obtain 3 colonies of the winter active dung beetle Bubus Bison. Each colony is worth over $700 and contains over 1000 individuals. These colonies will be given to three lucky participants at our Field Day on Tuesday 19th July 2011 at the Hordern Vale [...]
The Southern Otway Landcare Network is pleased to announce two fantastic workshops in late June. These workshops showcase the knowledge of two local people who will be sharing their incredible skills to kick off our new program, the 2011 Landcare Lectures. Practical Herb Gardening with Judi Forrester Come and join us for this informative talk [...]