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ANNUAL REPORT

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Grasslands/WetlandsGrasslands/Wetlands Open Bush/FarmlandOpen Bush/FarmlandCoastalCoastalIndigenous birds of the JARR catchment areaThe Jack and Albert Rivers Restoration Project (JARR) is an initiative of the Yarram Yarram Landcare Network (YYLN) and the Norman Wettenhall Foundation. The project is looking at landscape-scale change for the entire JARR catchment; from the headwaters of the Strzelecki Ranges rainforest down to the internationally significant RAMSAR wetlands of Corner Inlet and Nooramunga Marine and Coastal Park, south of Yarram.

This guide has been produced as a community resource to encourage active participation in learning about and identifying the rich variety of indigenous birds that brighten our countryside and add to the biodiversity of our region. Some of the birds represented are common and should easily be spotted, others occur less frequently and are even endangered. We hope that with an increased understanding will come a better appreciation of the need to restore, protect and maintain a healthy environment. Used in conjunction with the community web mapping portal - a valuable tool for recording local information - we hope to build a better picture of what is happening in our landscape. A link to this tool for our local area can be found on the JARR website.

Excellent places for exploring include: Hiawatha and the waterfalls at Minnie Ha Ha, the Alberton West State Forest, the Tarra Rail Trail from Yarram to Alberton, Corner Inlet and Nooramunga Marine and Coastal Park, or take a road trip into the Strzelecki Ranges and see wild birds living in Cool Temperate Rainforest. For further information go to the Tourist Information Centre located in the Old Court House, Commercial Road Yarram.

What can you do?• Join a Landcare or other environmental group and learn how biological diversity is

integral to a balanced and healthy planet and, ultimately, our own welfare.

• Pack a picnic lunch and camera to explore the many beautiful locations in the catchment zone. Record what you find on the community web mapping portal accessed from the JARR website.

• Look at what plants are indigenous to your area and include groundcover, understorey and overstorey species in your plantings then watch the birds flock in to nest, distribute seed and pollen and twitter amongst the foliage.

• Recognise that every little bit counts - each weed that is pulled, shrub that is planted, piece of information that is gathered and bird encouraged back into the area will make a difference to the challenge of a sustainable future.

Contacts to take you furtherJARR website www.jarrproject.comYarram Yarram Landcare Network www.yyln.org.auWest Gippsland Catchment Management Authority www.wgcma.vic.gov.auDepartment of Sustainability and Environment www.dse.vic.gov.auLandcare Gateway www.landcare.net.auBird Observation and Conservation Australia www.boca.org.auBirds Australia www.birdsaustralia.com.au

Further referencesField Guide to the Birds of Australia: Simpson & DayThe Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds: Slater, Slater and SlaterField Guide to the Birds of Australia: Pizzey & KnightField Guide to Australian Birds: Michael MorcombeAustralian birds - A Concise Photographic Field Guide: Donald and Molly Trounson

Cover photo: Blue-billed duck (Oxyura australis) courtesy of Alison Kuiter

Indigenous birds of the

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Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensis

31cm

Baillon’s CrakePorzan pusilla

16cm

Black-tailed Native HenTribonyx ventralis

35cm

Sooty OystercatcherHaemotopus fuliginosis

48-52cm

Pied OystercatcherHaemotopus longirostris

48-52cm

Double-banded PloverCharadrius bicinctus

18cm

Red-kneed DotterelErythrogonys cinctus

18cm

Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica

38-45cm

Eastern CurlewNumenius madagascariensis

60cm

Common GreenshankTringa nebularia

34cm

Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminata

23cm

Little TernSternula albifrons

25cm

Eurasian CootFulica atra

38cm

Cape Barren GooseCereopsis novaehollandiae

1m

Blue-billed duckOxyura australis

44cm

Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae

26cm

Black SwansCygnus atratus

1.17-1.42m

Australasian DarterAnhinga melanogaster

94cm

Australasian BitternBotaurus poiciloptilus

66-76cm

Little EgretEgretta garzetta

56cm

Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopica

70cm

Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia

75cm

White-bellied Sea EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster

75-85cm

Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

42-50cm

Chestnut TealAnas castanea

48cm

Crested TernThalasseus bergii

48cm

Australasian GannetMorus serrator

92cm

Superb Fairy WrenMalurus cyaneus

13cm

Brown ThornbillAcanthiza pusilla

10cm

Black-faced Cuckoo ShrikeCoracina novaehollandiae

33cm

Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata

35cm

Grey ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus

28-32cm

Pied CurrawongStrepera graculina

46cm

Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australis

17cm

SilvereyeZosterops lateralis

12cm

MistletoebirdDicaeum hirundinaceum

10cm

Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalis

8cm

Australasian (Richard’s) PipitAnthus novaeseelandiae

17cm

New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae

18cm

Grasslands/WetlandsGrasslands/Wetlands

Short-tailed shearwaterArdenna tenuirostris

40-43cm

Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis

70cm

Black-winged StiltsHimantopus himantopus

38cm

Latham’s SnipeGallinago hardwickii

26cm

Brown SonglarkCincloramphus cruralis

18-24cm

Australian Wood DuckChenonetta jubata

48cm

White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae

68cm

Fairy MartinPetrochelidon ariel

12cm

Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides

72cm

Wildflowers/ground huggersWildflowers/ground huggers Open Bush/FarmlandOpen Bush/FarmlandIndigenous plants of the JARR catchment areaThe Jack and Albert Rivers Restoration Project (JARR) is an initiative of the Yarram Yarram Landcare Network (YYLN) and the Norman Wettenhall Foundation. The project is looking at landscape-scale change for the entire JARR catchment; from the headwaters in the Strzelecki Ranges rainforest down to the internationally significant RAMSAR wetlands of Corner Inlet and Nooramunga Marine and Coastal Park, south of Yarram.

This guide has been produced as a community resource to encourage active participation in learning about and identifying the rich variety of indigenous plants that brighten our countryside and add to the biodiversity of our region. Some of the plants represented are common and should easily be spotted, others occur less frequently and are even endangered. It is hoped that with an increased understanding will come a better appreciation of the need to restore, protect and maintain a healthy environment. Used in conjunction with the community web mapping portal - a valuable tool for recording local information - we hope to build a better picture of what is happening in our landscape. A link to this tool for our local area can be found on the JARR website.

Excellent places for exploring include: Hiawatha and the waterfalls at Minnie Ha Ha, the Alberton West State Forest, the Tarra Rail Trail from Yarram to Alberton, Corner Inlet and Nooramunga Marine and Coastal Park (near the Ninety Mile Beach), or take a road trip into the Strzelecki Ranges and see towering Mountain Ash in the Cool Temperate Rainforest. For further information go to the Tourist Information Centre, located in the Old Court House, Commercial Road Yarram.

What can you do?• Join a Landcare or other environmental group and learn how biological diversity is

integral to a balanced and healthy planet and, ultimately, our own welfare.

• Pack a picnic lunch and camera to explore the many beautiful locations in the catchment zone. Record what you find on the interactive mapper accessed from the JARR website.

• When choosing plants, look at what is indigenous in your area and include groundcover, understorey and overstorey species to encourage a wide variety of indigenous wildlife, including frogs, fungi, birds and mammals.

• Recognise that every little bit counts - each weed that is pulled, shrub that is planted, piece of information that is gathered and orchid encouraged to grow will make a difference to the challenge of a sustainable future.

Contacts to take you furtherJARR website www.jarrproject.comYarram Yarram Landcare Network www.yyln.org.auWest Gippsland Catchment Management Authority www.wgcma.vic.gov.auDepartment of Sustainability and Environment www.dse.vic.gov.auLandcare Gateway www.landcare.net.au

Further referencesNative Trees & Shrubs of Sth Eastern Australia: Leon Costermans.Wildflowers of Victoria: Margaret Corrick & Bruce Fuhrer.Field Guide to Australian Wildflowers: Denise GriegAust. Nat. Botanic Gardens Plant Photo Index: www.anbg.gov.au/images/photo_cdAustralia’s Virtual Herbarium: http://avh.rbg.vic.gov.au/avh/Aust. Society for Growing Aust Plants Photo Gallery: http://asgap.org.au/gallery.html

Cover photo: Beaded Glasswort (Sarcocornia quinqueflora ssp. quinqueflora) courtesy of DSE/Ian McCann

Indigenous plants of the


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Satin EverlastingHelichrysum leucopsideum

Perennial herb to 60cm

Button EverlastingHelichrysum scorpioides

Annual herb to 50cm

Silky Guinea-flowerHibberta sericea var. sericea

Shrub to 70cm

Pink BellsTetratheca ciliata Shrub to 50cm

Cushion BushLeucophyta brownii

Shrub to 1m

Beaded GlasswortSarcocornia quinqueflora Perennial herb to 30cm

Chocolate LilyAnthropodium strictum Perennial herb to 1.2m

Showy BossiaeaBossiaea cinerea

Shrub to 1.5m

Forest Hound’s-tongueAustrocynoglossum latifolium


Forest StarwortStellaria flaccida

Annual herb to 50cm

MilkmaidsBurchardia umbellata Annual herb to 65cm

Bulbine LilyBulbine bulbosa


Gorse Bitter PeaDaviesia ulicifolia

Shrub to 2m

Black-anthered Flax-lilyDianella revoluta

Lily to 80cm

Silky Parrot PeaDillwynia sericea

Shrub to 1m

Common HeathEpacris impressa

Shrub to 1.2m

Grass Trigger-plantStylidium graminifolium sp2


Purple Coral PeaHardenbergia violacea

Scrambler

Wallaby GrassAustrodanthonia sp.

Perennial grass to 80cm

Spear GrassAustrostipa sp.

