Hi everyone,

I am interested to know if anyone is interested in buying large
amounts of native grass seed grown from seed sourced from the basalt
plains to the north and west of Melbourne.

We are about to sow our first crops this season to supply a client
who will be involved in grassland offsets, but would like to get an
idea if there is more demand.

We presently have a few different species of native grass seed
collected from Tarneit to Yan Yean that will be used to start our
seed production area in Keilor. We hope to be able to deliver modest
amounts of certified seed in the next year or two, but it would be
very useful to know if any of the Local, State or other organizations
involved with grasslands on the basalt plains are interested in
purchasing particular species, and if so what sort of quantities
might be needed.

Any feedback would be appreciated, and we intend to conduct a field
day for all interested parties in a year or so when there is a crop
to look at.

Regards

Chris Findlay
www.floravictoria.com.au

FYI
Jason Summers

----- Original Message -----
From: Luke Murphy <LMurphy@...>
Sent: Fri Mar 14 15:10:37 2008
Subject: Roadside Weeds Members Brief

  <<Roadside Weeds Members Brief mar2008.pdf>>


Please find attached the MAV Members Brief on Roadside Weed Management which has
been circulated to MAV councillor representatives and CEOs. The brief summarises
the issue about responsibility for roadside weed management and the action being
undertaken by the MAV to resolve the matter with the State Government. For
further information, contact Luke Murphy, Local Government NRM Facilitator on ph
9667 5583 or lmurphy@...





Luke Murphy
Local Government NRM Facilitator
Municipal Association of Victoria



Tel: 03 9667 5583
Fax: 03 9667 5550
Mobile: 0400 191 330



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-----Original Message-----
From: scropper@...
[mailto:scropper@...]
Sent: Tuesday, 26 February 2008 12:29 AM
To: Jason Summers
Subject: EcoAlert - A new webpage monitoring service for the Natural
Resource Management Industry

Dear Jason,

I am pleased to announce the release of an innovative product that will
be invaluable to anyone involved in the Natural Resource Management
Industry. The product is called EcoAlert and is an email alert service
that provides you with a regular update of changes to key webpages
relevant to the natural resource management industry - information that
is integral to the operation of your business.

As you would know, the problem with staying up-to-date is how to monitor
all the webpages that could have information that you require in an
efficient and timely manner, especially when most of these pages are
updated infrequently. You can spend hours a week checking numerous
relevant sites in order to be confident that you are up-to-date with no
real net value for your business. EcoAlert is a cost effective and
simple solution to this problem. Depending on your preference, an email
is received in your email inbox on a daily, weekly or monthly basis,
outlining the changes to the webpage content.

EcoAlert monitors hundreds of webpages relevant to natural resource
management in Australia, including pages on legislation, policy,
strategies & plans, official survey methodology, conservation lists,
pest or weed lists, public comment, what's new and publications both at
the state and federal level. A complete list of pages relevant to your
subscriptions can be provided on request.

Please read the attached promotional flier to learn more about this
innovative product and subscribe today to take advantage of the current
discounted rates. The application form is on the second page of the
flier - this form can be easily printed and sent by mail to Botanicus
Australia Pty Ltd with payment. Alternative, you may wish to pay
electronically, in which case the attached text-based application form
can be completed and emailed to sales@....

If you are aware of any other people you think may find this product of
use, please feel free to forward this email to them for consideration.

Cheers Simon

        Simon Cropper
        Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd
        PO Box 160
        Sunshine, Victoria 3020
        P: 9311 5822. M: 041 830 3437
        mailto:scropper@...
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Hi,

  I was wondering if anyone knew about courses that run in N.S.W regarding flora
or fauna
surveying techniques.

Thanks

----- Original Message -----

From: MAHER Ion

To: Ricardo Simao

Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 5:22 PM

Subject: Event at Kinglake NP.

Hi Ricardo,

 

I wondered if you could put the attachment on the VRA web site. It to advertise our Lyrebird survey in a couple of weeks.

