Free Film Night: Landcare Is For Everyone
2025-02-07 19:15 - 21:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Flinders Civic Hall, 56 Cook Street, Flinders, Victoria, 3929, Australia
Join the Main Creek Catchment Landcare Group for an inspiring Short Film selection showcasing how every member of a community can find their place in preserving and restoring the beauty of our natural spaces.
This free community event offers a chance to connect with like-minded individuals, enjoy thought-provoking cinema, and engage with opportunities for preserving our local environment. Intermission will be accompanied by complimentary cinema snacks.
All are welcome because Landcare Is For Everyone (L.I.F.E.)!
Please arrive for seating from 7:15pm, screening to commence at 7:30pm
Registrations at Try Booking are essential. Book your free ticket via the link or QR code below:
Film Night | Main Creek Landcare Tickets, Flinders Civic Hall, Flinders | TryBooking Australia

There will be free popcorn and choc tops at interval.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Main Creek Landcare - Morning Tea & Guided Flora Walk
2025-02-16 10:00 - 12:00 | 130 Hyslops, 130 Hyslops Road, Main Ridge, Vic
You are invited to help us welcome our new members and learn more about Main Creek Landcare and what is planned for 2025.
When: Sunday February 16th 10.00 am – 12.00 noon
Where: 131 Hyslops Road, Main Ridge
Enter by the first gate, which is directly opposite number 130 ‘Panorama’. Please shut the gate and follow the drive up to the top of the hill.
What to bring: all the usual things – hat, sunscreen, water bottle, sturdy shoes etc…. we will supply the refreshments 😊
RSVP: at Trybooking https://www.trybooking.com/CYHEH
Note- this event will not be cancelled due to weather (other than fire) as we have good rain protection.
Contact: Amanda Jane on 0417 363 425 / ajbreidahl @gmail.com

How to Control Rabbits on your Property
2025-02-22 10:00 - 12:00 | Carranya, 356 Baldrys Road, Main Ridge, VIC, 3928, Australia
Rabbits are a direct threat to indigenous vegetation and seriously disadvantage native animals due to competition for food and habitat. They cause soil instability and land degradation, threatening the environment, undermining structural assets and contributing to losses in agriculture.
Come and learn how to effectively control rabbits on your property using best practice methodology.
Guest speakers and onsite demonstrations by:

Mornington Peninsula Landcare Network (integrated and coordinated pest control)
Timberscope (baiting and Fumigation or rabbit warrens)

You will learn about the tools available to reduce rabbit numbers and how to avoid off-target damage to wildlife.
Presented by the Mornington Peninsula Landcare Network as part of the ‘Partnering Against Pests on the Peninsula – a Landcare approach’ project.
Please wear suitable clothing for the weather and conditions, including hat, sunscreen and sturdy closed footwear.
There will be coffee and morning tea provided.
Cost: Free
Registrations: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/how-to-control-rabbits-on-your-property-tickets-1110952832829?aff=oddtdtcreator

Partnering to tackle Pests on the Peninsula – a Landcare approach is supported by the Victorian Government through the Partnerships Against Pests program.

Red Hill Show
2025-03-08 10:00 - 16:00 | Red Hill Recreation Reserve, 184 Arthurs Seat Road, Arthurs Seat, VIC, 3937, Australia
Come along and meet the 2024 Victorian Landcare Award winner, Mornington Peninsula Landcare Network, at the 2025 Red Hill Show.
We will have lots of helpful information to assist landholders in their own conservation efforts, including informative brochures and weed displays.
Come and learn about the projects we are running this year, which include the Partnerships Against Pest Project and the Meet Your Bushland Initiative.
Our friendly volunteers will be on hand to answer any questions you may have.
We will be hosting a stall in the environment section along with other environmental groups including the Mornington Peninsula Koala Conservation group and the Westernport Biosphere Foundation.