Perennial grass to 1.3m

Tall SedgeCarex appressa Sedge to 1.5m

Tasman Flax LilyDianella tasmanica

Lily to 1m

Red-fruit Saw-sedgeGahnia sieberiana

Sedge to 3m

Pale RushJuncus pallidus

Rush to 1.5m

Variable Sword-sedgeLepidosperma laterale

Sedge to 80cm

Wattle Mat-rushLomandra filiformis


Weeping GrassMicrolaena stipoides

Perennial grass to 80cm

Common Tussock GrassPoa labillardieri

Grass to 1m

Forest Wire GrassTetrarrhena juncea

Perennial grass to 2m

Small Grass TreeXanthorrhoea minor ssp lutea

To 1m

Wildflowers/ground huggersWildflowers/ground huggers

Dusty MillerSpyridium parvifolium

Shrub to 3m

Soft Crane’s BillGeranium potentilloides Perennial herb to 60cm

Running PostmanKennedia prostrata

Prostrate herb

Long Purple FlagPatersonia occidentalis Perennial herb to 80cm

Common Rice FlowerPimelea humilis Shrub to 30cm

Scrub NettleUrtica incisa Herb to 30cm

Shiny SwampmatSelliera radicans

Herb to 5cm

Wiry ButtonsLeptorhynchos tenuifolius


Creeping BrookweedSamolus repens

Herb to 30cm

Pink FingersCaladenia carnea

To 25cm

Large Duck OrchidCaleana major

To 50cm

Purplish Beard OrchidCalochilus robertsonii

To 45cm

Cobra GreenhoodPterostylis grandiflora

To 40cm

Nodding GreenhoodPterostylis nutans

To 30cm

Sun OrchidThelymitra species

To 1m

Slaty Helmet Orchid Corybas incurvus

To 2cm

Donkey OrchidDiuris orientis

To 45cm

Hyacinth OrchidDipodium roseum

To 1m

Wildflowers/ground huggersWildflowers/ground huggers Wildflowers/ground huggersWildflowers/ground huggers

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MAMMALSMAMMALS FISHFISHMAMMALSMAMMALSMammals, Reptiles & Aquatic FaunaThe Jack and Albert Rivers Restoration Project (JARR) is an initiative of the Yarram Yarram Landcare Network (YYLN) and the Norman Wettenhall Foundation. The project is looking at landscape-scale change for the entire JARR catchment; from the headwaters of the Strzelecki Ranges rainforest down to the internationally significant RAMSAR wetlands of Corner Inlet and Nooramunga Marine and Coastal Park, south of Yarram.

This guide has been produced as a community resource to encourage active participation in learning about the wonderfully varied mammal, reptile and aquatic life in our region. Some of the creatures represented are common and easy to spot, others occur less frequently and are a source of great excitement when found. All wild animals should be treated with caution and respect. They are not used to interaction with humans and, if given a choice, would rather get away than stay and play. Snakes, in particular, are very shy creatures and will retreat if they can.

We hope that with increased understanding will come a better appreciation of the need to restore, protect and maintain a healthy environment. Used in conjunction with the community web mapping portal - a valuable tool for recording local information - we hope to build a better picture of what is growing, flying and living in our landscape. A link to this tool can be found on the JARR website.

Contacts to take you furtherJARR website: www.jarrproject.comMuseum Victoria Bioinformatics: http://museumvictoria.com.au/bioinformaticsA brilliant site where you can hear frogs calling, discover which snakes are most venomous, search maps for distribution and much more.Yarram Yarram Landcare Network: www.yyln.org.auWest Gippsland Catchment Management Authority: www.wgcma.vic.gov.auDepartment of Environment and Primary Industries: www.depi.vic.gov.au

Further referencesA Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia, 3rd Ed. by Peter Menkhorst & Frank Knight, Publ. by Oxford University Press 2010. Fully revised and updated, this is the only comprehensive guide to all 382 species of mammals in Aust.

Australian Bats, 2nd Ed. by Sue Churchill, publ. by Allen & Unwin 2009. An identification guide to all 75 species of bats known from Australia.

A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, 3rd Ed. by Steve Wilson & Gerry Swan, publ. by New Holland 2010. Provides accounts of more than 900 species of Aust. reptiles.

Field Guide to Australian Reptiles by Stephen Swanson, publ. by Steve Parish Publishing 2007.

Field Guide to the Frogs of Australia, Revised Edition by Michael J Tyler & Frank Knight, publ. by CSIRO Publishing 2011. Accounts of all known species of native frogs plus Cane Toad and 9 other 'stowaway' species.

Freshwater fishes of South-eastern Australia Edited by Robert McDowall. Publ: Reed, 1996 illus. (some col.)

For further Information regarding JARR or our Landcare Network contact:

Yarram Yaram Landcare Network - Livingston Street Yarram Victoria 3971Ph: 1300 094 262 www.yyln.org.au

Cover photo: Hatching Weasel Skink eggs courtesy of Steve Darby, Koala, courtesy of Richard Appleton.

Mammals, Reptiles & Aquatic Fauna of the


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Eastern Tiger QuollDasyurus maculatus

930mm males 811mm females, 4-7kg

Common WombatVombatus ursinus

Av. size 980mm, weight 26kg

Dwarf GalaxiasGalaxiella pusilla

f03 F to 40mm M 34mm PROTECTED

Common Brushtail PossumTrichosaurus vulpecula

Body 320-580mm, Weight 1.2-4.5kg

Common Ringtail PossumPseudocheirus peregrinus

Size 300-350mm, Weight 550-1100g

Swamp RatRattus lutreolus

Size 277mm, Weight 113g

Bush RatRattus fuscipes


White-striped Freetail BatTadarida australis


Climbing (broad-finned) GalaxiasGalaxias brevipinnis

f06 Up to 270mm RARE

Spotted GalaxiasGalaxias truttaceus

f05 Up to 200mm RARE

Cox’s GudgeonGobiomorphus coxii

f04 Size

TupongPseudaphritis urvillii

f07 Up to 350mm

Long-nosed BandicootPerameles nasuta

Size 580mm, Weight 850-1100g

Mountain Brushtail PossumTrichosaurus caninus

Size 920mm, Weight 2.5-4.5kg

Southern Forest BatVespadelus regulus

Size 45-55mm, Weight 5-5.5g

Large Forest BatVespadelus darlingtoni Size 40-60, Weight 6g

Sugar GliderPetaurus breviceps


Little Forest BatVespadelus vulturnus


Black WallabyWallabia bicolor

Body size 700-760mm, Weight 13-17kg

Grey-headed Fruit BatPteropus poliocephalus

Size 253mm, Weight 677g-1kg

Australian GraylingPrototroctes maraena

f02 Size VULNERABLE

River BlackfishGadopsis marmoratus

f01 Up to 600mm

Chocolate Wattled BatChalinolobus morio


Gould’s Wattled BatChalinolobus gouldii


Lesser Long-eared BatNyctophilus geoffroyi


Eastern Grey KangarooMacropus giganteus

AV size 2000mm, weight 66kg

PlatypusOrnithorhynchus anatinus

Size 430-500mm, Weight 0,7-2.4kg

Gould’s Long-eared BatNyctophilus gouldi


Agile AntechinusAntechinus agilis

Size 17-23mm

Feathertail GliderAcrobates pygmaeus

Size 65-80mm, weight 10-14g

Dusky antechinusAntechinus swainsonii

Size 208-235mm, Weight41-65g

Dusky antechinusAntechinus swainsonii

Size 208-235mm, Weight41-65g

Yellow-bellied GliderPetaurus australis

Size 713mm, Weight 450-700g

Short beaked EchidnaTachyglossus aculeatus

Size 300 to 450mm, weight 2-5kg

Australian SmeltRetropinna semoni f03 Up to 100mm

Pygmy PerchNannoperca australis

f04 Up to 85mm VULNERABLE

Common GalaxiasGalaxias maculatusf02 Up to 190mm

KoalaPhascolarctos cinereus

Size 600-850mm, weight 4-15kg

Eastern False PipistrelleFalsistrellus tasmaniensis

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Ground FernsGround Ferns Epiphytic FernsEpiphytic FernsTree FernsTree FernsFerns, lichens, liverworts &

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Gristle FernBlechnum cartilagineum

