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Leigh Catchment Group Strategy 2017 - 2023

This Leigh Catchment Group Strategy 2017 - 2023 establishes the long-term direction and identifies priority actions for the protection and enhancement of natural and community resources within the Leigh Catchment Group area.

Full Leigh Catchment Group Strategy 2017 - 2023 pdf (7MB)

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LCG_Strategic_Plan_2017-2023_At_A_Glance.pdf (3MB)

Actions_Tables_LCG_Strategic_Plan_2017-2023 (840KB)

Join Leigh Catchment Group

Are you >>

a member of an associated Landcare group of the Leigh Catchment Group area?
Or a Landholder within the Leigh Catchment Group area?
Or a person who supports the purpose of the Leigh Catchment Group?

You are eligible to become a member and help continue to improve our local environment!

~ Read more about Membership ~

About Us

Working together to achieve sustainable ecosystems, agriculture and communities.

The Leigh Catchment Group (LCG) is a network of eight Landcare groups in the Corangamite region of South West Victoria. For over 20 years Landcare Groups in our network have been bringing all members of the community together to maintain, protect and repair the fragile environment in our landscape.

Our Landcare Groups and landowners have and continue to deliver numerous projects on farmland, urban, public land, and small semi-rural properties. The results show that landholders, working together with the community and with the support of government initatives we can delivery significant and manageable habitiat change

In total, our network covers an area of 890 square kilometres, within the catchments of the Yarrowee and Leigh Rivers. The Leigh Catchment contains a diverse range of topograhic features from gently undulating hills, wide valleys and river flats, to steep escarpments and rocky gorges.

Our catchments supports areas of significant remnant native vegetation including forests, woodlands, grasslands and weltlands which provide important fauna habitat values.

We encourage all members of the community to become involved in our groups activities, to help us reach our vision of "Working together to achieve sustainable ecosystems, agriculture and communities".

Current Projects

Finding Ballarat and Beyonds Frogs

ggf in hand The Yarrowee-Leigh Catchment Group received a threatened species grant from the state government to undertake a frog project.

We are focusing on the Growling Grass Frog known to inhabit the dams at Narmbool Estate where we will establish ideal habitat through fencing and revegetation. The second part of the project is about involving the public in collecting frog recordings from around Ballarat and beyond. This will help to provide base data of which frog species are living where so we can help protect them.

If you are interested in being involved all you have to do is join the wildlife database Bowerbird, a take a clear recording of frog calls using your smart phone and upload them to our newly established database group - Ballarat and Beyond Froggers. Then wildlife experts will be able to identify your call.

If you have any questions please contact Jane on jane@leighcatchmentgroup.org or 0426 873 202.

We will also be running training days and frog survey events so stay tuned to our events page and Facebook page.

2018 AGM & Board Information

Board Resources

Yarrowee Leigh Catchment Group AGM

6:00pm, Monday the 8th of October.

Clarkesdale Bird Sanctuary, 376 Linton-Piggoreet Road, Happy Valley.

Everyone is welcome to attend. RSVP is essentual if you are attending. Please RSVP to Nick on 0455 147 398.

The Yarrowee Leigh Catchment Group Board consists of people who are members of one of the Landcare Groups which make up the Leigh Catchment Network or landholders within the Leigh Catchment Group. We hold at least six Board meetings annually. Our Board meeting dates our advertised on the events calendar on our home page.

Our Board member are passionate about the environment and are committed to Landcare principles at the whole catchment level. If you would like to find out more information about the Yarrowee Leigh Catchment Group Boards activities please view the following links:

Yarrowee Leigh Catchment Group Incorporated, Rules for the Committee of Management (known as the Board)

Yarrowee Leigh Catchment Group Constitution YLCG_Constitution_Final.pdf351.58 KB07/08/2018, 13:31

To become a member of the Yarrowee Leigh Catchment Group please view the follow links:

Information_sheet_explaining_how___membership_works_Aug_2017_Draft.pdf127.15 KB24/08/2017, 15:03

Nomination-Application_for_Membership_of_the_Yarrowee_Leigh_Cactchment_Group_Inc.pdf79.39 KB24/08/2017, 15:03

To become a Board Member, please complete the nomination form below for the 2018 Annual General Meeting

AGM_Nomination_and_self_nomination_Form_2018.pdf115.62 KB07/08/2018, 13:37

Draft minutes of the 2017 Annual General Meeting

Draft_minutes_of_2017_AGM.pdf184.3 KB07/08/2018, 13:41

Board Meeting Summmaries

Minutes 2015 AGM

16 August 2016 Board Talk

5 April 2016 Board Meeting Summary

Board Agendas

Agenda 9 May 2017.pdf345.23 KB19/08/2017, 13:38

Agenda 28 March 2017.pdf244.27 KB19/08/2017, 13:38

Agenda 14 February 2017.pdf361.78 KB19/08/2017, 13:38

AGM Agenda October 2016.pdf275.2 KB19/08/2017, 13:38

16 August 2016 Board Meeting Agenda.pdf269.12 KB19/08/2017, 13:38

Board Meeting Agenda 19 July 2016.pdf282.14 KB19/08/2017, 13:38

Board Meeting Agenda 17 May 2016.pdf289.37 KB19/08/2017, 13:38

Summary of LCG Board Meeting 5 April 2016.pdf284.25 KB19/08/2017, 13:38

Board Meeting Agenda 16 Feb 2016.pdf232.4 KB19/08/2017, 13:38

Landcare Group Reports

The Landcare Group Report provides an update on activites the different Landcare Groups within the Leigh Catchment Group have been been undertaking and planning for the future.