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10 MEREDITH and DISTRICT NEWSNews from the Bamganie-Meredith Landcare GroupTarget 5000 - Seed pricking day Saturday 28th MarchLandcare NewsWould you like some tree and shrub seedlings to plant onyour land without the financial cost? The Bamganie-Meredith Landcare group has a goal to plant 5000 trees inour region. The seeds have been germinated - now we justneed to ‘prick’ them out into the tubes where they willgrow until ready for planting out later in the year.We are having a seed ‘pricking out’ day on Saturday 28thMarch at 9:30am – 12:00pm at Rowsley LandcareCentre,1327 Glenmore Road, Rowsley (YMCA LadyNorthcote site). Lunch will be provided. Pricking out iseasy and fun, a great chance to meet people while alsohelping revegetate our landscape. Everyone is welcome.For catering purposes please let us know if you can help, orif you would like more information, please contact NickMcKinley at nick@leighcatchmentgroup.org or phone0455 147 398, or email meredithlandcare@gmail.com.Can’t make it but would like some tree seedlings?We are keen to reach our target of 5000 new trees plantedthis year. If you would like some seedlings to plant out butcannot make it to the pricking out day please email orphone Nick (contact details above) or emailmeredithlandcare@gmail.com to let us know how manytrees, and what species, you would like to plant.Other activities in 2020The Bamganie-Meredith Landcare Group has lots of eventsplanned for 2020. These include a trip to the BambraAgroforestry farm for a guided farm tour, introduction tofarm mapping, building soil carbon, how to maintainbiosecurity on your farm, and options for farm electronicsurveillance. Arrangements are still being finalised butwatch this space for more details as they become available.Alternatively, to find out more about the activities in ourarea come to the next Landcare meeting. New members arewelcome. For more information about the Landcare groupcontact Mat 0409 862 326, Maddi 0424 754 179, or Nerida0409 335 693.The next meeting is 7:30pm on Thursday 19 March2020 at the Meredith Community Centre.Gorse on Your Property?Moorabool Catchment Landcare Group hasobtained funding from the Victorian GorseTaskforce (VGT) for landholders who wouldlike to participate in a new Gorse RebateProgram. This program offers a rebate of 50%for control costs including: use of a contractor tospray or mulch; diesel costs for mechanicalremoval and for the cost of chemical forspraying (an Agricultural Chemical Users Permitor ACUP may be required for some chemicals).Please note that there is a capped rebate amountper property. Gorse Rebate program will runfrom November 2019 to April 2020 but may beextended.To find out if you qualify for program, organisea field inspection or register your interest in theprogram, contact Jennifer Johnson (MooraboolCatchment Landcare Coordinator) on :0497 770 075 or moorabool.landcare@gmail.com
MEREDITH and DISTRICT NEWS 11TEST’N’TAGAll plug in electrical items can be testedand certified safe.On-site or off-site testing. Reasonable rates.Contact Meredith Maintenance(Licensed Tester)52861550 or 0427300742ELAINE GRAVEL PITRoad based gravel suitable for driveways,shed sites, etcSmall trailer loads to large truck loads welcomeFull loading facilities available on siteGravel Sales and EnquiriesPh 0437 358 307Water Tank CleaningHave all mud and sludge removed from, your water tankand improve your water quality.We clean all types of water tanks.Removing all mud and sludge as well as washing thewalls and floor clean.Otway Concrete TanksConcrete tanks, repairs & tank maintenancePH: 0409 210 057www.otwayconcretetanks.com.au
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