120cm

Scrambling Coral-fernGleichenia microphylla Up to 400cm thickets

Austral Lady-fernDiplazium australe

150cm

Common Rasp-fernDoodia australis

30cm

Sickle FernPellaea falcata

50cm

Tender BrakePteris tremula

150cm

Mother Shield-fernPolystichum proliferum

100cm fronds

Bat’s Wing FernHistiopteris incisa

180cm

Common MaidenhairAdiantum aethiopicum

40cm

Austral Ground-fernHypolepis amaurorachis

75cm

Austral King-fernTodea barbara

1500 cm

Forked Comb-fernSchizaea bifida

40cm

Lance Water-fernBlechnum chambersii

50cm

Downy Ground-fernHypolepis glandulifera

200cm

Screw FernLindsaea linearis

30cm

Silky Fan-fernSticherus tener

200cm

Shiny Shield-fernLastreopsis acuminata

80cm

Kangaroo FernMicrosorum pustulatumpustulatum 50cm fronds

Mother SpleenwortAsplenium bulbiferum

gracillimum 60cm fronds

Common Finger-fernGrammitis billardierei

15cm fronds

Austral Filmy-fernHymenophyllum australe

10cm fronds

Common Filmy-fernHymenophyllum cupressiforme

8cm fronds

Shiny Filmy-fernHymenophyllum flabellatum

25cm fronds

Leathery Shield-fernRumhora adiantiformis

50cm fronds

Veined Bristle-fernCrepidomanes venosum

12cm fronds

Ground FernsGround Ferns

Necklace FernAsplenium flabellifolium

30cm fronds

Fishbone Water-fernBlechnum nudum

100cm fronds

Common Ground-fernCalochlaena dubia

200cm

Austral BrackenPteridium esculentum

1500cm

Ray Water-fernBlechnum fluviatile

40cm fronds

Hard Water-fernBlechnum wattsii

100cm fronds

Rough Tree-fernCyathea australis

10 metres

Soft Tree-fernDicksonia antarctica

5 metres

Skirted Tree-fernCyathea X marcescens

8 metres

Slender Tree-fernCyathea cunninghamii

10 metres

Ferns, lichens, liverworts & mossesMosses, liverworts and ferns are ancient survivors. Ancestors of our current-day liverworts were amongst the first land plants that appeared around 475 million years ago, followed by mosses. Mosses and liverworts have no vascular system, unlike the ferns and horsetails which were amongst the first seedless vascular plants to originate about 420 million years ago. It took another 60 million years before the first seed-bearing plants began to appear. The rather strange reproductive cycles of liverworts, mosses and ferns all begin with spores that produce ‘haploid’ phases of the plant (with half of the adult chromosomes) which then fertilize each other to produce the adult ‘diploid’ phase.These groups of plants are also highly diverse. There are currently about 12,000 known mosses and 6,500 known liverwort species. Ferns have about 12,000 current day species but along with their allies (horsetails and whisk ferns) once dominated the planet during the carboniferous period (300-350 million years ago) and laid down vast coal beds with their fossilized remains. Although flowering plants now dominate our landscapes, ferns, mosses and liverworts remain a distinctive feature. Liverworts, mosses and some fern species need a constantly moist environment to survive, while other ferns such as bracken have evolved to cope with much drier conditions. Tree ferns are not as delicate as they seem, their fresh new fronds that emerge from blackened stems often being the first greenery to appear amongst mountain forests ravaged by fire. In the rainforests and wet forests of our upper catchments the prolific growth of tree ferns, ground ferns and epiphytes, along with a lush cloak of mosses and liverworts on rocks and logs, is an inspiring glimpse into an ancient lost world that attracts many visitors to our area.This guide has been produced to encourage active participation in learning about the natural wealth we have around us. We hope that an increased understanding will result in a better appreciation of the need to restore, protect and maintain what we have.

Please record what you find onto the Spatial Vision database (accessed from the JARR website) to help us build a better picture of what lives in our landscape.

The Jack and Albert Rivers Restoration Project (JARR) is an initiative of the Yarram Yarram Landcare Network (YYLN) and the Norman Wettenhall Foundation. The project is looking at landscape-scale change for the entire JARR catchment: from the headwaters of the Strzelecki Ranges rainforest down to the internationally significant RAMSAR wetlands of Corner Inlet and Nooramunga Marine and Coastal Park, south of Yarram.

Contacts to take you furtherJack & Albert River Restoration Project: www.jarrproject.comSpatial Vision Database: www.jarrproject.comLichens: www.anbg.gov.au/lichen/photo-list.htmlMosses: www.anbg.gov.au/bryophyte/what-is-moss.htmlFerns: www.anbg.gov.au/fern/Clemsha, M.A. and Jones D.L; Australian Ferns and Fern Allies

For further Information regarding JARR or our Landcare Network contact:

Yarram Yaram Landcare Network - Livingston Street Yarram Victoria 3971Ph: 1300 094 262 www.yyln.org.au

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Gilled FungiGilled Fungi Gilled Fungi Pored FungiGilled Fungi Pored FungiGilled FungiGilled FungiFungi of the Jack & Albert River catchmentThe world of fungi is both enchanting and shrouded in mystery. Mushrooms have been used for a range of different purposes but fungi identification is still hidden behind a veil of darkness for most people. Once you lift the veil, the richness and diversity of local species is astonishing. Fungi are the recyclers extraordinaire of the natural world. They take the dead and dying and transform them into nutrients for the living. Together with mosses and lichens they are fundamental to the process of soil production, water retention and water quality.This guide has been produced to encourage active participation in learning about fungi in our region. The photos are merely to whet the appetite as correct identification of fungi is more often than not dependant on spore examination under a microscope. Some of what we show are common and easily spotted, others are either not so common, rare or so tiny you need an eagle’s eye. Patience and a good hand magnifier or macro camera lens will give its own rewards. Please record what you find onto the Spatial Vision database (accessed from the JARR website) to help us build a better picture of what lives in our landscape.Excellent places for exploring include any damp area which includes fallen organic matter, leaves, trees and twigs. Fungi can be found throughout the JARR project area. They can even be found around your house!

The Jack and Albert River Restoration (JARR) Project was established in 2006 as a community driven partnership between Landcare groups and agencies to provide a coordinated approach to improve the environmental health and productivity of the Jack and Albert Catchment Ecosystems. The JARR Project is a landscape scale change project throughout the JARR area and is supported by many groups, in particular the Norman Wettenhall Foundation.Contacts to take you furtherJack & Albert River Restoration Project www.jarrproject.comSpatial Vision Database www.jarrproject.comBill Leithhead’s website www.elfram.com/fungi/fungi_home.htmlRoyal Botanical Gardens Fungimap project http://fungimap.rbg.vic.gov.au/Field Naturalists Club of Victoria www.fncv.org.au/fungi

A Field Guide to Australian Fungi: Bruce Fuhrer Publ: Blooming Books 2005Australian Fungi Illustrated: I.R. McCann. Publ: Macdown Productions 2003Fungi Down Under - Fungimap Guide to Austratian Fungi: Pat & Ed Grey. Publ: Fungimap 2005FNCV Fungi Group 2006 ‘FNCV Fungi Group Forays’: Version 2.0 CD-ROM. field Naturalists Club of Victoria, Blackburn.

For further Information regarding JARR or local Landcare please contact:Yarram Yaram Landcare Network - Livingston Street Yarram Victoria 3971Ph: 5182 5073 - [email protected] - www.yyln.org.auThis guide is intended for field identifiction only. Do not touch, eat or remove any fungi.Cover: Acrylic painting of delicate pale blue and white fungi and photo of pink fungi from the Mycena family by local artist and keen fungi photographer Faye Vyner.

Fungi of the


Fungi of the JARR

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Yellow StainerAgaricus xanthodermus

Cap to 150mm

Buttery Russula**Russula neerimea

Cap to 80mm

Purple Russula**Russula macrocystidiata

Cap to 80mm

Slimy Yellow WebcapCortinarius sinapicolor

Cap to 80mm

Brown TurnoverLeucopaxillus eucalyptorum

Cap to 150mm

CortinarCortinarius archeri

Cap to 100mm

SplitgillSchizophyllum commune

Width to 40mm

Red-staining Stalked PolyporeAmauroderma rude

Cap to 150mm

Pixies ParasolMycena interrupta

Cap to 15mm

Little BellsCampanella olivaceonigra

Cap to 20mm

Star Wars**Boletellus emodensis

Cap to 100mm

Splendid Red SkinheadDermocybe splendida

Cap to 90mm

Steel-blue RozitesCortinarius metallicus

Cap to 140mm

Woody Suckers**Armillaria hinnulea

Cap to 90mm

Horse MushroomAgaricus arvensis

Cap to 200mm

Field MushroomAgaricus campestris

Cap to 160mm

Shaggy Ink CapCoprinus comatus

Cap height to 150mm

Crumble Cap**Coprinus disseminatus

Cap to 15mm

Furry PunkPostia pelliculosa Brackets to 80mm

Gilled FungiGilled Fungi

Weeping WidowPsathyrella asperospora

Cap to 100mm

Green SkinheadDermocybe austroveneta

Cap to 80mm

Vermillion GrisetteAmanita xanthocephala

Cap to 50mm

White-fairy Umbrella**Mycena fumosa

Cap to 18mm

Sticky fly-trap**Limacella piterika

Cap to 70mm

Brown Tuft*Hypholoma brunneum

Cap to 50mm

Purple TurnoverLeucopaxillus lilacinus

Cap to 100mm

Parasol MushroomMacrolepiota procera

Cap to 150mm

Velvet ParachuteMarasmius elegans

Cap to 5mm

Ghost FungiOmphalotus nidiformis

Cap to 200mm

Shiny Orange Clusters**Pholiota malicola

Cap to 60mm

Fan PaxTapinella panuoides

Width to 150mm

Waxy GillsHygrocybe miniata group

Cap to 30mm

Fly AgaricAmanita muscaria

Cap to 200mm

Spectacular RustgillGymnopilus junonius

Cap to 150mm

Tall MycenaMycena cystidiosa Height to 200mm

Ruby BonnetMycena viscidocruenta

Cap to 10mm

Funnel CapClitocybe clitocyboides

Cap to 70mm

Tufted Mycena*Mycena clarkeana

Cap to 40mm

Mauve BonnetMycena vinacea

Cap to 40mm

Dung Cap*Psilocybe coprophila

Cap to 25mm

Brown Tongues**Hohenbuehelia clelandii

Cap to 80mm

Scarlet Bracket FungusPycnoporus coccineus

Width to 100mm

Saffron Milk CapLactarius deliciosus

Cap to 160mm

Oystery things**Pleurotus sp.

Cap to 150mm

Grey BonnetMycena subgalericulata

Caps to 20mm

Slippery JackSuillus luteus Cap to 150mm

Fairy Seats**Hypholoma sp. Cap to 30mm

Rooting ShankOudemansiella radicata group

Height to 80mm

YARR AM YARR AM L ANDCARE NET WORKYARR AM YARR AM L ANDCARE NET WORK

This report outlines the activities carried out by the Yarram Yarram Landcare Network, its staff and member groups over the financial year from July 1st 2012 to June 30th 2013 and presents a summary of the financial status of the Network as at June 30th 2013 and accompanying Auditor’s Report. YYLN is an Incorporated Association, operating under a set of Standard Rules (version 090512 – updated version on 12th May 2009).

