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A not-for-profit charity that manages 50+ Crown land reserves for their biodiversity values: supports and promotes events organised by local environmental organisations.

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Flora and fauna surveys, technical expertise and volunteer training in bushland management, environmental advocacy, revegetation, weed control, fuel reduction. Meet at various reserves by prior arrangement.

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We are a not-for-profit community group committed to creating a positive, sustainable future through permaculture. Our vision is a resilient, creative, strongly-connected local community.

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We build personal and community capacity through sharing permaculture knowledge and sustainable lifestyle skills in our workshops, skill shares, community working bees, and annual Permaculture Design Course. We connect people through diverse social activities, including farm & garden tours, public talks, potluck dinners, and informal gatherings at local pubs & markets.

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The principal objective of BREAZE Inc. is to protect the natural environment and increase sustainability within the region by promoting renewable sources of energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. BREAZE Inc. aims to facilitate and educate the wider Ballarat community towards a goal of zero emissions by 2030. BREAZE became an incorporated body in 2007.

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BREAZE Inc. activities fall under three strands: 1) Advocacy - via the media, submissions to government, rallies and social media campaigns; 2) Community outreach - via Smart Living Ballarat, a monthly talks program on living sustainably, support for local sustainable living groups such as Buninyong Boomerang Bags, Buninyong Community Collective, Ballarat Repair Cafe, and Ballarat Tool Library; 3) Assisting local not-for-profits to access renewable energy resources and related energy efficient a

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As a volunteer run organisation, BREAZE Inc. potentially operates all hours but none specifically. People trying to contact us should be aware that our volunteers may not respond in the same day but will respond when they are able.

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The Alliance seeks resources to support regional scale landscape restoration to achieve biodiversity outcomes. It promotes the collaboration between landholders, researchers, and practitioners through monitoring and research.

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Host biodiversity Conservation Forums Apply for funding support for on-ground activities Produce reports the support landscape restoration activities

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The Buninyong & District Community Association Inc (BDCA) iis a group of volunteer local residents and others who have an interest in preserving the character and the heritage of the village as well as promoting Buninyong. The Association aims to: - provide representation for the Buninyong community - provide a forum for the Buninyong community to discuss and address matters of local interest - provide a link to/liaison with the Council of the City of Ballarat and other statutory bodies and grou

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Current issues of major interest to the BDCA:
- traffic Safety, especially on the Midland Highway with heavy vehicles passing through town
- future of the Buninyong Community News publication and, more generally, establishing a central point for communication for Buninyong residents
- progress towards a Township Plan for Buninyong
- possible caravan parking and waste disposal point in Buninyong
Other issues that BDCA plays a support role rather than an active role:
- development of the Bo

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A group of volunteers from the Buninyong Area, working to reduce plastic pollution by creating reusable shopping bags by up-cycling old and unwanted material. Boomerang Bags Buninyong works to reduce the community’s reliance on plastic bags by engaging people in the making of bags, and providing them with a a fun alternative that they can be proud of. We are always on the look out for anyone that can help. You can help by either donating material (and other goods), and getting hands on to help m

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If you can: – Cut Fabric – Sew Bags – Screen Print Logos – Iron Logo Patches – Or even help sort all of the individual pieces that make up a bag Then we want you! There is absolutely no skill requirement, we will find something that works for you. For inexperienced sewers, or those who aren’t confidant with their skill level, our more experienced sewers are always happy to help.

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Cardigan Windermere Landcare Group consists of 50 active members who assist Council in maintaining Winter Swamp and the Ballarat Common. They seek funding for gorse control and tree planting for Winter Swamp.

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The purpose of the Environmental Volunteers & Agency Network (Central West) is to sustainably enable stronger connections between environmental volunteers, groups, agencies, and the community, to achieve our shared goal of caring for nature.

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EVAN is a place-based network that aims to facilitate meaningful, coordinated, reciprocal engagement between land & water management agencies and environmental volunteering groups, as well as assisting with connection to the wider community. EVAN strives to be inclusive of all groups within the region, regardless of their size, status or resources.

