Welcome to Wombat Forestcare
Female Gang-gang Cockatoo, Callocephalon fimbriatum (photo by Gayle Osborne)
Wombat Forestcare is a community group dedicated to protecting and enhancing the natural ecosystems of the Wombat Forest and surrounding areas.
The Wombat Forest contains a diverse range of native plants and animals, including a number that are listed as rare or threatened, such as Powerful Owl and the Wombat Bush Pea. As well as these natural values, the Wombat is a significant water catchment area, giving rise to six rivers.
Wombat Forestcare engages in a range of activities. These have a strong focus on community involvement and education, and include undertaking flora and fauna surveys, forest regeneration, and seed collection days. We also enjoy the social aspect of a forest group, with picnics and bushwalks for people who love being in the bush.
News
Brush-tailed Phascogale, Phascogale tapoatafa
Exciting find in the Wombat Forest
(Added: 2012-05-10)
A beautiful site in the Wombat State Forest, east of Trentham and just north of the Lerderderg State Park has rewarded our motion-sensing camera team with two special sightings. Amongst the silver banksias, banksia marginata, creeping grevillea, grevillea repens and peppermints, eucalyptus radiata we have recorded two exciting species.
VNPA "Caught on Camera" project
(Added: 2012-04-19)
Wombat Forestcare joins with VNPA to see what is happening after dark in the forest.
March newsletter now available
(Added: 2012-03-03)
The latest issue of the Wombat Forestcare newsletter is now available. Many thanks to all who contributed.
You, Me and Biodiversity 2012
(Added: 2012-01-11)
Wombat Forestcare is delighted to announce the return of this popular series of lectures and workshops.
- Birds of the night - Saturday 19th May, 1.30 - 2.30pm
- Exploring the froggy world - Friday 15th June, 7.00 - 9.00pm
Conservation values of the Wombat Forest and Mount Macedon Landscape Zone
(Added: 2011-08-18)
Wombat Forestcare has received funding through The Wilderness Society’s WildCountry Small Grants Program to undertake an assessment of the conservation values of the Wombat Forest and Mount Macedon Landscape Zone.
A draft report has been prepared by Murray Ralph and we are seeking comment and any additional information about species, vegetation and ecological processes which may not have been included.
We would appreciate any comments emailed to Wombat Forestcare by Friday 16 September 2011.
Conservation values of the Mt Cole and Pyrenees landscape
Greater Glider (photo by Esther Beaton)
(Added: 2010-10-16)
Wombat Forestcare in conjunction with the Wilderness Society, Ballarat Environment Network and Bendigo District Environment Council have released a report ‘that investigates the natural heritage values of the Mount Cole and Pyrenees Range in Victoria’s central-west, and assesses current threats to the area’s wildlife and habitats.
The report was funded by the WildCountry Small Grants Program and is the first in a series being prepared for the Central VicBiolink project, which aims to work with local landholders and communities to restore and reconnect the region’s ecosystems and landscapes.
Make the Wombat Forest a State Park
Protect it forever
(Added: 2010-10-14)
The Wombat State Forest forms a significant part of the only largely intact native vegetation in the central Victorian region and is home to many important flora and fauna species.
The Greater Glider is the largest of the gliding possums. This beautiful, furry creature ranges in colour from brown to grey to cream, pale underneath with a short snout and large ears. The Wombat State Forest is the western extremity of the Greater Glider’s range in Victoria.
Wombat Forestcare is requesting that the State Government initiate a process for the management of the Wombat State Forest that encompasses a mixture of State Park and Community Forest Reserve.