ListGarden Program 1.3.1 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:08:02 +1000 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:42:26 GMT Placestories Training http://www.molonglocatchment.org.au/news_&_events.htm#Placestories_Training Placestories is a fun way to record your local knowledge, stories and views on looking after our natural environment or managing sustainable farms.

Placestories is a program that allows you to put photos, music and audio recordings together to create your own mini production. All you need is a still camera, computer and some music or a sound recorder such as an MP3. The Molonglo Catchment Group uses Placestories regularly. Some of our stories can be viewed on our website and we would love to add some of your Placestories too!

The workshop on Thursday 19 April 2012, 9am - 3pm, will show you how to use the program in a practical and easy to follow session.

]]> Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:48:17 +1000 Greening Australia Community Activities - Dates for the diary http://www.molonglocatchment.org.au/news_&_events.htm#GA_Dates Greening Australia have another full season of exciting public events coming up where you can get your hands dirty. Put these dates in your diary and GA will provide more information closer to the time.

  • Sunday 6 May – Centenary of Canberra planting
  • Wednesday 16 May – Open day at GA's Aranda nursery for National Volunteer Week
  • Sunday 3 June – World Environment Day planting
  • Sunday 29 July – National Tree Day planting
]]> Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:45:21 +1000 Queanbeyan Landcare Community walk Cuumbeun Nature Reserve http://www.molonglocatchment.org.au/news_&_events.htm#Queanbeyan_Landcare_Group_Activities Why not join Queanbeyan Landcare on Sunday 6 May for a a community walk from Cuumbeun Nature Reserve (above Queanbeyan to the east on the escarpment) to Greenleigh via the Jumping Creek catchment? Tom Baker and Roger Clement will be your hosts in the first Queanbeyan Landcare walk for 2012.

]]> Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:38:31 +1000 Plant here often? – Landcare for Singles http://www.molonglocatchment.org.au/news_&_events.htm#Plant_here_often_%E2%80%93_Landcare_for_Singles_ Landcare for Singles - Speed Planting Event
Refreshments and Lunch provided

Come and enjoy a morning in the great outdoors planting native trees and shrubs on Sunday 22nd April, from 10:00am. Landcare for singles is a great opportunity to get out and meet new people while doing something positive for the Environment and having a great time.

]]> Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:36:27 +1000 Get on board for National Tree Day! http://www.molonglocatchment.org.au/news_&_events.htm#National_Tree_Day Planet Ark is calling on environment groups, community groups, councils, schools and businesses to get involved in National Tree Day and help inspire people in their communities to learn about their natural environment and do something positive to help protect it for future generations.

This year, National Tree Day is on Sunday 29th July 2012, with Schools Tree Day scheduled for Friday 27th July – however, you may register a site or activity on any day that suits you.

]]> Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:35:21 +1000 FOMM Woody Weeds Working Party http://www.molonglocatchment.org.au/news_&_events.htm#Woody_Weeds_Working_Party Help tackle woody weeds Sunday, 15 April 2012 from 9.00am to 1.00pm at a working party jointly hosted by the Friends of Mount Majura and the Mount Ainslie Weeders in an area which we call the “Common”. Novice Weeders are encouraged to be early for an induction on target weeds and on the safe handling of tools and herbicide. If you don’t want to use herbicide there are plenty of weeds to be pulled and litter to be collected.

]]> Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:33:46 +1000 FOMM Fungi Walk http://www.molonglocatchment.org.au/news_&_events.htm#Fungi_Walk Have you noticed a wide range of toadstools and mushrooms this wet and mild summer?

Join Heino Lepp and the Friends of Mt Majura on Saturday, 14th April at 2pm for a ‘fun-guy’ stroll on Mount Majura and learn about the secrets of fungi, their diversity & ecological importance.

Bring a camera & magnifying lens if you have one. Wear sturdy shoes and sun protection. A gold coin donation to support FoMM conservation work would be appreciated.

]]> Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:31:20 +1000 Rabbit Control in the Molonglo Catchment http://www.molonglocatchment.org.au/news_&_events.htm#Rabbit_Control The rabbit control projects organised by Royalla Landcare and Carwoola Landcare last year appear to have been successful, with reports from many landholders that the rabbit numbers are well down, and some even finding many carcasses.

The Rabbit Control Program will involve a workshop for assessing rabbit numbers, training in calicivirus baiting techniques and assistance and follow up. The workshop will be run by Phil McGrath, from the South East LHPA, and centres around baiting using calicivirus and carrots. Unlike with the use of poisons such as Pindone, calicivirus WILL NOT affect other animals or humans – only rabbits.

Three workshops are being held:

  • Saturday 14th April, 1-3pm at Carwoola Community Hall, Gathering Place (off Douglas Close) Carwoola;
  • Sunday 15th April, 1 -3pm at Jerrabomberra Creek Rural Fire Service shed, 1722 Old Cooma Rd, Royalla (2km from Monaro Hwy towards Queanbeyan)
  • Saturday 21st April, 1-3pm at Burra Community Hall, Burra Road, Burra.
]]> Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:14:40 +1100 Botanical Resource Centre – Plant Identification at Your Fingertips http://www.molonglocatchment.org.au/news_&_events.htm#Botanical_Resource_Centre Open seven days a week, the Botanical Resource Centre is a free facility available for students, researchers, plant surveyors, native plant enthusiasts, amateur botanists or anyone interested in learning how to identify and discover more about Australian plants. The Botanical Resource Centre provides access to a range of electronic plant identifying tools, microscopes and reference books to assist visitors to identify Australian plants.

Every Thursday afternoon and Sunday morning, trained facilitators are available to help new users get started. Appointments can also be made outside these times for a one on one training session. Please call the Visitor Information Centre for details.

For further information on the Botanical Resource Centre, contact the Visitor Information Centre on (02) 6250 9540 or email visitorcentre@anbg.gov.au or visit www.anbg.gov.au/brc.

]]> Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:52:40 +1100 Weed Alert - Fireweed http://www.molonglocatchment.org.au/news_&_events.htm#Weed_Alert_-_Fireweed Fireweed flowers - click for high resolution image

Canberrans are being urged to be on the lookout for a new incursion of weed species that has recently been identified in the ACT – Madagascan Fireweed (Senecio madagascariensis).

“While the weed is commonly found in the surrounding NSW region, this is the first serious incursion of Madagascan Fireweed in the ACT,” said Steve Taylor, Senior Invasive Weeds Officer, ACT Parks and Conservation Service.

»Read more]]> Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:55:06 +1100 M-CHiP 6-Monthly Report January-June 2011 http://www.molonglocatchment.org.au/news_&_events.htm#M-CHiP_6-Monthly_Report_January-June_2011 While eight of the Molonglo Catchment sub-catchments were in the ‘Good’ range in the first half of 2011, many of them scored at the high end and so indicated a creep in catchment health towards ‘Moderate’. This may well be explained by the combined effects of flood recovery phenomena and the sudden return, at the end of March, to unseasonably warm and dry weather, a condition that persisted into the winter months.

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