Our Activities and Projects

Community members participating in the Baths Rd Reserve planting day in July 2024

Friends of Baths Rd Reserve

Baths Rd Reserve has reopened to the general public following the competion of track clearing work to make the walking tracks safe. The Friends group is recommencing regular working bees on the last Sunday of each month to work on areas within the reserve, including clearing weed species. Details of upcoming events can be found below.

Get involved:

The Friends of Baths Rd Reserve will be holding a working bee from 10am to midday on Sunday 1 December 2024. Please come along and then join us for the MMNLG Christmas BBQ at the end of the bee. Contact Us for more information.

Commemorative picnic table at Baths Rd Reserve, Mirboo North

Baths Rd Reserve Grant Funding

We would like to acknowledge the generous support from the Mirboo North and District Community Bank which provided grant funding for a picnic table at Baths Rd Reserve.

Bendigo Bank Community Bank branches give up to 80% of profits back to the community with the aim of developing long-term prosperity by supporting programs that help empower local individuals and groups within the local community.

Strzelecki Erosion and Landslip Project

In 2023, MMNLG received a grant through the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority to tackle erosion and landslip issues in priority locations within our catchment. During 2024, MMNLG volunteers are supporting fencing and tree planting work at the project sites. A further community day will be held later this year to demonstrate how erosion control work has progressed.

Get involved:

Check back here for details of the next community field day which will provide the opportunity to view completed erosion control works, including earthworks, fencing and tree plantings.

MMNLG members participate in fencing training

Knowledge and Skills Development

MMNLG provides opportunities for members to develop knowledge and skills to help build capacity for environmental sustainability and land management. MMNLG members Heather Matthies and Ian Hasty recently ran a fencing training session where other members were able to receive practical, hands-on training in fencing techniques. Participants learned how to erect end assemblies and run insulated wire for electric fences. The session also allowed members to become familiar with the range of fencing equipment that MMNLG has available for members to borrow.

Native revegetation planting in a paddock at Mirboo North

Reversing habitat loss

Most of the MMNLG area is pastural land, with only small patches of remnant native vegetation remaining. With the support of landowners, MMNLG has sought to restore native habitat in key areas through revegetation efforts. Since 2002, MMNLG has planted more than 20,000 trees to revegetate cleared land with native flora appropriate to the local ecology. This work continues today and is a core part of the group's efforts to preserve and improve the environmental value of our local area.

Map showing proposed biolink to support habitat for Strzlecki Koalas and other native fauna

Building biolinks

MMNLG is capitalising on work done in 2021 and 2022 by the Preserve our Forests Mirboo North and District Steering Committee, the Victorian Environmental Assessment Council and the South Gippsland Landcare Network to target priority locations for building biolinks and connectivity for at-risk native fauna. This work includes linking ongoing revegetation efforts with existing remnant vegetation to create a wildlife corridor in the southern part of our catchment area.