 

cheers

 

Ion

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----- Original Message -----

From: Lachlan Milne

To: Brendan Beale ; LGBRVIC@...

Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 6:15 PM

Subject: [LGBRVIC] FW: Grass seed species for Five Mile Creek

Hello

A Landcare group at Woodend has a project on a highly disturbed site over a large area (2-3 ha).  Some of the area will be revegetated, and other areas will be sown to grass, with a view to revegetation later or else ongoing mowing.  The group is trying to work out what is an appropriate grass seed mix that could be used without making an already bad weed problem worse.  Does anyone have any preference for the suggestions below, or where else to go to get appropriate seed mixes?

 

Lachlan Milne

Environment Resource Officer

Macedon Ranges Shire Council

PO Box 151, Kyneton, Victoria 3444

Ph 03 5429 9659

Mobile 0407 227 317

Fax 03 5429 5828

Email lachlanm@macedon-ranges.vic.gov.au

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Dalgleish [mailto:dougdalgleish@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, 21 June 2007 9:54 AM
To: Lachlan Milne
Subject: Grass seed species for Five Mile Creek

 

Lachlan

 

As suggested, I contacted Tree Max re grass seed mistures for the Creek.  Their suggestions were:-

Botanica Sow & Save     Botanica Shade Master    Botanica Survivor         Botanica Sunlover

Perennial Ryegrass         Fine Leaf Ryegrass          Turf Type Tall Fescue  Turf Type Tall Fescue

Annual Ryegrass            Cropping Red Fescue      Couch Grass                Fine Leaf Ryegrass

Kentucky Blue Grass      Chewing Fescue                                             Kentucky Blue Grass

 

The alternative from Landmark, Kyneton was:-

Hardy Lawn Seed Blend

Ryegrass                   49%

Highland Bent            19%

Kentucky Blue Grass    14%

Chewing Fescue          3%

Creeping Fescue        15%

 

I'm inclined to use the Hardy Lawn Seed Blend.  I don't see the inclusion of Highland Bent as a problem as it's everywhere anyway, already the dominant species along the Creek and it forms a good turf for mowing/slashing.  Furthermore, it thrives well in low fertility, water logged, high acidity soils more so than other (introduced) grass species.  That's characteristic of the Creek area and that's why its everywhere in the district.  (I can't see the shire spreading lime or fertilizing the Creek area in the future).

 

Let me know your thoughts and I'll act accordingly.  (The Tree Max seeds were more expensive).

 

Regards

 

Doug Dalgleish

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(this is the content of an email from David Cheal)

Colleagues,
This is a reminder of the next seminar in the ARI Seminar Series,
scheduled for next Monday 18 June, at 1:00 pm at ARI (123 Brown St,
Heidelberg), in the Conference Room (turn left after you enter the
front doors).  This seminar is being presented by Graeme Lorimer of
Manningham Council.  He has provided the following blurb.

Seven years after all Australian state and federal governments set the
goal of reversing the decline in extent and quality of native
vegetation, how much do we know about trends in vegetation quality and
the methodology of monitoring it?
Graeme will report on a demonstration study for Manningham City
Council that involves a network of sampling sites chosen to be
statistically representative of native vegetation in the municipality.
The talk will highlight the paucity of guidance on how to monitor
vegetation change, and provide recommendations about methodology and
what research still needs to be done. This includes an assessment of
the relative merits of the Habitat Hectare method and three of its
variants. There are important implications for how best to monitor
vegetation quality, including the use of 'habitat scoring' and quadrat
survey.

There should be ample opportunity for questions and discussion during
the seminar.  You will also  find the current seminar schedule
attached to this reminder.


See you on Monday,
David C. Cheal
Principal Scientist & Project Leader (Forests & Reserves)
Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research
123 Brown Street, Heidelberg, Victoria, 3084
tel. 03-94508731, fax 03-94508799, mobile 0429-358233
international 61-3-94508731

A newsletter for all natural resource managers see attachment

Jason Summers
Open Space Coordinator
Hume City Council
PO Box 119 Dallas Vic 3047
Ph 92052387  Mob 0411739010
Fax 92012974
Email jasons@...

