Events calendar

Explore the beautiful Spa country in it autumnal beauty, visit leading farmers who embrace sustainable systems to produce quality food and wince.

Day 1: Depart Wonthaggi 7.30am and Kooweerup at 8.15am
* Milking Yard Farm’s free range Summerland chickens
* Simon and Ted Beattie’s Derrynock Poll Dorset and Maternal Stud

Day 2: Walk to explore area after breakfast
* Jonai Farms free range pigs and community supported agriculture
* Captains Creek organic wines, vegetables and sheep
* Holy Goat Organic Cheese – innovative organic goat farmers

Staying overnight both nights at the Continental House, Hepburn Springs
Dinner of local produce by Spade to Blade

Day 3
* Historic tour of Daylesford
* High Spa Angus – quality Angus breeding herd

Then head home arriving back at Koo Wee Rup around 5pm.

This tour will fill quickly so please RSVP by 30 March, with payment of $330. The cost includes shared accomodation, breakfasts, dinner and 3 lunches)

Does his voice make you feel like you’re wrapped in your favourite blanket in the safest place you’ve ever imagined?

Let’s put some positivity out there into the world! Let’s marvel at the achievements of this incredible man, who is the most travelled person in recorded human history.

Scott, cycle, hop, wheel or run down to McIndoe Park in Leongatha on Tuesday 8 May for a gathering to pay homage to the veteran British broadcaster and naturalist on his 92nd birthday. Yes, you heard-right he turns ninety two this year!

The gathering includes a ‘hype-speech’ and ‘warm-up’ at 6pm, followed by a ‘group chatter of Attenborough accents’ at 6.15pm.

In these times, something as silly as getting together for an “Attenborough Natter” can have a positive effect, and we’d like to see everyone come together!

If we can remind people that this world we are lucky to inhabit is beautiful, fragile and worth protecting, by talking in Sir David Attenborough’s accent then we’ll be happy.

This Healthy Soils Sustainable Farms field day will be a great opportunity to observe and discuss the latest results from the Soilkee trial plot and to also view the soil profile.

Guest speakers will include:

• Richard Eckard, Melbourne University
  Future climate challenges for the grazing industry. What will future climates and pasture production look like?
  What are the challenges and where are the opportunities for South Gippsland?
• Matthew Warnken, Corporate Carbon
  Where is the value and opportunities for farmers with the emissions reduction fund?
  Trial results from Soilkee work and carbon
• Tony Gardner, West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority
  Soilkee trial results from Ross Battens trial plot

For more information or to RSVP please contact Jenny O’Sullivan by Thursday 10 May on 0419 153 377 or email sgln@landcare.net

BYO deck chair, afternoon tea will be provided.