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4th December 2014 – Albury Conservation Company secures $54,560 in funding to study and conserve hollow-bearing trees in Thurgoona / Wirlinga
Albury Conservation Company has just received news that it was successful in securing $54,560 from the NSW Government’s Environmental Trust (Education Stream) for the project “Urban Developers constructing a hollow future for Albury’s wildlife“. This two-year project aims to increase retention of hollow-bearing trees (HBTs) in Thurgoona/Wirlinga through collaboration with key stakeholders that have responsibilities […]
read more20th November 2014 – Launch of the ‘Squirrel Glider Urban Nest Box Project’ – Now seeking interested residents in Thurgoona and Splitters Creek, NSW
Do you live in a built up area of Thurgoona or Splitters Creek, NSW? Do you want to help conserve local Squirrel Gliders, a native animal threatened with extinction? Does your property have a large tree that is within safe gliding distance (approx 40m) to gum trees in a […]
read more11th October 2014 – Aware Industries are the winner of the Excellence in Environmental Sustainability award, Albury Wodonga Chamber Business Awards 2014
The Albury Wodonga Chamber Business Awards 2014 concluded last Friday night at the official awards ceremony held at the Albury Entertainment Centre. The amazing event was attended by over 300 people, representing a diverse range of local businesses big and small. Albury Conservation Company was the proud sponsor of this year’s Excellence in Environmental Sustainability, which […]
read more5th August 2014 – Hand seeding at Little Budginigi Hill, Tabletop
A group of nine students and teachers from the National Environment Centre in Thurgoona lended many helping hands in an effort to revegetate Little Budginigi Hill at Table Top NSW. However instead of planting seedlings, the group cast indigenous seed onto freshly scalped and tickled soil. The project, funded by Albury Conservation Company, aims to help […]
read more30 July 2014 – The Border Mail – Gliders given places to hide and thrive
The Border Mail has today printed an article about the Albury Conservation Company supported project at Thurgoona Country Club Resort, which was capped off last week with the installation of 60 new nest boxes around the golf course for Squirrel Glider habitat. To read The Border Mail article click here. To find out more about […]
read more23rd July 2014 – Albury Conservation Company to sponsor the ‘Excellence in Environmental Sustainability’ category of the 2014 Albury Wodonga Chamber Business Awards
The Albury Conservation Company has recently signed up as sponsor of the ‘Excellence in Environmental Sustainability’ category of the 2014 Albury Wodonga Chamber Business Awards. The ACC is encouraging all businesses in the Albury/Wodonga region who have a strong policies and practices relating to environmental sustainability, including biodiversity protection, to consider nominating. To find out […]
read more16 July 2014 – Squirrel Glider nest boxes under construction at Thurgoona Men’s Shed
The Thurgoona Men’s Shed, on the northern outskirts of Albury, is helping to protect the local population of Squirrel Gliders, a NSW-listed threatened species. The group has received a $900 from the Albury Conservation Company to construct around 20 nest boxes to be installed as part of a glider conservation project being undertaken by Woolshed […]
read more16 July 2014 – Report released – The effects of urban encroachment on the use of hollow-bearing trees by Squirrel Gliders in Thurgoona, NSW (Mitchell Francis / Peter Spooner)
A study into Thurgoona’s Squirrel Glider population, funded by Albury Conservation Company, has recently been completed by Charles Sturt University. The effects of urban encroachment on the use of hollow-bearing trees by Squirrel Gliders in Thurgoona, NSW (Mitchell Francis / Peter Spooner) Urban encroachment upon the natural world is increasing globally due […]
read more11th June 2014 – Project helping to improve habitat connectivity for Squirrel Gliders in Thurgoona/Wirlinga
The Albury Conservation Company has recently been working with Albury City Council and Thurgoona Public School to improve habitat for Squirrel Gliders in Thurgoona/Wirlinga. $10,000 funding has been used to plant 3,000 indigenous seedlings in areas where Squirrel Gliders occur but are having difficulty moving through the landscape caused by breaks in Eucalyptus tree cover. […]
read more17th February 2014 – New report released on the distribution of Sloane’s Froglet (Crinia sloanei) in southern NSW and northern Victoria.
A new report has just been produced on Sloane’s Froglet, an endangered species found in the Thurgoona area. The report is authored by Alexandra Knight from the Institute for Land Water and Society (Charles Sturt University). and contains local research funded by the Albury Conservation Company. Below is the Executive Summary of the report entitled […]
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