Sunday Creek/Dry Creek Landcare Group
Clean Up Australia Day 2010
The Sunday Creek Dry Creek Landcare Group was formed in 1994 following the successful formation of the neighbouring Glenaroua Land Management Group and the Willowmavin Landcare Group
Some of the major projects the group has been involved include;
- The establishment of the Kilmore East arboretum in 1996; the group continues to maintain and upgrade this facility.
- The Salinity Trail, which consist of signs throughout the local area presenting useful information about local environmental issues and landcare works. The sings were erected in 1997 and upgraded to form the Sustainable Landscapes Trail ten years later in 2007
- The establishment of a seed production area at the Kilmore East reserve in 2006, this continues to be a focus for the group.
Involvement in wider community and catchment wide activities has been a priority for the group, including Waterwatch and Clean up Australia Day.
In 1998 the group became part of the Sunday Creek Sugarloaf Subcatchment Inc, joining forces with other local landcare groups, this partnership approach has been most successful, and especially in attracting government funds to offer weed control and revegetation subsidies to local landholders.
Pest plant and animal control is a major issue for the group and our local area, as such the SCDC landcare group has been involved in the fox off program and more recently formed a partnership with the Field and Game Association for fox control.
The group has also been involved in weed control trials, focused mainly on gorse. The group has provided submissions on many government strategies and plans and run several successful field days on wide ranging topics such as farm planning, revegetation, farm safety, hydrology, salinity and local bushwalks.
The group recently completed out Local Area Plan, which maps out priorities for the coming years.
Current projects include producing a publication on the, history of the group and a map showing local colloquial place names such as Bego’s Hill, Lukes Flat and Pound Gully with accompanying explanations and fire recovery works including hosting a ‘gardening after the fire’ workshop with Sustainable Gardening Australia and working with DPI and the Mitchell Shire Council to disseminate information to those who require it.
New members are always more than welcome.
Our Projects:
Erosion Control After the Fires
Erosion and the siltation of waterways and dams is a real issue post fire.
To this effect the Rotary Club of Southern Mitchell, supported by the Pretty Sally Garden Club have secured loads of rice straw which are available to landholders affected by the fires. The Sunday Creek-Dry Creek Landcare Group are assisting to deliver this program, together with a Greencorp team.
Large Rice straw bales are available to property owners in fire affected areas on steep country to help with erosion and siltation control.
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Gardening after the fire
The Sunday Creek - Dry Creek Landcare Group initiated a plant donation scheme to assist people in the Mitchell Shire who lost their gardens in the Black Saturday Fires. The program has the support of the Pretty Sally Garden Club, Rotary Club of Bacchus Marsh and the Upper Maribyrnong Catchment Group.
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Landcare Helping with Fire Recovery
The Black Saturday fire burnt much of the Sunday Creek/Dry Creek Landcare group area and as such the members thought it appropriate to be involved in the fire recovery process.
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SheOak Hill to Lightwood Crossing
Ever been baffled by locals directions of “go down Pound Gully, along Luke’s Flat and past Hurst’s Sheds”. These colloquial place names relate to the history of the area, whether it be past landholders, physical attributes or land uses. This project, part funded by the Public Record Office of Victoria's - Local History Grants, aims to collate this information using local knowledge and create a map and appendix plotting the sites and explaining how they got their name.
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