2023 Events

Plant and Dance

LOCATION: West creek
WHEN: july 2023
PARTNERS: BASS COAST LANDCARE NETWORk, Bass coast shire council, koala awareness program

4,500 trees planted!

Thanks to EVERYONE that came and helped put these plants in the ground. Because of this effort we have been able to create a critical bio-link in a patch of remnant indigenous vegetation in Bass Coast. In the years to come this area will increase critical habitat for our native flora and fauna and sequester carbon. We hope everyone had a great time, embraced the mud and danced the night away with our amazing local artists.

AGM

LOCATION: Gurdies winery
WHEN: march 2023

Here’s our new committee for 2023-2024

All positions were filled at our AGM yesterday and we can’t wait to see what the new team bring into 2023 and 2024.

Thank you to Joel for representing @basscoastlandcarenetwork

Also a big thank you to Kelly Smith for attending and presenting her research to us. She provided us with some practical lessons to take home which can be used to assist in identifying koalas.

Positions elected;

• Chair - Joel Kilgour

• Vice Chair - Jarryd Minahan

• Treasurer - Elsa Burnell

• Secretary - Brita Jobling

• Social Media - Mikayla Irmie and Claire Jobling

• Plus a bunch of new and old general committee members

Kayaking the Macalister River

LOCATION: glenmaggie
WHEN: Feb 2023
PARTNERS: gippsland recreation outdoors, wgcma

There were some sore and tired bodies walking around after the last pair pulled in after our kayaking event. It was all worth it…around 15 willows were identified along the stretch of river and plenty of food was waiting at the finish line.

Huge thank you to Paul and Jade from Gippsland Recreation Outdoors for guiding us down the stretch of river. The crew will head back down to remove the remaining willows.

The organising committee work hard to run events, so when people turn up with smiling faces we really appreciate it!