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2013
May  15

Habitat compensation, growlers and sun moths strategies

 

ScreenHunter_01 May. 15 10.34You may not own land in the growth corridors but you may be interested in some of the costs involved for landholders that want to subdivide and have native vegetation or a threatened species on their land. The actual compensation for removing natural assets is determined by the Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) and is based on the hectares of habitat and the price for that habitat type. A parcel of land may have obligations associated with one or more habitat types.

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2013
Mar  28

Brolga Recovery Group to Visit Penshurst in April

 

When: Sunday 7th April   10: 30 am- 5pm                                                                                                                                               Where: Volcano Discovery Centre, Martin St Penshurst,  BYO drinks, lunch, sunscreen, binoculars, wear sturdy footwear.  RSVP Essential Sue Mudford by 6th April on ph: 03 55995233, mobile: 0477 919 354 or email mudford@hotkey.net.au

Victoria has lost over half its wetlands since European settlement. However, nearly fifty per cent still remain in western Victoria. The Brolga Recovery Group was formed in 2010 to promote increased interest, improved retention, management and protection of these wetlands for brolga and other species. The Group will be meeting on Sunday April 7th and then visiting wetland and brolga sites in the Penshurst area.

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2013
Mar  27

Advisory List for Threatened Vertebrate Fauna 2013

 

The 2007 Advisory List for Threatened Vertebrate Fauna in Victoria was recently reviewed by a panel of experts, and has been replaced by the Advisory List for Threatened Vertebrate Fauna 2013.  A copy of the revised list is attached for your information and can be found on the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) website along with some Frequently Asked Questions about the list.

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2012
Nov  7

 

Brolga Factsheet

A new information sheet about brolgas is now available

Brolga Information Sheet


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2012
Sep  28

Are they Yam Daisies or just flatweeds?

 

Yam daisies may be difficult to identify

Yam daisies may be difficult to identify

Yam daisies used to cover the Victorian Volcanic Plains but now they are seen less often. The species has edible tuberous roots and was once an important source of food for aboriginal people. The introduction of sheep and goats by Europeans had led to the near extinction of the yam daisy. It is also referred to by the common name of Murnong.

The leaves are just starting to appear now soon to be followed by the yellow daisy flowers. Many people have difficulty in telling the difference between flatweeds and yam daisies. The link below may be helpful. Flat weeds are very common in a range of vegetation communities.

This link has a useful key to assist with identification http://vro.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/vrosite.nsf/pages/sip_salt_native_yam


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2010
Aug  29

One Third of the VVP Bandicoot population living in Hamilton

 

bandicoot image

In an article published in the Hamilton Spectator , Saturday 28th, 2010, journalist Stephanie Zevenbergen interviews Richard Hill , DSE Senior Biodiversity Officer and Travis Scicchitano, Conservation Volunteers Australia, team leader about their findings after recent monitoring at the Hamilton Community Parklands.

Eastern Barred Bandicoots are critically endangered and an enclosure was established at the  Hamilton Institute of Rural Learning (HIRL) on the North Boundary Road to minimize predation and assist breeding. Of the 250 bandicoots in Victoria, 80 are living in and around the Community Parklands!

This is a great community achievement.  Wildflowers and wildlife coexist at HIRL thanks to the active team of volunteers who maintain the integrity of the site.

Great to see research and achievements getting mainstream acknowledgement.

Read the article here;

Bandicoot article scan (885KB)


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2010
Jul  27

South West Integrated Flora and Fauna Team meeting

 

Title: South West Integrated Flora and Fauna Team meeting
Preliminary Agenda:

Aboriginal Land Management
Location: Various; Registrations essential see  Link out: Click here
Description: Topic: Aboriginal Land Management – increasing understanding of traditional land management practices.
Start Time: 9:45
Date: 2010-07-29
End Time: 12:30


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2010
May  28

Grassy Ground Cover Gazette: grassland restoration news

 

Grassy Ground Gazette

Grassy Ground Gazette

March 2010 edition Grassy Ground Cover Gazette

Click on the link above for the latest version of the ground breaking research into local grassland restoration from a practical and very hands-on mob from Greening Australia, Melb. Uni and a farm near you!

or

go to the Greening Australia website for access to the whole 10 editions since 2006!

http://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/index.php?nodeId=90

These editions are soon to be uploaded in to the VVP CMN library for quick access to this ground- breaking new information on ecological restoration. Make sure you check out the GA website for additional info on the award winning program headed by Paul Gibson-Roy.

Keep us posted of any new information that can be shared with the growing VVP grassland community!!

Cheers

the VVP CMN team!


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2010
May  24

Pimelia, Plains Rice Flower, flowering early in the Lismore area

 

The Nationally listed critically endangered Pimelea spinescens has been sighted flowering in paddocks near Lismore. It is a rare and valued member of the temperate grassland community.

The Spiny Rice-flower is a stunted sub-shrub that grows 5–30 cm in height. It has small, pale yellow flowers and a thick perennial rootstock (Entwisle 1996c; MEL undated; Rye 1990). It has small, green, elliptical leaves, up to 10 mm long and 3 mm wide, and the stems are tipped with spines (TSSC 2003f; DSE 2005). The large tap root can be up to 1.5 m deep (DEWHA 2009a). This plant is listed as Threatened under the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act.

If you have flowering Pimelia on or near your property let us know and send a photo that we can post to the Gallery.

Read the Recovery Plan here; http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/p-spinescens.html

Read More at http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=21980

See a photo and locations here;
http://bird.net.au/bird/index.php?title=Spiny_Rice-flower


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2010
Mar  8

Temperate Grasslands of the Victorian Volcanic Plain

 

 

Temperate grassland of the VVP

Temperate grassland of the VVP

CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
“The native grasslands of Victoria’s Volcanic Plain are listed as critically endangered under the Federal Government’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act.

The listing, reserved for species and ecosystems one step away from extinction, is a recognition of just how close Victoria’s grasslands are to being lost forever. Home to more than 25 nationally threatened species and already recognised as one of Australia’s 15 National Biodiversity Hotspots, the ecology of the Victorian Volcanic Plain has suffered terribly since European settlement.

Ninety-two per cent of its original native vegetation has been cleared and the few remaining patches, often on rocky outcrops unsuitable for intensive agriculture, continue to be destroyed through a combination of raised bed cropping and modern rock-crushing machinery.

In Melbourne’s outer western suburbs, which still retain intact patches of grassland, urban development and weed invasion are ongoing threats.”

Read the full article:

Temperate Grassland of the Victorian Volcanic Plain (PDF – 2 pages, 187kB)


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