Yarram Yarram Landcare Network exists to coordinate and encourage sustainable land management and productivity

Introduction Executive Summary

Table of contents .................................................................. Page

Executive Summary .....................................................................................3

Chairs Report ..............................................................................................4-5

Treasurer’s Report/Financial Overview ..............................................6

Network Overview....................................................................................7-9

- Background

- Strategic Plan 2012 – 15

- YYLN Board

- YYLN Staff

Landcare Group Reports .................................................... 10-14

Network Projects, Activities and Events 2011/12 ................14-21

Financials ............................................................................ 22-26

Addendum .......................................................................... 27-29

Strzelecki Ranges

Seaspray

Gormandale

Welshpool

Corner Inlet

Wilsons Promontory

National Park

Foster

Bass Strait

Ninety Mile

BeachYarram

Mirboo North

Balook

Port Albert

Woodside

Hello everyone and welcome to the 2012/13 Annual Report.

In it you will find all sorts of things to make you feel warm and fuzzy about the great things we have achieved this past year.

Firstly I must say thank-you for the lovely welcome I have received upon joining YYLN. Everyone has been most helpful and friendly and I am impressed with the level of action and commitment shown by so many people.

In particular the YYLN Board and Staff have done their utmost to make the transition from Dan to myself as smooth as possible and offered me much help and support as I find my feet. We are very blessed to have such a diverse set of skills and experiences to draw from and they are all willing to contribute where they can. I think everyone looks forward to Board meetings as it is a fun group of people who are genuinely committed to Landcare and not in it for power or prestige. I hope whenever you see them you take the chance to thank them for all the work they do on our behalf.

Dan left the Network financially in very good shape with us receiving some large project grants from both Federal and State Governments. These projects have gotten underway this year and you will be able to read about them further into the report. The new funding opportunities for the upcoming years are not looking so bountiful and we will have to wait and see how the political climate and other factors shape the Network in years to come.

Some of my highlights for the year have been

• Coming along to meetings and events and getting to know the YYLN members.

• Enjoying the company of the Board, Staff and JARR Committee on the Christmas Bus Tour.

• The commencement of the JARR project’s landscape restoration works.

• The YYLN BBQ, (particularly the buffet of desserts prepared by Binginwarri Landcare Group).

• The enthusiasm that people show when they talk about what they have planted, restored and enhanced, or works they are planning to undertake.

• The completion of the Serrated Tussock (ST) project in the Seaspray area, which looks like being the first place ever to not only get on top of the ST problem but it may actually have been

able to eliminate it from our network area.

• Exploring the great work that has been done in this varied and beautiful district.

• Hearing the rave reviews from far and wide for our publications such as the Newsletters and JARR Brochures.

• The support and assistance we receive from the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. They contribute to the Network in many ways, big and small, and we are grateful for their partnership with us.

• The completion of the Mullungdung to Coast Project, which has achieved even more protected and restored vegetation communities than we originally aimed to deliver.

If you are reading this report, it means you care enough to take some of the reward for the tremendous efforts of Landcare not only across YYLN but now spreading around the world. Give yourself a pat on the back and look forward to what we are still yet to achieve.

Yours in Landcare

Sally-Ann Henderson

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YARR AM YARR AM L ANDCARE NET WORKYARR AM YARR AM L ANDCARE NET WORKChair’s Report Chair’s Report

This past year for YYLN 2012-13 has seen a mixture of farewells, welcomes to staff and

board members’ changes in leadership positions, along with the normal

busy schedule of on ground works, field

days, workshops, visits from NRM leaders and politicians as well as our Annual BBQ, Richmond

Football Club annual game day gathering etc.

Approximately 70 people were present at the Club Hotel, Yarram for our 2012 AGM. A special presentation was held recognising the contribution of many local Landcares as part of the State Government’s 25th Anniversary of Landcare Honour Roll. Guests enjoyed a terrific meal and evening listening to guest speaker Dr. Tom Rich, internationally

renowned Palaeontologist, providing guests with insight into the prehistoric world of South Gippsland, highlighting the diversity of dinosaurs that once roamed these parts.

Changes of staff: after just 2 years, YYLN farewelled Dan Garlick who has taken up a Team Leadership Position with the WGCMA. Many thanks Dan, for your dynamic leadership and enthusiasm shown, and it is good to know that in your position you are still working for our cause. It was very much Dan’s impressive application for funding for the JARR area that brought in the $600,000 Community for Nature grant late last year.

In November, Sally-Ann Henderson joined the YYLN operation as our new co-ordinator after spending the previous 15 years in Mildura area working in horticulture with local landholders for the DPI and then Sustainability Victoria on community climate

change projects. Sally-Ann quickly settled into her new role and in a busy few months met most people associated with our network. Her pleasant personality and land management knowledge have been wonderful assets for our Network.

After 10 years of excellent service, the past few as treasurer in tough times, Damien Moore has moved on to further leadership challenges both on the farm and now as Chair of the recently combined Yarram Herd Test & Artificial Insemination Centre. Bob Wenger, after 5 years, 2 years as ESC Chair wished to pursue another stint as a Wellington Shire Councillor and was successful in being elected. Best wishes to you both and thank you.

The board was blessed with the addition of two more Davids, David MacAulay - a long time farmer, Landcare Award winner and former

inaugural YYLN member, and David Hill - a former veterinarian joins us with his wide range of experience in many fields including his current position as Chair of Yarram Health Services Board.

Informal changes on the board saw Brian Nicholls stand down after the compulsory six years service as Vic-Chair of the Board to take on the Treasurer’s position whilst remaining as Chair of the Seedbank Committee. Werner Lange has stepped up as Vice Chair and the new chair of the ESC Committee. Melissa Ainsworth

is the new Secretary of Board and continues as Publications Committee Chair. Helga Binder remains Chair of the JARR Committee.

In early September David McAninly, Helga Binder and Dan Garlick flew to Sydney for the three day National Landcare Conference, joining over 500 Landcares across the nation plus representatives from nine other countries. Flying the flag for our region were State award winners, Libby Balderstone, (Primary Producer), Belinda Brennen (South Gippsland Coordinator) and the WGCMA. A wonderful learning, inspiring experience. Magnificent setting for Awards Presentation Dinner, with 1000 diners and speakers including former Prime Minister Hon. Bob Hawke, Jack Thompson and Catriona Rowntree as MC. But no Victorian winners!!

On Dec 5th 2012 we had a brief visit from the State Minister of Environment and Climate Change – Honourable Ryan

Smith, where Helga and David informed his small party about our activities at YYLN. He was suitably impressed and was encouraged to realise that ”the government gets good value for their dollars” – in terms of state grants received for on ground works.

The Christmas break-up last year consisted of a bus trip for board members and staff travelling around a few of the Landcare groups areas and seeing what wonderful work had been done over the previous year. Samantha and Bronwyn proudly showed us the achievements from their respective projects -the JARR and Mullungdung to Coast. Then lunch at Woody Pub.

New Year: In early March we had a half day visit from WGCMA officers, Matthew Bowler and Richard Allen after the board requested an on site visit to areas in the catchment that urgently need further maintenance on weed control and willow regrowth. Very

constructive, learning day for all.

Our Annual BBQ held at Alberton West Recreation Reserve this year was a record turn-up with approximately 90 people present, with some visitors from the South Gippsland Landcare Network present. The very topical “Coal Seam Gas” debate was no doubt a big attraction. Speakers from Ignite Energy” and the Wellington Awareness Group” gave informative views on their side of the issue. There was much robust but respectful debate from the audience. Well Done to everyone who contributed to a great day.

In summary may I say on behalf of all Landcarers thank-you to our very energetic staff led by Sally-Ann, Samantha and Bronwyn for another highly productive year. To our Board for your continued dedication to all aspects of YYLN and time given to sub-committee activities. To

Beth Mellick and the NWF for their continued support and likewise our partners, CMA, HVP and Wellington Shire and also the community JARR Committee, and to all Landcare Groups especially the new Yarram Urban and Hedley Groups for your contribution to a highly successful 12 months in Landcare.

It’s once again a pleasure to be part of this great team and an honour to be the Chair of such a significant organisation with such an important responsibility.

Yours in Landcare

David McAninly (Chair)

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YARR AM YARR AM L ANDCARE NET WORKYARR AM YARR AM L ANDCARE NET WORKTreasurer’s Report

yyLN have enjoyed a successful year in 2012/13 with no shortage of project- based investments. All projects have tracked to budget with little to no margin existing over most project lines. This is a result of robust and concise pre project planning with tight budgeting by all staff.

The WGCMA have been instrumental in continuing to utilise YYLN as a service

provider. Through YYLN a couple of medium scale projects were delivered in the 12/13 financial year which have greatly assisted us in staff retention.

YYLN have also secured significant investment into the network for Landcare projects.

With regard to the network’s income and expenditure, the table (left) details overall income and expenses for the network from July 2012 through to June 2013.

The majority of these funds have come into the network via our Action on the Ground project $108,000, JARR project $150,000 and Mullungdung to Coast $119,000.

For a complete breakdown please see attachment 1; Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Statement.

Brian NichollsTreasurer

yyLN Overall Profit & Loss july 2012 through june 2013

Income $687,319.89

Expenses $760,319.86

Carry Over $-72,999.97*

*This year more was spent than received because there was a large amount ($344,000) of carryover from the previous year from a range of projects. Some of this needed to be spent this year such as final acquittal of Mullundung to Coast. We were also awaiting a large deposit from DSE ($80,000) which did not come until after the financial year end.

In addition $50,000 income from the DSE for YYLNs part of the Victorian Landcare Facilitator Funding Initiative (VLFFI) went straight to WGCMA to offset the Network Coordinator salary costs.

Network Overview

BackgroundThe YYLN is the umbrella organisation for the 7 active and a number of recessed groups across the region. It provides support and strategic direction across the YYLN area. The groups are made up of volunteers from local area. Groups are either catchment based e.g. Albert River or local area based e.g. Yarram Urban. Members are involved in a range of activities and events including:

protecting remnant vegetation, building corridors and revegetation of degraded sites, invasive plant and animal control, sustainable agriculture and environmental education and appreciation. The Landcare Groups provide a framework for locals to get together, with each group having its own priorities, characteristics and personality.

