Inspiring and supporting our community to conserve and restore Brunswick Valley's
natural environment from forest to foreshore
natural environment from forest to foreshore
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Inspiring and supporting our community to conserve and restore Brunswick Valley's natural environment from forest to foreshore |
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Brunswick Valley Landcare exists to support the many volunteers who commit their time and energy to the preservation and rehabilitation of the Brunswick Valley's natural environment. Locality groups are the strength of the Landcare movement and the reason for its extraordinary nationwide success. Locality groups undertake a wide range of projects in their local areas, and particularly the weeding, replanting and maintenance of sites in need of rehabilitation. The list below shows locality groups in the Brunswick Valley Catchment, together with contact information. Would group leaders please provide current contact and work day information, plus news items and photos of their group's activities, to: brunsvalley@optusnet.com.au. Please put 'Locality group' in the subject line of the email. Groups are listed in alphabetical order. Scroll down to find information about groups you are interested in. |
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Bindaree |
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Blue Butterfly Reserve Locality Group Contact: Megan. megan@nrcf.org.au Tel: 66801974 The group will work on regenerating a small area of bushland in a council reserve, doing wildlife surveys first to allow monitoring of the success of the project in creating new habitat. The group has a strong focus on involving young people in Landcare. If you are interested in getting involved contact Megan . |
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Brunswick Heads Dunecare Work days: Second Sunday monthly, 9am to noon (8am start in summer) Brunswick Heads Dunecare Locality Group works on several locations from Torakina Reserve south to the Tyagarah Nature Reserve. The group's objective is to re-establish littoral rainforest vegetation which would have existed prior to sand-mining disturbance. There is a wonderful collection of birdlife and a resident colony of wallabies on the site. Work involves planting, mulching, some fencing, seed collection, and weed control. Photo shows members of the Brunswick Heads Dunecare group working with Byron Shire Council bush regenerators in an area being cleared of bitou bush. |
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Brunswick Heads Locality Group |
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Brushbox Drive/High Ridges Locality Group Work days: Second Saturday monthly, and fourth Thursday. Brushbox Locality Group works on seven rural residential sites on ridge-land off Left Bank Road dividing the Mullumbimby Creek and Main Arm catchments. Work includes tree planting (up to 300 on one site in May 2006) and fencing off sites from cattle to promote natural vegetation. |
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Byron Bird Buddies Contact: Sarah Harris 6680 7607 or 0427 027 072. birdbuddygroup@yahoo.com.au For more information about Byron Bird Buddies, click here |
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Cavvanbah Dunecare Group Contact: Bob Levett 6685 8616 The Cavvanbah Dunecare Group has been re-established to look after a small remnant of
littoral rainforest in Byron Bay.
The forest is flourishing on a
100 m section of Cavvanbah St. It is typical of vulnerable fragmented stands on the NSW coast and is protected under threatened species legislation. |
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Chincogan Corridor |
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Coral Avenue Locality Group This Locality Group works on restoring and expanding riparian sites on the Brunswick River on the outskirts of town by the Mullumbimby Showgrounds. Lots of tree planting and weed control. |
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Durrumbul Locality Group Durrumbul Locality Group works at Durrumbul on riparian habitat along Main Arm Creek. A number of properties are involved which have received NRCMA and Envirofund funding. |
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| Early Bird Locality Group Contact: Nina Bishop 66841263 sunshadowdesigns@hotmail.com |
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Green & Clean Awareness Team Working bees in Byron Bay. |
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Heritage Park Locality Group Volunteers are needed for this newly-formed Mullumbimby group to assist with weeding, bush regeneration and new plantings to maintain and expand this splendid arboretum of our local rainforest trees. Working bees will start in late February. |
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Jingatee Locality Group Jingatee group has been work at what is now the Jingatee Nature Reserve at Billinudgel for five years. The site is the largest remnant of lowland sub-tropical rainforest remaining in the Brunswick Catchment. Work concentrates on weed control in the remnant and encouraging natural regeneration at the edges of the forest. |
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Lagoon Drive Wetland |
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Marshalls Creek/The Pocket Locality Group Marshalls Creek Locality Group has been carrying out restoration of riparian vegetation and habitat on various properties on Marshalls Creek in the Upper Pocket area over several years. In 2005 an Envirofund project enabled the clearing of coral tree and madeira vine infestations and removal of 800 dumped tyres in the creek. A number of landowners have been assisted to plant native trees and fence off up to 800 metres of creek to promote regeneration, control weeds, and improve water quality. This work is ongoing. |
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Mullumbimby Creek/Gateway Locality Group The Gateway Locality Group has been working on Lower Mullumbimby Creek upstream from the Azalea Street Bridge and downstream from the high school, clearing camphors and other weeds and replanting native riparian vegetation along the creek. |
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New Brighton Dunecare Work days: Contact: Bill Duffy 6680 1668 wkduffy@iinet.auor Susan Tornaros 6680 3104 susan2403@optusnet.com |
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North Byron Shire Coastal Locality Group North Byron Shire Coastal Locality Group is working to rehabilitate habitat on a site in Rangal Road, on the Fern Beach Estate. Some hundreds of trees have been planted and mulched at the site. |
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Shearwater Landcare Locality Group Shearwater Locality Group works on the riparian zone and associated habitat along Mullumbimby Creek within the grounds of Shearwater School. Since 1997, pupils at the Shearwater Steiner School have been regenerating a kilometre of bushland along the creek banks, with support from the locality group, staff and parents. More than 5000 native trees, shrubs and grasses have been planted since the project began. Ken Ohlsson teaches bush regeneration to Year 7 students at the school who take part in the project. The photo shows Ken with a new planting at the Shearwater site. |
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South Golden Beach Dunecare Work days: Contact: Ian Parer 6680 5958 ianparer@hotmail.com
Photo shows landcarers at a South Golden Beach field day organised by Ian Parer (second from right). March 2007. Photo by Georgia Beyer. |
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Suffolk Park Dunecare Suffolk Park Dunecare group works at various sites along the littoral zone at Suffolk Park on weed control and planting of native species. |
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Tristran Parade Locality Group The Tristram Parade Locality group works off Left Bank Rd, Mullumbimby in the High Ridges Estate. Monthly working bees on neighbouring properties. |
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Tyagarah Locality Group Tyagrah Locality Group is concentrating on riparian plantings along Simpsons Creek, with the help of Envirofund. Significant new plantings have now connected two previous Landcare plantings from 1998 and 2003. Currently the group is experimenting with new weed control methods with encouraging results. Interested landcarers are welcome to inspect the site. |
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Upper Main Arm Locality Group This long-established locality group continues to work on riparian restoration adjacent to Kohinur Hall in Upper Main Arm. |
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Upper Mullumbimby Creek
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Yalakool Locality Group This site is in Ocean Shores and is unique in that it is approximately four hectares of bushland, admittedly badly infested with garden escapees and other weeds, right in suburbia. Yalla-Kool Drive along with Warrambool forms part of a boundary on the north and western side. Here you can see where long term locals along with council assistance have for many years looked after the top area and planted it with local and exotic species. The council land extends right down to an exit in Rajah Road. |
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Yelgun Locality Group Yelgun Locality Group is participating in a campaign to restore threatened lowland rainforest habitat in the Brunswick Catchment. As part of this program Yelgun was chosen by BVL to be one of three sites to receive funds for on-ground works, planning and training from an Environmental Trust Grant. |
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