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NSW Landcare IncorporatedNSW Landcare Incorporated is the new name for the NSW Landcare Community Reference Group. It held its inaugural meeting in November 2007. NSW Landcare Inc will act as lobby and liaison group for the NSW Landcare Movement and will advise the NSW Landcare Committee on grassroots Landcare issues. The Reference Group is expected to have Landcarer representatives from each CMA area in NSW. The group was established at the NSW Landcare Muster, held at Tamworth on 24 October 2007, which was attended by grassroots Landcare representative from around NSW. One of the first tasks of NSW Landcare Inc is to establish sub-committees to look at the issues of representation, identifying key activities and legal issues such as the draft constitution. David Walker, Executive Officer of the Liverpool Plains Land Management Committee, and Chris Scott, Chair of the NSW Landcare Committee are the co-convenors of NSW Landcare Inc. For more information, please click here for a press release located on the Murrumbidgee Landcare Incorporated website. Murrumbidgee Landcare has also put an online discussion forum on NSW Landcare Incorporated on their website. Landcarers and other interested parties are invited to participate. Please click here to access the forum. For more information on the Landcare Muster, please click here for the Southern New England Landcare website. |
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2007 NSW Landcare AwardsThe 2007 NSW Landcare Awards were presented at Tamworth on 26 October 2007 as part of the Namoi State Landcare and Landscape Management Forum. The first place winners are: Murray-Darling Basin Commission Rivercare AwardRiverglades Wetlands Project, Tumut Shire Council Landcare Carbonsmart Nature Conservation AwardDorrigo Mountain Top Landcare Group Alcoa Landcare Community Group AwardLower Apsley River Landcare Group Leighton Holdings Local Government Landcare Partnerships AwardOrange City Council Australian Government Coastcare AwardFriends of Avalon Dunes Rural Press Primary Producer AwardTim and Karen Wright, Uralla Westpac Landcare Education AwardWyong Creek Public School Australian Government Landcare NRM Region AwardLachlan Catchment Management Authority Alcan Landcare Indigenous AwardGandangarra Local Aboriginal Land Council Landcare Group Individual Landcarer AwardJohn Blunt, Lucknow The first place winners are now the NSW entrants in the National Landcare Awards and will be flown to the Awards ceremony which will be held in Canberra on 23 October 2008. The NSW entrants, along with the other National Landcare Award nominees, are also eligible for a People's Choice award, where the Landcare nominee that receives the most online votes from the general public will be honoured at the awards ceremony. For more information on the National Landcare Awards, and to vote on the People's Choice Award please click here for Landcare Australia's Landcare Heroes website. |
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The Community Environment Network (CEN) recently became the co-ordinators of the Land for Wildlife Program in NSW. Previously, the program was co-ordinated by Department of Environment and Climate Change (DECC) as a non-statutory program. DECC are supporting CEN with seed funding and advice to promote the program. Please click here for more details on the program on the CEN website. Berry Landcare Artfest is on again! Come and join local artists and show your support for Berry Landcare at the annual art festival at Berry School of Arts, Alexandra St, Berry on 10 am - 4 pm, 6 September 2008 and 10 am - 3 pm, 7 September 2008. For more information contact Kim Dove on 02 4464 3391 or email berryartfest@optusnet.com.au Big Scrub Rainforest Day is presented by Rainforest Rescue and the Big Scrub Rainforest Landcare Group at Rocky Creek Dam (north of Lismore). The day will be held on 14 September 2008. The celebration starts at 7 am with bird watching walks and continues until 4 pm with presentations, workshops, guided walks and performances. For more information please