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    • Three Creeks
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    • Korumburra
    • Anderson Inlet
    • Wonthaggi Urban
    • Gippsland Threatened Species Action Group
  • Our Programs
    • 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
    • Sponsorship Opportunities
    • Employment
    • Make A Donation
    • Capturing Carbon
    • Women on Farms
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POWLETT PROJECT

The Powlett Project is a steering committee that covers the 5 landcare groups in the Powlett catchment. The project aims to coordinate funding and on ground projects to generate the optimum outcome for the whole of the catchment. The project was originally triggered by the need mitigate the large amount of effluent pouring into Foster creek from the Korumburra sale yards, and has since it began in 1996 has spread down the entire catchment to the sea. In that time the project has put 1,630,000 plants in the ground.

vision

“The Powlett Project 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 Powlett Project Landcare Group identified eight key objectives these are:

  1. Increase vegetation cover
  2. Maintain community/corporate relationships and community planting days
  3. Control with the aim to eradicate Pest Plants and animals
  4. Promote education and Research
  5. Protect Biodiversity
  6. Improve Water Quality
  7. Reduce of Erosion
  8. Actively seek funding and Support

actions

From these objectives Powlett Project 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 project
  • 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/TAFES/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 powlett project

​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 powlett project 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: 1364 732 46
    Acc Name: Powlett Project Landcare Group Inc


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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.