Projects

Mount William Range Biolink

Mount William Range Biolink Project (MWRB) is a partnership between the Upper Deep Creek Landcare Network, Deep Creek Landcare Group and Macedon Ranges Shire Council. The Biolink aims to improve habitat values in the Mount William Range area by protecting existing native vegetation, controlling weeds and revegetating to improve and create linkages between isolated habitat patches.

There are nine private properties involved (to date) in the MWRB.

A MWRB Project Plan has been developed, and each property has an individual site plan, to guide the landholders in sourcing funding to undertake on-ground works. The project plan (below) will be a useful resource for the Deep Creek Landcare Group in applying for future funding grants and potentially expanding the biolink to more properties.

Mount William Range Biolink Plan FINAL October 2024.pdf

Map of Cobaw Biolink area with member properties highlighted.

Cobaw Biolink

The Cobaw Biolink is a Newham & District Landcare group (NDLG) project, with the aim of creating a functional landscape connection between the Cobaw State Forest (north) and Macedon Regional Park (south), to aid in preventing further local extinctions of animal species.

The region is strategically important because of its central position, for connectivity more broadly within Victoria and also northwards through the Great Eastern Ranges Biolink, which extends all the way up the Great Dividing Range to Queensland.

NDLG have been engaging directly with landowners since 2005 and assisting with advice on a range of subjects, including native vegetation, pest management, biolink project development and grant applications.

For more information on the achievements of the project and how to be involved, visit the NDLG website.

Deep Creek Biolink

The Upper Maribyrnong Landscape and Deep Creek Biolink project is a collaborative initiative with Biolinks Alliance, Melbourne Water and UDCLN.

The biolink, currently in its early stages, is designed to restore ecological connectivity and enhance biodiversity across the upper Maribyrnong catchment. This will build on previous works by Melbourne Water and UDCLN's three member groups to improve habitat linkages in priority areas of Newham, Lancefield, Springfield and Darraweit Guim.

For more information, visit Deep Creek biolink — Biolinks Alliance

Junior Landcare

Landcare Australia’s Junior Landcare program creates opportunities for youth to ensure the safe future of their natural environment through grants programs, educational resources, campaigns and connections to other environmental organisations (such as Upper Deep Creek Landcare Network).

Junior Landcare resources can be used at home, in the classroom or with a youth group, and provides children with an opportunity to become active in the natural environment.

The Junior Landcare Learning Centre also provides age-appropriate activities aligned to the school curriculum making it ideal for:

● early learning centres

● primary schools

● before and after school care

● youth groups

The activities are divided into four sections:

1. Food production

2. Biodiversity

3. First Nations perspectives

4. Waste management.

Junior Landcare projects

Upper Deep Creek Landcare Network employs a Junior Landcare facilitator whose primary role is to connect with schools, and youth groups, and provide a link to the landcare community when extra support and encouragement (for example, Schools Tree Day planting days) is required. Strengthening and supporting these relationships is what helps to keep the Landcare movement healthy and thriving!

For example, Romsey Primary School recently finished a 5 year planting project in an area along the school boundary fence that provides habitat for pollinators. The project was completed with the help of the Deep Creek Landcare Group and coordinated by the Junior Landcare Facilitator. Plant selection was guided by the Junior Landcare Learning Centre Biodiversity module.

UDCLN Junior Facilitator is available for 1 day per week and supports schools that fall within the UDCLN area.

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