BULLETIN February 2025
Welcome to our February newsletter!
Our network is buzzing with activity as we launch into 2025.
From recent Board and Group Cooordinators’ meetings to project work and planning, there’s tremendous energy and momentum and much to keep us busy.
This edition is packed with opportunities to get involved – we’ve highlighted the upcoming events that we hope you won’t want to miss.
– Jo Vincent, Network Facilitator
Wodonga Urban Landcare Network (WULN)
In this Edition
- Landcare on Bear’s Hill
- We’re hiring: Administrative Support Officer
- Furry and flashy native bees, Leneva Castle Creek Landcare
- Understanding the private lives of backyard birds
- Evening urban wetland walk, “On Country” with Duduroa Dhargal Aboriginal Corporation and BirdLife Australia
- Healthy Hectares information session
- Grounds for Change: planning your environmental restoration project
- Restoring Roosting Refuges, Parklands
- Spider Night Walk
network news
You can also find these and other news items on the website: wodongalandcare.org.au/news
Landcare on Bear's Hill, information session
Find out about a new Landcare group for Bear's Hill reserve and upcoming community information session.
We're Hiring: Admin Support Officer Position
We are seeking a skilled Administrative Support Officer to join our team in a casual capacity starting May 2025.
The successful candidate will play a vital role in maintaining our organization's operational efficiency, managing administrative systems, databases, and records.
The position involves supporting the board, staff, group coordinators, and members and requires someone who can work independently while delivering exceptional service.
Upcoming WULN events
Furry and Flashy – are these Australia’s most charismatic bees?
Wed 26 February @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm, Leneva Hall
Leneva Castle Creek Landcare are excited to host local educator Karen Retra for a fascinating presentation on two important native pollinator insects - blue-banded and teddy bear bees.
The presentation will be followed by a Leneva Castle Creek Landcare project planning session for 2025.
Come along and get involved in determining which projects will be the priority for LCC Landcare this year.
Understanding the Private Lives of Backyard Birds
Thurs 27 February @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Albury
**FULLY BOOKED - waitlist in place**
Join Wodonga Urban Landcare Network for the first Gardens for Wildlife – Albury Wodonga event of the year!
We’re lucky to be joined by Associate Professor Melanie Massaro from Charles Sturt University. As a teacher of ornithology, conservation and ecology, Melanie has a wealth of knowledge and an incredible passion for all things birds.
Evening urban wetland walk. “On Country” with Duduroa Dhargal Aboriginal Corporation and BirdLife Australia
Thurs 6 March @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Join Elders from Duduroa Dhargal Aboriginal Corporation and Ben Humphries from BirdLife Australia for an evening exploring country at the wetland in David Winterbottom Park, Wodonga.
**FULLY BOOKED - waitlist in place**
Healthy Hectares Information Session, Wangaratta
Thurs 6 March @ 7 pm - 8 pm
If you are a new or small landholder and are curious about sustainable land management but are unsure about how to apply it to your property the Healthy Hectares program is for you! Come along to our free information session to learn more.
What is Healthy Hectares? This is a fabulous program of six workshops on property planning. biodiversity, soils, pastures, pest plants and animals and water, held over seven months, commencing in April. With a mix of theory and practical sessions you will grow your knowledge, build a compendium of resources and make connections with a range of experts and other like minded community members and you will develop your property plan throughout the course of the workshop series.
Grounds for change: Planning your environmental restoration project
Sun 23 March @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am, Leneva
If you are keen to embark on an environmental restoration project but don't know where to start, this workshop can help!
Join Sue Brunskill, experienced bush regenerator and educator, to help guide you through a process to get you started on your next project. Whether you are looking to restore your own land or feeling the need to take on stewardship of a block of public land, this workshop will give you a framework and things to consider before you get started.
Other news
Restoring Roosting Refuges – a new four-year project
Parklands Albury Wodonga is excited to announce a new four-year ‘Restoring Roosting Refuges’ project that will focus on the restoration of two Murray River islands with the goal of increasing roosting habitat for the vulnerable grey-headed flying-fox.
The ‘Restoring Roosting Refuges’ project will protect 11 km of river frontage on Browns Island, which is bordered by the Murray River and Wodonga Creek, and Turtle Island to the north.
Find out more in the full article on the Parklands website.
Spotlight on Spiders
What happens at a spider night event?
Find out in this story, with plenty of spider facts and pics!
Spiders not your thing? That's ok, this one's not for you then.
Spoiler: the spider spotters loved it!
The WULN Bulletin is sent monthly to email subscribers and members.
A huge thank you to volunteer news editor, Beck, for contributing and curating content for the Bulletin and the WULN website.