Case Studies
Building Landcare connections through nature and wellbeing
To build connection with nature and the outdoors locally, opportunities need to exist. Through a series of inclusive, nature-based Landcare workshops, new participants were introduced to simple and accessible ways of engaging with their environment. Berrigan Government Tank Paddock was also highlighted as a shared community space with ecological and social values.
When the plan changes, adapt and plant!
It is not about everything going to plan, it is about holding the vision and adapting to what is possible.
Weaving Knowledges One Yarn at a Time
Creating a space within Landcare where we can share our stories and together make sense of what it means to be in a good relationship with Aboriginal Communities.
Creating Frog Habitats with Junior Landcare
Children aged 2-8 years learning about and creating habitat hotels for frogs
Virtual Reality course for Aboriginal cultural heritage
A new course being developed by Local Land Services allows farmers to “see” Aboriginal cultural heritage sites in the landscape using Virtual Reality goggles and understand Due Diligence in relation to sites.
Audit of ten Mother's Day Community Planting Sites
Brunswick Valley Landcare commissioned monitoring audits across ten community tree planting sites to assess long-term performance, identify key learnings, and inform best-practice recommendations for future community revegetation projects across the Brunswick Valley.
Creating a buzz with the Bee Man
Clancy Lester better known as the Bee Man brought his knowledge and passion for native pollinators along with his skills for creating bee hotels to Tamworth. Clancy not only created a real buzz with his informative and engaging talks but left us with multiple functioning bee hotels as a continuing legacy to learn from and replicate.
Box Gum Grassy Woodland
A Box Gum Grassy Woodlands workshop was delivered by ecologist David Carr on 1 April 2026. The workshop combined presentations with a field visit to build practical knowledge on identifying, managing and restoring this critically endangered ecological community. The session was designed to support landholders and community members to better understand and care for woodland areas on their properties.
Remote Field Staff Tackle Toads
Fee for Service contract has environmental and social benefits in remote area
Collaborations- sharing knowledge, problems and ideas to improve decision making for meaningful inclusive solutions.
Water in the Landscape Initiative (WitLI) is a proactive consortium that includes Tamworth Regional Landcare, Tamworth Regional Council, University of New England, landholders, First Nations, major employers and facility managers. A meeting with staff from the Murray-Darling Basin Authority in March allowed for issues to be raised and discussed.
Landcare lives on with Landcare Alive!
Hay Plains Landcare has growing community volunteer participation at the Hay Landcare Nursery with weekly Landcare Alive, incorporating Special Monthly Activities throughout 2025.
Nature Spotters: Getting kids off screens and reconnecting with the natural world.
Nature Spotters is an after school program for 8-14 year olds designed to reignite children's sense of wonder with the natural world. Nature Spotters kids build their confidence outdoors with opportunities to kayak, bushwalk, get up close and personal with native animals, see the world through microscopes, propagate trees, plant trees and go spotlighting.
Koala Carers on the Frontline
Strengthening local wildlife carers to deliver timely koala rescue and rehabilitation, improving welfare outcomes.
Koala Care, Closer to Home
Building local veterinary capacity to provide timely koala care, reducing long-distance transfers and improving survival outcomes.
Better Connections for Rural Communities
Supporting communities in the Glen Innes region to better understand and navigate phone and internet connectivity challenges, improving access to information and services through community-led engagement.
The Importance of Flying-Foxes
Education to help protect the threatened grey-headed flying-foxes.
Community Seed Banks: Saving Local Provenance Genetics
Murrumbidgee Landcare Inc is supporting community seed banks to collect, store, and share locally sourced seed for revegetation projects. This approach helps landholders and community groups restore native vegetation using seed adapted to local conditions, improving survival rates and strengthening long-term landscape resilience.
Saltmarsh Restoration in Narooma
Getting the community together to plant saltmarsh species along the Wagonga Inlet.
Bringing Life-Saving Skin Checks to Glen Innes
Coordinating community, sponsors and health providers to improve access to early skin cancer detection in a regional community.
Using CAT data to tell our story
CAT data can be utilised effectively to tell the story of Landcare at a local or regional scale