Electrify 3442 is running a Community Survey and we’re on the lookout for households at various stages of electrification ) and happy to share their stories on our website. Read our news >>
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This March MRSG Sustainable Homes Action Group is presenting the “Project Showcase”, an exhibition of projects Macedon Ranges householders have undertaken to make their homes more thermally comfortable, cheaper to run and more energy-efficient, and of work-from-home spaces that are reducing the need to commute.
(Image: Sam Clarke via Unsplash)
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As we have been unable to conduct our usual face to face meetings where we endeavour to assist beekeepers with tools and knowledge to effectively manage their hives as the seasons change, the WBFS leadership team have come together to conduct our meetings via Zoom video.
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For their short term science project, a small group of year 8 students chose the topic of honeybee biosecurity in Australia, particularly with respect to the varroa mite.
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Please consider completing the online survey or writing a formal submission to highlight these concerns before the 30 September 2019 deadline.
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Thanks to three generous people in the MRSG community, MR VEG now has three rice cookers! Thank you to our generous donors
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The 2nd Victorian Beekeeping Conference has been convened by a Steering Committee that consists of beekeepers from rural, regional and metropolitan Victoria.
The aim of the Conference is to connect with hobbyist, recreational, sideline and commercial beekeepers from across Victoria. Conference delegates will hear from informative and inspiring presenters including researchers, educators, entrepreneurs, biosecurity specialists, innovators and authors.
15TH JUNE 2019 – 8:30AM TO 5:00PM
On March 17th and 24th, the Woodend Bee-Friendly Society recently ran their very first New Beekeepers Course led by the leadership group as opposed to outsourcing to other educators/beekeepers.
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The Woodend Permaculture Garden recently has received a large boost in honeybee pollination services from the Woodend Bee-Friendly Society.
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Our last Woodend Bee Friendly Society meeting for the year hummed along beautifully today (18th November) with the room jam packed with 70 pople like a hive about to swarm.
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The Woodend Bee-Friendly Society has recently acquired a powerful microscope for the detection of honeybee diseases, in particular Nosema, which has the potential to devastate local honeybee populations and thereby severely impact the pollination services so critical for many agricultural enterprises in the Macedon Ranges.
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On 15th August, MRSG received $6,000 for an Events and Festivals Grant from the Macedon Ranges Shire Council to go towards the costs in running next year's Sustainable Living Festival in Woodend on 2nd March 2019.
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