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The objectives of the FNCB are to stimulate interest in natural history and to encourage the preservation and protection of the natural environment. The club is affiliated with the South East Australian Naturalists' Association (SEANA), the Ballarat Environment Network (BEN), the Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria (FNCV) and the Australian Naturalists' Network (ANN).

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FNCB holds meetings on the first Friday of each month, with guest speakers presenting on a wide array of natural history subjects: plants, birds, insects, geology, fauna, astronomy, meteorology, flora and fauna surveying and monitoring, habitat creation and management, fire and ecology. Monthly field trips follow Club Meetings, usually on the Sunday after the meeting. Members undertake flora & fauna monitoring projects in nature reserves, often involving threatened species, providing data collec

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A bunch of people keen on the Black Hill Reserve, who are interested in initiating, discussing and doing things to make the hill even more wonderful than it already is.

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Volunteer work in the Black Hill Reserve, social events, historical research, environmental research... anything to do with Black Hill.

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The Buninyong Gardens (incorporating The Gong) possess an impressive collection of pines, conifers and maples. Four specimen maple trees are registered on the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Register of Significant Trees. The Gardens have long had an important social and celebrative role in the Buninyong community. They are of historical and environmental significance to the whole state of Victoria and are included on Heritage Victoria’s Register.

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Committee and public meetings fund raising events plant propagation and nursery sales lectures and seminars musical events arts events supporting school and festival events educational programs

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The Friends of the Canadian Corridor Incorporated (FoCC) is a local group dedicated to the conservation of the natural environment, in particular native vegetation along the “Strategic Habitat Connection” corridor between the Wombat Forest and Enfield Forest including the Creswick Forest and the new Woowookarung Regional Park (formerly the Canadian Forest and Plantation). The principal aims of the group are to protect local neighbourhood character, heritage and cultural identity; to maintain and

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A sample of our activities are forums, wildflower pop up walks, valuing the dark sky, tree planting, rubbish clean ups, koala monitoring, flora and fauna protection, restoration of little creeks, establishing and maintaining walking and cycling trails, heritage water race, and alluvial gold field investigation and protection, working with local and state government agencies to improve and protect the biodiversity values within the Canadian Corridor.

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We acknowledge the importance of preserving our heritage, the rich biodiversity of the environment and the starry night sky. The aesthetic beauty and wonder of a natural night sky over our beautiful Lake at night is a heritage shared by all humankind. The experience of standing beneath a starry night sky inspires wonder and awe and encourages a growing interest in science and nature, especially among young people in Victoria. The opportunity to view star-filled skies over our country creates ed

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Solving the problem of light pollution requires educating governments, communities, and citizens on environmentally-friendly outdoor lighting practices. This includes responsible decision-making in selecting the appropriate colours of light sources, using only the minimum amount of light for the purpose and that it is directed only where it is needed. Protecting the night sky helps the all of us to improve our community and maintain its unique sense of place, neighbourhood liveability, safety, a

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The Friends of Sparrow Ground has been in operation for more than 20 years. We work in cooperation with the Ballarat City Council, the Friends of the Yarrowee River, indigenous custodians, and adjoining land owners.

Sparrow Ground Reserve is located in CA 9C Spencer Street, Canadian - between Kline Street & Richards Street.

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This group holds regular working bees to look after weed removal, planting of indigenous and rubbish removal.

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Working bees are held from March to December (Tuesdays 10am to 12 noon) We meet at the car shelter. Special activities are held from time to time.

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A community group that aims to work actively to protect and restore the Yarrowee River, its environs and tributaries.

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Our working bees consist of planting, weeding, mulching, picking up rubbish or whatever else is useful on the ground. Our Facebook group gives anyone interested a forum to share and discuss ideas. Our committee is open to anyone who'd like to help with organising what we do.

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Gardens for Wildlife Ballarat is a free, community-based gardening program that helps people provide more wildlife friendly spaces in urban gardens.

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Garden visits, attends events to promote wildlife gardening, provide displays, talks and connections with other environmental and community programs around the City of Ballarat and other G4W programs

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Invermay group maintain roadsides in their area by removing weeds and tree planting. Council supplies trees and gives direction and assists on tree planting days with road signage and safety for group members working on road sides.

