Biolinks Alliance
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Nature repair needs accelerator funding
A local environmental alliance is reminding federal election candidates of the toll natural disasters take on central Victorian communities already struggling with a cost-of-living crisis. Biolinks Alliance and 12 of its member groups said repairing nature was vital to mitigating the impacts of droughts, floods and fires and their flow-on effects. “For so many at…
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Feral deer forum
Feral deer have been spreading across the state for decades and are now emerging as a serious issue for the central Victorian community. Feral deer can have a devastating impact on nature, farmers, foresters, gardeners and are a danger to road users. A forum is being held in Malmsbury on Sunday June 30 to raise…
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Conservation on your land
Have you ever thought about how to better protect, improve and enhance the environment on your land? Hear from Kyneton’s Dr Sophie Bickford, executive director of Victorian-based Biolinks Alliance, at the upcoming Kyneton Horticultural Society event to find out. Discover more about community connected conservation and how small and accessible initiatives on your land can…
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Sharing knowledge across time
“Dear 2072” begins the inscription that will sit beside the time capsule buried last week at Kyneton Primary School. “This time capsule holds a snapshot of the natural treasures of the Greenhill to Black Hill biolink in 2022. We share our knowledge of this time, to help inform the future. “It is our hope that…
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Artists put environmental treasures into focus
Few know the value and majestic power of natural landscapes more deeply than visual artists. It’s no wonder then, that so many artists have donated their time and art for the Treasures of This Land exhibition and art auction, that seeks to preserve and protect the treasures of our natural environment here in the Macedon…
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Protecting the treasures of this land
Have you ever seen a platypus in the Campaspe River, or a koala at Black Hill Reserve? Sadly, sightings of these iconic animals are becoming rarer and rarer, but a group of landholders whose properties stretch from Greenhill in Mount Alexander to Black Hill Reserve north of Kyneton are working to change that. The first…
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Giving new life to the creek
Recent community planting days were a major milestone in locals’ plans to restore Snipes Creek at Greenhill so it once again sends clean water into the Campaspe River, into which it flows, and supports thriving natural ecosystems. Students, teachers and parents from Kyneton Primary School’s Sustainability Group kicked off two days of planting the floodplain…
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A win for ecosystems
Local conservation group Biolinks Alliance has secured a $495,000 three-year grant from The Ian Potter Foundation to support connection and conservation of central Victorian landscapes and species. Biolinks executive director Sophie Bickford said she was thrilled to receive the funding, which came at a critical time for central Victorian species. Some local species were among…
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Nature needs you
In cities and towns across the globe, people are taking walks in nature, seeking solace in nature – and yet nature needs us more than ever. That’s the call from local environmental group Biolinks Alliance, amid growing concerns the coronavirus is deflecting urgent attention from the climate and biodiversity crisis. “So many of us are…