Landcare 2013

                                                     

Harcourt Valley Landcare group has lots of activities planned for 2013.


Areas of activity for the Group include:


· A stall at the Appplefest - indigenous plant sales and competition

· Planting and weeding along Barker’s Creek opposite the Fire Station on both sides of the creek

· A walk to look at the rare Ballantinia plant found only on Mount Alexander

· Activities – barbecues, working bees – some shared with Barker’s Creek Landcare group, Landcare bush dance.

· Barker’s Creek / Harcourt Valley Section Local Action Plan - The Harcourt Valley, Barker’s Creek and Harcourt North/ Sedgwick Landcare Groups were successful in gaining a grant to develop a Local Action Plan in a joint project to clean up Barker’s Creek, with steering committee representation from all three Landcare Groups.


We are concentrating on improving the Oak Forest at the moment. Trevor & Jarrod have been organising new barbecues and picnic tables which will be in place late July 2013. New directional signage has been put in place by Landcare – there is a sign directing visitors to the Oak Forest, at the top of Picnic Gully Road and a new interpretive sign is in place in the Oak Forest itself, explaining the history of the forest and some of the species found there.


The Group meets every 2nd Thursday of the month at the ANA Hall/Harcourt Heritage Centre at 7:30 pm. All welcome.


The Group runs regular events on the 4th Sunday of the month, usually starting from Stanley Park at 10am.

 

January 2013

Landcare in Harcourt had a very successful 2012, with lots more activities planned for 2013.

Areas of interest for group members have included:

• · A stall at the Appplefest - indigenous plant sales and competition

• · Planting and weeding along Barker’s Creek opposite the Fire Station on both sides of the creek

• · a display of the rare Ballantinia plant found only on Mount Alexander in the Market Building at an event organised by Max Schlacter the Landcare coordinator based in Castlemaine

• · Activities – a walk on the Mount looking for Ballantinia, barbecues, working bees – some shared with Barker’s Creek Landcare group, Landcare bush dance.

• · Barker’s Creek / Harcourt Valley Section Local Action Plan - The Harcourt Valley, Barker’s Creek and Harcourt North/ Sedgwick Landcare Groups were successful in gaining a grant to develop a Local Action Plan in a joint project to clean up Barker’s Creek, with steering committee representation from all three Landcare Groups.

Our new President is Jarrod Coote, with Vice President Trevor McKay supporting Jarrod after stepping down from the Presidency for 3 years.



We are concentrating on improving the Oak Forest at the moment. Trevor & Jarrod have been organising new barbecues and picnic tables which will be in place soon. New directional signage has been put in place by Landcare – there is a sign directing visitors to the Oak Forest, at the top of Picnic Gully Road and a new interpretive sign is in place in the Oak Forest itself, explaining the history of the forest and some of the species found there.

Our meetings are held on the 2^nd Thursday of every month, commencing on Thursday 14 February at 7.30 pm at the ANA Hall.

We plan to have an activity once a month on the 4^th Sunday of the month.

On Sunday 24 February we will be seed collecting on Mount Alexander, we will meet at 10 am at Stanley Park. Please wear clothing suitable to the weather and bring water and morning tea to share.