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This wonderful rain we are having will mean a great start to this years planting program and both the Goolwa to Wellington Local Action Planning Association and the Milang District Community Association have been busy with preparations, see page 2. The CLLMM Vegetation Team at DEWNR have also been busy preparing for the Commercial Planting Program which will see another 250,000 plants going in around the Lakes & Coorong this year.

On a different but exciting note there have been some recent sightings of juvenile Orange-bellied Parrots including a possible sighting on the Fleurieu Peninsula! Confirmed sightings have been at West Gippsland, Warnambool and Werribee. The Orange-bellied Parrot National Recovery Team Volunteer Coordinators are holding official surveys this weekend (see page 3 for details) and remind bird watchers “that if you are fortunate enough to come across the parrots you need to be patient, watch carefully and try to read band details and minimise, preferably eliminate, the potential for disturbance.”

Happy Bird Watching!
Best Wishes, Amelia

In this issue:

• Winter Planting & Orange-bellied Parrots
• Lakes Community Gearing Up for Revegetation
• National Volunteers Week News & Opportunities
• Expression of Interest: Community Advisory Role for CLLMM Drought Recovery Projects
• Australia Makes List of Ecosystems in Bad Shape
• Giving to Mothers helps save local flora
• Wetlands Australia: National Wetlands Update is Calling for Articles
• Up-Coming Workshops & Training Opportunities
• On the Level & Calendar of Events

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Good afternoon Everyone,

I was lucky enough to get the chance to tag along with some of the members of the Community Advisory Panel (CAP) this morning on a flight over the Lakes & Coorong and here are some of my photos. It struck me how privileged we are to live and work in such an incredibly beautiful and important region! I was also reminded of the scale of dramatic and permanent change we have made to our environment and what a responsibility we have to look after it! Sobering!

Enjoy the sunshine!

Best Wishes, Amelia

In this issue:

• The Lakes & Coorong From the Air
• South Australian Volunteer Awards
• EPA Monitoring in the CLLMM Region
• Currency Creek Regulator Removal Update
• Talking Heads Milang Snipe Sanctuary
• Aleppo Pines vs Native Pines
• Meningie Tourism Launch
• Boom or Bust Change Exchange
• NatureMaps Training
• NRM Ed Training: How to make the most of your outdoor classroom
• Minecraft – Botanic Gardens
• On the Level & Calendar

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Kerry Kriger’s US based Save the Frogs! official website (www.savethefrogs.com) reported that there were over 150 events for Save the Frogs Day in 27 countries …. and Mount Compass was part of the action last Friday with Regina Durbridge from the Goolwa to Wellington Local Action Planning Association and her fantastic live frog displays. The Lakes Hub helped out on the day and although we didn’t get a huge turn out it was good fun!

Once the renovations to the boardwalk at Mount Compass Wetland have taken place we will organise a guided tour.

Here is a photo (left) of an Echidna I spotted on my way to work this morning on Winery Road – made my day! I have submitted the observation to Echidna Watch at www.echidna.edu.au

Best Wishes, Amelia

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Also this week:

• Echidnas & frogs
• KESAB Community Waste & Recycling Bus Tours
• New MDBA Website
• Doctors Creek Landcare Group ‘Creating Bushland’ Workshop
• Hindmarsh Island Nursery Plant Sale this weekend
• Boom or Bust Change Exchange
• Up-Coming Workshops