# Leigh Catchment Group > Together for Healthy Waterways and Vibrant Ecosystems. Creating connected and resilient communities dedicated to restoring the environment and increasing biodiversity. Get Involved Learn More YLCG acknowledges the Wadawurrung people of --- ## Pages - [Thank You](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/thank-you/): Thank you Thanks for contacting us! We will get in touch with you shortly. Return to Home Join our YLCG... - [Contact Us](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/contact-us/): Join the Ripple! Reach out with questions, ideas, or to get involved in caring for our local Ballarat waterways and... - [About Us](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/about-us/): Yarrowee Leigh Catchment Group: creating connected and resilient communities dedicated to healing the environment and increasing biodiversity. The Yarrowee Leigh... - [Home](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/): Together for Healthy Waterways and Vibrant Ecosystems. Creating connected and resilient communities dedicated to restoring the environment and increasing biodiversity.... - [Privacy Policy](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/privacy-policy/): Privacy Policy Effective Date: Your privacy is important to us It is ‘s policy to respect your privacy regarding any... --- ## Get Involved - [For Individuals](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/get-involved/for-individuals/): We want everyone to be involved with Landcare! No matter who you are, there are ways you can contribute. - [For Organisations](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/get-involved/for-organisations/): Does your organisation have a bold idea for ways we can protect and restore the environmental in our Ballarat catchment?... - [For Schools & Kinders](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/get-involved/for-schools-kinders/): YLCG provides a range of education programs and workshops which can be tailored for pre-school aged children, all the way... --- ## Resource & Tools - [Strategic Action Plan 2025-2029](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/resource-amp-tools/strategic-action-plan-2025-2029/) - [New Trailer](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/resource-amp-tools/new-trailer/) - [Old Trailer](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/resource-amp-tools/old-trailer/) - [Shed](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/resource-amp-tools/shed/) - [Yarrowee Leigh Catchment Group Annual Report 2024-2025](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/resource-amp-tools/yarrowee-leigh-catchment-group-annual-report-2024-2025/) - [Frogs of the Ballarat Area](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/resource-amp-tools/frogs-of-the-ballarat-area/) - [Indigenous Wildlife of Southern Ballarat](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/resource-amp-tools/indigenous-wildlife-of-southern-ballarat/) - [Indigenous Plants of Southern Ballarat](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/resource-amp-tools/indigenous-plants-of-southern-ballarat/) - [Indigenous Insects of Southern Ballarat](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/resource-amp-tools/indigenous-insects-of-southern-ballarat/) - [Dragonfly](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/resource-amp-tools/dragonfly/) - [Dragonfly Life Cycle 2](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/resource-amp-tools/dragonfly-life-cycle/) - [Dragonfly Life Cycle](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/resource-amp-tools/dragonfly-life-cycle-2/) - [Indigenous 40 Fauna Checklist Brochure](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/resource-amp-tools/indigenous-40-fauna-checklist-brochure/) - [Indigenous Wildlife – 40 Fauna Checklist – DIY print version](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/resource-amp-tools/indigenous-wildlife-40-fauna-checklist-diy-print-version/) - [Biodiversity Assessment Kit](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/resource-amp-tools/biodiversity-assessment-kit/) --- ## Projects - [Bugging Out- 2025 Victorian Landcare Grant](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/projects/bugging-out-2025-victorian-landcare-grant/) - [Schools Project](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/projects/schools-project/) - [Banking on A Greener Future](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/projects/banking-on-a-greener-future/) - [The Green Links Urban Ripple Project](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/projects/the-green-links-urban-ripple-project/) --- ## Team Member - [Yonie Tiljak](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/team-member/yonie-tiljak/) - [Daniel Gainger](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/team-member/daniel-gainger/) - [Jeremy Goosens](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/team-member/jeremy-goosens/) - [Sandra Weller](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/team-member/sandra-weller/) - [Angela Aldred](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/team-member/angela-aldred/) - [Jess Higgins-Anderson](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/team-member/jess-higgins-anderson/) - [Chrissy