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 Hamilton, Victoria
ghcma.vic.gov.au
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Start counting the birds you see today... and all this week! The Great Aussie Bird Count has now begun for 2026 What a great excuse to get outside and look around where you are for all the birds - common and rare! More information from @Birdlifeaus
Yellow background with the text "every bird counts" surrounded by illustrated birds, including a black swan, seagull, cockatoo, and budgerigar. A hand holds a smartphone displaying a bird and "x3". Eucalyptus leaves and a small illustration of someone using two smartphones are present.

ALT Yellow background with the text "every bird counts" surrounded by illustrated birds, including a black swan, seagull, cockatoo, and budgerigar. A hand holds a smartphone displaying a bird and "x3". Eucalyptus leaves and a small illustration of someone using two smartphones are present.

Yellow poster for the Aussie Bird Count, dated 19-25 October 2026, featuring illustrations of various birds, a smartphone, and the BirdLife Australia logo. It includes a "Register now!" button and a URL: aussiebirdcount.org.au.

ALT Yellow poster for the Aussie Bird Count, dated 19-25 October 2026, featuring illustrations of various birds, a smartphone, and the BirdLife Australia logo. It includes a "Register now!" button and a URL: aussiebirdcount.org.au.

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At the Glenelg Hopkins CMA - and all of Victoria's 10 CMAs - we are about 'place'. The places we work in, live in and work around. The places that guide how we do things. The people in the places we work with. Learn more about why we're about place. #weareaboutplace
A scenic image showing grassy wetlands in the foreground and a range of mountains in the background under a cloudy sky. The text reads, "We're about place." The logo for Glenelg Hopkins CMA is visible at the bottom.

ALT A scenic image showing grassy wetlands in the foreground and a range of mountains in the background under a cloudy sky. The text reads, "We're about place." The logo for Glenelg Hopkins CMA is visible at the bottom.

A scenic river surrounded by tall trees, with several people swimming and kayaking. The text "We're about place" is visible, along with the Glenelg Hopkins logo. A large green line art design is overlaid on the image.

ALT A scenic river surrounded by tall trees, with several people swimming and kayaking. The text "We're about place" is visible, along with the Glenelg Hopkins logo. A large green line art design is overlaid on the image.

Aerial view of a river flowing into the ocean with lush greenery on its banks. The image features a decorative brown line and text that reads "We're about place" and "Glenelg Hopkins CMA." Sky with clouds is visible at the top.

ALT Aerial view of a river flowing into the ocean with lush greenery on its banks. The image features a decorative brown line and text that reads "We're about place" and "Glenelg Hopkins CMA." Sky with clouds is visible at the top.

The image contains the text "We all have a place" and displays logos of various organizations including Goulburn Broken CMA, mallee CMA, North Central CMA, North East CMA, Corangamite CMA, East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority, Glenelg Hopkins CMA, Melbourne Water, West Gippsland CMA. The web address www.ghcma.vic.au is at the bottom. The top features a header with "VIC Catchments, a Collaboration of CMAs" and an outline shape design in green.

ALT The image contains the text "We all have a place" and displays logos of various organizations including Goulburn Broken CMA, mallee CMA, North Central CMA, North East CMA, Corangamite CMA, East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority, Glenelg Hopkins CMA, Melbourne Water, West Gippsland CMA. The web address www.ghcma.vic.au is at the bottom. The top features a header with "VIC Catchments, a Collaboration of CMAs" and an outline shape design in green.

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Two opportunities to see grasslands! Next month the CMA is hosting its annual tour of the VVP grasslands on November 15. That date doesn't suit you? Join the Woorndoo Chatstworth Landcare Group's annual community forum on November 6 & 7. Details of events on images. #grasslands
The image is a poster for the "2026 Grasslands of the WVP Bus Tour." It highlights visiting grasslands on farms, in production, and public spaces, departing from Wickliffe on Sunday, 15 November 2026 from 10am to 3pm. The event is hosted by Glenelg Hopkins CMA with speakers including Prof. John Morgan from La Trobe University. Lunch is provided, and registration is required. Contact information for Angie Stevenson is provided for RSVPs.

ALT The image is a poster for the "2026 Grasslands of the WVP Bus Tour." It highlights visiting grasslands on farms, in production, and public spaces, departing from Wickliffe on Sunday, 15 November 2026 from 10am to 3pm. The event is hosted by Glenelg Hopkins CMA with speakers including Prof. John Morgan from La Trobe University. Lunch is provided, and registration is required. Contact information for Angie Stevenson is provided for RSVPs.

