Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Monash University researchers have made a breakthrough discovery about the invasion success of plants, with the revelation that large-scale genetic changes are the common ragweed’s secret to rapidly adapt to new environments. The research discovered 37 large-scale genetic changes, including ‘supergenes’, that have enabled the noxious weed to rapidly invade diverse environments worldwide. Super-genes are…
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I was on holiday in regional Victoria when duck season opened this year. After a pleasant lunch at a Maldon Bakery, I drove to Cairn Curran. I was curious, aware the local community want it off limits to duck hunters. There were few shooters and fewer ducks that afternoon. But I was intrigued by the…
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Landcare Victoria Inc, the peak body for Landcare in Victoria, has launched an advocacy campaign calling on the State Government to invest $48 million into the Victorian Landcare Facilitator Program (VLFP) over the next four years.
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A flying fox in care at one of the local carers. Halloween is approaching, but why should our furry friends and echolocating ecowarriors be regarded as evil? Cats consorting with witches shouldn’t surprise anyone, but the association of bats with badness also goes back a long way – well before their unproven association with COVID,…
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