The YYLN is a not-for-profit,

incorporated association, managed by an 8 member volunteer board who ensure the organisation is well governed, provide strategic direction for the region, and is representative of all the local groups.

The Yarram Yarram Landcare Network (YYLN) was established in 1995 and covers a diverse area of approximately 118,000ha.

YYLN stretches from the temperate rainforests of the Strzelecki Ranges to the Ramsar listed wetlands of Corner Inlet and Nooramunga Marine and Coastal Park, encompassing the Giffard Plain, along the Ninety Mile Beach to beyond Seaspray.

2012 – 2015 Strategic PlanThe yyLN strategic plan is currently into its second year of implementation.

In 2013 the board reviewed the Year Two priorities and have set the direction for the coming year.

In response to the need to have more regular and consistent longer term funding, the board has established a new “Funding Committee” to begin in 2013/14. See Attachment 3 for the achievements against Year One activities.

The major key areas for focus of YYLN operation are listed below:

1. Landcare Groups & membership

• Encourage, support and sustain member Landcare Groups to ensure their

continued survival and growth

• Service the needs of the Landcare Groups

• Identify priorities for on-ground works

• Build Yarram Yarram Landcare Network memberships

2. Sustainable Agriculture/Production

• Promote landscape change and sustainable farming through best land management practices

• Provide information and build capacity of landholders so they can care for and enhance their land

3. Environmental Stewardship

• Work to protect, enhance and/or connect biodiversity

throughout the region

• Facilitate pest plant and animal control programs in partnership with community, government and individuals

• Facilitate programs that protect and enhance the water quality throughout YYLN catchments

4. Education, Communication & Promotion

• Communicate clear Landcare messages with the aim of increasing the profile of the network

• Build community awareness and capacity to care for our country and manage land sustainably

5. Partnerships & Collaboration

• Work with other groups and organisations to enhance

outcomes for the Landcare groups and Network priorities

• Deliver projects for partner organisations to achieve mutual aims

6. Funding

• Identify priority areas for funding across the YYLN area

• Seek funds for priority projects through government grants, corporate business, philanthropic organisations and other avenues

7. Governance

• Ensure Network staff and board members are clear on their roles, purpose and priorities

• Ensure YYLN works within the rules of its constitution.


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YARR AM YARR AM L ANDCARE NET WORKYARR AM YARR AM L ANDCARE NET WORKNetwork OverviewNetwork Overview

YYLN BoardThe YYLN is privileged to have a terrific mix of skills and experiences amongst its board members. These 8 volunteers diligently work to provide leadership that is harmonious and representative of the whole network. Executive and administration support is provided by the Network Coordinator, Sally-Ann Henderson. Each member is appointed for a two year term. YYLN Board meetings were held on the second Wednesday of each second month. Meetings held in the 2012/13 financial year were: October 9th 2012; November 27th 2012; February 12th 2013; April 17th 2013; April 17th 2013, 12th June 2013, 14th August 2013.

The current yyLN board consists of:

David McAninly Chair & Employment Steering Committee

Werner Lange Vice Chair & Employment Steering Committee Chair

Brian Nicholls Treasurer & Seedbank Chair

Melissa Ainsworth Secretary & Communications Publications Committee

Helga Binder JARR Committee Chair & Communications Publications Committee

Trevor Colvin Strategic Plan Committee

David Hill Employment Steering Committee

David MacAulay JARR Committee

In addition to the internal committees, the Network is also represented on the following boards.

Regional Landcare Forum: David McAninly, Werner Lange, Trevor Colvin

Community Weeds Taskforce: Werner Lange

GippsLandcare Board: Trevor Colvin

Regional Landcare Facilitator Steering Committee: Melissa Ainsworth

YYLN StaffyyLN employed 3 staff members in the 2012/13 financial year. Staff roles, time allocation and funding are listed below.

STAFF FUNDING ROLE

Network Coordinator

Sally-Ann Henderson / Dan Garlick

Change over in Nov ‘12

Full Time

0.6 via various projects

0.4 DSE Victorian Local Landcare Facilitator Initiative

• Overall YYLN responsibility – budget and financial management, OH&S, administration and office management;

• Executive support to the board;

• Staff management;

• YYLN Committees: Employment Steering Committee; Publications and Communications Committee; Awards Committee; Seedbank Committee; JARR Committee;

• Member of the Corner Inlet Steering Committee; Coastal Liaison Committee; Gippsland Sustainable Agricultural Network; Regional Landcare Forum and GippsLandcare

• Funding applications;

• Oversee all projects, including project management of Mullungdung to Coast and JARR Project

• YYLN Event/Activity Coordination: Awards, AGM, Annual BBQ, Annual Report, Website, Welcome Pack, Small Landcare Grants, Strategic Plan;

• Landcare Groups support, leadership including reviewing and updating member database, AGM support, insurance.

Sam Monks

Landcare Projects Officer

Full time

Various projects:

- Erosion Control and Coastal Saltmarsh

- JARR Community For Nature Project

- Carbon Action on-ground

- Gorse

• Project coordination and delivery for:

• Corner Inlet Connection Erosion Control; Coastal Saltmarsh Protection; CFOC Healthy Soils; Gorse;

• Action On the Ground

• Community for Nature JARR Project, and

• YYLN events and activities support (Yarram Show, AGM, YYLN Awards, Annual BBQ, Newsletter).

Bronwyn Johnson

Seedbank Officer

Mullungdung to Coast Project Officer

0.6 – Part time

Mullungdung to Coast

Various projects

• Responsible for the successful implementation of the CFOC Funded Mullungdung to Coast Project;

• Coordinate and administer the YYLN Seedbank; and

• YYLN events and activities support (Yarram Show, AGM, YYLN Awards, Annual BBQ, Newsletter).


YARR AM YARR AM L ANDCARE NET WORKYARR AM YARR AM L ANDCARE NET WORKGroup Update Group Update

YYLN Landcare Groups

The Network currently has the following member groups:

• Wonyip Landcare Group: John Kosta, President; Werner Lange, Secretary

• Binginwarri Landcare Sub Group: Kevin Heggen, John McClumpha Co-Chairs;

• Woodside Landcare Group: Gavin Missen President; Jane Gordon, Secretary

• Merriman Creek Landcare Sub Group: Ann Coulson, Chair; Melissa Ainsworth, Secretary

• Albert River Landcare Group: Geoff Charman, Chair; David MacAulay, Secretary

• Hedley Landcare Group: Maree Avery, Contact

• Yarram Urban Landcare Group: Trevor Colvin, Contact

• Won Wron Devon North Landcare Group: Bill Bodman, President

• Carrajung Landcare Group: Alan Dunkley, President; Ross Lampre, Contact

Historically Giffard Darriman Landcare Group, Alberton Landcare Group, Tarraville Landcare Sub-Group, Madalya Landcare Group were also within the Network. These groups have either disbanded or merged with existing groups.

There are approximately 350 member families within the Network. There are currently 79 YYLN Network members as deemed by the FTLA for insurance purposes; this includes members of Merriman Creek, Binginwarri, Hedley and Yarram Urban as well as stand-alone Yarram Yarram Landcare Network members. The following Groups have lodged reports:

Albert RiverAlbert River Landcare Group has had a very quiet time over the last year.

One project that we participated in was the planting of ground cover plants at the Roundabout at the end of the Sea Bank road. This was a joint project carried out in association with the Yarram Yarram Landcare Network, Coast Care, men from Wulgunggo Ngalu, and Parks Victoria.

Another area of success was receiving approval for the retention of native vegetation and some plantation area as koala habitat in the headwaters of the Little Albert River at Hiawatha. This area will add to a developing chain of habitat that hopefully will help in the preservation of our unique Strzelecki Koalas.

Attendance at social activities, field days and educational seminars have all been a part of the life of Landcare for our members.

Members have also been participating in on ground works on their properties, in particular as part of the JARR project soil erosion control measures.

Foxes are of ongoing concern in the area and we made a submission for a Communities for Nature grant to fund a large scale control program in association with the Binginwarri Landcare Group. Unfortunately and rather sadly

this project did not receive any funding as a broadscale poisoning program would have assisted in the reduction of this pest.

It is hoped that with better seasonal conditions and improved returns members will again be able to continue their work of improving our natural environment.

WonyipThe group has attracted five new members through the personal efforts of the President John Kosta in 2013 and we welcome the future contributions they can make to the concept of LANDCARE.

John Kosta has been instrumental in forming the Corner Inlet Blackberry Task Force which is now active.

The Webbs have been carrying out weed control on the extensions of the Quoll Corridor and prepared for the Landcare / Trust for Nature day on their property to be held there in September.

Trust for Nature have installed five cameras on the Webb property for a fauna survey and it will be interesting to see what changes have taken place compared with the initial surveys via hair trap sampling conducted in 2009 which only revealed rat and fox hairs.

The Jarr project and HVP provided additional funding to clear weeds from the Quoll corridor and part of the Webb property.

The Spittles have continued caring for plantings on a shelter belt on the Dingo Creek side of their property.

The Langs have now completed some 3km of roadside weed removal and the clearing and re-vegetation of some 10 acres of regrowth Rain-forest vegetation to allow future weed infestation to be controlled.

The group have started to re-vegetate public land surrounding the Wonyip Hall and started to clear the area of weeds.

All work is ongoing on individual properties and existing projects ....... funding will be needed to continue to join void public land areas to complete the Quoll Corridor.

Kind Regards

Werner

WoodsideWoodside Group remains strong with regular bi-monthly meetings held with very healthy attendances .

