News & Events
OCTOBER
Soil Composting Workshop by MidWaste
Sun, 13 Oct, 9:45am - 11:45am
Learn How to turn your Scraps to Soil! Get Tickets Here
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Come and Celebrate Spring with us!
Share or swap produce at the Abundance Table, enjoy live music, a free lunch, tours of the Native Nursery and Community Garden, and Kids' Activities
Plants and Garden Seedlings for sale
Mushroom Compost $4 a bucket ($3 for Members)
SEPTEMBER
Jaliigirr Biodiversity Alliance is proudly presenting a eucalypt forest & ID workshop on the Dorrigo Plateau with Ross Macleay on the 22nd Sept as a part of the Koala Conservation Action in the Coffs Harbour & Bellingen ARKS project.
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Plateau Koalas Project Resources
​This two-year project, enabled by grant funding from the Australian Government, includes mapping of vegetation in three biodiversity corridors on the plateau, conserving and adding to existing habitat through regeneration and enrichment planting of 2560 plants along and adjacent to the Mackay’s Creek Rd corridor, and fencing habitat from stock with wildlife friendly fencing.
The Vegetation mapping can help landholders select the right native species mix for restoring disturbed areas and plan their land use accordingly.
​Maps, Species Lists, Plant Community Types, and Eucalypts of the Dorrigo Plateau are now available for download on the PROJECTS page, or on the Dandarrga Landcare site on the NSW Landcare Gateway
Our Annual General Meeting was held this month:
The third Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Dorrigo Community Nursery Incorporated, (DCN) elected a new committee, on Sunday 8th September 2024
JULY
Free Woodchip this month in front of the Nursery
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Help yourself!
“Plateau Koalas” Mapped
Dandarrga Landcare’s “Plateau Koalas” project reaches a key milestone this week, with the launch of a map series depicting the vegetation communities across three biodiversity corridors on the Plateau.
The maps show the vegetation communities within the corridors that link koala habitat in the National parks to the south & east of the plateau to the protected areas to the north & west of the plateau. The vegetation types that are useful for koala habitat are also depicted. “We selected the 3 corridors Junuy, Bagul Waajaarr, and Deer Vale, as this is where it is most likely that koalas and other threatened species will travel between forested habitat areas.” said Project Co-ordinator Justine Elder.
“When we started, not much was formally known about Koalas on the Dorrigo plateau. There was so much anecdotal evidence of sightings, but now we know the types of plant communities that support Koalas do exist here. Understanding the existing plant communities that Koalas are utilising will help landholders select the right native species mix for restoring disturbed areas and plan their future landuse accordingly”, Justine said.
The maps will be presented on Saturday 13th July at a pop-up shop at “The Other Office” in Hickory Street Dorrigo. “We invite the Bellingen Shire to come along and check out the new maps, have a chat about Koalas on the plateau, and meet Peppermint the Koala,”said Justine. “Large format maps will be available for sale on the day, and the digital copies will soon be available online via the SEED portal”.
This two-year project received grant funding from the Australian Government and includes conserving and adding to existing habitat through regeneration and enrichment planting along and adjacent to the Mackay’s Creek Rd corridor. We would like to thank the landholders in Corridor one who were involved in the planting and restoration part of this project, volunteers from Dandarrga Landcare, and we acknowledge for their kind support Dorrigo Plateau Local Aboriginal Land Council, and Bellingen Council.
Any landholders interested in more information on this project or receiving a site visit to discuss koala habitat regeneration options on their property are urged to contact Dandarrga Landcare on 0428 138 355 or dandarrga@gmail.com.
MAY
APRIL
Next month, look out for a
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COMMUNITY GARDEN WORKING BEE!
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We have a netted poly tunnel to install and plenty of space for planting, path-making, scarecrows and other creative garden ideas.
