	{"id":117898,"date":"2023-10-01T04:07:09","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T17:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=117898"},"modified":"2023-09-28T11:56:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T01:56:25","slug":"private-land-plays-part-in-environment-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/private-land-plays-part-in-environment-response\/","title":{"rendered":"Private land plays part in environment response"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A TORQUAY arts hub has partnered with local environment groups to rehabilitate its land as part of a long-term plan to restore parts of Spring Creek valley.<\/p>\n<p>Staff members from Geelong&#8217;s WorkSafe office partnered with Surfers Appreciating Natural Environment (SANE) volunteers to continue ecological repair of Ashmore Arts.<\/p>\n<p>The conservation team spent four hours earlier this month planning 250 understorey plants from three different species, including the locally rare vanilla lily (Arthropodium milleflorum).<\/p>\n<p>Ashmore Arts owner Stewie Guthrie said the project aimed to support the arts hub&#8217;s day-to-day operations and revenue streams in a mutual partnership.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Considering the needs of nature in how we manage the land here is as much an economic decision as it is environmental,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-117899 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/A.milleflorumguarded_57742.jpg?_t=1695852532\" alt=\"\" width=\"593\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/A.milleflorumguarded_57742.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/A.milleflorumguarded_57742-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/A.milleflorumguarded_57742-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>SANE stated that the project shows how more and more people from different backgrounds are finding ways to partner with farming properties to benefit nature.<\/p>\n<p>SANE works closely with similarly minded local group Surf Coast Energy Group (SCEG), which is working on a <a href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/100-year-plan-for-critical-nature-space\/\">100-year plan<\/a> to return Spring Creek to a thriving hub of biodiversity.<\/p>\n<p>With around 60 per cent of land in Victoria under private ownership and just over a third protected under the public reserves system, the local organisaiton said there are gaps in the state&#8217;s conservation strategy that mean private properties have a critical role in environmental outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>Local groups host monthly working bees that support landowners in Spring Creek valley and nearby catchments to improve their properties including through replanting woodland and removing serious environmental weeds.<\/p>\n<p>For more information or to get involved, contact Graeme Stockton at <a href=\"mailto:graemestockton1@gmail.com\">graemestockton1@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A TORQUAY arts hub has partnered with local environment groups to rehabilitate its land as part of a long-term plan to restore parts of Spring Creek valley. 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