Cobaw Biolink
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Braemar plants for a purpose
Samantha Lisle and Lucy Sykes, year eight, Braemar CollegeTerm three has been busy for a group of year eight students at Braemar College who worked in partnership with Newham Landcare to plant 180 indigenous plants at the school’s Woodend campus. This project was a part of a community service initiative to replenish an area of…
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On snow gum watch
Dieback identified in snow gum populations on Mount Macedon and surrounds have been flagged as a cause for concern. Macedon Ranges mayor Jennifer Anderson said the snow gum had been identified as a target species to monitor. She said the council wanted to develop a better understanding of where they occurred, and their population health.…
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Protecting precious species
The unassuming little basalt peppercress plant, a nationally endangered species, is being given a new chance of life at the iconic Hanging Rock Reserve. As a result of funding from the state government, Newham and District Landcare group is propagating and planting the nationally endangered basalt peppercress and the matted flax lily. The two species…