click here for the Rainforest Rescue website. A joint Friends of Grasslands (FOG) /FNA tour on the Geology & Vegetation of Monaro will be held at 9.15 am - 3 pm, 14 September 2008. Dennis is a geologist, well acquainted with the Monaro, who will lead this trip around the Cooma area. The tour shall start at Quartz Hill, near Cooma (Bob and June Wilkinson's property). The program for the day will include a presentation on the geology of the Monaro (9.30am), followed by morning tea and a visit to granite and sedimentary sites on the property. Then the tour shall be visiting several sites around Cooma, including a subduction zone, a syenite (intrusive rock), and basalt terraces. At each site tour party shall relate the geology and soils to the vegetation structure and show the dominant plants. The tour shall stop for lunch in Cooma. To obtain more information/or register contact Tony Lawson on 02 6161 9430 or email tony.lawson@fog.org.au. As part of the The Great Australian Bushwalk, Wolli Creek Preservation Society is planning a walk of the Two Valley Trail from Bexley North to Campsie, all 13 km! But there are plenty of dropping out points at train and bus stops along the way. Meet at the junction of Bexley Road and Wolli Creek at 8.45 am on 14 September 2008 for a 9 am prompt start and allow 4 4.5 hours for the full trip. For information on how to become a member of the Wolli Creek Preservation Society, please click here for their website. The National Trust of Australia (NSW) is organising a tour of The Wildflowers and Wine Regions of Western Australia on 15 26 September 2008. This landmark tour never ceases to delight its participants, with the amazing variety and sheer beauty of flowers. Beginning in Perths Burswood Park, the tour follows the trails of the wildflowers north, taking in a diverse range of historic and geographic features. The tour visit several National Trust properties such as Tranby House, the historic wineries of Sandalford and Houghton, and geographic wonders like the river gorges and rainbow jungle near Geraldton. After exploring the mid-northern region of WA the tour moves south to the Margaret River area, driving first to enjoy the architectural gem of Bunbury and then on to the idyllic Voyager and Leeuwin estates. The National Trust properties Wonnerup Homestead and Ellenbrook are of particular interest in this area. In Pemberton the tour will encounter the magical world of the Karri trees, inspiration for the many artists and artisans whose galleries and studios abound. The rugged coastline of Albany will then be the tour's focus, before it soaks up the history and architecture of colonial Fremantle. A visit to the WA wildflowers in Wireless Hill Reserve makes a fitting finale to the tour. Bookings: Joan at Classic Holidays Perth, free call 1800 625 177 or (08) 9316 2277 after 11am EST. The tour leader is Carole McFadden who can be contacted on (02) 9498 1612. |
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Inc are having a walk on the STEP Track, Lane Cove National
Park from South Turramurra on 21 September 2008, 1.30 pm
to 4 pm (Leader: Neroli Lock). For further details please contact
Neroli Lock on 02 9489 5794. For information on becoming a member of STEP
please
click here for their website.
The Community Environment Network (Central Coast) has a FrogsWorkshop on 27 September 2008. This exciting workshop is about Australian frogs and their conservation. The main focus of the day will be the habitat requirements of frogs, how to construct backyard habitats for frogs and restoring frog habitat. For more information and to book please contact CEN administration on 02 4349 4756 or e-mail cccen@cccen.org.au. Bookings are essential as numbers are restricted. Wolli Creek Preservation Society has a birdwatching walk on 28 September 2008 from 9 am to 12 pm. Introductory birdwatching walk from Bardwell Park to Turrella with Alan Leishman. Pre-registration essential - contact Peter on 02 9554 3176 or or e-mail info@wollicreek.org.au. For information on how to become a member of the Wolli Creek Preservation Society, please click here for their website.