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Lake Esmond is maintained by the city of Ballarat and the rotary club of Ballart. They hold regular working bees replacing old retaining walls, steps and other furniture, tree planting and general cleaning up. Council support is required to assist in the development and to supply equipment and materials for projects.

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The Leigh Catchment Group (LCG) is a network of eight Landcare groups in the Corangamite region of South West Victoria. For over 20 years Landcare Groups in our network have been bringing all members of the community together to maintain, protect and repair the fragile environment in our landscape. Our Landcare Groups and landowners have and continue to deliver numerous projects on farmland, urban, public land, and small semi-rural properties. The results show that landholders, working together

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Tree planting - Weed Control - Environmental Facilitation

The Leigh Catchment contains a diverse range of topographic features from gently undulating hills, wide valleys and river flats, to steep escarpments and rocky gorges. Our catchments supports areas of significant remnant native vegetation including forests, woodlands, grasslands and weltlands which provide important fauna habitat values. We encourage all members of the community to become involved in our groups activities, to help us re

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By appointment.

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We are a community group concerned about protecting our local biodiversity. As a Landcare Group, we started working on riparian public land in 1997 around Napoleons and Scotchman's Lead with support from local government agencies and neighbours and have been particularly active since 2013.

We encourage volunteering by running working bees, training events, and holding Open days. We have an active committee, membership, and an increasing number of Facebook members.

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We hope to be a Committee of Management for the public riparian lands around Scotchmans Lead/Franklins Bridge. We also work at Cambrian Hill Nature Reserve at the end of Glassons Lane. Currently we are increasing access to the sites for visitors, continuing to plant and maintain riparian woodlands along the Yarrowee and lower Union Jack Creek, planting low canopy plants to increase biodiversity, experimenting growing kangeroo grass on road verge, etc.

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We have working bees on the first Sunday of the month starting Feb 2023 and weekly working bees on the two sites.

We hold general meetings every January, March, May, July, September, and November. We hold committee meetings in the month in between. We meet at various locations around the area by arrangement.

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We are a group of students and volunteers who conduct a variety of community service, sustainability, sporting, engineering, and charitable projects around Ballarat, around Australia, and around the world. We are not ageist or geographist and have members from all around Victoria, Australia, and several overseas members but mostly people from around Western Victoria aged between 12-25 years.

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- Fun and learning and building positive relationships International / Interstate / Intrastate travel
- Volunteering at Community events designing, building, and racing energy efficient recumbent cycles
- Renovating pre-loved bicycles for donation locally and internationally to those who really need a bike
- Maintaining a commercial worm farm to divert organic waste from landfill and regenerate soils
- Fundraising to support nominated charities

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Assist in the development and maintenance of Geelong Road (Adopt a Roadside) – tree planting and litter collection, Peady Street Reserve – weed removal, tree planting. The Enviro Trail Project – tree planning, signage design and installation, James Park (Buninyong) – weed control and tree planting litter removal, Redan Wetland and Hocking Avenue Wetland – tree planting and weed removal. Mount Buninyong - assist in tree planting days, Cathcart Street Buninyong – bush block weed control.

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The Hidden Orchard is a group of volunteers that harvest unwanted fruit and redistribute it to the Ballarat community.

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The Hidden Orchard harvest fruit from both public and private land and redistribute it through around 30 different Ballarat food relief charities. They also collect the damaged fruit and donate it to the Ballarat Wildlife Park and Wala Wildlife Sanctuary. The group was founded in 2017 following the Ballarat Local Food Forum and has grown to almost 300 volunteers and 200 properties on their tree register.

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WFPLG is family-based environmental group who enjoy holding regular events aimed at improving and protecting our natural environment. Visitors and new members are welcome. Our project sites are on public land, urban blocks, acreages and farms around Brown Hill, Glen Park, Wattle Flat, Pootilla, and Dean.

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Our key interests include:
• Protection of existing native vegetation
• Removal of invasive weeds
• Feral animal control
• Providing habitat for native animals
• Revegetation using local plants
• Encouraging the use of native plants in gardens

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Not for Profit organisation offering field officer support to registered Landcare Groups. Liaises with Corangamite Catchment Management Authority. Has a registered ABN.

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Projects to enhance community environment around waterways and adjoining parks.

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