Thompsons
Groups in the Thompsons Landscape zone
Landcare networks in this area:
Surf Coast & Inland Plains Network (SCIPN)
Surf Coast and Inland Plains Network (SCIPN) is a Landcare Network operating along the Surf Coast from Barwon Heads to Anglesea and within the inland plains between Connewarre and Lake Modewarre. The region takes in the catchments of the Thompsons Creek and Spring Creek.
Landcare groups in this area:
Breamlea Coast Action
Breamlea Coast Action is an active group of volunteers and supporters who live or visit the small community of Breamlea. The group works to protect the unique environment of Breamlea which includes wetlands, saltmarsh, moonah woodlands, sand dunes and the estuary of Thompsons Creek. Ongoing projects include rehabilitation of the moonah woodlands, hooded plover and migratory bird monitoring, control of significant coastal weeds. Breamlea Coast Action holds activities to raise awareness and to educate residents, holiday-makers and visitors about the local flora and fauna and the threats to these. Interest and support from new members is greatly encouraged.
Friends of Taylors Park
Friends of Taylor Park has been a volunteer group for more than twenty years (since July 1989). Set close to the ocean, and between the busy shopping centre & urban homes, many people use the park for their walking pleasure, with the occasional BarBQ, beneath mature Eucalypts and in close proximity to the ocean.
Jan Juc Coast Action Group
Working Bees First Sunday of each month 10am -12pm Contact : Luke Hynes 0406 113 438 Ian Edwards 52 61 4861
Lake Modewarre Catchment Landcare Group
Lake Modewarre Catchment Landcare Group Inc. takes in the land that feeds water into Lake Modewarre. This covers an area of about 250sqkm. Landcare is about the sustainability of our land, our lifestyle and our place in the greater landscape. To this end, the Landcare Group offers support to landowners through emails & mailouts of information on a host of topics and participation in field walks & demonstration sites. Contact Marie McPadden on 52661841 or mcpadden630@bigpond.com
Lake Modewarre Committee of Management
Lake Modewarre Committee of Management Inc. is a small volunteer group of local people, which, under the umbrella of D.S.E., is responsible for the recreational and environmental management and development of Lake Modewarre Recreation Reserve. This reserve is 13,000 acres – the largest public lake recreation reserve in Australia. Interest and support from other enthusiastic people is always encouraged. Contact Marie McPadden on 52661841 or mcpadden630@bigpond.com
Torquay Landcare Group
Torquay Landcare Group (TLG) has guite a long history, having started in 1982, even before Landcare was announced by Premier Joan Kirner as a Victorian State Government initiative in 1986. These days, TLG includes people from a wide area: Spring Creek Catchment, Thompsons Creek Catchment and Connewarre Lakes. Our membership and activities therefore spread out between: Torquay, Bellbrae, Freshwater Creek, Mt Duneed, Connewarre and Moriac. We like to publicise our activities in the wider community and welcome new membership.
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