Members have been actively involving themselves in the Mullungdung to Coast workshops and the programs associated with the initiative. We have had numerous guest speakers over the year including Dallas Wyatt who spoke on his bird monitoring program. Neil Collins gave us very informative talk on his trip to the Kokoda Trail. Sally-Ann Henderson visited to introduce herself to us. Bob

Wilson spoke on two occasions in regard to the DPI Rabbit Compliance program which particularly concerned the Woodside area and fielded questions from affected landholders. Bronwyn Johnson was a regular attendee at our meetings and was able to keep us on top of news and events within the Yarram Yarram Network. In February members voted to form a Rabbit Buster Program which provides partial funding to Woodside members to help with rabbit eradication. The Network has helped us in this endeavour and interest has been strong.

There has been strong concern within our Group to do with Coal Seam Gas with some members actively becoming involved with related issues.

Our AGM is due to be held 28 August. We have a guest speaker , Simone Louwhoff, who will speak on lichens which promises to be very interesting.

Our catering officer, Kay Belcher has maintained her excellent standard even despite a small incident that saw her being wheelchaired into the meeting. She still arrived with a cream sponge on her lap and slices and sausage rolls following. Our suppers add to the relaxed tone of the evening and gives us all a chance to catch up with other keen Landcarers.

We look forward to another informative and productive year.

BinginwarriWe started our year with our AGM in July at which committee members were elected and ideas were discussed for the 2013 calendar. During the following 12 months we conducted varying activities as outlined below.

• Bird days – 4 days recording bird sightings in various locations. The results of these outings are added to the Bird Australia database. We also held a 24 hour Twitchathon which recorded 83 species.

• Bingi Biodiversity Project – 4 days in different locations recording plants in various locations of different EVC’s. To date we have identified over 150 indigenous plant species in the Binginwarri area in four different EVC’s with several others still to identified.

• We had a reptile ramble with Steve Darby (local snake catcher). Unfortunately we forgot to notify the reptiles as they were scarce on the ground. But we had a great bushwalk anyhow.

• A good turn out of members in September resulted in 2000 trees planted in an area affected with tunnel erosion followed by a BBQ.

• A very informative and useful Seed Collection and Propagation day was held where collection and propagation was described and demonstrated by

members experienced in these activities.

• An informative day was enjoyed, hosted by Richard Appleton, who took us for a walk through HVP controlled land where he pointed out how HVP protect the waterways in their pine plantations by maintaining and planting indigenous trees along the waterways.

• A farm walk and talk day revealed how a local farmer dealt with a serious infestation of Redheaded cockchafer, corrected a serious clay subpan which limited crop growth, uses soil testing towards soil improvement and the pumping and advantages of dairy sullage distribution onto paddocks was demonstrated.

• We also had several bush walking days identifying fungi and wildflowers.

• Applications for 3 grants were submitted this year. 2 for tree planting for riparian protection and one for fox control. Unfortunately we were unsuccessful on all accounts.

• We are pleased to report a membership of 26 for the year plus attendees from other groups at several of our outings.


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Merriman Creek Membership within the Merriman Creek Landcare Sub Group remains solid. Despite fewer general meetings being held over the past twelve months, support for individual Landcare and Network activities remains very good. Guest speakers at our meetings have included Sally-Ann Henderson and Andy Booth from the Gippsland Plains Conservation Management Network, who is keen to offer support and be involved with future Landcare projects.

Over the past twelve months several members have been involved with the “Mullungdung to Coast” revegetation project on their

properties. The interpretative programs connected to this project included Cultural awareness and an introduction to Wildlife on the Gippsland Plain. These proved to be popular and very informative.

Network activities such as the Annual Barbecue and Annual General Meeting were well supported by members within our group.

Some of our members also participated in a Latrobe Landcare Group workshop focusing on Soil Health and the analysis and interpretation of soil test reports. This workshop was excellent and highly recommended.

The FarmPlan 21 course is currently being run in Flynn and is being attended by two of our members.

The Nicholls’ family hosted a

“Soils, Carbon and Compost” field day as part of the Network Carbon Project, which was very well attended by both Landcare and non-Landcare members.

Since the Network hosted an information session on Coal Seam Gas mining, anti mining groups have been formed broadly across the area. Our members remain vigilant as to the future developments of this proposed activity.

Merriman Creek Landcare Sub Group members are actively involved with the trapping of Indian Mynas. The monitoring of Serrated Tussock and African Lovegrass remains a high priority for the group with many of our members being surveyed for the Seaspray Serrated Tussock Containment Project.

HedleyAlthough Hedley Landcare Group hasn’t a group project on the go,there are some really exciting individual projects on the go. There are two properties completing conservation works ,involving fencing off remnant bushland and replanting 4000 trees and shrubs. Along with this project a bird monitoring program (BMP) will be completed prior to works and this BMP will continue over the next two years with selected sites on each property and seasonally having bird surveys completed on the project sites and compared to some benchmark and control sites of similar vegetation within close proximity.

The Hedley Landcare Group

agrees that fencing off of the Nine Mile Creek at Hedley would be a positive project to encourage our farmers and property owners to commit to, ensuring our waterways stay healthy. Much of the creek is already fenced and the group believes by dividing the project into north of the South Gippsland Hwy and south of the highway would be a great place to start. This will be a long term ambition of our group.

Yarram UrbanYarram Botanical Gardens did you say?

Many people in Yarram are

Group Updateprobably unaware that the town has botanic gardens and many of those who are aware, most likely don’t know where they are. It is as if they have been lost in time and in a sense they have.

Constructed in 1988 as part of the bicentennial celebrations, the gardens lapsed into obscurity and may have disappeared entirely if the Nightingale Park Society hadn’t kept them ticking along.

They are actually a valuable and attractive asset and Yarram Urban Landcare approached the management committee to see if we could work toward resurrecting them and that will be a major project for our Landcare Group for the

next twelve months. We have applied for $5,000 from Wellington Council and - if successful - it will be the start of a long and worthwhile project.

We are also keen to create public forums in Yarram and work with primary and secondary school children in a public environmental way. We will work on helping to maintain the rail trail and we are also working with the Yarram Traders’ Association to start the process of extending the Grand Strzelecki Track to Yarram.

These are all worthwhile projects but we need more members and one of our major efforts in the next few months

is to increase membership through a letterbox drop, media exposure and similar means.

Given that we are an urban group and the usual Landcare rural group model doesn’t quite apply, we believe we have found our feet and our direction quite well in our first year.

In our second year we expect to become a useful force for improvement in Yarram. We have an important role and that is to bridge the divide between rural people who generally know and understand Landcare quite well and town people who are much less aware.

bRiAN NiChOLLS, hOST FOR SOiLS, CARbON ANd COmPOST FiELd dAy ThE ENTRANCE TO ThE yARRAm bOTANiCAL GARdENS


YARR AM YARR AM L ANDCARE NET WORKYARR AM YARR AM L ANDCARE NET WORKNetwork Projects

YYLN is responsible for the delivery of this four year project which is funded by the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), Carbon Farming Futures – Action on the Ground Program.

Commencing in June 2012, the AotG project aims to trial and demonstrate farm practices/technologies to increase sequestration of carbon in soil. On-farm practices to be used include: establishment of perennial pastures, improved soil fertility and use of nitrogen fertiliser where appropriate, application of soil amendments and organic matter, and improved grazing management/rotational

grazing.

This follows on from YYLN’s “Gippsland Plains Drought Tolerant Pastures Demonstration (GPDTPD)” which involved 16 local producers establishing over 500 ha of perennial pastures over the past four years. Landholders successfully established over 500ha of drought tolerant perennial pastures which included species such as lucerne, cocksfoot, phalaris, fescue and kikuyu. These sites have demonstrated improved pasture growth, persistence and ground cover/litter.

Through the AotG project, the soil carbon levels of

these existing sites are being monitored over the next years. In addition, three new trial sites have been selected from the 14 producers’ properties to demonstrate additional farm practices/technologies to increase sequestration of carbon in soil.

Almost one tonne of soil was collected from Woodside to Seaspray at the end of 2012. Western Port Catchment Landcare Network (WPCLN) was contracted to collect soil cores to a depth of 1 metre using a Christies Hydraulic Soil Corer. Soil samples were sent off to Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) Laboratories at McLeod for testing and

analysis. This data will provide us with a snapshot of soil carbon levels across the Giffard Plain and will help determine how soil carbon is influenced by agricultural management, climate and soil type.

A series of field days and workshops will be run throughout the project to raise community awareness and understanding of increasing soil carbon. A field day was held at Stradbroke in June 2013.

Network Projects

For the last four years, all five Landcare Networks within the WGCMA have been involved in the CfOC Healthy Soils project. A series of field days and workshops have been run across the region.

In 2012-2013, YYLN held a “Soils, Carbon & Compost Field Day” at Brian & Jenny Nicholl’s sheep property at Stratford. Guest presenters included: Nick Dudley, Doug Crawford (DEPI), Peter Ronalds (WPCLN) and Slobodan Vujovic (Compost Victoria).

Topics included: Sustainable farming – building soil carbon through healthy soils using compost; local soil types, structure and texture. Activities

included a demonstration of the Christies Hydraulic Soil Corer to collect soil cores, and a farm walk to look at the new AotG pasture trial using compost.

As part of the Healthy Soils project, YYLN is also producing a series of case studies on three local primary producers. The focus is “Healthy Soils – Sustainable Farms”. These publications will be distributed to the farming community later this year.

Action on the Ground (AotG) –Gippsland plains soil carbon trials – productivity & climate change responses

Caring for Our Country - Healthy Soils:Sustainable Farms - Building Carbon & Managing pH in West Gippsland

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The jack and Albert River Restoration (jARR) Project was established in 2006 as a community driven partnership between Landcare groups and agencies to provide a coordinated approach to improve the environmental health and productivity of the jack and Albert Catchment Ecosystems.

The jARR Project is driven by a partnership committee consisting of but not limited to the following groups:

- Yarram Yarram Landcare Network

- Albert River Landcare Group

- Binginwarri Landcare Group

- Wonyip Landcare Group

- Yarram Urban Landcare Group

- West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority

- Coastcare

- Waterwatch

- HVP Plantations

Other groups involved in the past and hopefully in the future include: won wron devon North Landcare Group, madalya Landcare Group, Parks victoria, yarram Secondary College, Trust for Nature and, Greening Australia.

