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Publications: 'Look after your natural assets' & 'Rural Living Handbook'
These two publications have now been added to this website. Please click on the 'Documents' folder at the bottom-left of this page.
Smoko with Friends
Smoko with Friends is returning to Red Range and Deepwater this month, with a focus on the care and control of native and invasive animals.
Local Landcare - 'Have your say'
The Lithgow Oberon Landcare Association will be conducting a series of surveys and community workshops in 2019 to find out; What do you want from Landcare?
Newsletter - Winter 2019
Reports from the President, Environment Manager and Executive Officer. Member involvement: Dam habitat restoration - Platypus monitoring. Updates - EWAG, DPIE Water, DPIE Environment, weed control and many more.
1200 trees and shrubs planted
About 1200 trees and shrubs were planted over the June 2019 long weekend by volunteers from Bowning-Bookham Landcare Group and the community. Weather was good and we had great food and a bonfire.
Weekend Landcare Adventures for Year 6/7 & 8/9
Make new friends and have an awesome journey at the same time.
Land Leaders for Year 11/12
A scholarship program for Year 11 or 12 students doing agriculture or geography
Plantings at the Wamboin Community Hall
Today Landcare planted shrubs (Correa glabra) around the playground at the Wamboin Community Hall, and sedges (Carex appressa) in the drain line on the northern side of the car parking area.
Checking for change with Jacqi Stol
Jacqui Stol talks about how landholders can measure the impact of changing their conservation, tree planting and grazing management practices. This system can be used to monitor changes in biodiversity over a period of two or three years.
PLATYPUS AND RAKALI SEARCH COMMENCES
The Goulburn Mulwaree Landcare community have invited Geoff Williams from the Australian Platypus Conservancy to come and talk about Platypus and Rakali (the Australian water-rat (Hydromys chrysogaster)) Upstairs in the conference room at Workspace 2580 from 6pm light refreshments will be provided at the end of the talk. Geoff will outline the biology and key conservation requirements of these two fascinating aquatic mammals. He’ll also provide tips on how to go about spotting them in the wild and explain how the community can become involved in an innovative new citizen science program – the Australian Platypus Monitoring Network – to keep track of platypus in local waterways.
Update for 2018
Committee for 2018 is Kerrie Cooke Alex Mateer Elizabeth McKay Julie Gibson Terrie Wallace Sam Ellis
Two Fires Festival: Food Health and Healing the Land
The 2019 Two Fires Festival (2FF) will be celebrating Food Health and Healing the Land in Braidwood on Friday 5th, Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th of April. This family-friendly event is an opportunity to learn about and experience native and local food, art and literature, local activism, indigenous culture and regenerative farming. Since its beginning in 2005, the Two Fires Festival celebrates the work of a vigorous artistic community, and enlivens the creative force of activism. Arts and activism blend, each feeding the potency of the other. The Festival honours and carries forward the spirit of poet Judith Wright’s twin passions, art and activism, particularly environmental and Indigenous activism.
Myall Koala & Environment Group
Educating the local community on the environment in Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest NSW
Ken the Koala
‘KEN the Koala’ dropped in to the caravan parks at Hawks Nest and Jimmy’s Beach to give a special talk to holiday makers and their children on the facts of life when it comes to Australia’s national treasure.
Funding for landholders to Save Our Superb Parrot
Landholders across the Yass Valley, Hilltops, Weddin, Cowra and Upper Lachlan are being offered the chance to be participate in the NSW Governments Saving our Species Program – to protect and enhance the habitat of the threatened Superb Parrot. The program is providing funding through Landcare and other community groups to help farmers and land managers look after hollow-bearing trees and woodland vegetation and to replant trees and shrubs for the future, which will also contribute to sustainable farming ecosystems.
