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    • Wonthaggi Urban
    • Gippsland Threatened Species Action Group
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    • Sustainable Living >
      • Sustainability Festival
      • Available Anytime - Sustainability Resources
      • Sustainable Living Kit
      • Future Homes and Farms for 2040
    • Education
    • Training
    • Natural Resource Management >
      • Past Projects >
        • Ramsar Protection in Western Port
    • Sustainable Agriculture >
      • Growing Southern Gippsland Videos
      • Regenerative Agriculture Videos
      • Rapid Soil Assessment Videos
      • Soils of Southern Gippsland Videos
      • Landscape Restoration
      • Enhanced Knowledge and Protection of the Giant Gippsland Earthworm Project
    • Works Crew
    • Controlling Weeds
    • Controlling Pest Animals >
      • Controlling Rabbits >
        • Teaming Up to Tackle Rabbits
      • Controlling Foxes
      • Controlling Cats
      • Controlling Deer
      • Controlling Pigs
    • Nursery Group
    • River Garden
  • Get Involved
    • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Become A Member
    • Arborists For Forests Initiative
    • Undertake Your Own Project
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    • Employment
    • Make A Donation
    • Capturing Carbon
    • Women on Farms
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KORUMBURRA

  • year formed: 1994
  • Membership: 50
  • Plants in ground: 430,000
  • President: Jim Ahon
The group is currently made up of 50% original farmers and 50% new arrivals though was originally 80% farmers. The group was formed to cover the upper Powlett catchment which starts in main street Korumburra. The group aims to complete 3 to 4 private and 1 community project per year working with the objectives listed below. A unique aspect of the group is the protection and recreation of giant earth worm habitat.

vision

“The Korumburra Landcare Group will continue to promote a sustainable and productive environment through education, awareness and community involvement in Landcare activities for a long-term future.”

objectives


As part of the action planning process the Korumburra Landcare Group identified eight key objectives these are:

  • Increase vegetation cover
  • Maintain community/corporate relationships and community planting days
  • Control with the aim to eradicate Pest Plants and animals
  • Promote education and Research
  • Protect Biodiversity
  • Improve Water Quality
  • Reduce of Erosion
  • Actively seek funding and Support


goals

From these objectives Korumburra Landcare Group identified key Goals which have been prioritised and are linked with generic actions to tackle them. Many issues are interrelated and cannot be tackled on their own.
1. Increase vegetation cover
  • Reduce erosion, salinity
    • Hold 1 salinity field day annually (Project Officer – Annually)
    • Make recharge areas a priority for revegetation projects
  • Encourage revegetation
2. Maintain corporate, government and community relationships
  • Sharing resources across social catchments and multiple land uses
  • Involving corporate organisations, community groups, members, individuals
  • ​Continue to support local indigenous seed banks and nurseries
  • Develop new and maintain partnerships Universities/TAFE/Schools
  • ​Educate landholders
  • Promote Junior Landcare
  • Encourage community planting days
  • Liaise with government agencies
3. Control with the Aim to eradicate Pest plants and animals
  • Working towards weed eradication
  • Roadside weed control
  • Weed control in riparian zone
  • Weeds in remnant vegetation and revegetation areas
  • Control pest animals

 bass coast landcare network membership form - korumburra

​Landcare Groups committed to involving the whole community in protecting the natural resource base of Bass Coast to ensure economically and environmentally sustainable agriculture

    step 1: enter your details


    step 2: Pay korumburra ANnual Membership Fee

    When complete click submit and pay your fees to Landcare
    Pay the selected group's fee by EFT to:
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    BSB: 633 000
    Acc No: 1057 738 32
    Acc Name: Korumburra Landcare Group

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    Bass Coast Landcare Network - 2-4 Bass School Rd - Bass - VIC 3991
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The Bass Coast Landcare Network would like to acknowledge and pay our respects to the Traditional Land Owners within the Network area, The Bunurong and Boon Wurrung people. We also recognise the contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and organisations in Land and Natural Resource Management.