Nulla Vale Pyalong West Landcare Group
Members of Nulla Vale Pyalong West Landcare Group live in the granite country west of Pyalong. The Group has been operating for
nearly ten years. Over the years, the Group has undertaken many projects – some current projects are described below. You are
welcome to contact the group and participate in various projects and social events run by the Group.
The Forest Link Project
Nulla Vale Pyalong West Landcare Group is
creating a vegetation link between the Cobaw
Forest in the south west and Tooborac Forest
in the north east of the upper Mollisons Creek
Catchment. The link joins up existing
remnants and vegetated roadways with
revegetation corridors.
Many landholders have provided land, time
and money for the project and Landcare
working bees have provided labour for
fencing and planting.
The Granite Country Seed
Orchard Project
A survey of the vegetation across the Granite
Country by the Landcare Group produced a
list of rare or threatened plants. To improve
the numbers and distribution of these plants,
the Group is establishing a network of Seed
Orchards. Seed collected from the Seed
Orchards will be used in revegetation
projects.
The first seed orchard was established in
2004 on private land. In 2005, the Group
received an Envirofund Grant to establish a
seed orchard on Mollisons Creek at Nulla
Vale. Landowners with an interest in giving a
rare or threatened plant a loving home,
should contact:
Neville Barwick,
Phone: 5423 7305
Rabbit Buster Project
The Project was partly funded by a
Commonwealth Natural Heritage Trust
Envirofund Grants and organised by:
Peter Sanders,
Phone: 9347 6731 or 0412103469
The numbers of rabbits across the granite
county is now very low thanks to the efforts
of landholders and facilitators over many
years. Funding from the State Government
(through the Goulburn Broken Catchment
Management Authority) has assisted
landholders in ripping warrens, removing
cover, poisoning and fumigating.
This work is continuing – rabbits will return
without vigilance – so contact:
Bill Chisholm,
Phone: 5433 5307
Weed Control Program
Weeds are a continuing issue. The Group
operates their own spray unit and has some
funding to offset the cost of chemicals.
Contact:
Don Paterson,
Phone: 5429 1460
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM
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Pyalong West Landcare Group and agree to
abide by & support the decisions taken by the
Executive &/or Group members attending any
General Meeting.
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Membership fee:
$10.00 per family or individual
Mail with payment to:
Colin Paterson,
Hon. Treasurer,
Nulla Vale Pyalong West Landcare
RMB 1015,
Nulla Vale, Vic 3435
Meetings
Meeting dates for 2009:
9 March
8 June
14 September
14 December
Meetings are held alternately at Nulla
Vale Fire Shed and Pyalong Community
Centre. They are social events, with a
share tea or barbecue preceding the
meeting.
For more information, contact
President:
Peter Sanders
Phone: 0412103469
Secretary:
Nancy Hiscock
phone 57 821 419
email:
jmhiscocksonsptyltd@bigpond.com
Treasurer:
Colin Paterson
phone 5429 1525
email: colinpat@bigpond.com
Landcare Coordinator:
Ian Julian
0409 515 630 or 5734 6312
swg_landcare@mitchellshire.vic.gov.au
Mail:
PO BOX 358 Kilmore 3764
Nulla Vale
Pyalong West
Landcare
Group