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Acheron Valley Watch upcoming and ongoing activities
A Walk & Talk with Georgina Beach at the “Kingbilli Wildlife Rescue”
Have you ever wondered how a baby wombat looks like, what it likes to eat, and how it likes to play? Then join in and meet cheeky little “Tinkerbell” and all the other boarders of Georgina’s paradise!
On Sunday, April 13, at 2 p.m. we meet at the gate of Kingbilli (279 Cathedral Lane) and after a brief introduction, we will stroll through the Wildlife Rescue Centre discovering how it functions and who all lives there. We finish around 4 pm with a question and answer session over a cup of tea. Please bring along some biscuits or cakes to share – or else we have to join “Blossom” and start munching Eucalypt leaves.
For catering purposes please RSVP with Georgina (5774 7242, email) or Rita (5773 7617, email). All Welcome!

“My Farm – Our Landscape” course in April/May 2008 – Expression of Interest
The presentation of Sarah Challis (DPI) on the “My Farm – Our Landscape” (MyFOL) course has generated great interest amongst AVW members. We now have a group of landholders who signed up for the course to be held in April/May.
Over the past weeks, Sarah Challis has been working hard to put together a very interesting course program that fits our interests as small and medium landholders. She was also able to secure a number of excellent guest speakers that will cover different topics during the course, namely:
- Kerri Goshnick DPI Alexandra = land degradation (April 12)
- Cathy Olive DPI Alexandra = landscape ecology (April 26)
- Peter Mitchell DPI Broadford = native grasses and pasture management (April 26)
- Alex Caughey CFA = fire management (April 26)
- Cathy Botta, The Regional Development Company, Benalla = soil science, soil carbon (May 3)
- Traci Griffin DPI = greenhouse gas emissions and carbon calculator (May 3)
- Dr. Ian Mansergh DSE, Kate Stothers DPI = effects of climate change on biodiversity (May 10)
- Realene Kwong  DPI Frankston = biological control of weeds (May 10)

If you are interested to come on board of the MyFOL course, there are still very few places left (contact Rita on 5774 7617 or email rita.seethaler@tuti.com.au).

For those of you that are interested to attend specific presentations only, there is the possibility to book in for single events and to pay a fee of $5. If you are interested in hearing any of these speakers, please book in advance in order to ensure that you are notified of eventual program changes (Sarah Challis 57 611 573 or Rita Seethaler 57 74 7 617).