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Murrumbidgee Landcare e-news No 17 - October 2012

Project updates

  • Monaro Landscape Connectivity project [1]
  • Water for wildlife in the Riverina rangelands [2]
  • Murrumbidgee Landcare cross property planning project. [3]
  • Getting it right: flood mitigation that balances environmental, production and infrastructure needs. [4]

News

  • Congratulations National Landcare Award Winners!
  • Murrumbidgee Landcare is now on Twitter
  • Local Land Services
  • Forum presentations and photos now online
  • 2013 RIRDC Rural Women's Award
  • Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture Course - Breadalbane

Funding opportunities

  • Yates Junior Landcare Backyard Challenge
  • The Philmac Project

Upcoming events

  • National Rural Women's Conference 2013
  • Murrumbateman Field Days
  • Narrandera Open Gardens
  • Landholder information days - Breadalbane and Boorowa
  • Weeds information day - London Bridge Homestead
  • Discover wildlife in your own backyard - Queanbeyan River
  • Monaro Landscape Connectivity Project - Googong/Burra workshop
  • Healthy Water on Healthy Farms - Farm dam workshop
  • Riverina Highlands Landcare - Annual Dinner
  • Coordination, Cooperation and Control - Pest Animal Forum

Landcare group meetings

  • Southern ACT Catchment Group - Meeting
  • Junee Area Landcare Network - Meeting
  • Kyeamba Valley Landcare Group - Meeting
  • Upper Murrumbidgee Landcare Committee - Meeting
  • Ginninderra Catchment Group - Meeting
  • Tarcutta Valley Landcare Group - Meeting
  • Wagga Urban Landcare Group - Meeting
  • Molongolo Catchment Group - Meeting
  • Murrumbidgee Landcare Inc AGM - 9th November 2012

News:

Congratulations National Landcare Award Winners!

Congratulations to all the winners of the National Landcare Awards presented last week.

Especial congratulations to Murrumbidgee Landcarer Danny Flannery from Galong, winner of the Rural Press Primary Producer Award [5].

Danny Flannery

Danny Flannery, winner of the Rural Press Primary Producer Award

Read more [6]

Murrumbidgee Landcare is now on Twitter

Murrumbidgee Landcare Inc has joined the social media revolution!

Follow us @BidgeeLandcare [7]  to keep up with all the latest Landcare news and events.

You can also find us on Facebook [8].  Read more [9]

Local Land Services

From the Department of Primary Industries:

On Thursday October 4th 2012 Minister for Primary Industries, Katrina Hodgkinson, announced the amalgamation of existing agricultural and natural resource management agencies into a new Local Land Services organisation.

From January 2014, Local Land Services will deliver functions currently provided by 13 Catchment Management Authorities (CMAs) and 14 Livestock Health & Pest Authorities (LHPAs) and agriculture advisory services of Agriculture NSW (part of the Department of Primary Industries). Read more [10]

Forum presentations and photos now online!

The Re-valuing our Rangelands speaker presentations are now available for download [11].

Photos from the forum and associated field trip are also available to view [12].

Key speaker Dale Miles

Key speaker Dale Miles at the Re-valuing our Rangelands forum.

Read more [13]

Funding Opportunities & Competitions

Yates Junior Landcare Backyard Challenge

How does your backyard grow?

This exciting new challenge gives kids the opportunity to explore what is growing in their very own backyards - everything from pot plants on apartment balconies to leafy suburban gardens or rural and remote properties, and everything in between!
 
Submissions may take the form of either a photo or short video, and there are awesome prizes up for grabs from Canon Australia.
 
Kids aged 8 – 16 can enter, and you can enter as individuals, families, schools, or with a youth group such as Scouts or Girl Guides. Register today! [14]
 
Junior Landcare logo Yates Logo
 
 
 

 

Read more [15]

The Philmac Project

The Philmac Project is an initiative to improve water usage in local rural communities in a way that benefits the people of that community. Read more [16]

2013 RIRDC Rural Women's Award

Do you have a vision, project or initiative for your industry or cummunity but need a helping hand to get it started?

Would you like to develop your leadership skills and broaden your networks?

