Great Southern BioBlitz 2023

Upper Billabong

Great Southern BioBlitz 2023

Love Your Creek! Refreshing Rivers and Holbrook Landcare Network are teaming up to participate in the Great Southern BioBlitz 2023 [#GSB2023], with a focus on our creeks and waterways. Kylie Durant and Peter Rowland are running a series of tag-a-long and organised events over the BioBlitz period (24-27 November), taking pictures of everything they see and uploading the images to the Refreshing Rivers - Upper Billabong & Great Southern BioBlitz 2023 - Greater Hume iNaturalist projects. Head over to the Holbrook Landcare Network website to see what's on in the Upper Billabong area and how you can get involved...

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Upper Billabong

July 13, 2025

Working Bee at Ian Geddes Bush Reserve

Be part of the Refreshing Rivers Program in the Upper Billabong, and join Holbrook Landcare Network for a family-friendly morning in nature as we care for the beautiful Ian Geddes Reserve along Ten Mile Creek.

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Upper Billabong

July 2, 2025

Refreshing Ian Geddes Reserve

You may have noticed a lot has been happening at the Ian Geddes Reserve in Holbrook. Learn more about the recent works undertaken to improve waterway health and create habitat for Southern Pygmy Perch at the local reserve, as well as nest box installation and an upcoming working bee.

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Riverina Highlands

July 1, 2025

Rare Plant Propogation workshop

Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned gardener, this workshop will teach you the techniques for propagating one of our regions rarest native plants, the Tumut Grevillea. In doing so you will be part of a program assisting with the recovery of this critically endangered plant.

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The Refreshing Rivers Program is a collaboration between government, industry, research, and community organisations, led by Local Land Services. This Program has been assisted by the New South Wales Government through its Environmental Trust.