Elands Biodiversity Extravaganza

Join us at Bulga Soldiers Memorial Hall to learn about the wonderful wildlife that depends upon healthy, functioning ecosystems in the Elands region. We will hear about the unique biodiversity values found in the Comboyne-Killabakh escarpment from Mathew Bell - Senior Ecologist at MidCoast Council. Dr. Gilad Bino (University of NSW) will join us electronically to share his research into platypus populations of the Dingo Creek Catchment, impacts of wildfire on this wonderful monotreme, and how we can detect it in the field with new technologies, such as eDNA. Jesse Gollan (Biodiversity Conservation Trust) will give an overview of the private land conservation options available for landholders, outlining the benefits and support provided by these agreements.

We will spend the afternoon at the Oxygen Farm, one of the original private land conservation properties in the area and learn about the benefits of conserving, restoring and monitoring biodiversity on private land. You will have the opportunity to network with other landholders in the Elands area.

Morning tea and a light lunch will be provided.

 This event is possible thanks to the shared work of the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust and Landcare NSW under the Private Land Conservation Matters project.

This event is free to all landholders in the MidCoast 2 Tops Landcare network and clients of the Biodiversity Conservation Trust. MC2T Landcare reserves the right to prioritise our members, BCT clients and local landholders, in the event of capacity ticket sales.