Interested in Tree management why not join the Basalt Plains Urban
Forest group at http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/BPUFG/

Interested in Natural Landscape management why not join Bush
regenerators at http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/LGBRVIC/


-----Original Message-----
From: scropper@...
[mailto:scropper@...]
Sent: Tuesday, 22 May 2007 7:47 AM
To: Jason Summers
Subject: EcoRamblings, Issue 3 (May 2007)

Jason,

Attached is the May 2007 issue of EcoRamblings. The contents
of this issue are...

     EcoRamblings, Issue 3 (May 2007)
     ------------------------------------------------------------
     > Mis-representation of cost - An illegal practice.
     > Dangers to outside workers - Lightning.
     > Power, control and product branding.
     > Q&A: "Should the ground watertable be lowered by up to
       3 metres under salt marsh vegetation? I presume the salt
       marsh would deteriorate in time without any remedial action,
       if so, when would the likely deterioration effects on the
       salt marsh be evident and would you recommend an adaptive
       management plan be implemented to combat this deterioration?"
     > Q&A: "What impact are the many blue gum plantations in
       Western Victoria having on groundwater levels for farmers
       who now have plantations next door to them? They want to
       know why spring fed creeks which run out of the blue gums,
       have gone dry for the first time in history."
     > Q&A: "What sort of changes might we expect to see in our
       local grassland communities as a result of climate change
       and as land managers what should be our response?"
     > Don't ask for financial advice, you won't get it!
     > Common terms used in conservation.

If you think the newsletter will be of value to someone else in
the industry please feel free to forward this email with
attachment to them.

If you receive this email from another person (not me) and wish
to be included in the quarterly email distribution just send me
an email with ECORAMBLINGS SUBSCRIBE in the subject line.

The content of the previous issues

     EcoRamblings, Issue 1 (November 2006)
     ------------------------------------------------------------
     > Ecoramblings - A New Industry Newsletter
     > Heat Stress in Outdoor Workers
     > Site stratification, an essential component of
       a flora survey
     > Websearch: A new revolution! Open Access Journals
     > Websearch: Pimelea spinescens (Spiny Rice-flower)
     > Have you unwittingly breached copyright?
     > An easy and realiable method for estimating tree heights
     > The demise of ephemeral wetlands of the basalt plains
     > Prepurchase Ecological Assessments - don't buy a problem!
     > Q&A: What is the best way to determine if a parcel of
       land requires a survey for significant vegetation?
     > Q&A: How can land managers keep up with all the changes
       in legislation in relation to weeds, biodiversity and
       conservation?

     EcoRamblings, Issue 2 (February 2007)
     ------------------------------------------------------------
     > Intellectual property - a brief introduction
     > Legislation related to flora in Victoria
     > The Framework: A Review - Part 1
       The Net Gain Calculater - the final piece to the puzzle
     > The Framework: A Review - Part 1
       New version of the 'Guide for Assessment of Referred
       Planning Permit Applications'
     > Q&A: How is the Habitat Hectare method for assessment of
       vegetation been accepted or utilised in the industry?
     > Q&A: How is the Native Vegetation Management Framework
       been accepted in the industry?
     > Q&A: An LGA Officer asked "How do we know offset site is
       being managed?"
     > Q&A: An LGA Officer asked "What happens after 10 years to
       land being managed as an offset?"
     > Q&A: A land manager asked "To rehabilitate a degraded
       site to it's floristic potential, is it better to manually
       reinstate the site with a mixture of native grass seeds, or
       should we just allow nature to take it's course?"
     > Q&A: An LGA Officer asked "Is it really possible to
       revegetate an area back to healthy and functional pristine
       bushland? What kind of time frame is needed? We talk so much
       about offsetting the loss of bushland with replanting.
       Are we really just wasting time and creating areas which
       will never be self sustaining and turn into weed scapes
       or monocultures?"