MARCH
Key dates for March
February - March Native Plant Sale
See our current Stock List here
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29th - Closed Good Friday
30th - Dorrigo Handmade Markets, Nursery Open for business
1st April - Closed Easter Monday
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FEBRUARY 2024
Chinese New Year of the Wood Dragon
SALE
All Stock Reduced! Come in for a bargain
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JANUARY 2024
Dorrigo Seed Savers
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Come in and meet the people saving seed, and help us establish a network of gardeners and Seed Savers in our local area.
Dorrigo Community Garden
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Our first raised beds are brimming with vegetables, and the fruit and nut trees and bushes are doing well. We will build a netted tunnel and more raised garden beds this year. Many hands make light work!
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Volunteers are most welcome to help plant, weed, water and harvest in January.
Dandarrga Landcare
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We've had great weather for growing and planting! Check our Bush Regen page for volunteer opportunities to get involved.
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An updated stocktake of our native nursery plants for sale is on the Native Nursery page.
DECEMBER
SEPTEMBER
AUGUST
Dorrigo Community Nursery Inc Annual General Meeting
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Sunday 27th August
10am
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Dorrigo Community Nursery
All members welcome
JULY
JUNE
Community Garden Update!
On Saturday morning six of us met to work together in the Community Garden.
It had been a while since Rebecca had been with us on a Saturday morning so we welcomed her energy and ideas.
We pegged out the site of the shelter shed and the first of the garden tunnels we had been given by the Mount Hyland nursery.
We retrieved about 20 large old boards that had been seats from a demolished grandstand in the Showground and placed them on the ground in the garden where we will use them for garden beds.
We measured proposed sites for a water tank we have received a Nutriens grant to pay for and made a decision about the position and the size of the tank.
I will place an order for the tank and pump with Jarred at the Dorrigo Hardware this week.
It was decided to use the rocks that have been gleaned from the surface of the site to make a creekbed feature in the swale.
At the next Community Garden meeting we want to make garden beds out of those boards, spread the rocks in the swale and prepare a site for the tank..
MAY
For the diary for May
Saturday 6th - Dorrigo Community Markets on Hickory St. New volunteers are encouraged to help out with the stall for a 2 hour stint. Please contact dandarrga@gmail.com to register. Thanks!
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NEW DATE! Tuesday 23rd May - 8.30 - 10.30am - Working Bee and Thank you Morning Tea at the Labyrinth at Dangar Falls.
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Volunteers will be working hard at the following sites. New volunteers are ALWAYS welcome. Go to the Regen page to find out how to register your interest. Thank you!
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Mondays: Regen at Rocky Creek
Tuesdays: Regen at Dangar Falls
Wednesdays: Seed Savers Pack and Chat
Thursdays: Regen at Beilsdown River Walk
Find out which native trees will be popping with seeds, ripe for collecting, for May and June
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APRIL
Key dates for April
1st - Dorrigo Community Markets. Now on Hickory St. New volunteers are encouraged to help out with the stall for a 2 hour stint. Please contact dandarrga@gmail.com to register. Thanks!
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8th - Dorrigo Handmade Markets. As above, we welcome volunteers to help out for 2 hours on the day.
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Mondays: Regen at Rocky Creek
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Tuesdays: Regen at Dangar Falls
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Wednesdays: Seed Savers Pack and Chat
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Thursdays: Regen at Beilsdown River Walk
ON SALE FOR ALL OF APRIL!!
$3 each
Red Cedar
Forest Oak
Dorrigo Hakea
White Mountain Banksia
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Come see us at the Nursery
MARCH
Key dates for March
4th - Dorrigo Community Markets
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21st - Autumn Equinox
Meet at 8am for an 8.30 start at the Labyrinth at Dangar Falls for a morning of meditation, music and intention, when we celebrate the harvest.
FEBRUARY
Huge news for February is the commencement of the new improved Community Garden space. We are so grateful to Rebecca Doblo, who provided the design, and also to our amazing volunteers for preparing the foundations. We welcome volunteers to join us on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month for working bees on the garden.