partners LANDCARE & COMMUNITY GROUPS Curdies Valley Landcare Group   The Curdies Valley Landcare group is centred around Timboon and Glenfyne and covers an area from the Curdies Valley to O’Keefe’s Bridge. This group’s priorities include feral deer management and control, roadside weed control, ragwort and the Moorehouses Bridge Reserve project. Contact: Doug Trigg (President) ph: 5598 3063 Elingamite-Cobrico Landcare Group   Located in the Elingamite/Dixie area west of Cobden the Elingamite-Cobrico Landcare Group has undertaken extensive revegetation work on properties around Cobrico Lake and nearby wetlands. Contact: Barb Cowley (Secretary) ph: 5595 4243 email: bacowley@bigpond.com Happy Valley Land Management Group 
Happy Valley Land Management Group is based in Williams Rd, Scotts Creek. They focus on roadside weed control, extensive revegetation and surveying, salinity mapping and local landslip issues. Their main achievement to date is the successful revegetation of most of Ross Creek. This revegetation work protects the creek and provides a habitat corridor for native fauna. Contact: Neville and Marlene Page, ph: 5595 9393 Newfield Valley Landcare Group The Newfield Valley Landcare Group conduct projects from the corner of the Timboon Port Campbell and New Cooriemungle Rd through to Port Campbell. Within this area they have undertaken fox management and rehabilitation of a roadside reserve including extensive weed control. They have also conducted further projects thanks to TXU funding. Contact: Keith Bailey (President) ph: 5598 3350 Princetown Landcare Group 
Based in Princetown this Landcare Group has successfully enhanced the community facilities and environment of the surrounding area. Their achievements include the construction of the Princetown Board Walk; a valuable community asset which allows tourists to explore the area while protecting the fragile wetland ecosystem. Contact: Judy Spafford (Secretary) ph: 5237 5258 COMMUNITY GROUPS Camperdown-Timboon Rail Trail Committee of Management  
This committee manage the community resource of the Camperdown-Timboon Rail Trail. This includes the construction, maintenance and improvement of recreational and tourism resources including signs and paths as well as enhancing and protecting the valuable environment of the trail through weed management, revegetation and education. Contact: Heather Mathews, ph: 5595 0135 Cobden Angling Club The Cobden Angling Club meets every second Tuesday at the Lake Elingamite Club Rooms. Contact: Mr. Les Blake for more information, ph: 5595 1136. Timboon Bush Co-Operative The Timboon Bush Co-Operative was formed in 1995 when the Timboon Field Naturalists were informed of 70 acres of bushland that had come up for sale along the Camperdown-Timboon Rail Trail. The land was purchased as a co-operative with shares being sold to raise the money. Share holders aim to protect and manage this valuable area of bushland. Contact: Shirley Duffield, ph: 5566 2319 Friends of Lake Purrumbete This community group focuses on the care and protection of Lake Purrumbete to the east of Camperdown. Contact: Arthur Carvill (President) ph: 5275 5548 email: aca65118@bigpond.net.au Friends of Bay of Islands The Bay of Islands coastal park stretches 32km from Peterborough to almost Warrnambool. The Friends of Bay of islands community group volunteer their time to work with Parks Victoria with the aim of keeping this valuable tourism and environmental resource maintained. Contact: Jenny and Richard Stevens (President and Secretary) ph: 5598 5216 Friends of Port Campbell National Park Famous for the Twelve Apostles and historic shipwrecks, Port Campbell National Park contains the most significant areas of vegetation and fauna native to south-western Victoria. The Friends of Port Campbell National Park volunteer their time with the aim to enhance and protect this area so that it can continue to be such a valuable tourist and environmental resource well into the future. Contact: Julie Brazier, ph: 5598 6444 Lake Gnotuk Committee 
The Lake Gnotuk Committee has greatly improved the Lake Gnotuk Reserve. The reserve was originally cleared land with a large rubbish tip, thanks to the hard work of the community members who volunteer their time to be part of this committee the site has now been transformed into a valuable community asset with extensive revegetation work providing valuable habitat for native fauna and a walking trail providing the only public access to the lakes shores. Contact: Rosemary Joseph (Secretary) ph: 5593 3379 Mt Leura and My Sugarloaf Committee of Management 
This voluntary committee of management aims to revegetate the Mt Leura and Mt Sugarloaf Reserve with indigenous flora in a manner reflecting the open woodland vegetation communities existing at the time of European settlement and to provide facilities to enable visitors to more fully experience the unique volcanic environment. They encourage community involvement in the management of the reserve and frequently hold propagation and tree planting days. Contact: Graham Arkinstall (Secretary) ph: 5592 2121 Powers Creek Reserve Management Committee 
The Powers Creek Reserve Management Committee manages the Powers Creek Reserve in Timboon. They encourage a high amount of community participation, running tree planting days, walks and recently a family fun run. Wallaby Creek Wildlife Shelter 
Annie at the wildlife creek wildlife shelter near Peterborough cares for a large range of injured wildlife from koalas to wallabies and even penguins. Contact: Annie Fraser (Carer) ph: 5598 5422 SW Bird Observers Club A branch of the Bird Observers Club of Australia (BOCA) this group runs activities and outings to observe birds within south western Victoria. They aim to teach people how to correctly identify bird species, encourage respect for our environment, study the effects of human activity on birds and work towards the protection of birds and their habitats through plantings and fundraising. Contact: Alan Harman (President) ph: 5562 8115 Timboon Field Naturalists A group of enthusiastic people that strive to learn more about the flora and fauna of our area. They hold regular excursions, meetings and activities to expand and share their knowledge. Contact: Helen and Paul Langley ph: 5595 4200 If you are a member of a community environment focussed group within the Heytesbury District Landcare Network area and would like your group to be included on our website please send a profile, contact details and a photograph of your group or the work that they do to admin@heytesburylandcare.org.au | 
