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Lismore & Stoney Rises
The Lismore & Stoney Rises landscape zone
Landcare networks in this area:
Lismore Land Protection Group
The Lismore land protection Group is based in the township of lismore and covers an area of approximately 132,000 ha extending from the Princes Highway in the south, along the Gnarkeet Chain of Ponds in the east, to the northern boundary at the top end of Lake Corangamite Basin Catchment zone, 15 km north of Lismore and following the CCMA boundary in the west. The group also works in conjunction with other community groups such as the Mount Elephant Community Management, Cundare Duverney Landcare Group, Leslie Manor Landcare Group and the Lismore Angling Club. The predominant landuse in the area is shifting towards broadacre cropping and has traditionally been a sheep farming district. The group area contains one of the most depleted and least represented ecosystem types in Victoria (Basalt Plains Native Grasslands). The Lake Corangamite Drainage basin contains many highly diverse and nationally significant wetlands and lakes, of which seven are listed under the RAMSAR convention for migratory birds.
Landcare groups in this area:
Cundare Duverney Landcare Group
The Cundare Duverney Landcare group formed in 1994, taking in the areas surrounding Cressy, Cundare, Duverney, Foxhow, some of Weering and north-west of Beeac. Several significant RAMSAR listed wetlands are within the Cundare Duverney Landcare Group area, including Lake Corangamite. The area is dominated by fertile basalt plains with areas of stony rises. The predominant landuse within the region is cropping and sheep.
Leslie Manor Landcare Group
The Leslie Manor Landcare Group is located north of Camperdown to the west of Lake Corangamite on the Voctorian Volcanic Plain. The area contains significant wetlands inclidung RAMSAR listed Lake Terangapom which is visited by migratory bird species each year. The Leslie Manor Landcare Group has undertaken works involving linking vegetation with RAMSAR listed wetlands, rabbit control programs, waterways protection and salinity projects.
Lismore Angling Club
The Lismore Angling Club are actively involved in fencing and revegetating Lake Toolirook near Lismore. The group is also involved with tree planting which raises money for facility upgrades at the Lake Toolirook camping ground.
Lismore Cemetery Trust
The Lismore Cemetery Trust manages remnant Plains Grasslands vegetation contained within the Lismore Cemetery
Mt Elephant Committee of Management
The Mount Elephant Community Committee of management is involved in the restoration of Mount Elephant, located at Derrinallum, Vic. Mount Elephant is a steep sided volcanic scoria cone. It was formed about 20,000 years ago and is one of the highest volcanoes in Victoria, rising 240 metres above the surrounding plain. The area for several kilometres around consists of stony rises of more solid basalt of about the same age. This emerged from numerous vents and flowed in many directions as molten rivers of rock until they finally cooled. This dammed the old creek lines to form the numerous lakes in the district. The group is undertaking revegetation projects, weed and rabbit control programs.
Weering-Eurack Landcare Group
The Weering-Eurack Landcare Group formed in 1991 and over the years has been actively involved with pest plant and animal control (predominantly Boxthorn removal) and salinity projects. The Landcare group area is located north-east of Beeac and takes in some of the Colac-Eurack Salinity Target Area. The area contains several wetlands including the Lough-Calvert, which provides habitat for remnant vegetation and many species of waterfowl.