How to Develop a Weed Management Plan
2025-03-09 10:00 - 12:00 | Balnarring Community Hall, 3035 Frankston-Flinders Road, Balnarring, Victoria, Australia
Without an effective plan of attack, the task of controlling weeds can seem overwhelming. This workshop provides a practical approach to help landholders determine what’s achievable, where to start, and how to develop an ongoing strategy for managing environmental weeds on their property.
The outcomes of environmental weed management can be substantially improved by approaching the task with a plan. A well thought-out plan that takes a strategic approach can make weed management tasks easier, more achievable and can result in significant savings of time, effort and money.
Delivered by EcoSkills, this workshop will help you to gain the knowledge and skills to create a well thought out Weed Management Plan for your property, from setting goals, priorities to timing, methodology, and monitoring for adaptive management.
Presented by the Mornington Peninsula Landcare Network as part of the ‘Partnering Against Pests on the Peninsula – a Landcare approach’ project.
Please wear suitable clothing for the weather and conditions, including hat, sunscreen and sturdy closed footwear.
There will be coffee and morning tea provided.
Cost: Free
Partnering to tackle Pests on the Peninsula – a Landcare approach is supported by the Victorian Government through the Partnerships Against Pests program.
Register for your free ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/how-to-develop-a-well-thought-out-weed-management-plan-tickets-1112135409949?aff=oddtdtcreator

The Bradley Method of Sensitive Weed Control
2025-03-16 10:00 - 12:00 | Crib Point Community Hall, 7 Park Road, Crib Point
Joan and Eileen Bradley developed a series of weed control and native vegetation recovery techniques know as the ‘Bradley method’. It involves methodically clearing small areas in and around healthy native vegetation so that each area is re-colonised by the regeneration of native plants, replacing the weeds. The process showed that, once native vegetation was re-established, continuing weed control was needed infrequently.
The essence of these principles guides modern bush regeneration today, taking into account modern techniques and the need for appropriate ecological disturbance to trigger regeneration.
During this practical workshop delivered by EcoSkils, you will learn the story and sensitive weeding techniques of the ‘eccentric’ Bradley sisters, the early pioneers of bush regeneration and a movement that radicalised the battle against one of the greatest and oldest enemies of the Australian bush: invasive weeds.
Please wear suitable clothing for the weather and conditions, including hat, sunscreen, long sleeves with colar, gardening gloves, and sturdy closed footwear.
There will be coffee and morning tea provided.
Cost: Free
Registrations: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-bradley-method-of-sensitive-weed-control-tickets-1112168549069?aff=oddtdtcreator
Partnering to tackle Pests on the Peninsula – a Landcare approach is supported by the Victorian Government through the Partnerships Against Pests program.

Develop an Integrated and Coordinated Pest Animal Program
2025-03-23 10:00 - 12:00 | Mechanics Hall, 19 Mechanics Road, Red Hill, VIC
Invasive pest animals are a big problem impacting on biodiversity and catchment assets and farm productivity on the Mornington Peninsula. Whether its introduced predators such as foxes or feral cats, or introduced herbivivores such as rabbits or deer, it is important to have a strategic approach to pest management.
The strategic approach promotes coordinated action that aims to reduce the damage caused by pests to an acceptable level in order to achieve a desired outcome (e.g. improved agricultural production or to conserve biodiversity).
Learn about the key principles that form the basis of the strategic approach in order to plan and carry out pest animal management:

What is a pest?
Is eradication possible?
A whole of system approach
Planning and Monitoring

Through this process of defining what the pest problem is and working out what outcome stakeholders want as a result of doing pest management, you will have the skills to implement an effective plan of action to manage pest animal damage.
Cost: Free – coffee and morning tea provided.
Bookings essential: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/develop-a-coordinated-and-integrated-pest-animal-project-tickets-1112277504959?aff=oddtdtcreator
Partnering to tackle Pests on the Peninsula – a Landcare approach is supported by the Victorian Government through the Partnerships Against Pests program.

Friend or Foe? Weed Lookalikes Workshop
2025-03-30 10:00 - 12:00 | Flinders Civic Hall, 56 Cook Street, Flinders, Victoria, 3929, Australia
Do you know how to tell a European Blackberry apart from a Native Raspberry? Would you know a rare Muttonwood tree if you came across one while weeding Sweet Pittosporum? Do you know your Sallow Wattle from your Blackwood?
Many of our indigenous plant species are often mistaken as weeds? Plant identification skills are an important skill to ensure our precious biodiversity is not inadvertently lost during weed control efforts.
If you would like to find out more about common lookalike species to confidently identify plant pests and indigenous species commonly mistaken as weeds, you are warmly invited to participate in this informative and interactive workshop where you will learn about:
• Features, tips and tricks to help identify plant species
• A selection of native plants commonly mistaken for weeds
• Serious weeds & what to look out for
• Where to get ongoing support in your plant identification
There will be coffee and morning tea provided.
Cost: Free
Partnering to tackle Pests on the Peninsula – a Landcare approach is supported by the Victorian Government through the Partnerships Against Pests program.
Registrations: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/friend-or-foe-weed-lookalikes-workshop-tickets-1112179120689?aff=oddtdtcreator

