Case Studies
Strength by working together
Working with others can make an issue seem much easier to tackle.
Teach the Teacher
Teachers from six of Cowra and Canowindra’s local schools spent a day with Mid Lachlan Landcare learning why Cowra is such a fascinating educational hot-spot.
Bird Watching Breakfasts with Chaddy
Engaging the Condobolin community with their local birds
Green Army & Central West Lachlan Landcare Partnership
Over 18 months, Skillset Environment and Central West Lachlan Landcare partnered to deliver the Green Army Programme in the Parkes and Forbes Shires
Hydes Creek Koala Corridor Project
Reinforcing a crucial Koala corridor in the Bellingen Shire
Murrakool area Painted Snipe & Bittern Survey Project
Partnership between farming & community groups.
Connecting habitats, connecting people.
An exciting project is engaging the local community to improve the habitats for threatened species on private lands surrounding Mount Yarrihapinni.
Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Learning about indigenous plants & their traditional cultural uses
Community Capacity & Engagement in Landcare
Sustainable agriculture & natural resource management, capacity building
Improving Governance For On-Ground Outcomes
How Tweed Landcare has improved governance and got results
Revitalising Browns Creek
Connecting community,local businesses, Landcare & employment providers for social and environmental outcomes.
Coastal bush regeneration workshops
Growing the Coastcare network through bush regeneration workshops
Making Livestock Decisions Easier
Recognising the ongoing drought conditions in our regions, and the support that producers are seeking, Central West Local Land Services and local Landcare organisations are working together to bring a series of practical Livestock Decision Making workshops to the Central West. The focus of the workshops will be to provide practical tools for planning the coming months - and beyond - with respect to livestock; feeding versus selling, including cashflow; feed and water budgets; and setting clear trigger points for making tough decisions.
A communicative refresh
Reinvigorating GSLN branding and communications strategy to increase audience engagement
Organic Market Garden Mentoring Program
A mentoring program for young growers to learn organic market gardening in a hands-on commercial setting
Optimising the use of Copper Fungicides Workshop
A workshop for growers to learn the most effective, economical and environmentally responsible ways to use copper fungicides
Education Tours take on local students’ needs
Each year, hundreds of senior interstate, city and coastal students studying Food Technology, Biology, Agriculture and Earth and Environmental Science attend Mid Lachlan Landcare’s education tours in the Cowra/Canowindra region. Learning the fossil history, land and water uses, the students appear most interested in the sustainable and regenerative practices happening in conjunction with agriculture and food production.
Geomorphology in the Arid Rangelands
Geomorphology Course for Western Landcare Members
Euston Community Learns to Save Lives
Landcare Group hosts First Aid Training and Mental Health Awareness in Drought Conditions