Case Studies
Digging Deeper into Soils
Junee Area Landcare organized a six-day soil workshop series with agroecologist David Hardwick, aimed at helping land managers build their soil knowledge and increase their skills in decision making.
Ecological weekends monitoring flood effects
Following major flooding, the Down The Track team is back monitoring Lake Cargelligo's big backyard
Women Caring for the Catchment
The Catchment Keepers workshops was designed to inspire local agricultural women across the Murrumbidgee to share stories and actions that empower and sustain us as custodians and farmers.
Improving Farm Dams
A farm dam that was fenced off from stock 15 years ago has enhanced environmental, agronomic and economic outcomes of the farm where it is located.
Grey-crowned babbler workshop
A workshop on the Grey-crowned Babbler, a threatened woodland species, was hosted by Corowa District Landcare Inc and supported by the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust and Landcare NSW Partnership.
Catchment Keepers for Women in Hay
Empowering women farmers and farm partners by providing education, encouraging leadership, fostering connections and recognising contributions.
Creative Community Days
Creative workshops held in small rural towns to help build inclusive, friendly and more resilient communities
Cooma Schools Indigenous Bush Garden project
Supporting Cooma primary schools to establish native bush gardens to enable the children to grow and use native plants for food and medicine.
Primary school students become stewards
With the help of Landcare and other organisations, the Think Share Act students at Grose View Primary School have become stewards of the bushland and wildlife on their school.
Sheep Handler Workshop
Sheep Handler workshop for manufacturers to showcase their equipment for the local community
Soils With David Hardwick
A workshop to teach some local landholders the benefits of soil testing, cover crops and PH testing your soil.
Grant Simms Industry Tour
A Tour of Grant Sims multi-enterprise farm where he gave attendees a tour of his biofertilizer manufacturing facility, explained how it works and why he decided to start making his own
Dung Beetles Workshop
Workshop showing the community the benefits and value of Dung Beetles on farm and within our eco system.
Rice & Red Gum Timber Industry Residue Value Adding
Researching potential opportunities to convert waste organic material generated from local primary industries into biochar and the potential economic, agricultural and environmental benefits.
Industrial Hemp Pre Feasibility Study
A Pre-Feasibility study found that hemp production offers Western Murray farmers.
Biochar Cluster Group
Trials will be used as a stepping-stone to further explore options for organic waste conversion to biochar in the region.