North Harcourt & Sedgwick Landcare Group Contacts

Email: nhselandcare@gmail.com

Membership (Google form): Landcare membership form

Facebook: facebook.com/groups/northharcourtsedwicklandcare/

The list below aims to direct residents towards reliable local resources. To suggest an addition please contact us.

General resources

  • Caring for Country – a sustainable land management guide for rural living in north central Victoria. A detailed resource covering many topics. Free of charge in hardcopy or PDF. Hard copies from NCCMA (below) or local councils.  Direct link to PDF.

  • North Central Catchment Management Authority (NCCMA) – Water, agriculture, land management & biodiversity. www.nccma.vic.gov.au  phone: 54487124  email: info@nccma.vic.gov.au

  • Connecting Country (Mount Alexander Region) – Not-for-profit that aims to increase, enhance and restore biodiversity. www.connectingcountry.org.au  phone: 5472 1594  email: info@connectingcountry.org.au

  • Healthy Landscapes – A practical guide to caring for land in the Mount Alexander region. Published by Connecting Country, topics include protecting remnant vegetation, making a plan, controlling weeds and rabbits, revegetation, managing dams and paddocks. Available for purchase at Castlemaine Visitor Information Centre, Stoneman’s Bookroom and Mount Alexander Animal Welfare Op Shop.

  • Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation – Cultural information and joint management plans. www.djadjawurrung.com.au  phone: 5441 6472  email: info@djadjawurrung.com.au

  • Sustainable Farms – Advice for improving natural assets to benefit production, well being and environment. www.sustainablefarms.org.au

  • Nalderan Education Aboriginal Corporation

    www.nalderun.net.au

Revegetation and planting natives

  • Connecting Country website (see General Resources)

  • Indigenous Plants of Bendigo book – A Gardener’s Guide to Growing and Protecting Local Plants. Contact City of Greater Bendigo for hardcopy. Direct link to PDF

  • Smart Gardens for a Dry Climate booklet. Contact City of Greater Bendigo for hardcopy. Direct link to PDF

  • Indigenous Plant Use – Zena Cumpston. Direct link to PDF

  • Revegetation Planting with Tubestock – Connecting Country. PDF in ‘files’ tab of facebook group

  • Pete’s Practical Planting Tips. Word doc in ‘files’ tab of facebook group

  • Sustainable Farms – Keep your fallen timber and dead trees. Direct link to PDF

  • Wild plants of the Castlemaine District

    www.castlemaineflora.org.au

  • The Ground Storey – Fallen logs, branches, sticks and leave for wildlife, property and landscape health. Direct link to PDF

Setting up your property: Water management, renewable resources, fire resistance

Wildlife

  • Connecting Country website (see General Resources)

  • Wildlife Victoria – for sick, injured or orphaned wildlife

    www.wildlifevictoria.org.au

  • Wildlife Rescue Emergency Services (WRES) – Bendigo based wildlife rescue. Phone: 0427 304 701  Facebook: Click here

Weed and pest control

Agriculture, fruit and vegetables