Glow Worm Workshop
Join us for an enchanting evening with glow worm expert, David Merritt, as he unveils the fascinating world of glow worms! From 6:30 to 7:30pm, David will share insights into the life and behavior of these luminous creatures, followed by tea, questions, and discussions. Afterward, embark on a magical glow worm walk up the Barham River, experiencing their captivating glow in the wild. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn and explore!
Colac Otway Shire Grant for Shrub Club Community Nursery
We are delighted to advise you that our “Nursery site development” and “Saving Seeds for our Future” applications have been successfully approved for funding in the Colac Otway Shire Grants Program for 2024/2025. Big thanks to Colac Otway Shire for funding these two programs, the money will go towards building a storage shed and potting mix bay at the nursery and the purchase of seed-processing equipment for the use of members and the community for the Ridge to Cape Landcare Group. Unfortunately some other projects weren’t funded; “Weed-Free Hickeys Cutting: A Community Restoration Effort”, “Edible Otways workshop series”, “Gardening for the Wild” and “Otway Ocean Care- Workshops and Social Events” and we will continue to seek funding elsewhere to run these programs
Wild Dog Wetland tree plant Monday 1st of July
Autumn ’24 News
Hi everyone,
Please find attached SOLN’s quarterly newsletter, pages of delightful reading with a hot cuppa about our all of diverse activities over autumn.
View or download here: SOLN Autumn 24 Newsletter
Restoring and repairing ecosystems with Dr. Sacha Jellinek
Join Southern Otway Landcare Network for a FREE public seminar discussing the restoring and repairing ecosystems with Dr. Sacha Jellinek ( Melbourne Water & The University of Melbourne).
FRIDAY 26th APRIL, 4pm.
Apollo Bay Community Hall, 4 Whelan Street, Apollo Bay.
Sacha has a particular interest in restoration ecology and the role that local communities play in natural resource management. He has worked as an ecologist for WWF-Australia, Greening Australia and the South Australian Government and in 2021 won the Ecological Society of Australia Members Service Prize.
Sacha will talk about considerations for land managers/stewards undertaking re-vegetation projects, the importance of monitoring sites with meaningful tools, and how climate change is impacting on re-vegetation of our landscapes.
See https://soln.org/calendar/ for more details.
Supported by Colac Otway Shire Council, Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, and Barwon Water, and brought to you by Southern Otway Landcare Network
Bonsai Workshop
Ever wanted to learn how to make a bonsai but not sure where to start? Come along and learn how to make your own bonsai hosted by local Bonsai master Barry Woods. The workshop will teach you all about how bonsai-ing works with demonstrated examples, followed by the opportunity to start two of your very own bonsais with expert guidance from Barry. Attendees will receive two plants, pots, soil and wire and a comprehensive 2 hour learning experience.
Tickets are $40pp (all materials, training and tea/coffee and biscuit inclusive).
For those who attended last years events please bring your plants along and we’ll also go through pruning and repotting with the option to do another one or two for those whose plants didn’t enjoy the dry weather as much as we did.
When:
1:30-3:30pm, Wednesday 24th of April or
3pm-5pm, Saturday 27th of April
Where:
Shrub Club Community Nursery, Piggery Lane, Apollo Bay
