Macedon and Mount Macedon Landcare has received a $20,000 grant for its latest project.
The funding, awarded through the state government’s Victorian Landcare Grants, was awarded for the group’s Restoring Riddells Creek project.
General committee member Tyson Clingan said the project will help restore the creek in Macedon.
“This funding will help us undertake further weed control and planting along Riddells Creek,” he said.
Mr Clingan said works will begin soon, with the project aimed to be completed by late spring next year.
He said the effects of the project will flow downstream.
“Riddells Creek is the headwaters of the Maribyrnong River,” Mr Clingan said.
“Riddells Creek starts in the foothills of Mount Macedon, so this is very valuable work for all the waterways in between Riddells Creek and Melbourne.
“Any work we do in the upper reaches of the catchment is valuable downstream.”
The grant came as part of the state government’s ongoing support of Landcare and other community-based natural resource management groups, in its bid to protect and restore the Victorian landscape.
The grants are delivered through the state’s 10 Catchment Management Authorities.
The Macedon and Mount Macedon Landcare group is a fairly new group, with Mr Clingan saying they were established in the past three years. The group is always looking for new ways to engage with the community, and is also on the hunt for new members to join the Landcare.
Details: mmmlandcare.org.au