Webster](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/team-member/chrissy-webster/) - [Joel Ellis](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/team-member/joel-ellis/) - [Ellen Scott](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/team-member/ellen-scott/) - [Kate Martin](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/team-member/kate-martin/) - [Chrissy Webster](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/team-member/chrissy-webster-2/) - [Andy Cox](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/team-member/andy-cox/) - [Heather Fagg](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/team-member/heather-fagg/) --- ## Events - [Citizen Science Nocturnal Insect Survey with Parks Victoria](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/events/1349/) - [Seed Collection Workshop](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/events/seed-collection-workshop/) - [Bee-safe bee Hotel](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/events/bee-safe-bee-hotel/): YLCG is excited to host Clancy Lester for a special workshop at the Buninyong Sustainability Smart Living Expo. - [Introduction to Botanical Drawing](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/events/introduction-to-botanical-drawing/): Connect with nature and community in a peaceful and creative way. --- ## Member Groups - [Friend of Specimen Vale (FOSV)](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/member-groups/friend-of-specimen-vale/) - [Friends of Eddy Avenue](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/member-groups/friends-of-eddy-avenue/) - [Friends of Canadian Corridor (FoCC)](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/member-groups/friends-of-canadian-corridor-focc/) - [Ross Creek Landcare Group](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/member-groups/ross-creek-landcare-group/) - [Upper Williamson’s Creek Landcare Group (UWCLG)](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/member-groups/upper-williamsons-creek-landcare-group-uwclg/) - [Wattle Flat Pootilla Landcare Group (WFPLG)](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/member-groups/wattle-flat-pootilla-landcare-group-wfplg/) - [Friends of the Woady](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/member-groups/friends-of-the-woady/) - [Friends of the Yarrowee (FoY)](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/member-groups/friends-of-the-yarrowee-foy/) - [Garibaldi Landcare Group (GLG)](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/member-groups/garibaldi-landcare-group-glg/) - [Napoleons Enfield Landcare Group (NELG)](https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/member-groups/napoleons-enfield-landcare-group-nelg/) --- # # Detailed Content ## Pages - Published: 2026-03-12 - Modified: 2026-03-12 - URL: https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/thank-you/ Thank you Thanks for contacting us! We will get in touch with you shortly. Return to Home Join our YLCG community today! Get Involved --- - Published: 2026-01-07 - Modified: 2026-03-12 - URL: https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/contact-us/ Join the Ripple! Reach out with questions, ideas, or to get involved in caring for our local Ballarat waterways and environment. YLCG is a community-driven organisation dedicated to the environmental protection of 1,661 square kilometres, encompassing the Yarrowee, Leigh and Woady Yaloak rivers and their surrounding ecosystems. Senior Facilitator Bianca Fammaratino bianca@leighcatchmentgroup. org Urban Ripple Project Officer Kate Martin projectofficer@leighcatchmentgroup. org Project Officer Chrissy Webster chrissy@leighcatchmentgroup. org YLCG Secretary Jess Higgins-Anderson secretary@leighcatchmentgroup. org YLCG Accounts Michele Harvie accounts@leighcatchmentgroup. org YLCG Comms Officer (+61) 426 837 202 comms@leighcatchmentgroup. org Address PO Box 167 Buninyong, VIC 3357 Social Media Facebook Instagram Contact Form Contact Form Name(Required) First Last PhoneEmail(Required) Select Your Interest(Required)Select Your InterestGeneral EnquiryMembersEventsMessageCAPTCHA document. addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function {document. addEventListener('gform/post_render', function handlePostRender(event) {if (event. detail. formId ! == 1) {return;}gform. utils. addAsyncFilter('gform/submission/pre_submission', async function handlePreSubmission(data) {document. addEventListener('gform/post_render', function rerenderTurnstile(event) {if (event. detail. formId ! == 1) {return;}const turnstileElement = document. getElementById('cf-turnstile-gf-1');if (turnstileElement) {turnstile. remove('#cf-turnstile-gf-1');turnstile. render('#cf-turnstile-gf-1');}document. removeEventListener('gform/post_render', rerenderTurnstile);});gform. utils. removeFilter('gform/submission/pre_submission', handlePreSubmission);return data;});document. removeEventListener('gform/post_render', handlePostRender);});}); gform. initializeOnLoaded( function {gformInitSpinner( 1, 'https://leighcatchmentgroup. org/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/images/spinner. svg', false );jQuery('#gform_ajax_frame_1'). on('load',function{var contents = jQuery(this). contents. find('*'). html;var is_postback = contents. indexOf('GF_AJAX_POSTBACK') >= 0;if(! is_postback){return;}var