Rupanyup Landcare group welcomes Woodcroft College students for another visit for hands on experience in on-grounds work at the Rup-Res.

Yarrilinks Committee members join the WCMA for a tour of the region’s wetlands.

Yarrilinks partner with Hindmarsh West Shire Council for a day of Rural Women’s Wellness at Barangaroo.

Marney talks about her recent engagement … Landcare engagement that is! Details of a trip to the Gold Coast for the National Landcare Conference (with Costa!) and a Plant Giveaway and Creek Walk with the Warracknabeal Neighbourhood House.

Yarrilinks Landcare Network members enjoy a sunny day out at the annual Wimmera Biodiversity Seminar. This year’s theme was ‘Creatures of the Night’ and included a dusk stroll through Snape Reserve searching for moths, bats and nocturnal creatures of the Wimmera.

A recap of Yarrilinks Plant Out 2025. 2000+ plants, 20+ participants, and thawing out by the campfire as the brisk rain came through.

A chilly planting day with Murtoa College Grade 6 class has Marney learning all about aliens and isopods, whilst advocating for the safety of wolf spiders everywhere.

Marney shares insights from Cultural Competency Training with Djaara, and their Forest Garden Strategy in action.

Marney joined the BNGLN for a Landcare engagement day with Marnoo Primary and Murtoa College for World Environment Day, June 5th.

Project summaries for the 2025 Victorian Landcare Grant applications submitted by Yarrilinks Landcare network and groups. Recipients to be notified in September 2025.

A site visit to Minyip sees Yarrilinks Landcare committee members watering endangered Wimmera Rice Flowers with the help of Murtoa College work experience student Alex.

A whirlwind tour of Rupanyup Landcare sites Jack’s Track and the Rup Reservoir has new facilitator Marney feeling inspired and in awe of what can be achieved by passionate individuals and groups.

Meet Marney, the new Yarrilinks Landcare facilitator. Marney will be stepping into Alicia’s place for the next 12 months.

We got together before our February committee meeting for a bird walk at Lake Marma with Ross Barlow!

We’ve started planning for the 2025 Victorian Landcare Grant applications. Contact us to learn how you can get involved in an environmental project.

Our Landcare Facilitator Alicia will be taking leave in 2025. Wimmera CMA, who host the position, are hiring a temporary replacement.

We’ve been successful in a collaborative grant application with Project Platypus as lead organisation. The project builds on previous Partnerships against Pests work to deliver $50,000 in training opportunities for volunteers across the Wimmera.

Alicia visited Longerenong College to talk to the students about the Victorian Landcare Grants process, and then the group travelled to Rupanyup Reservoir to check out a previous Landcare project.

After our November committee meeting, we joined some local residents for a stroll around the reserve, and learned about iNaturalist.

We recently finished reporting on the 2023 Victorian Landcare Grants. Total funding of around $15.200 enabled us to leverage over $71,000 worth of in-kind contributions! Read more about what we achieved.