About
The Garibaldi Landcare Group runs a wide range of activities which have a community capacity building and environmental focus.
We conduct a wide range of environmental activities which focus on maintaining, protecting and enhancing the natural assets in our Landcare Group's region.
We do this through workshops, tree planting days, social events, astute planning and regular working bees on our three project sites at Garibaldi Bridge Reserve, South Durham Bridge Reserve and Hardies Hill Reserve.
The Garibaldi Landcare Group meets on the 3rd Tuesday of every month. Our Group provides a welcoming environment and encourages people people to join our group.
For any enquires please contact Talia Barrett on telephone 0427 279 868 or email
We now have a Facebook page, Garibaldi Landcare
Who are we?
Currently we have approx. 20 members, most of whom live around the Garibaldi area, from Buninyong through to Grenville (and a few from Ballarat)
We are all volunteers. Our committee, elected at our AGM in November, consists of 13 volunteer members.
We currently look after 3 areas of public land:
- Garibaldi Bridge Reserve
- South Durham Bridge Reserve
- Hardies Hill Reserve
What we are doing this year?
- Direct seeding of wildflowers and understorey plants in South Durham Bridge Reserve and Garibaldi Bridge Reserve
- Weed control across all 3 reserves targeting gorse, blackberries, hemlock and herbaceous weeds.
- National tree day at South Durham Bridge, approx. 600 tubestock and 1000 direct seed
What’s in it for you?
- Put your name on part of a reserve if you do the work.
- Access to free seeds and tubestock at cost price.
- Workshops including speakers/hands on activities
- Information about local flora and fauna
- Quarterly Landcare magazine
- Access via Landcare and Leigh Catchment Group for funding and resources for your own property.
- Networking within your local community
How do we work?
- Structured working bees such as National Tree Day and 1st Sunday of each month – determined by our committee
- Ongoing project maintenance is carried out by members on an ad hoc basis individually or in small groups.
- This year we also plan to trial direct seeding in 2 of the reserves, with individuals taking responsibility for each ‘plot’ at a time that suits them.
If you are not a member already, please select the Join Our Group button.
Latest News
South Durham Bridge Reserve January 2021 Update
So far this year some work has been done at our South Durham Bridge Reserve.
Grass has been slashed to reduce the grass load.
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Some successful wildflower plantings have been done at the front of the Reserve, using old tubestock racks to guard the plants.
Further work is needed in Autumn to remove gorse, hemlock, a few blackberries, teasels, and invasive grasses. Some repairs to the walking track are also planned after some flood damage.
Further wildflower plantings and native grass plantings are planned following the removal of weedy grasses.
SPINY RUSH REPLACEMENT PLANTING RESULTS AT HARDIES HILL RESERVE: UPDATE SUMMER, 2021
In 2020 attempts were made to remove the Spiny Rush at Hardies Hill Reserve. The Spiny Rush were burnt and then the burn was followed with 2 glyphosate sprays of the burned Spiny Rush. Replacement plantings with native rush varieties, Pale Rush and Austral Rush have been planted to replace the Spiny Rush.
The Spiny Rush is sick but not yet dead, and some new ones are showing up. However, the replacement native rushes are largely doing well.
Approximately 200 native rushes were planted initially, and follow-up planting of another 1000 or so Pale Rush and another 200 Austral Rush are planned for this autumn, once we’re convinced that the Spiny Rush is largely dead, including new ones that are coming up.
Tubestock for this project was funded by PlanetArk Seeding grant.
NEXT WORKSHOP:
See Events on our Facebook page
Contact Garibaldi Landcare for more information.
Our Latest Newsletters
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Upcoming Events
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2021 AT 9:30 AM
Understorey planting bee - South Durham Bridge Reserve
The Garibaldi Landcare Group will be gathering
at South Durham Bridge Reserve
(At the bridge on South Durham Bridge Road in Durham Lead)
On Saturday 18th December 2021
From 9.30am until approx 11am
The aim is to plant approximately 400 small trees and shrubs around the walking track as understorey beneath the existing canopy.
Please register your interest via our Facebook Event if you would like to attend.
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Stay Tuned! A schedule of events at our Reserves will be coming soon!
Projects
Projects
South Durham Bridge Reserve
Working Bee:
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2021 AT 9:30 AM
Understorey planting bee - South Durham Bridge Reserve
The Garibaldi Landcare Group will be gathering
at South Durham Bridge Reserve
(At the bridge on South Durham Bridge Road in Durham Lead)
On Saturday 18th December 2021
From 9.30am until approx 11am
The aim is to plant approximately 400 small trees and shrubs around the walking track as understorey beneath the existing canopy.
Please register your interest via our Facebook Event if you would like to attend.
Garibaldi Bridge Reserve
Hardies Hill Water Reserve
Meetings: 1st Wednesday, even months Inverleigh Hall 
What we do
We cover Public land, urban blocks, acreages and farms around Brown Hill, Glen Park, Wattle Flat, Pootilla and Dean.
