​Growing Southern Gippsland's fourth video in the 'Farm Profile Series' introduces Marcus Satchell of Dirty 3 Wines, who operates multiple vineyards in Leongatha South, and a Cellar Door in Inverloch. The Growing Southern Gippsland project will continue to showcase Marcus throughout the project.
Keep an eye out for all future updates on the Growing Southern Gippsland project via the Bass Coast Landcare Network Facebook page or visit
 https://www.growingsoutherngippsland.org.au/
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For further information on the Growing Southern Gippsland project please contact Joel Geoghegan on 0409 705 652

FIELD DAY- Becoming a carbon cocky – carbon farming in a changing climate – soil, trees and accounting.

You are invited along to this exciting field day on carbon farming in a changing climate and the opportunities for Southern Gippsland farmers.  
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Growing Southern Gippsland's third video in the 'Farm Profile Series' introduces Andy Thomas, a local dairy farmer based in Krowera. The Growing Southern Gippsland project will continue to showcase Andy throughout the project.
Keep an eye out for all future updates on the Growing Southern Gippsland project via the Bass Coast Landcare Network Facebook page or visit
 https://www.growingsoutherngippsland.org.au/
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For further information on the Growing Southern Gippsland project please contact Joel Geoghegan on 0409 705 652

​The Growing Southern Gippsland Project recently asked our 12 case study landowners a series of questions around water security and water management and how it is impacting their farming enterprises.
This video summaries these conversations perfectly and tells a real story on how climate change is influencing the way farmers make decisions around water security and water management.
The Bass Coast Landcare Network is privileged to work with project partners RMIT University, Federation University Australia, Bass Coast Shire Council and the South Gippsland Landcare Network
Growing Southern Gippsland is funded through the Victorian Centre for Climate Change Innovation, DELWP Gippsland

You are invited to come along to the property of Neils and Marja Olsen, on the 1st of November. Neils is the inventor of the Soilkee Renovator, a machine combining cultivation, mulching, aeration, and seeding into a one pass approach in the paddock, which improves grazing systems and builds soil carbon. Neils and Marja Olsen were also the first farmers to be issued with soil carbon credits under the Australian Governments Emissions Reduction fund. Come along to this exciting day and learn more about the Soilkee and building soil carbon. 
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Click 'read more' to view more information, event flyer and booking details.

Growing Southern Gippsland's second video in the 'Farm Profile Series' introduces Moyarra sheep and dairy farmers and owners of Prom Country Cheese, Burke and Bronwyn Brandon.
Click 'read more' below to meet the Brandon's for yourself.

Be a citizen scientist for the day and come along to this free, fun, hands on field day designed for all ages to explore different techniques, technologies and engaging ways to
observe and record our beautiful environments and the many living things within them.

This day will include:

• Learning about our beautiful bird life by participating in an informative walk with a bird expert who will teach us some basic bird ID skills.
• A fun bug blitz style exploration activity.
• Explore the micro beast world living in our waterways.
• Learn how to log your plant and animal sightings and discoveries in the inaturalist app and the Atlas of Living
• Australia to help record our local biodiversity.

All children must be accompanied by an adult, BCLN is a Childsafe organisation and complies with all Childsafe standards.

A chilly start made way to a beautiful day last Friday for the 2019 Victorian Landcare
Awards, when a bus of 18 people from Bass Coast made their way up to the grand
surrounds of Government House in Melbourne.
This group represented a mix of local Landcare Group members, Bass Coast
Landcare Network Board and Staff members, Westernport Catchment Landcare
Network members, as well as Gippsland Intrepid Landcare Group members who
were collectively up for eight nominations for the 15 award categories on offer.
After introductions from the Governor of Victoria, Her Excellency the Honourable
Linda Dessau AC, and The Honourable Lily D’Ambrosio MP, Minister for Energy,
Environment and Climate Change and Minister for Solar Homes, the Awards
presentation was underway.
After the first few categories were announced we started to wonder if we would be
lucky to receive any awards, then came the Landcare Network Award, and the winners
were, Bass Coast Landcare Network!

Pathogens, parasites and pesky pests- New and emerging biosecurity threats in a changing climate.

​You are invited along to this exciting field day on biosecurity in a changing climate and its impacts on agriculture in Southern Gippsland.  

Field day topics include:

• Biosecurity planning, farm hygiene, current and future pathogens and parasites
• New and emerging pest plants as a biosecurity threat
• Integrated pest management in a changing climate, a horticulture enterprise case study 
• Good and bad soil biology and what to expect in a changing climate
• Liver Fluke and the ‘on farm’ warning signs

Date:    Wednesday October 23rd, 2019
Time:    10am for registration, finish time at 2.30pm. 
            Morning tea and lunch provided.       
            Look out for the Landcare event signs.

Venue:   Morning session-    Kernot Community Hall.  
            Google maps link-   https://goo.gl/maps/iCJxGwtqkWHpjjq66 

             Afternoon session- Property of local dairy farmer,  Andy Thomas.
            Google maps link-   https://goo.gl/maps/oHVr4Dui9Sgt95B18

RSVP is essential! To register please visit:

https://biosecuritychangingclimate.eventbrite.com.au

​For details, call the Bass Coast Landcare Network Office on 5678 2335. 

Over the next month we will introduce our 12 Growing Southern Gippsland farmers to you through this video series.

​This first video introduces Phillip Island beef and sheep farmer, Bill Cleeland. Click 'read more' below to meet Bill Cleeland for yourself.