Since 2006, various projects have been undertaken to achieve its goal, Primarily

this is influenced by the 2010 biodiversity blueprint: a map of the jARR area showing:

- what has happened in the catchment with regard to environmental improvement;

- understand where our most important remaining areas of native vegetation are located;

- visually describe where Landholders want their onground works placed into the future; and

- build a blueprint for future landscape level change for the catchment

The biodiversity blueprint is essentially a planning instrument which enables

us to better coordinate on-ground works across the jARR area and allows us to take a look at the detail on the ground and make informed decisions about where an investment line is best placed for its particular purpose.

Again, strong supporter of the jARR Project has been the Norman wettenhall Foundation who have contributed financial support to yyLN to coordinate the jARR Project. in the last 12-months the jARR Project have achieved a range of outcomes to propel us towards achieving our biodiversity blueprint including:

• Peer Mentoring: 4 JARR committee members attended a workshop sponsored by the the Norman Wettenhall Foundation (NWF) hosted by the Otways Agirforestry Network (OAN). The topic was Peer to Peer Mentoring and the objective was to see it in action with the intention of determining if it would work locally for YYLN. The outcome of the workshop was that we will further investigate the idea of introducing Mentoring here in YYLN. We have invited NWF to deliver more detailed training in conjunction with the OAN sometime in the new future.

Network Projects

• JARR Information Brochures: 2 new brochures developed and launched: Ferns, lichens liverworts and mosses; Mammals, reptiles and aquatic fauna. Available now from the YYLN office

Strzelecki koala working Party: A collaboration of organisations working to protect, study and enhance the habitat of the Strzelecki koala

• JARR Committee Meeting – 4 JARR Committee Meetings have been held.

• Jack and Albert River Restoration Project –

Communities for Nature Grant (Round One)- DSE funded

in july 2012, yyLN received funding for the jack and Albert River Restoration (jARR) Project through the State Government’s “Communities for Nature Program.” This is a four year project which aims to:

1. Protect, enhance and/or connect remnant vegetation in priority Ecological Vegetation Communities (EVC’s), which include Warm and Cool Temperate Rainforest, Lowland Forest and Damp Forest.

2. Reduce the impacts of Blackberry, a Weed of National Significance (WoNS) on biodiversity within the JARR area.

3. Protect, enhance or connect priority habitat for the South Gippsland Koala.

JARR Project Outcomes 2012-13:

During 2012-13 selected projects occurred within areas of ‘high priority’ for protecting remaining habitat under the Department of Sustainability and Environment’s (DSE’s), “JARR Area EVC Bioregional Conservation Status” and are also part of the “Strzelecki Koala Linkage Strategy – South-East Strzelecki Corridor, Albert River Link”.

1. Landscape scale biolinks: 3 large wildlife corridors created, connecting high quality remnant vegetation / primary koala habitat areas. Locations: Hedley Range/Alberton West State Forest to Hiawatha hills. Wonyip Tiger Quoll Corridor - Partners: Hancock Victoria Plantations

(HVP) /World Wildlife Fund (WWF)/YYLN.

Total Corridor Area: Approx. 30ha, with 3km fencing – plain wire, no barbed wire

vegetation: 10,000 locally indigenous tubestock planted across new biolinks.

2. blackberry Suppression works: JARR Catchment: Blackberry treated across 30 properties from Binginwarri to Wonyip, covering approx. 2000 ha. Focus on riparian areas linked to remnant forest to allow “koala movement”. Includes Wonyip Tiger Quoll Corridor - HVP/WWF/YYLN.

A JARR Community Workshop was held during June 2013 at the Alberton West Recreation Reserve. We officially launched our latest JARR brochures and this workshop also gave community members an opportunity to learn about current environmental projects across the JARR area and help prioritise future project areas.

JARR Project,incorporating Communities for Nature Project

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The Corner Inlet and Nooramunga Marine and Coastal Parks are internationally recognised as significant coastal wetlands, containing the most extensive areas of intertidal mudflats in Victoria. Nooramunga covers a complex area of approximately 30,000ha that includes the coast between Port Welshpool and McLoughlins Beach, adjoining the Ninety Mile Beach.

Corner Inlet Connections: Erosion Control Project

yyLN/ wGCmA/ dEPi Partnership:

Total Area Protected: Approx. 20ha, 3 km fencing - plain wire, no barbed wire.

vegetation: 10,000 locally indigenous tubestock planted in gully areas – Spring 2013.

weed Control: Approx. 4ha blackberry treated in fenced off gully area.

2012-13: Final year of a four year program. Total 3 project sites / 3 properties / 3 Soil Erosion Management Plans (SEMP’s). Fencing off, removing stock and revegetating actively eroding gully areas in the Albert River Catchment from Hedley Range to Hiawatha. Blackberry treated where necessary.

In the long term, these erosion control actions will directly reduce the potential of soil erosion, either land slips and/or tunnel erosion from

occurring. This landscape-scale project will also improve farm productivity by minimising stock losses in gully areas, providing large shelterbelt areas and improved biodiversity through the re-establishment of vital wildlife biolinks in the JARR Catchments. (EVC 30:Wet Forest and EVC 16: Lowland Forest)

Corner Inlet Connections: Coastal Saltmarsh Protection Project

yyLN/wGCmA Coastal Saltmarsh Protection Project 2012-13:

Through the WGCMA’s ‘Regional Growth Fund Flood Support Program’, YYLN has received another round of funding to continue on-ground works to protect high priority coastal saltmarsh areas between Reeves Beach and Manns Beach.

Protecting the Corner Inlet Coastal Hotspot Program -

A group of neighbouring landholders have worked collaboratively to protect a large section of coastal wetlands adjoining Nooramunga. Three kilometres of fencing has being erected to date, removing stock

The Mullungdung project is now officially over after three years of solid work by the Network, WGCMA and all the landholders involved.

The final year has seen 11 landholders construct 11.5km of fencing to protect 0.75ha of remnant and revegetate 13ha of land with 8kg of native seed and nearly 15,000 seedlings. Over the three year life of the project most objectives were achieved and some exceeded. We achieved 114% of the revegetation target and 103% of the landholder participation target. The most notable exception was the amount of fencing carried out,

Mullungdung to Coast Projectat only 59% of the original target. This was primarily due to most landholders choosing to construct wildlife corridors along existing boundary lines and therefore only requiring fencing along one side of their project (boundary fences were not funded).

The workshop program was concluded with some very well attended events. These included two sessions on Aboriginal Cultural Heritage presented by staff from GLaWAC; fire behaviour and ecology with DEPI and CFA; weed identification and fox control with DEPI; insects, wildlife and grasslands with

DEPI, Wildlife Unlimited and Ken Harris from the Victorian Entomological Society. Approximately 200 people in total attended workshops and field days over the course of the project.

The WGCMA is engaging a private consulting firm to carry out an evaluation of the project to assess the effectiveness of the engagement process and the quality of the overall project delivery. The results of this will be used by both the CMA and YYLN to further improve our project delivery.

access from fragile saltmarsh communities where 10,000 locally indigenous tubestock will be planted this spring.

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Gippsland Coastal Plains Gorse Control Program (GCPGCP)

– Yarram Landcare Leading the Way

This is the final year of our highly successful community program aimed at removing Gorse across the Giffard coastal plain from Hedley to Seaspray. The Victorian Gorse Taskforce (VGT) has supported this program since 2009, providing initiatives to landholders to control this persistent and highly invasive weed.

Throughout the Gorse program there has been a strong inter-agency partnership between YYLN, VGT, WGCMA, DEPI, WSC and VicRoads. But most importantly the GCPGCP has provided valuable community support and extension in

Invasive Plants and Animals (IPA) Program: Yarram Landcare’s efforts to control Gorse.

Serrated Tussock

Serrated Tussock (Nassella trichotoma) in wGCmA

It is also the final year of a three year project funded by the Federal Government’s Caring for Our Country program, aimed at controlling Serrated Tussock (ST) across West Gippsland. Through this project, the “Seaspray ST Containment Zone” was established covering 14,000 ha, or a 5km radius, around known ST infestations near Seaspray.

A ST education campaign targeted over 100 landholders across the containment zone. Two community surveys were also conducted across the containment zone to

Seedbank

The Seedbank has continued to be fully funded by the Mullungdung to the Coast project this financial year. With this project concluding, the long term future of the Seedbank is once again uncertain.

There were three private customers this year, totalling less than 1kg of seed. The Mullungdung to the Coast project has required 51kg of seed for both direct seeding and tube stock production.

Last July the Seedbank, with the assistance of Brian Nicholls, conducted training in the use of the direct seeder as part of the Mullungdung Project Field Day program. Ten local landholders are now proficient in the use of the machine for their own revegetation.

In May, the Seedbank was successful in receiving a small Community Assistance Grant from the Wellington Shire Council for the production of an on-line local revegetation guide. Part of this grant involves running a competition and exhibition for botanical illustration in conjunction with The Courthouse Gallery in Yarram. Preparations for both the exhibition and community consultation component of the guide’s production are well under way. The guide is due to be completed and launched in June 2014.

Network Activities and Events 2012/13Awards – State & National Awards

• Although the Network has not hosted local awards this past year, we were proud to support Libby Balderstone in her quest to be recognised at the National Landcare Awards in Sydney. As the State winner the year before, Libby automatically went through to the National awards as the Victorian finalist for the Primary Producer Award. David McAninly, Helga Binder and Dan Garlick all travelled to the National Conference where on the 3rd September the Landcare Awards Dinner was part of the celebrations. Alas, a NSW farmer was the eventual winner of the award.