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The Crossing Land Education Trust is hosting the Crossing Permaculture Design Course with John Champagne and Hugh Gravestein from 6 October 2008 to 17 October 2008. The Crossing Land Education Centre is located at Bermagui (near Bega) off Nutleys Ck Rd (Bermagui-Quaama track). Contact John Champagne for more details on 02 6492 7306. The cost is $950 per person and includes tuition, handouts, food during days & 2x evening meals. Accommodation costs are $250 for bunk sleeps, breakfasts & all evening meals or $200 for camping on site, breakfasts & all evening meals. A Course Deposit of $100 to secure your registration as places are limited. Make cheque payable to Brogo Permaculture Gardens. PO Box 576, Bega 2550, NSW. This fully residential course is approved by the Permaculture Institute and on completion participants will be issued with a certificate. The National Trust of Australia (NSW) is organising a Riverina and Murray River Adventure on 10 17 October 2008. Spend eight days in the Riverina and Murray River regions, including a visit to Wagga Wagga, the largest inland city in NSW and also a garden city, as well as Junee, Yass, Temora and Echuca. One highlight of the tour is the open day at the Aviation Museum at Temora where collections of aircraft, including the Spitfire, are flown. The museum has the finest collection of flying historic aircraft in the world. Not to be missed is a cruise on a paddle-steamer along the Murray River at Echuca, once Australias largest inland port during the 1800s. The town is home to the largest collection of paddle-steamers in the world. Some of Australias most dramatic river scenery is found along the Murray River. We also visit the Balaclava Gold Mine, a chocolate and liquorice factory at Junee, and tour historic Lockhart, known as the verandah town and once a favourite haunt of bushrangers. The tour leader is Suzy Greene who can be contacted on (02) 4332 2032. To register your interest call: Ghila Schutte, Goway Travel (02) 9262 4755 ext 43. Riverlife has an interpretive tour, the People and the River tour, on 12 October 2008, 10 am - 12 noon. The tour meets and finishes at at The Old Sugar Mill, Hutton Street, Canterbury. Discover the stories of prominent personalities and groups who made decisions which changed the course of the Cooks River and its tributaries. Participants will need to bring a hat, water and sunscreen.Limited spaces are available so bookings are essential. Call Marrickville Council on 02 9335 2222 to reserve your place. Wolli Creek Preservation Society has its Annual Dinner on 24 October 2008 from 6 pm onwards at the riverside venue of the St George Rowing Club, Levey St, Wolli Creek (near Arncliffe). Celebrating 25 years since the formation of the Society, the guest speaker is Justice David Kirby. The cost is $40 per person and payment is required by 14 October 2008. For more information please click here for the Society's website. For information on how to become a member of the Wolli Creek Preservation Society, please click here for their website. The Friends of Lord Howe Island have announced the dates of their weeding ecotours to the island in 2008. They are aiming to make 2008 a big year to eradicate primary Climbing Asparagus. The final tour is 25 October to 1 November 2008. A deposit of $200 (cheque made to Pinetrees Travel) is required with the balance to be recieved 45 days prior to trip. For further information on the tours and how to pay contact the Friends on P.O Box 155, Lord Howe Island NSW 2898 or E-mail : lhitours@bigpond.com. The Friends also have reports on the 2007 tours, please click here for their web page and select "Newsletter 21". Brunswick Valley Landcare (Far North Coast) has a workshop on lizards and snakes and their habitat needs on 25 October 2008. For more information please contact Judy on 02 6684 5390 |
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STEP Inc are having a walk at Wentworth Falls, Blue Mountains National Park on 2 November 2008, 11 am to 3 pm (Leader: Bill Jones). Bring sturdy walking shoes, a picnic lunch and/or snack food, water and a hat. Binoculars recommended. For further details please contact Bill Jones on 02 9498 6052 or billojns@accsoft.com.au. For information on becoming a member of STEP please click here for their website. Stipa are holding their 6th National Native Grasslands Conference - Regenerative Native Grassland Management for Profitable, Ecological and Social Gains on 9-11 November 2008 at Horsham, Victoria. For more information and to register please click here for the Stipa website. NRM Networking Partnerships Conference will be hosted by NSW Landcare Incorporated and the Conservation Management Network at the Queanbeyan Conference Centre on 14-15 November 2008. The conference will bring together conservation and landcare community networks to explore future