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FREE - BVL's guide to planting your own native garden

Book coverBrunswick Valley Landcare has published the first planting guide specifically written to promote biodiversity for gardens in the Byron Shire. The Guide is a free 40-page booklet packed with information and colour photos to help you design, plant and maintain your own garden with species that are local to the area. Available from: Bangalow - Charlotte's Market; Brunswick Heads - Post Office; Burringbarr - Rainforest Nursery; Byron Bay - Leisurescapes (Industrial Estate), Byron Community Centre, Green Garage; Clunes: Clunes - General Store; Dunoon - Firewheel Rainforest Nursery; Federal - Federal General Store; Mullumbimby - Byron Shire Council, Mullumbimby Creek Native Nursery, Mullumbimby Community Gardens; New Brighton - New Brighton Shop; Ocean Shores - Ocean Shores Country club; Suffolk Park - SPAR supermarket. To download a copy click on the cover photo (right).

Who we are:

Brunswick Valley Landcare is a volunteer community organisation supporting Landcare & Dunecare groups and landholders in the Brunswick River Catchment of New South Wales. Click anywhere on this text to learn more about us.
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Natural resource and environment news from around the Byron shire.

To read or download the ENEWS click anywhere on this text.

Caring for our Country website

The Australian Government's natural resource management website Caring for our Country gives easy access to information about funding opportunities and program outcomes. To visit it, click here. www.nrm.gov.au


Bush tucker species

Click on this text for a full list of bush tucker species to be found in the Yalakool Reserve at Ocean Shores, planted and maintained by the Yallakool locality group.

Brunswick Catchment

catchment map


Click on the image to see an enlarged map of the Brunswick River Catchment.

 

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To contact CSO

Wendy Gibney: 6626 7028 or
wendy.gibney@byron.nsw.gov.au

To contact BVL Project officer James Mayson:
jamesmayson@dodo.com.au

Wild Byron
Kingdom of green frog dreaming by Neil Goldie

Green frog dreaming

Bush Futures support for Landcare and Dunecare groups
Funds are available through Byron Shire Council’s Bush Futures project for Landcare groups working in urban areas. For more information click <here> or contact Angus Underwood on 66267219 or angus.underwood@byron.nsw.gov.au

BVL Memberships

To renew your membership contact Jane Wickers 6684 6212 or jane_wickers@ekit.com for more information.

 

BVL biodiversity poster
The poster, designed by Lucinda Cox with Jo Green and extra support from Andy Baker, features stunning images of 14 of Byron Shire's ecological communities alongside informative text.

The poster is free to all BVL members and you can pick up one or (or more) for anyone who you think would find it worthy of a little wall space in their home. It will be available at most BVL events during the year, from the front counter at Byron Council, or from BVL's project officer James Mayson (jamesmayson@dodo.com).