Main Creek Landcare AGM and Hooded Plover presentation
2025-04-27 14:00 | Main Ridge Community Hall, 411 Main Creek Road, Main Ridge, Victoria, 3929, Australia
AGM flyer

Mushroom Workshop with Dr Alison Pouliot
2025-06-01 10:00 - 12:00
Mushroom Workshop with Dr Alison Pouliot
Saturday June 1, 2025
We are excited to offer this workshop free to Main Creek
Catchment Landcare members.
Alison is an ecologist, author and professional environmental
photographer with research interests in mycology and ecology.
She is active in Australian and international biodiversity
conservation. She has presented at over 800 seminars and
works in academic, government and nongovernment spheres. Alison obtained her PhD at the Fenner School of Environment &
Society, ANU in 2015.
In June this year, after an indoor introduction, Alison will lead a
walk through local bushland helping participants to discover the delights of the world of fungi.
Numbers are strictly limited. To register email
Adie Smith: here
Mushroom Workshop

Postponed (TBA) - How to Fund & Promote Your Pest Control Project
2025-06-21 09:00 - 15:00 | Flinders Civic Hall, 56 Cook Street, Flinders, Victoria, 3929, Australia
Invasive species like rabbits, foxes, deer, feral cats, and environmental weeds are taking a toll on our local ecosystems and biodiversity, threatening the very landscapes that make the Mornington Peninsula so special. With our collective effort, we can make a real difference.
This workshop is a chance to learn how you can ensure our community unites to take action—whether as a volunteer, a landholder, or an advocate. Join us on the front lines of conservation for this bespoke workshop to support The Mornington
Peninsula Landcare Network, its member groups and volunteers to explore how they might engage, attract participation and fund pest plant and animal projects on the Mornington Peninsula.
The workshop will cover the following elements:

Engaging Communities in Pest Plant and Animal Projects to foster community excitement and involvement in pest plant and animal projects.
Marketing for Maximum Reach learning how we can make sure our pest plant and animal projects stand out.
Securing Funding for Impact, going Beyond Traditional Approaches to secure funding for environmental projects

Each session will be interactive, giving participant the tools, ideas, and confidence to spark meaningful change and sustain momentum in their projects.
Join the Forever Agenda for an inspiring and practical day of insights, strategy, and community!
Register for your free ticket at: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/how-to-fund-and-promote-your-pest-animal-project-for-maximum-reach-tickets-1139330200299?aff=oddtdtcreator

Bernie’s Biolink from Greens Bush to Arthurs Seat Community Planting day
2025-09-06 10:00 - 12:30 | 160 Main Creek, 160 Main Creek Road, Arthurs Seat, Victoria, 3936, Australia
We welcome the community to join us for a Main Creek Catchment Landcare Group (MCCLG) planting day on Saturday the 6th of August in Main Ridge. This planting day contributes to Bernie’s Biolink from Greens Bush to Arthurs Seat, an ongoing project that improves catchment health and farm productivity and addresses the lack of landscape connectivity between two significant areas of remnant vegetation.
Through revegetation and weeding and fencing of remnants, a biolink is being created across private property in the project area, benefiting numerous threatened fauna including Powerful owls and Swamp skinks.
To date, revegetation has been undertaken on numerous properties throughout the biolink zone in partnership with local primary and secondary schools, tertiary institutions, Scouts and Girl Guides Australia and the wider community.
We are reaching out to the community to help plant the last 500 plants for 2025.
What to bring: BYO hat, reusable water bottle, gloves, and weather appropriate clothes.
Landcare will supply all other tools and equipment for tree planting.
Where: 160 Main Creek Road, Main Ridge, 3928
When: Saturday 6th September 2025
Time: 10.00 – 12.30pm: introductions, training and planting
Please RSVP by Thursday the 4th September to thomas@regeneratingfarms.com.au or
call Thomas Kennett on 0499 596 493 with any questions.
Bernie’s Biolink work is supported by The Natural Resource Conservation Trust.
Please do not attend if you are unwell.

Main Creek Landcare AGM with guest speaker Mel Barker, CEO Westernport Biosphere Foundation
2026-05-02 14:00 - 16:00 | Flinders Civic Hall, 56 Cook Street, Flinders, Victoria, 3929, Australia