If you answered yes then apply for the 2013 RIRDC Rural Women's Award. Read more [17]

National Rural Women's Conference 2013 Read more [18]

Upcoming Events:

Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture Course - Breadalbane

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FEBRUARY 2013 - DATE TBC

PLEASE CONTACT UPPER LACHLAN LANDCARE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Upper Lachlan Landcare in conjunction with Nutri-Tech Solutions is holding a 4 day Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture Course at
Breadalbane, NSW, 22-25 October 2012
 
Location: Breadalbane NSW (20 minutes from Goulburn & Gunning and 45 minutes to Canberra)
Time: 8.00am – 5.15 pm each day (7.30am on Monday for registration)
Cost: $699 (inc GST) – includes seminar manual, morning tea, lunch & afternoon tea. Read more [19]

Murrumbateman Field Days

This year's Murrumbateman Field Days [20] Murrumbateman field day [20]has many new and interesting attractions.

 

Read more [21]

Landholder information days - Breadalbane and Boorowa

Landholder information days at Breadalbane (October 27th) and Boorowa (October 30th)

Find out about funding available and latest environmental research in your area. Read more [22]

Weeds information day - London Bridge Homestead

  • Burra LandcareWhat's That Weed?
  • Will It Poison My Stock?
  • Or My Neighbours' Stock?
  • Am I Obliged to Control It?
  • How Do I Manage It?

Come to London Bridge homestead (right at the end of London. Read more [23]

Discover wildlife in your own backyard - Queanbeyan River

  • fauna survey [24]
  • platypus [25]

Read more [26]

Monaro Landscape Connectivity Project - Googong/Burra workshop

Are you a land manager in the Googong/Burra region? Do you have native grassland or woodland vegetation on your property? Would you like support and funding to help manage this native vegetation? If the answer is YES, then this opportunity is for you!

Monaro Landscape Connectivity

Read more [27]

Healthy Water on Healthy Farms - Farm dam workshop

Riverina Highlands Landcare GroupNSW DPI Tumut and RHLN presents:

Healthy Water on Healthy Farms
Farm Dam Workshop

Location: ‘Kimbal’ 676 Gocup rd Tumut
Date: Tuesday 23 October 2012
Time: 9.00am – 12.00pm

Healthy water on healthy farms

 

Read more [28]

Riverina Highlands Landcare - Annual Dinner

The Riverina Highlands Landcare Network invites you to its Annual Dinner with gardening celebrity, Angus Stewart as guest speaker. Read more [29]

Coordination, Cooperation and Control - Pest Animal Forum 2012

Wednesday, 21 November 2012

8.30am - 4.30pm

Tumut RSL Club,
65 Russell St, Tumut

Read more [30]

Landcare Group Meetings

Southern ACT Catchment Group - Meeting

Everyone is invited to attend a General Meeting of the Southern ACT Catchment Group (SACTCG). General meetings are open to everyone, and are usually held on the 4th Tuesday of every second month, from 4.30 to 6.30 pm. Read more [31]

Junee Area Landcare Network - Meeting

All Landcarers are invited to a meeting of the Junee Area Landcare Network. Date: Thursday 6 December 2012. Read more [32]

Kyeamba Valley Landcare Group - Meeting

Everyone is invited to attend a meeting of the Kyeamba Valley Landcare Group.

Meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, from 7.30 pm, at the Ladysmith Memorial Hall (Tumbarumba Road, Ladysmith). Read more [33]

Upper Murrumbidgee Landcare Committee - Meeting

Everyone is welcome to the Upper Murrumbidgee Landcare Committee (UMLC)meetings, held on the first Tuesday night of every second month at 6.30p. Read more [34]

Ginninderra Catchment Group - Meeting

All are welcome to the Ginninderra Catchment Group meetings, typically held on the first Monday night of every second month at 5.30pm. Read more [35]

Tarcutta Valley Landcare Group - Meeting

Everyone is invited to attend a meeting of the Tarcutta Valley Landcare Group. Meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of the month, from 7.30 pm, at the Tarcutta RSL. Read more [36]

Wagga Urban Landcare Group - Meeting

All Landcarers and interested people are invited to a meeting of the Wagga Wagga Urban Landcare Group. Meetings are held on the frist Wednesday of every second month, from 7.30 pm. Read more [37]

Molongolo Catchment Group - Meeting

The Molongolo Catchment Group usually meets the second Monday of every month, between 5.00 and 6.30 pm. Please feel free to come along and participate. Read more [38]

Regional Landcare Facilitator project

Newsletter:
  • Murrumbidgee Landcare e-news [39]

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