Congratulations to our two nominations for the 2013 State Landcare Awards:

• Helga Binder: Individual Landcarer Award

• The Norman Wettenhall Foundation: Landcare Partnerships Award

Annual BBQ

Yarram Yarram Landcare Network held its 2013 Annual BBQ on Sunday April 28th at Alberton West Rec. Reserve. Our largest gathering ever was probably due in part to the topic of Coal Seam Gas which was discussed as part of the events of the day. Ignite Energy and Wellington Awareness Group both presented and a question and answer session

followed. We were also lucky enough to have “minor celebrity” Harry Hof give an informative presentation on the problem of Indian Mynah Birds and what Landcarers can do about them. Over 80 people came along and enjoyed the yummy food and good company.

Newsletter

In 2012/13 YYLN continued to produce a professional, full colour quarterly newsletter printed using sustainable ink, paper and processes. We experimented with a new paper to see if photo quality would be improved but feedback indicated that the original matt finish paper had a more “Landcare-ish” look to it and so we have stuck to the original paper.

Feedback continues to be overwhelmingly positive not only from within the YYLN membership but also from readers from other networks.

“I just had to ring and say what a pleasure it is to get your Network’s Newsletter. It is so professional, I would almost call it a magazine. Newsletter does not do it justice. It is a great lobbying tool for me.” Member of Bass Coast Landcare Network

The final issue of the year (Winter) had to be extended to the maximum size of 20 pages because of all the wonderful articles. The Publications and Communications Committee are always looking to improve

its breadth of contributors and therefore welcome articles, photos and ideas.

This year we have recruited an additional member to the editorial team. Dina Monks, a retired editor has taken on the role of editing our copy before it goes to Helga for layout. A big thank-you and well done to her, along with Melissa Ainsworth, Helga Binder, Samantha Monks and Sally-Ann Henderson the editorial team responsible for preparation, design and distribution of the newsletter throughout the year.

YYLN Website and Welcome Pack

YYLN’s website – www.yyln.org is up to date and the Landcare groups’ pages are being used by many of the local groups to upload their minutes of previous meetings and get members abreast of local happening. It is a good source of network information, with details of events, activities, news and newsletters.

Don’t forget our Welcome Pack is available for anyone new to the network. Local groups are encouraged to distribute these packs to new neighbours and contacts as well as people who have joined the network. Hard copies of the pack are available from the office or email Sally-Ann to request the electronic files for you to print out your own copies.

help capture and establish a baseline of community awareness of ST. Three paddock demonstrations have also been established using integrated ST control through best practice pasture management.

A feature of this project has been the strong inter-agency partnership between YYLN, WGCMA, DEPI and local landholders. NOTE: A Weed of National Significance (WoNS), ST is regarded as one of the worst weeds in Australia because of its invasiveness, potential for spread, economic and environmental impacts.

yyLN / wellington Shire Council (wSC) / department of Environment & Primary industries (dEPi) –

For several years, staff at YYLN have provided advice and support to the local community and partnership agencies on IPA matters. Through our IPA projects we have delivered large sections of on-ground works across our Landcare network. In 2012-13 main target weeds included: Blackberry, Broom, Gorse and Serrated Tussock. YYLN has also provided support to the Woodside Landcare Group through the new Woodside Rabbit Buster Program.

Network Projects

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2012/13 yyLN PROjECTS - SummARy OF AChiEvEmENTS

PROJECT FUNDING OUTCOMES ACHIEVED

Carbon Action on Ground

Dept of Ag, Fisheries & Forestry

14 Landholders1 tonne of soil sent for carbon level testingEstablishment of 3 new trials – increasing soil carbon2 workshops4 Technical Reference Committee meetings Carbon Action on Ground

Erosion Control

Corner Inlet Connections

3 major project sitesLandholder management agreements signedSites prepared and fenced10000 plants in Spring 201219ha protected and repaired

Gippsland Plains Gorse

Victorian Gorse TaskforceOver 10 Landholders participatingOver 30ha Gorse controlled across Gippsland Plain

healthy SoilsCaring for our Country via WGCMA

2 Field Days – approx 35 attendees, at each Soil testing underway on 15 properties

jARRNorman Wettenhall Foundation

Projects prioritised and costed

3 new brochures developed – fungi; ferns, mosses and lichen; mammals, reptiles and amphibians

Spatial Vision Mapper Workshop

Koala Information Day– approximately 25 attendees

mullundung to Coast

Caring for our Country via WGCMA

10 Landholders, 18 Projects 10 landholder management agreements signed, Sites prepared – reveg planted for Spring 20127.2ha Remnant Veg Enhanced/Fenced13.65ha Revegetated14,600 plants4 Workshops and 4 Field days Direct Seeding Field Days

Communities For Nature

DEPI

75ha Blackberry Suppression10ha remnant protection/reveg8 landholder agreements2 Workshops

Salt marsh Protection

Corner Inlet Connections / DEPI

2 project sites;Landholder management agreements signedOver 10ha Coastal Saltmarsh protected10000 plants – due Spring 2013Weed Control, gorse & box thorn

Serrated Tussock


Survey undertakenSerrated Tussock control zone mappedEducation campaign completed – brochures, door knock, field dayPost project survey of landholdersOnground trials planned – completed

9 mile Creek Vic. Investment Framework Fencing of 5km of remnant veg and revegetation work.Roadside weeds

Wellington Shire Partnership program underway with WSC


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13/14 yyLN PROjECT PROGRAm SummARy

PROJECT FUNDING INTENDED OUTCOMES

Carbon Action on Ground

Dept of Ag, Fisheries & Forestry

15 Landholders

Ongoing monitoring of DTP sites

Ongoing trials of soil treatments, compost and poultry manure – increasing soil carbon

2 workshops

4 Technical Reference Committee meetings

Erosion Control Corner Inlet Connections Outputs yet to be defined in this new round of funding for project delivery. Awaiting confirmation from government.

Communities for Nature – jARR Project

DEPI – Communities for Nature

75ha Blackberry Suppression10ha remnant protection/reveg8 landholder agreements2 Workshops

healthy Soils Caring for our Country via WGCMA

Outputs yet to be defined in this new round of Healthy Soils project delivery. Awaiting confirmation from government.

Salt marsh Protection

Corner Inlet Connections / DEPI

40ha of Coastal Saltmarsh protected (carried over from 2012/13 to be completed Feb 2014)

jARR Project Norman Wettenhall Foundation

Monitoring and Research; Development of Peer Mentoring Program4 JARR Meetings

mullungdung to Coast


Finalisation of the project including project evaluation and final reporting.

yyLN Online Revegetation Guide

Wellington Community Grant

Development of the YYLN on-line revegetation guideOur Native Plants Illustrated – a botanical art competition & exhibition in conjunction with Yarram Courthouse Gallery.

yarram/Allies & district junior Sporting Club – Roaring for the Environment

Richmond Football Club Landcare Grant

Yarram Yarram Landcare Network, Yarram Urban Landcare Group, 5 schools and Yarram Allies & District Sporting Club’ Activities include revegetation at Yarram Secondary CollageProduction of nest boxes and garden furnitureFooty Clinic for local kids

vLG Project - 9 mile Creek

Victorian Investment Framework

3ha of revegetation 4km of fencing of waterways and/or remnant vegetation @ 3ha pest plants controlled 1 9-Mile Creek Community Strategic Plan1 Environmental Field Day

wSC Roadside weeds

Wellington Shire Council Identification of weed issues on roadsides and treated

yyLN Events/Activities

AGM; Annual BBQ; Board Tour; Landcare Awards; Group support/admin; Newsletter

AChiEvEmENTS AGAiNST ThE STRATEGiC PLAN.

1. Landcare Groups & membership

LANDCARE GROUP SUPPORT

New Groups: Revitalise Hedley, Help inactive groups to develop a ‘bigger vision’. New urban --Yarram Landcare Group

Existing Groups: Action plan with existing groups; Actively visit all groups – communication; Encourage interaction between groups

2. Sustainable Agriculture and Productivity

Climate change opportunities

Investigate implications for YYLN members out of the carbon tax

Salinity project opportunities

Pest plants & animals

Leverage off great work done with GPDTPD

Work more closely with Coastcare re marine production

Link with Future Farming CRC/FFSR, DPI etc & continue to explore new developments, activities etc associated with sustainable agriculture

Consider mentoring programs for farmers

Systems for monitoring progress

Explore the provision of educational programs eg Farm Plan 21 or EMS ISO14001

3. Environmental Stewardship

PROJECTS

Explore opportunity for landscape change project - 9 Mile Creek Hedley

Ongoing project dollars JARR

Pest plants & animals – reps on Gippsland Weeds Taskforce

Maintain JARR Project and JARR Committee support

Contact with Greening Australia and other departments

Continue to foster idea of good environmental stewardship being beneficial to sustainable agriculture – maintain the connection between the two

4. Education, communication and promotion

COMMUNICATION MECHANISMS/TOOLS

Better use of Landcare Gateway

Distribute Welcome Pack

Continue fantastic Newsletter

Utilise local paper, ABC Gippsland and other media opportunities

Visit to Rotary and work with Apex

Photographic Honour Roll in Office

Annual BBQ

5. Partnerships and collaboration

OPERATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS

Excellent existing partnerships – WGCMA, DSE, CFOC, NWF, RLF and other Landcare Networks

Employment MOU with WGCMA

Link with indigenous communities and other cultures through GLaWAC training and events.

6. Funding

Establishment of a Funding Committee

7. Governance

Competent and functional Board.

Governance training for board members.

Annual Financial Reporting in Annual Report

Public AGM

Updated board/staff induction policy

Welcoming & inclusive environment to ensure smooth succession - consider succession planning


we look forward to another successful year and to working with you all again in 2013/14.

Australian Government – Carbon Action on Ground ProgramDepartment of Sustainability and Environment

Parks VictoriaVicRoads

Victorian Gorse TaskforceLandcare Australia Limited

The Yarram Yarram Landcare Network would like to acknowledge the following organisations for their continued support in 2012/13

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