Case Studies

Rural Landscape Design for Resilience and Disaster Preparedness

Central West Lachlan Landcare welcomed guest speaker, Ecologist Alison Elvin to Parkes

July 2024  

Horticultural Guru Graham Ross AM bringing community together to prepare

Graham Ross AM brings the community together to learn about disaster preparedness.

June 2024  

Landscape Design for Natural Disaster Preparedness

Landscape design solutions to mitigate natural disasters in the Central West

July 2024  

2023 Schools Eco Day Expands for Year 5 Students

2023 Schools Eco Day saw close to 400 children from the Parkes Shire, Forbes Shire, Eugowra and Condobolin attend a fantastic educational day.

December 2023  

Homegrown Parkes Kicks Off in Style

Homegrown Parkes evolved in response to the need in the community for more connection to what is grown and produced locally.

December 2023  

NSW Rural Women's Gathering in Forbes

After accepting to host the 2020 NSW Rural Women's Gathering in Forbes, the Committee faced the challenges of Covid19 restrictions and postponement of the event until April 2022.

July 2022  

Free Mental Health First Aid with Gotcha4Life & Man Anchor

During lockdown Central West Lachlan Landcare took Mental Health First Aid online

July 2022  

Central West Lachlan Landcare Dinner with Special Guest Costa Georgiadis

Central West Lachlan Landcare were pleased to once again host their Landcare Dinner at Forbes Town Hall.

July 2021  

Landcare Schools Eco Day with Costa Georgiadis

Central West Lachlan Landcare were pleased to be able to expand Schools Eco Day to make it accessible to more children...and were pleased to welcome special guest Costa Georgiadis

July 2021  

National Tree Day events in Parkes and Forbes

Central West Lachlan Landcare, in conjunction with Parkes and Forbes Shire Councils, ran the 2019 National Tree Day Events.

July 2020  

Landcare Pink Up Parkes Walk and Wellness Morning

During October 2019, the first Landcare Pink Up Parkes Walk and Wellness morning was held to raise awareness for the McGrath Foundation Breast Care Nurses

July 2020  

Back to Bulgandramine Cultural Gathering

National Reconciliation Week at the Back to Bulgandramine Cultural Gathering

June 2019  

Burrendong Arboretum Bus Trip

As part of the Swainsona Recta Project, CWLL hosted a bus Trip to the Arboretum

June 2019  

Long Term Landcare Volunteer Recognised as a Hidden Treasure

CWLL Deputy Chairperson recognised as DPI Rural Women's Network Hidden Treasure

May 2019  

Bedgerabong Rural Women's Wellbeing Workshop

Rural Women's Wellbeing Workshop held at Bedgerabong Hall

May 2019  

NSW Landcare Hero Appeal Recalls Childhood Memories

As part of the NSW Landcare Heroes Campaign, CWLL Coordinator, Marg Applebee shared a daily personal blog leading up to Christmas

May 2019  

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

March 2019  

Fertile Ground Celebration Dinner

The Celebration Dinner was a chance to profile the synergy that Landcare has with the community.

June 2018  

Central West Landcare TITAN Macquarie Mud Run

To promote Teamwork, Landcare and to test and build our resilience, a team from the Central West took on the TITAN Macquarie Mud Run

June 2018  

Back Yamma & Cookamidgera NDD

An isolated weather event left crops close to harvest devastated by hail damage. Member for Orange, Mr Philip Donato MP and Central West Lachlan Landcare inspected the damage to crops and a Natural Disaster Declaration was submitted and approved.

June 2018  

Landcare Eco Day Experience for Stage 3 Students

Parkes and Forbes Shire students learning to make a difference in their environment

May 2017  

Back to Bulgandramine Cultural Gathering

Central West Lachlan Landcare, in partnership with the Peak Hill Aboriginal Working Party celebrated National Reconciliation Week 2016 with a weekend of cultural activities

April 2017  

Forbes Schools Celebrate National Tree Day with Landcare

Students from Forbes participated in Schools National Tree Day activities

April 2017  
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