On Sunday 1 March, the Bald Hills Creswick Landcare Group facilitated an information session on the impact of landscape change on Creswick’s Yarra Gums.
The event was well attended, panel members discussed the critically endangered Yarra Gums.
The group secured funding from North Central CMA to begin conservation actions for Yarra Gums (Eucalyptus yarraensis) under the nature led flood recovery grant. This species occurs near waterways and wetlands, and they are magnificent trees which are found across the Shire with excellent pockets in Wheatsheaf, Musk Vale and on private land in Mount Prospect. However, the population in the Creswick upper catchment is fragmented or non-existent and under threat. The threats include climate change, land clearing fuel reduction burns by government agencies and overhead transmission lines (Western Renewable Link).
There was a good resident turnout, and the panel members included an elder from Djarra Andrew Travis, Dr Tara Hopley (Conservation Geneticist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Victoria), Professor Peter Gell Paleoecologist (Federation University) and David Unwin from the landcare group.
Last week I attended the 150th Anniversary of the Creswick Town Hall and welcomed attendees to this milestone event.
Built in 1876, the town hall is a testament to the architecture of the gold rush period that saw Creswick soar to become a significant town in the central goldfield’s region.
In 2021, Council was successful in receiving funding from the Victorian and federal governments to give the building some much needed care.
Celebrations extended over a four-day period and included the opening of the museum.
A big thank you to the Creswick and District Historical Society and volunteers who have tended to this space for over 40 years.
