Welcome to Leigh Catchment Group - your local Landcare network.

Stop Press:Urgent biodiversity projects to fit Biodiversity Fund criteria needed as soon as possible. (Check http://www.environment.gov.au/cleanenergyfuture)

Download and fill in the Expression of Interest 2012 form and return to Jenny Ryle at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or sent to POX 167 Buninyong by January 23rd 2012 at the very latest.

 Our LCG winners at the Corangamite Landcare Awards went to Government House in Melbourne on November 16th, including Roly Nam (Corangamite Individual Landcarer Award) , David Turley (Chair of Upper Williamson's Landcare Group who had won Best Corangamite Community group) and Andrea Mason who had been nominated in the Landcare heroes catergory.

We were delighted to see that Andrea had been recognised on the Roll of Honour for her 15 years of service to Landcare, so well done to her!

It was a great day seeing so many dedicated Landcarers in one place from all over Victoria.

David Turley (left to right) pictured here with Roland Nam and Andrea Mason.   

 National Tree Day Plantings 2011

Sun 24 July  Union Jack Creek in Buninyong.  Community members planted out 120 trees along the western side of this creek  and Ballarat Christian College planted another 300! 

Sun 31 July  Crown land next to the Yarrowee river at the end of Glassons Road has been the focus for the Napoleon/Enfield Landcare group for several years now.  They put in 300 trees and shrubs to continue the creation of this woodland.

Sun 31 July For the tenth year in a row, Garibaldi Environment Group has taken up the National Tree Day challenge with  150 more Yarrowee riverside plantings on the South Durham Bridge reserve.     

 Sun 7 August . Plantings will extend the koala habitat of the Mount Buninyong Walking Trail at Ogilivie Lane.  225 new trees and shrubs,  including the specially grown Aciaia nanodealbata or Dwarf Silver Wattle, a rare tree to this area, were put in along along this stretch of trail where recent rabbit control work has been done.