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...
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Apr 8, 20231 min read
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...
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Nov 22, 20221 min read
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...
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Oct 19, 20222 min read
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,...
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Sep 28, 20221 min read
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...
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Sep 10, 20221 min read
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...
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May 14, 20221 min read
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
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May 1, 20222 min read
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...
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May 1, 20221 min read
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...
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Apr 18, 20221 min read
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...
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Nov 10, 20211 min read
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...
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Sep 22, 20212 min read
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...
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Aug 30, 20213 min read
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...
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Jul 2, 20211 min read
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...
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Jun 30, 20211 min read
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...
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Jun 21, 20212 min read
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...
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Jun 14, 20212 min read
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...
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Jun 9, 20213 min read
Mitchell Community Energy
A Seymour Sports and Aquatic Centre carpark solar and shade structure The Seymour Sports and Aquatic Centre currently has a 99kW rooftop...
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Jun 8, 20215 min read
Victoria’s Wildlife Act – it’s time for some changes
Victoria has set up an independent review of the Act with opportunities for public submissions due by 30th June. BEAM is developing a...
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Jun 8, 20213 min read
ACTION on CLIMATE
There's been a lot of activity on many fronts in the space of action on climate change. BEAM awaits the Mitchell Shire Declaration and...
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