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ARTICLE: We could have a new park 76 times the size of the Botanic Gardens – if government acts now
The Age (26 March 2025) reports on the latest developments on the proposed wallan wallan Regional Park : " A vast swath of land on...
Mar 271 min read
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🗞️ NEWS: Footy for Climate
This article appeared in the Seymour Telegraph, 19 March 2025 - read the online version here . This story was published following Footy...
Mar 271 min read
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🗞️ NEWS: BEAM profile in Seymour Telegraph
The Seymour Telegraph published a profile of BEAM Mitchell Environment Group on 19 March 2025, sharing our history and talking about our...
Mar 271 min read
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AGM 2023 report: a new President, good food, & good music!
The 2023 Annual General Meeting of BEAM was held at Tallarook Mechanics Hall on 29 October, with more than 30 people attending. Guest...
Oct 31, 20231 min read
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Permacroft plantings and working bees - all welcome
Permacroft is a cooperative with a beautiful 79 acre block on the Sugarloaf Creek west of Tallarook with a small rocky escarpment with...
Apr 8, 20231 min read
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AGM report & Life Membership for Irene Telford
The 2022 Annual General Meeting of BEAM was held at Tallarook Mechanics Hall on 20 November, with more than 30 people attending and guest...
Nov 22, 20221 min read
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ARTICLE: Stopping native forest logging is the only way to meet our net zero targets
This is an excerpt from an article by scientists David Lindenmayer, Brendan Mackey & Heather Keith which appeared in the Canberra Times,...
Oct 19, 20222 min read
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Forest creatures colouring-in activities
Tallarook Forest is home to amazing wildlife, plants, fungi and insects. It's a beautiful place where we can appreciate nature right here...
Sep 28, 20221 min read
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Tabilk-Tabilk Community Festival
BEAM Mitchell Environment Group held a stall at the inaugural Tabilk-Tabilk Community Festival, at Tahbilk Wines. It was a great day...
Sep 10, 20221 min read
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🗞️ NEWS: Spotting gliders to preserve the forest
The following article appeared in the North Central Review,10 May 2022: Read the online version of this article here, North Central Review
May 14, 20221 min read
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Media release: CITIZEN SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT ON TALLAROOK FOREST
28 April 2022 Wildlife surveys in the Tallarook Forest have attracted more than 60 locals and visitors to get out and enjoy our area’s...
May 1, 20222 min read
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BEAM says no to proposed quarry in Wallan/Beveridge
BEAM Mitchell Environment Group joins the chorus of opposition of the Wallan and Beveridge residential communities and our Mitchell Shire...
May 1, 20221 min read
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Life membership for Peter Lockyer
Current and past BEAM committee members recently had the opportunity to gather socially in person for the first time in a couple of...
Apr 18, 20221 min read
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BEAM AGM 2021
Our original AGM plans for 11 September hit a Covid-19 roadblock. We have had an online AGM (like last year) to meet our legal...
Nov 10, 20211 min read
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Mitchell Shire Acknowledges a Climate Emergency.
At monday's Council meeting (Sept 20th 2021), Mitchell Shire Council voted 7-1 to Acknowledge a Climate Emergency, and to work with the...
Sep 22, 20212 min read
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Australia has failed Greater Gliders after the Black Summer Fires.
The habitat for greater gliders suffered a huge blow in the 2019-20 Black Summer fires. 29% of Greater Glider habitat was destroyed down...
Aug 30, 20213 min read
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NAIDOC WEEK July 4-11 ........theres lots to get involved in
image courtesy naidoc.org.au NAIDOC Week From the 4th – 11th July 2021, NAIDOC Week will celebrate the history, culture and achievements...
Jul 2, 20211 min read
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An Australian Local Power Agency-your help is needed.
Helen Haines' proposal to create an Authority to make it easier for regional communities to own and build their own renewables needs your...
Jun 30, 20211 min read
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Steph Ryan MP receives The Peoples Climate Strategy
State member for Euroa Steph Ryan has been delivered a hard copy of The Peoples Climate Strategy at an informal café meeting in Seymour...
Jun 21, 20212 min read
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A Big Survey in Nicholls? Damian Drum has missed an opportunity.
There are some big issues in Nicholls that would appear to still not make it on to the coalition agenda in Canberra. Member for Nicholls...
Jun 14, 20212 min read
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