1.45pm Friday 6th August, Colac Bowling Club, Colac, Victoria
3.00pm Guest Speaker Alistair McKendrick, fine-furniture maker. Alistair has pieces at the TreeHouse Gallery, Birregurra, including a beautiful contempary hall table made from Rowan Reid’s 17 year-old Shining Gum.
Greenhouse Gas Emitters & Sequestration in a Farming Context
10.30-1pm Friday 6th August, Colac Victoria
Greenhouse gas emitters & sequestration in the context of a farm system @ Jill Madden’s property, Rifle Butts Road, Colac West (Opposite Deans Creek Road, follow signs from Highway)
A light lunch will follow at the Colac Bowling Club, Armstrong Street Colac (Lake end)
Guest presenter Graeme Anderson, Senior Subject Specialist, DPI For more information contact David CurryM:0439 800 305
Supported by the Australian Government FarmReady program
Climatic Influencers in South West Victoria Worksop 2
10-12pm Tuesday 29th June Birregurra Community Centre, Strachan Street Birregurra
Looking at the Climate Variability and Influencers in more detail than the first workshop held on 29th May, which are: El Nino, La Nina, the Indian Ocean Dipole (Temperature differences in the Indian Ocean), the Sub Tropical Ridge (Sub Tropical High Pressure system), and The Southern Annular Mode (Antarctic systems which influence winter cold fronts). Also we will consider current climatic trends in SW Vic and how the influencers are impacting on these trends.
DPI research into farmer perceptions of, and adaptations to, climatic variability and change in SW Vic.
Tools for tracking influencers and predicting potential rainfall and temperature in coming seasons.
Effective ways of communicating what influences climate in SW Vic.
Guest presenter Graeme Anderson, Senior Subject Specialist, DPI For more information contact David CurryM:0439 800 305
Supported by the Australian Government FarmReady program
Climatic Influencers in South West Victoria
1pm Saturday 29th May, Birregurra Community Centre, Strachan Street Birregurra
Climatic variability and even unpredictability is an issue farmers have had to deal with since European settlement.
We measure climate in averages e.g. average rainfall. However annual rainfall may vary considerably from year to year, e.g. Average rainfall for an area may be 700mm actual annual rainfall can vary from 1200mm to 550mm, and is impacted by El Nino, La Nina, the Southern Oscillation Index, Antarctic currents and the Indian Ocean Dipole.
Can we predict what will happen in the next season by tracking the above influencers and how will an overall temperature increase impact on them?
These questions will be discussed at a seminar as part of the Otway Agroforestry Network’s “Farm Tree Expo 2010” on 29th May, 1pm at the Birregurra Community Health Centre, Strachan Street, Birregurra by Graeme Anderson, Senior Subject Specialist – Climate. Graeme works in the Farm Services Victoria section of the Department of Primary Industries. This is the first in a series seminars funded by the Federal Government’s Farm Ready Program.
For more information contact David CurryM:0439 800 305
Farm Tree Expo 2010Trees for conservation and profit
Saturday 29th May Birregurra Victoria
10-4pm
The Otway Agroforestry Network’s Farm Tree Expo 2010 is a celebration of everything trees and shrubs have to offer farmers of all types.
Come and see demonstrations of tree establishment options, pruning equipment, harvesting machinery, chainsaws and portable sawmills.
Browse displays of forest products such as bees, honey, bush foods, cut-flowers, seed production, woodcrafts, musical instruments, Log-grown Shiitake mushrooms and high-quality furniture made from farm grown trees.
Find out about the Climatic influencers in South West Victoria. Learn how to track El Nino, La Ninya, the Southern Oscillation Indes, Antarctic current and the Indian Ocean. A special seminar will be led by climate experts and looks at variability and what influences it.
Visitors will have direct access to local and national experts on all aspects of tree growing. This is also the chance to meet some of the region’s leading tree growers and hear their stories.
Opening of the new OAN office and TreeHouse Gallery at 55 Main Street Birregurra.
Make a day or weekend of it and enjoy Birregurra and the surrounding Otways, where we work towards a more sustainable and healthy environment for all.
A lot of you have probably been hearing the 'buzz' about the disappearing bees around the planet. Australia is one of the few continents where bees are still thriving. Bees are a critical forest product needed for the pollination of many other food crops and may be needed to boost stocks in other parts of the world. Why not include them in your plantings? To find out more, join us for a ‘walk and talk’ at George Howson’s property, with guest bee guru David Martin from the DPI. We will also view George’s agroforestry plantings of Wattle (Silver and Black) along with Sydney Blue Gum, Spotted Gum and Southern Mahogany plus a Mountain Pepper trial. George is also growing organic garlic. Free to members, $10 for non-members and of course a smashing arvo tea included.
A project of The Otway Agroforestry Network and The Australian Master TreeGrowers.
We are offering you the opportunity to participate in a one-day workshop covering all aspects of the small scale production of Shiitake mushrooms on logs. Two workshops will be run in October 2009. Participants will receive production notes and sufficient spawn to inoculate about 5 logs for home use. You will only have time to inoculate 2 or 3 logs during the workshop. Additional spawn and logs will be available to purchase for those who attend. Due to import restrictions and project funding we are unable to sell spawn to people who do not attend the workshops. It is anticipated that further workshops will be conducted in 2010 and possibly in other states.
Burnley: Sat. 10th Ocober 2009 10am - 3pm
Colac: Sat. 17th October 2009 10am - 3pm, Special Effects Nursery (Cnr Drapers Rd and Princess Hwy)
Cost: $44 (per family) to join the Otway Agroforestry Network* (workshop and starter pack is only available to members of OAN or other agroforestry networks – ask Rowan which group you could join for your area)
$77 (per family) for the workshop, notes and starter pack (BYO Lunch)
* As part of our import licences and government funding all recipients of the starter pack are required to be members of the Otway Agroforestry Network (or other agroforestry networks). The Otway Agroforestry Network (OAN) is a not-for-profit community organization striving to encourage the wider adoption of vegetation management as an integral component of productive and environmentally sustainable agriculture. Membership is open to all. You will receive our newsletters and 3 copies of the full-colour Australian Agroforestry national magazine per year. You will also become a member of our Shiitake Growers Group and be able to receive follow up shiitake support.
