Case Studies
Creating Content to Drive Engagement
Using new marketing and design platforms to drive engagement by sharing stories of success, project updates and upcoming events via Westerns ‘new look’ Newsletters; Western Landcare Life and What’s On
Burning and Learning
Napolean Reef Landcare has undertaken a series of ecological burns to improve their patch.
Meat Masterclass: A Place for Community to Connect
An opportunity to upskill, while connecting community to Western Landcare, other support services and most importantly, to each other.
Barber’s Pole Worm - Livestock Infestation.
Combating the return of Barber’s Pole in Western NSW
“Jet Setting” Dung Beetles!
Young District Landcare was able to generate funding for their Grazing Group through the payments for collecting and sending colonies of dung beetles to Western Australia in a collaboration which saw thousands of live beetles shipped to the other side of the country after being collected on local farms.
WildVenture Habitat Planting
WildVenture's introduction and first event on the Central Coast
Woody Weed Control
An educational workshop to enable and encourage landholders to deal with Privet on their properties
Co-design – An Unexpected Evolution for Western Landcare NSW
Introduction of a different way of thinking creates unexpected outcomes.
A balancing act, seeing the value in time spent in nature
It takes discipline and planning to achieve work life balance as a Local Landcare Coordinator and as a land caring volunteer. Achieving work life balance can be a tricky act unless you keep an eye on it. As a Local Landcare Coordinator there are always lots of outdoor activities, though these activities require planning and reporting. The big issue may be balancing the time you spend in each activity? Two ideas are Nature journalling and Bush breathing, based on the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, which literally translates to “forest bathing” and may be incorporated into most workplans.
What does a Knowledge Broker do? Good Question!
The Southern NSW Innovation Hub Western Knowledge Broker Project commenced in 2024. Western Landcare NSW (WLNSW) as host organisation, employed two Knowledge Brokers and contracted a Project support officer. Across the Southern Hub region there were varied examples of how the project could proceed. The Knowledge Brokers began by defining the Western Regions priorities. The initially appointed Knowledge Brokers moved on to more permanent roles, handing over to two new Knowledge Brokers. Project support also changed from the initial contractor to the WLNSW Regional Landcare Coordinator. The Knowledge Broker Project concluded in the Western Region at the end of April 2025.
Carp: Pest to Fertiliser - Bourke Community Garden
Utilizing a pest in the river to create an organic fertiliser
Saving the Superb Parrot
HCLG has been working with other groups to improve habitat for the vulnerable Superb Parrot
Supporting Local Culture – Bush Tucka Time!
Engaging Local First Nations Tour Group to Cater for Landcare Event
Climate Change, Sea Level Rise and Coastcare
Faced with concerning sea level rise predictions, Manning Coastcare is being proactive to help protect our littoral rainforest remnants.
Landslide remediation – 3 years on
Learnings from 3 years of working on landslide remediation in the Northern Rivers
Budget Management for Landcare Projects
Budget management is essential for Landcare groups to deliver on-ground outcomes while ensuring accountability to funding bodies.