form_content = jQuery(this). contents. find('#gform_wrapper_1');var is_confirmation = jQuery(this). contents. find('#gform_confirmation_wrapper_1'). length > 0;var is_redirect = contents. indexOf('gformRedirect{') >= 0;var is_form = form_content. length > 0 && ! is_redirect && ! is_confirmation;var mt = parseInt(jQuery('html'). css('margin-top'), 10) + parseInt(jQuery('body'). css('margin-top'), 10) + 100;if(is_form){jQuery('#gform_wrapper_1'). html(form_content. html);if(form_content. hasClass('gform_validation_error')){jQuery('#gform_wrapper_1'). addClass('gform_validation_error');} else {jQuery('#gform_wrapper_1'). removeClass('gform_validation_error');}setTimeout( function { /* delay the scroll by 50 milliseconds to fix a bug in chrome */... --- - Published: 2025-12-11 - Modified: 2026-03-11 - URL: https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/about-us/ Yarrowee Leigh Catchment Group: creating connected and resilient communities dedicated to healing the environment and increasing biodiversity. The Yarrowee Leigh Catchment Group (YLCG) is a network of Landcare groups in the Corangamite Landcare region. It is one of ten Landcare networks in the Corangamite Catchment Management Authority (CCMA) region. Our vision is to create connected and resilient communities dedicated to healing the environment and increasing biodiversity. We work towards ensuring the ecologically sensitive restoration, development and maintenance of the Yarrowee, Leigh and Woady Yaloak rivers, all tributaries, corridors and associated ecological communities within the catchment area. Our work is driven by community to protect our environment for our children and grandchildren. Our Groups Our Values Adaptive & responsive Community connection Environmental stewardship Sustainable practice Inclusive, welcoming & accessible Partnership with Wadawurrung First Nations Peoples Tangible & meaningful climate resilience action Biodiversity & climate focused Our History The Leigh Catchment Group was formed in 1997 following recognition by the Landcare groups within the catchment that a combined and coordinated approach to management of the catchment would result in improved works and lead to an increase in funding for larger scale Natural Resource Management projects. Historically the Executive Committee consisted of an independent chairman, secretary, treasurer and two voting representatives from each Landcare Group and in 2009 this system was replaced by a Board consisting of ten elected Landcare Members. The LCG became an independently incorporated association on 1st October 2013 under the name of Yarrowee Leigh Catchment Group Incorporated and adopted... --- - Published: 2025-10-24 - Modified: 2026-03-11 - URL: https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/ Together for Healthy Waterways and Vibrant Ecosystems. Creating connected and resilient communities dedicated to restoring the environment and increasing biodiversity. Get Involved Learn More YLCG acknowledges the Wadawurrung people of the Kulin Nation, and pay our respect to Elders past and present. We recognise their connection to Country and their role in caring for and maintaining these lands and waterways over thousands of years. Empowering a diverse community of land stewards to nurture, protect, and build resilient ecosystems, whilst providing a welcoming and inclusive space for all people to connect. YLCG is a community-driven organisation dedicated to the environmental protection of 1,661 square kilometres, encompassing the Yarrowee, Leigh and Woady Yaloak rivers and their surrounding ecosystems. Established in 1997, YLCG supports the network of Landcare groups in our region, as well as collaborating with local landowners, government agencies and stakeholders to promote sustainable land and water management practices. Our mission is to Protect, Restore, and Empower. Through community engagement, education, and collaborative action, we strive to enhance biodiversity, improve water quality, and promote the ecological health and resilience of our local ecosystems for the benefit of present and future generations. Learn More Did You Know the Powerful Owl is Australia’s largest owl — and it calls our catchment home? Our Groups YLCG is the Catchment Network that supports all the local Landcare and Friends Of groups in the Ballarat region. The Leigh Catchment Group works across 1,661 square kilometres, encompassing the Yarrowee, Leigh, and northern Woady Yaloak River catchments. There... --- - Published: 2025-10-24 - Modified: 2026-01-08 - URL: https://leighcatchmentgroup.org/privacy-policy/ Privacy Policy Effective Date: 26/02/2026 Your privacy is important to us It is Leigh Catchment Group's policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our website. This Privacy Policy applies to https://leighcatchmentgroup. org (hereinafter, "us", "we", or "dev. stokedev. au"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting personally identifiable information you may provide us through the Website. We have adopted this privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") to explain what information may be collected on our Website, how we use this information, and under what circumstances we may disclose the information to third parties. 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