If you would like a copy of either of these issues send me an
email with ECORAMBLINGS ISSUE 1 or 2 in the subject line.

Cheers Simon

          Simon Cropper
          Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd
          PO Box 160, Sunshine, VIC 3020
          P: 9311 5822. F: 9311 5833.
          mailto:scropper@...


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This newsletter may be of interest to you or staff ain your area Please
feel free to pass it on to anyone who manages natural systems

Have a great weekend

Jason Summers
Open Space Coordinator
Hume City Council
PO Box 119 Dallas Vic 3047
Ph 92052387  Mob 0411739010
Fax 92012974
Email jasons@...

Interested in Tree management why not join the Basalt Plains Urban
Forest group at http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/BPUFG/

Interested in Natural Landscape management why not join Bush regenrators
at http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/LGBRVIC/


-----Original Message-----
From: scropper@...
[mailto:scropper@...]
Sent: Friday, 20 April 2007 3:25 AM
To: Jason Summers
Subject: EcoRamblings, Issue 2 (February 2007)

Jason,

Attached is the February 2007 issue of EcoRamblings. Sorry for
the delay but I have had to complete a complete overhaul of my
computer system before I could complete this issue. The contents
of this issue are...

     EcoRamblings, Issue 2 (February 2007)
     ------------------------------------------------------------
     > Intellectual property - a brief introduction
     > Legislation related to flora in Victoria
     > The Framework: A Review - Part 1
       The Net Gain Calculater - the final piece to the puzzle
     > The Framework: A Review - Part 1
       New version of the 'Guide for Assessment of Referred
       Planning Permit Applications'
     > Q&A: How is the Habitat Hectare method for assessment of
       vegetation been accepted or utilised in the industry?
     > Q&A: How is the Native Vegetation Management Framework
       been accepted in the industry?
     > Q&A: An LGA Officer asked "How do we know offset site is
       being managed?"
     > Q&A: An LGA Officer asked "What happens after 10 years to
       land being managed as an offset?"
     > Q&A: A land manager asked "To rehabilitate a de-graded
       site to it's floristic potential, is it better to manually
       reinstate the site with a mixture of native grass seeds, or
       should we just allow nature to take it's course?"
     > Q&A: An LGA Officer asked "Is it really possible to
       revegetate an area back to healthy and funct-ional pristine
       bushland? What kind of time-frame is needed? We talk so much
       about off-setting the loss of bushland with replanting.
       Are we really just wasting time and creating areas which
       will never be self sustaining and turn into weed scapes
       or monocultures?"

If you think the newsletter will be of value to someone else in
the industry please feel free to forward this email with
attachment to them.

If you receive this email from another person (not me) and wish
to be included in the quarterly email distribution just send me
an email with ECORAMBLINGS SUBSCRIBE in the subject line.

The content of the previous issue

     EcoRamblings, Issue 1 (November 2006)
     ------------------------------------------------------------
     > Ecoramblings - A New Industry Newsletter
     > Heat Stress in Outdoor Workers
     > Site stratification, an essential component of a flora
       survey
     > Websearch: A new revolution! Open Access Journals
     > Websearch: Pimelea spinescens (Spiny Rice-flower)
     > Have you unwittingly breached copyright?
     > An easy and realiable method for estimating tree heights
     > The demise of ephemeral wetlands of the basalt plains
     > Prepurchase Ecological Assessments - don't buy a problem!
     > Q&A: What is the best way to determine if a parcel of
       land requires a survey for significant vegetation?
     > Q&A: How can land managers keep up with all the changes
       in legislation in relation to weeds, biodiversity and
       conservation?

If you would like a copy of this issue send me an email with
ECORAMBLINGS ISSUE 1 in the subject line.

Cheers Simon

          Simon Cropper
          Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd
          PO Box 160, Sunshine, VIC 3020
          P: 9311 5822. F: 9311 5833.
          mailto:scropper@...


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