Free Spray Unit Hire

The Callignee/Traralgon South Landcare Group’s spray unit is available for anyone in the district to borrow for weed control purposes. It has a 400 litre tank and two spray hoses that have a reach of about 70m. Get in now and spray your Blackberry and other weeds this year, for more information about borrowing the spray unit or if you want advice on Blackberry and woody weed control, contact the Central Gippsland Woody Weeds Action Group (CGWWAG)

Spray unit available for use by local landholders, The two hoses both reach about 70m.

Spray Unit – Side View

Traralgon South and District Wildflowers H to Z

Here is the second post featuring some of the diverse local wildflowers to be seen.

Hardenbergia violacea – Purple Coral-pea

Hakea nodosa – Yellow Hakea

Hakea ulicina – Furze Hakea

Helichrysum scorpoides – Button Everlasting

Hibbertia acicularis – Prickly Guinea-flower

Hydrocotyle laxiflora – Stinking Pennywort

Hydrocotyle laxiflora – Stinking Pennywort

Hypercium gramineum – Small St John’s Wort

Indigofera australis – Austral Indigo

Kennedia prostrata – Running Postman

Kunzea ericoides – Burgan

Lagenophra stipitata – Common Bottle-daisy

Leptospermum continentale – Prickly Tea-tree

Leptospermum Myrsinoides – Heath Tea-tree

Leucopogon ericoides – Pink Beard-heath

Leucopogon virgatus – Common Beard-heath

Lomatia ilicifolia – Holly Lomatia

Monotoca scoparia – Prickly Broom-heath

Olearia lirata – Snowy Daisy-bush

Olearia phlogopappa – Dusty Daisy-bush

Pimelea humilis – Common Rice-flower

Platylobium formosum – Handsome Flat-pea

Pandorea pandorana – Wonga Vine

Poranthera microphylla – Small Poranthera

Prostantera lasianthos – Victorian Christmas Bush

Pseudognaphalium luteo-album – Jersey Cudweed

Sambuccus gaudichaudiana – White Elderberry

Solanum aviculare – Kangaroo Apple

Stackhousia monogyna – Creamy Stackhousia

Stellaria flaccida – Forest Starwort

Stylidium graminifolium – Grass Trigger-plant

Stylidium graminifolium – Grass Trigger-plant

Tetratheca pilosa – Hairy Pink-bells

Thyanosatus – patersonii – Twining Fringe-lily

Tricoryne elatior – Yellow Rush-lily

Urtica incisa – Scrub Nettle

Traralgon South and District Wildflowers A to G

Shown in this post are some of the diverse and colourful wildflowers that can be seen in the forests around Traralgon South and Callignee. There are such a variety that we have broken them into 2 large posts. Most of these species grow in the Lowland Forest -Ecological Vegetation Class (EVC) and one of the best places to see them is the Traralgon South Flora and Fauna Reserve, although many are present on patches of remnant bush on peoples private properties. Protecting these areas from stock, Looking out for and controlling potential high threat weed invasions and avoiding other damage to these sites such as dumping of garden waste will help ensure that these areas continue to exist in a healthy state. (Please note that most of these photos have been taken in Super Macro mode with a digital camera and the flowers pictured will often appear larger than in reality).

