A new era - Regional Landcare Facilitators in the M'bidgee

Murrumbidgee Landcare (MLi) has appointed two new part-time Landcare Facilitators for the Murrumbidgee catchment. This has been made possible through the Australian Government's Regional Landcare Facilitator (RLF) Initiative, part of Caring for our Country.

About Regional Landcare Facilitators
Background
Steering Committee
Our new RLFs
Roles and activities of RLFs

About Regional Landcare Facilitators

The Regional Landcare Facilitator Network across NSW promotes sustainable farm and land management practices, and contributes to and supports the uptake of sustainable practices and landscape scale conservation in rural and regional landscapes in a changing climate.

Maartin Stapper workshop - Ariah Park

Martin Stappper will be in Ariah Park on 18th Feb conducting a workshop with the Mirool Creek Landcare Group.

Meet at 9.00am at the Ariah Park Bowling Club.

Bring along a weed or stubble sample from two locations within a paddock - one a good site and one not.

Contact:
Ian Sherwood
sherwood14@bigpond.com.au [2]
mob. 0427 741 055

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Regenerating Native Pasture workshop

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Communities in Landscapes [5] and Stipa Native Grass Association [6] will be hosting a FREE field day on Regenerating Native Pasture at Book Book from 10am to 3pm.

Please see flier for details.

Stubble management workshop - Harden

CANFA [8] - Conservation and No-till Farming Association - has organised for Bill Crabtree, a Western Australian farmer who has specislised in stubble retention, to tour the region.
Harden Murrumburrah Landcare Group

2011 Murrumbidgee Regional Landcare Awards

Landcare

Nominations for the 2011 Murrumbidgee Regional Landcare Awards are now open and close at 5.00pm on Friday, 25 February, 2011. Landholders, schools and Landcare volunteers are invited to nominate to be recognised for their good work, and to inspire and motivate others.

The 2011 Murrumbidgee Regional Landcare Awards, are held every two years, to recognise the achievements of the dedicated people who have committed their time to care for our environment and contribute to sustainable production.

Individuals or groups can nominate themselves or others.

5th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture

Incorporating 3rd Farming Systems Design Conference.

Brisbane.

Australia, host for the 5th WCCA and 3rd FSD, welcomes scientists and practitioners to Brisbane to discuss current and future developments of sustainable agriculture next year.

The co-location of WCCA and FSD provides a great opportunity to explore the application of conservation agriculture practices and prin

Florabank Community Seed Collection Day - Wagga Wagga

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The Communities in Landscapes [5] project and Greening Australia's Florabank [11] are holding a

FREE

community seed collection workshop

at Wagga Wagga on Wednesday March 30th, 2011, from 9am to 3pm. The workshop is for people interested in collecting native seed in Box-Gum Grassy Woodlands.

For more information contact Kimberley Beattie on:
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Coles Junior Landcare School Garden Grant 2011

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» Application Form [15]
» Guidelines and Criteria [16]

2011 Closing dates

Friday 25th February
Friday 13th May
Friday 5th August

Since 2008 Coles has been providing School Garden Grants of up to $1,000 to schools and youth groups to help create gardens in their grounds or community, such as bush tucker gardens, water wise gardens or veggie gardens.

Tarcutta Valley Landcare Group meeting

All landcarers are invited to a meeting of the Tarcutta Valley Landcare Group.

Date: February 22nd
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Tarcutta RSL
Tarcutta Valley Landcare Group
Contact:
Peter McCallum, Chair
ph.

Gorgeous Gullies Field Day -Yass

Gorgeous Gullies Field Day will be held on 27 Mar 2011, 8:30 - 17:00 at Goldenholm, 1236 Yass River Road and Nanima Gold, 111 Johnson Drive, Yass

Is gully erosion a concern for you?
Is too much of your soil surging into the river system?
Is too much of your soil drying out too quickly and becoming lifeless?

You are invited to a Field Day to assess

Is your group registered? - National Landcare Directory

Your Landcare group is important to your community and to your local environment. It is also important in the bigger picture. This is the national story of the Landcare movement; of communities working together across Australia to improve the environment.

Community Action Grants

Caring for Our Country
The next call for the Community Action Grants is expected to be released in April and will call for small projects worth between $5000 and $20,000.

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Murrumbidgee Landcare e-news No.1 February 2011