Our Projects

This project aimed to test fertiliser and compost addition and incorporation to assist in the breakdown of stubble as an alternative to burning.

We developed a booklet about gardening with native plants in collaboration with Corangamite Shire and Heytesbury District Landcare Network

Two projects conducted by Cundare Duverney Landcare Group and LLPG looked at farm water security in our region in collaboration with Federation University.

LLPG facilitates the planting of around 40,000 trees across the Corangamite Lakes Landcare Area each year. These wildlife corridors create links between vegetation islands and increase biodiversity of the region.

Held every September or April in the school holidays, this event always attracts a crowd. Beginning with a BBQ, ending with toasted marshmellows and time for a spotlight walk in between. The night is held at local property 'Titanga' and gives everyone a chance to see what comes out after dark.

Chatsworth Rd, Derrinallum is home to a selection of the Victorian Volcanic Plains grasslands wildflowers which once covered the Wester District of Victoria. Each year a grasslands walk is held for those interested in learning about our native grasslands and the identification of plants

LLPG regularly facilitates a range of guest speakers on a wide range of topics. These sessions are free and open to anyone from the community to attend.

CCMA funding enabled the fencing and re-vegetatation of a 5km stretch of the Woady Yaloak River which included an area of significant grasslands. The planting of 6000 tubestock protected habitat for threatened species such as the growling grass frog, and improves water quality in waterways and RAMSAR lakes by excluding stock and filtering runoff entering the river.

This project used eDNA sampling to develop a vertebrate inventory of Mt Emu Creek.

Each year students from Lismore Primary School and Derrinallum College join forces to revegetate around the base of Mount Elephant. This has been occurring for almost 20 years with past students being able to look back at trees they planted in primary school!

This school holiday activity introduced families to the fascinating world of waterbugs in our local creek. CMA Waterwatch officer Diedre showed kids how to collect invertebrate samples and took them through the ID process, determining which are beneficial and how they indicate the health of our waterway.

This project involved identifying our areas of significant remnant habitats through Biodiversity Asset Mapping across 30,000ha.