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AGM

A great AGM had by all on Friday25th March at the Vine hotel in Wangaratta. The night included a fantastic presentation on the snow leopard of China from Richard Loyn and the election of our committee members.
Welcome to our new committee members:
President: Richard Loyn
Vice President: Anthony Griffiths
Secretary: Claire Birch
Treasurer: David Minife
General committee members: Lisa Farsnworth, Philippa Noble, Max Finlayson, Geoff Barrow, Christine Robinson

Welcome also to our new members who have joined us recently.
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Tricky Bird ID

A Great online event held by all on Wednesday 13th April. We heard from Darcy Creece and Richard Loyn on all things ID when it comes to the more tricky birds in North East Victoria.

This event recording has now been uploaded and can be viewed via the following link:
https://youtu.be/DPWtx5I7H1U

Out and about at North East events

We have enjoyed getting back into the swing of face to face events. Most recently we were pleased to share a site with the Ovens Landcare Network at the Eldorado Off-grid Living festival in early April.

Did you attend and get the chance to see the amazing array of resources our joint site had available.
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Project planning underway

SRR are currently planning and beginning delivery for our "Growing into a climate ready future project". This project will focus on the delivery of a literature review, case studies and a forum all centered around how native vegetation will respond and need support into a change climate future.

The "Growing into a climate ready future" project is supported by the Victorian Government through the climate ready hume project.

Faunal Stories coming in

It has been great to see some fantastic stories of interactions with faunal in North East Victoria coming in. From birds to Bluetongues the stories are being collated into a booklet which will be available to view later this year.
Its not too late to contribute to this great project, just send your story through to swampsriversranges@gmail.com

This project is supported by the Victorian Government as a part of the Victorian Landcare grants program.

Nestbox Guide Launch

This guide aims to provide practical information on the use of nest boxes for wildlife conservation and how to complete a nest box project with a focus on the North East Victoria region.

To find out how you can receive a hard copy of the guide please contact us at swampsriversranges@gmail.com 

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