Astroloma humifusum – Cranberry Heath

Amyema pendulum – Drooping Mistletoe

Asperula scorparia – Prickly Woodruff

Billardiera mutabilis – Common Apple-berry

Banksia marginata – Silver Banksia

Acaena novae zelandiae – Bidgee Widgee

Acianthus caudatus – Mayfly Orchid

Acianthus exertus – Gnat Orchid

Arthropodium strictum – Chocolate Lily

Grevillia chrysophaea – Golden Grevillia

Gratiola peruviana – Austral Brooklime

Goodenia ovata – Hop Goodenia

Goodenia humilis – Swamp Goodenia

Gompholobium latifolium – Giant Wedge-pea

Dillwynia sericea – Showy Parrot-pea

Epacris impressa – Common Heath

Geranium homeanum – Rainforest Cranesbill

Geranium potentilloides – Soft Cranes-bill

Glossodia major – Wax-lip Orchid

Glycine clandestina – Twining Glycine

Epacris impressa – Common Heath

Drosera species – Sundew

Diuris sulphurea – Hornet Orchid

Diuris orientis – Wallflower Orchid

Dillwynia glaberirima – Smooth Parrot-pea

Dianella tasmanica – Tasman Flax-lily

Dianella revoluta – Black-anther Flax-lily

Davisea latifolia – Hop Bitter-pea

Crapsedia variablis – Billy Buttons

Correa reflexa – Common Correa

Coprosma quadrifida – Prickly Coprosma

Comesperma volubile – Love Creeper

Clematis glycinoides – Forest Clematis

Clematis aristata – Mountain Clematis

Caladenia carnea – Pink Fingers

Caleana major – Large Duck Orchid

Cassytha spp – Dodder Laurel

Chamaescilla corymbosa – Blue Stars

Chrysocephalum semipapposum – Clustered Everlasting

Caesia parviflora – Pale Grass-lily

Caesia parviflora – Pale Grass-lily

Burchardia umbellata – Milkmaids

Brunonia australis – Blue Pincushion

Bossiaea prostrata – Creeping Bossiaea

Bossiaea cineria – Showy Bossiaea

Ampera xiphoclada – Broom Spurge

Biodiversity Interactive Map – Resource

Another useful tool is the Biodiversity Interactive Map, which is one of a series of interactive maps available online provided by the Victorian Government. It is a valuable tool for finding out information such as what the current Ecological Vegetation Class (EVC) of a patch of vegetation is or what vegetation type a cleared area is likely to have been around the time of European settlement. That is a vital step to take when you are planning a re-vegetation project.

It is also a good way of finding out what threatened species may exist in your area of interest. Doing a search of the area shows that some of the significant species that have been recorded in the district include.  The site can be accessed by the following link. http://mapshare2.dse.vic.gov.au/MapShare2EXT/imf.jsp?site=bim

Biodiversity Interactive Map – Showing the Ecological vegetation classes (EVC) that were thought to be present in 1750.

Biodiversity Interactive Map showing threatened fauna record for the study area.

Tell us what you have seen coming back!

We would love you to share your observations with us as the vegetation and habitat returns, feel free to vote often and regularly when you see new critters appear.

Damp Forest Species

This Gallery has photos of some of the common plant species found growing in the Damp Forest ecological vegetation class (EVC) in the local district.

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Acacia dealbata – Silver Wattle

Acacia melanoxylon – Blackwood

Acacia verniflicua – Varnish Wattle

Acacia verticillata – Prickly Moses

Bedfordia arborescens – Blanket Leaf

Billarderia mutabilis – Common Apple Berry

Cassinia aculeata – Common Cassinia

Cassinia longifolia – Shiny Cassinia

Coprosma quadrifida – Prickly Currant Bush

Eucalyptus Cypellocarpa – Mountain Grey Gum has distinctive ridged buds and is important food tree for Koala’s

Eucalyptus Cypellocarpa – Mountain Grey Gum – Showing its extra large adult leaves.

Eucalyptus Cypellocarpa – Mountain Grey Gum

Eucalyptus globulus – Blue Gum – Young sapling with distinctive blue foliage.

Eucalyptyus obliqua – Messmate

Eucalyptyus obliqua – Messmate (Leaf showing oblique base)

Gahnia sieberiana – Red fruit saw sedge

Goodenia ovata – Hop Goodenia

Lomandra longifolia – Spiny Mat Rush

Olearia lirata – Snowy Daisy Bush

Olearia phlogopappa – Dusty daisy bush

Ozothamnus ferrugineus – Tree everlasting

Ozothamnus ferrugineus – Tree everlasting

Pandorea pandorana – Wonga vine

Pomaderris aspera – Hazel Pomaderris

Pterdium esculentum – Austral Bracken

Sambuccus gaudichaudiana – White elderberry

Senecio minimus – Shrubby groundsel

Senecio pinnatifolius – Variable groundsel

Information day held for residents at Callignee Hall

On November 19th 2011 there was an Information day held for Traralgon South and District residents at Callignee Hall.

Feedback was sort on community priorities. A summary of peoples thoughts and observations are listed here:

Weeds of greatest concern in the area: Blackberries, Ragwort and English Broom,

Weeds that have emerged as problems since the fire: Inkweed, English and Cape Broom, Flatweed in pasture, Honeysuckle, Blackberries, Deadly Nightshade and Tussocks

Project Ideas / Community Education Needs

• Weed identification course and weed management strategies.
• Walkaround’s of select areas and peoples properties. 
• Ifarm course to help people manage environmental issues on their properties.
• Habitat link project for Strzlecki Koala and other wildlife.

Community with vegetation recovery since the bushfires:

• Roadside verges are prolific in gums now to an imbalance of what was burnt.
•  Trees have not come back, undergrowth especially bracken has tried to take over as understorey.

Public Education Awareness Needs:

• Control of weeds and other introduced plant species.
•  How to keep their dogs and cats under control and to their own properties
•  Fox and Rabbit Control

Wildlife that people have seen re-appear since the fires:

• Wombats (moving into new areas using dead tree stumps for burrows), Echidna’s, Koalas

Wildlife that has seemingly disappeared since the fires:

• Small birds including Blue Wrens, Yellow Robins, Brush and Ring tailed possums, loss of Eagles Nest.

Issues with Pest Animals Since the fire:

• Main Concern is with foxes reports of large number of them, Rabbits also an issue one person concerned about Wedge tailed eagles taking lambs.

Community Information Day at Callignee Hall