partnerships for biodiversity projects, funding and education. For further information please contact Toni McLeish, Grassy Box Woodland CMN, on 02 6229 7119 or Marion Benjamin, NSW Landcare Inc on 02 6925 7718. Wolli Creek Preservation Society (WPCS) has its Annual Kayak Trip on 15 November 2008 at 9 am. Kayak up Wolli Creek (southern Sydney) with River Canoe Club training and WCPS commentary, with a light lunch thrown in. Cost $40. Pre-register your interest with Peter on 02 9554 3176 or e-mail info@wollicreek.org.au. For information on how to become a member of the Wolli Creek Preservation Society, please click here for their website. The NSW Landcare Muster is hosted by NSW Landcare Inc and Murrumbidgee Landcare Inc at the Queanbeyan Conference Centre on 16 November 2008, 10 am to 5 pm. This is the annual muster for community-based landcare in NSW. Landcarers from across NSW are invited to join the public debate on the role of the community in environmental governance. They will have the opportunity to give input into setting the agenda for advocacy on behalf of the Landcare movement for the next twelve months. . For further information please contact David Walker, NSW Landcare Inc on 0428 418 332 or Marion Benjamin, NSW Landcare Inc on 02 6925 7718. Resilient Landscapes, Resilient Communities: The Next Generation
of Landcare is a forum hosted by Murrumbidgee
Landcare Inc and Upper Murrumbidgee
Catchment Coordinating Committee at the Queanbeyan Conference
Centre on 17-18 November 2008. This forum will highlight
the on-ground successes and challenges of land managers in the catchment
and will provide an opportunity to assess the role of the community
in the future management of our landscapes. Day one will include field
trips showcasing community environmental achievements in urban, peri-urban
and rural landscapes. Land management issues and the partnerships required
to address them will be the topic for discussion and debate on day two,
including presentations from scientists, researchers, agencies and community
members. For a program and registration please see the Murrumbidgee
Landcare Inc website (www.murrumbidgeelandcare.asn.au).
For further information please contact Jo Perkins, Upper Murrumbidgee
Catchment Coordinating Committee on 0415 907 959 or Marion Benjamin,
Murrumbidgee Landcare Inc on 02 6925 7718. The 2009 NSW Landcare Catchment Management Forum will be held at the Glasshouse, Port Macquarie on 10-11 September 2009. The 2009 NSW Landcare Awards Ceremony has been tentatively booked to be held at Port Panthers, Port Macquarie on 10 September 2009. |
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Landcare MarketplaceWelcome to the Landcare Marketplace !! The market place is designed as an area where NSW Landcare groups can advertise their goods and services. The Department of Environment and Climate Change does not endorse or in any respect warrant any third party products or services by virtue of any information, material or content referred to or included on, or linked from or to the Marketplace. Advertisements by landcare groups are published on this site as a free service to groups. All enquiries should be directed to the landcare group that placed the advertisement. IndexFor Hire
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The Australian Green Grants GuideAre you involved in a Landcare or another community group? Are you an individual or business with a great project that could help the environment? You could be eligible for one of the hundreds of grants available each year, which could make a big financial difference to your project. The Australian Green Grants Guide 2008 is a comprehensive listing of environmental and heritage grants offered by Government and non-Government organisations. Projects that lower greenhouse gas emissions, that conserve places of environmental and heritage value and that use water wisely are examples of those that have received funding.. The Guide focuses on grants relating to seven themes: Water ~ Biodiversity ~ Energy ~ Greenhouse ~ Heritage Sites ~ Land ~ Waste In the Australian Green Grants Guide 2008, youll have access to more than 300 grants around Australia. The guide costs for $54.95 (GST included) each.There will also be a charge of $9.95 for postage and handling for each copy mailed. Please
click here for a webpage on the site of the guide's publishers,
Molino Stewart Pty Ltd, which will give you more information on the
guide and how to order it. |
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History of Landcare Support in NSWWant to see some of the highlights of the past 19 years? Please click here. |
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Links to Calendars of green events |
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| Department of Environment and Climate Change - Greendates Calendar (www.environment.nsw.gov.au/greendates/index.htm) |