Join our Landcare members and hear from a long-term volunteer and Shire representative talk about Mount Eliza Regional Park, its past present and future. Post-talk, we'll treat some woody weeds. Stay for a BBQ and a cuppa after the tour and working bee Site Tour and Talk: 10.00 -11.00 Working Bee: 11.00 – 12.30 BBQ […]

Join Balcombe and Mooroduc Landcare and  local environmentalist Hansi Wegner from The Crew at Daangean - Citizen Science, to hear about their work helping survival of the Long-Neck Turtles within the reservoir. A working bee will follow Hansi’s talk, and involve some planting and weed removal to improve the shoreline for turtle nesting later in […]

Members and friends of the Balcombe & Moorooduc Landcare Group, are invited to join us for a Landcare activity on a local farm on Sunday  22nd May. Balcombe and Moorooduc Landcare Group are one of 2 Landcare groups on the Mornington Peninsula  that have been provided funding this year to create a Biolink/wildlife corridor, linking […]

Balcombe & Moorooduc Landcare Group invites you to a Landcare working bee at Tanglewood Estate When: 10 am Sunday 25th September Join us for an inspiring visit and working bee on a beautiful 100 acre property in Dromana. Meet the owners Chris and Donna McEvoy and see their work regenerating the natural environment. We’ll also […]

Our next B&M Landcare Activity is a farm visit and working bee on Sunday morning 20th November 10 am to 1.30pm. We will be guests on a beautiful 120-acre property in the hills just South of the Briars at 105 Range Rd, Mt Martha. The owners, Barry and Lynne Fitzpatrick, are keen to restore parts […]

Our first B & M Landcare Activity for 2023 is planned for my place in Mt Martha in 4 weeks’ time on Sunday morning 23rd April at 10 am to 12.30 pm.   This will be followed by a free BBQ if you can stay on for a bit longer. Leeanne and I started off here in […]

The countdown is on ... please join us at 2023 National Tree Day - Sunshine Reserve, Mount Martha on Sunday 30 July 9 am - 12 pm. With thanks to the Shire and our wonderful sponsors we have 1250 native trees, shrubs and grasses to put in the ground. Pia and the Naturelinks team have been busy preparing […]

The next BMLandcare activity is a farm visit/working bee at Rick and Monica Cid's horse training property in Foxey’s Rd, Merricks North Sunday 19th Nov, in 3 weeks’ time. It should be an interesting morning hearing from Monica and Rick about their vision for their property including building biolinks for wildlife,  removing all the weeds […]

BERG Field officer Liz Barraclough and President Eric Smalley will be present and will give us an understanding about the ecological challenges facing the Balcombe Estuary habitat. From there we will be assisting the BERG members with weed control of some exotic garden plants such as infestations of English Ivy, Bridal Creeper and Arum Lily. […]