This image is a poster for the "Woorndoo Chatsworth Landcare Group Community Forum 2026: Cultivating Native Grasslands." The event takes place on Friday, November 6, and Saturday, November 7, 2026. It includes a speaker program and a bus tour. Sponsors mentioned are Glenelg Hopkins CMA, Ararat Rural City, Origin, Moyne Shire Council, and TS Concreting. Registration and contact information are provided at the bottom. The poster features images of native grassland flowers.

ALT This image is a poster for the "Woorndoo Chatsworth Landcare Group Community Forum 2026: Cultivating Native Grasslands." The event takes place on Friday, November 6, and Saturday, November 7, 2026. It includes a speaker program and a bus tour. Sponsors mentioned are Glenelg Hopkins CMA, Ararat Rural City, Origin, Moyne Shire Council, and TS Concreting. Registration and contact information are provided at the bottom. The poster features images of native grassland flowers.

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Join the annual CMA tour of grasslands on Sunday, November 15. This free bus tour visit grasslands on a private property, the Grasslands Nursery seed production area at Chatsworth, and the grasslands around Wickliffe. Lunch and bus trip is included but RSVP is essential.
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Rounding out #Treetember with this monster owning the entire waterway on Mt Emu Creek near Skipton. Our CMA works crew was planting trees near it and couldn't help but notice it and its sprawling trunk and branches. What a magnificant tree!
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Swamped with recognising the need for management change in wetland areas of the North East Volcanic Plains. A total of 4106 hectares of area containg 245ha of identified swamp / wetland areas was assessed following the EOI process.
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The recipients of the 2026 Victorian Landcare Grants have been announced and in the Glenelg Hopkins region, 24 projects have been funded to the value of over $308,000. Find out who received funded and what they are planning to do with it at our website. @DEECA_Vic
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More than 26,000 plants in 3 months! In an enormous planting effort, 26,195 native trees, shrubs and grasses have been planted along the Merri and Hopkins Rivers in and around Warrnambool at 20 different sites for our Rivers of Warrnambool and Platy Patch projects. #CMAsGetItDone
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Be part of the conversation around natural capital and commerical farm businesses. Tickets for the Chatsworth House Field Day are selling fast. If you've been thinking about going to the field day on October 7 & 8. Limited tickets remain via chastworthhouse.com.au
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Thought about putting an application in for the works crew position, but haven't got to it? You've got the weekend to get it sorted. Applications close 9am Monday.
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Join us this #treetember celebrating the trees of the catchment - where is your favourite tree?
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It wasn't all cute animals for our work experience student Miriam last week! We also had her out in the field with our planning team assessing culverts and waterways, and planting trees ... which turned into a very muddy aventure!
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Get your spatulas ready - it's Threatened Species Bake Off time!! Coinciding with September being biodiversity month, entries in the 10th national competition of sugar and butter combining to create threatened species awareness, are now open. #TSbakeoff26 @TSCommissioner
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It's September! And this year, we are rebranding it Treetember ... and holding a month-long celebration of the trees we love. There are just some trees that are special to us, for a variety of reasons. We'd love you to share your favourite tree with others this Treetember.
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Approaching Monday like a Squirrel Glider out of a box - bright eyed and bushy tailed - ready to face the day #letsdothis #suchbigfeet #somanytoes #monday #MondayMotivation #nofilterneeded
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When you get the feedback you hope for When we put habitat in rivers, we're pretty confident it works and the fish surveys tell us it's successful, but its feedback like this that means we really have got it right.
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We are looking for a works crew member. Like the outdoors and meaningfully contributing to the environment? This could be the role for you! Applications close Sept 7. More information at our website.
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We have a name for our sheep! We'll be in contact with the people who suggested it this week ... becuase there was more than 1 ... like many of the names, there were multiple suggestions of it!
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Jack the giant bream! Helping his grandmother reel in the biggest bream of the Vic Bream Classics on the Hopkins River over the weekend was young angler, Jack. What a catch! #vicbreamclassics #catchandrelease #fishing #bream #breamclassics #recfishing #getoutdoors #angling
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We're hiring! Looking for a flexible casual administration role with a great team? We'd love to hear from you. Apply via our website: ghcma.vic.gov.au
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