π Landcare Week Champion Stories! π
Meet Dr Gavin Malone.
ππ This project started back in 2015 when after a decade of searching, Gavin at the age of 63, acquired 16 ha of land in the heart of McLaren Vale and initiated the Lot50-Kanyanyapilla (L50K) a bicultural ecological and cultural regeneration project.
π¨ Gavin has worked bi-culturally, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal, for over twenty-five years both as a visual artist and a cultural geographer.
π± This is a 15-year hard yakka regenerative project, with Gavin dedicating his time to hands on regeneration, research and outreach work. You can see the impact for yourself with this incredible video 'Watch trees grow in 40 seconds! A 6.56-year timelapse!'
L50K now features four ecosystems βπ¦ a remnant reed swamp, remnant sedge lands, π³ the re-generating grassy woodland and pasture hay production.
π₯ Gavin has hosted many groups and visitors keen to learn more about the work at L50K, including some noted visitors β Tim Minchin and his BACK tour band and crew spent a day planting as part of the band's carbon emissions awareness and responsibility initiative.
A short film was released, explaining the BACK tour actions to minimise their environmental impact of the tour wherever possible.
π₯You can watch it
here
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