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"Fears the land is losing its goodwill"

By Rosslyn Beeby, Science and Environment Reporter
The Canberra Times
05 Feb, 2010 07:56 AM

Australia's Landcare volunteers have been ''alienated and disenfranchised'' by the Rudd Government's $2.5 billion Caring for Our Country environmental grants scheme, a Senate report says.

The hard-hitting report, tabled yesterday by the Senate's rural and regional affairs committee, stops short of calling the program a failure but recommends a comprehensive overhaul.

Tony Burke: farmers are my advisers

November 26, 2009

ON-FARM advice has been a key to making the right decisions for agriculture, says TONY BURKE

Sometimes the first decisions you make are the most important.

Two years after becoming Federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, it's been clear that everything which has followed was characterised by a decision I made on day one: to spend as much time as possible with people who work the land, on their land.

Every election promise and subsequent policy decision has been affected by the advice I've received on farm.

Have your say - the development of a government framework to support Landcare

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and the National Landcare Facilitator Project are coordinating a process to develop a framework to support Landcare for the next 25 years.

Community Action Grants

Caring for our Country

Eligible community groups can apply for grants from $5,000 to $20,000 (GST exclusive) to take action to help protect and conserve Australia’s environment.

Eligible community groups include:

  • community groups involved in coastal rehabilitation, restoration and conservation
  • groups of farmers or land managers working on sustainable farming or improving natural resource management
  • Indigenous partnerships involved in protecting or improving the environment
  • community groups involved in biodiversity conservation, environmental protection or managing natural resources

National Landcare Network

Communique to Landcare members

Communiqué to Landcare members
July 2009

Through its representation on Landcare NSW Inc, community Landcare in the Murrumbidgee has an advocate at a national level through the National Landcare Network. Their Communiqué reports on the most recent national meeting.

National representation | Response to Caring for Our Country | Australian Government’s ‘Framework’ to support Landcare & National Forum | PlaceStories.

It's time to renew Landcare

This big picture agenda: new leadership, an education revolution, taking climate change seriously and tackling it vigorously, making the federation work better, and reinvesting in skills and infrastructure to build productive capacity — underpinned by values of equity, sustainability and community — is appropriate and timely. It is a great framework for a contemporary approach to the environment that recognises that people are central to environmental problems and solutions, not a malign externality.

By Andrew Campbell

Published in Agricultural Science 2/09

Andrew Campbell is an independent consultant from Triple Helix Consulting. He was Australia’s first National Landcare Facilitator from 1989-92, a senior executive in the Commonwealth environment portfolio from 1995-99 and Executive Director of Land & Water Australia from 2000-2006.


13th Murrumbidgee Landcare Annual Forum

NEW FRONTIERS IN LAND MANAGEMENT

Proudly hosted by the Tarcutta Valley Landcare Group

WHEN 15th September, 2009
WHERE Tarcutta RSL
TIME Day 9:00am to 5:00pm Dinner and Guest Speaker 6:00pm
COST Day Only $30 or Day and Dinner - $40

Keynote speaker - Dr Maarten Stapper

Dr Maartin StapperDr Maartin Stapper. Photo © ABC Australian Story

Dr Stapper appeared recently on ABC's Australian Story:

 

Dr Maarten Stapper is a man with some fascinating ideas on how to manage our land better. He is unconventional, stubborn and difficult. Not even a near fatal car accident could slow him down in his mission to feed the world using less chemicals. As an advocate for biological farming, Dr Stapper has paid a high price for promoting a greener, cleaner way to grow food. Originally a CSIRO scientist, he left when it became clear his views on biological farming were incompatible with his employer. Today, he travels the country to educate farmers on how to use less chemicals in their soil and on their crops.

NSW Landcare Muster 2009

Sun, 21/06/2009 - 22:52 — ML

Landcare NSW Inc

An opportunity for all Landcare members to come together to set the agenda for community Landcare for the next 12 months.

Have your say!

Wednesday 9th September

Port Macquarie

Caring for our Country Business plan and target review surveys

Sun, 21/06/2009 - 22:49 — ML

Did you apply for funding under the 09-10 business plan, or do you want to comment on the future Caring for our Country targets?

The Australian Government is seeking information to "help us improve our information and application processes." There is a survey to complete:
» http://www.nrm.gov.au

Natural Disaster Declaration - Cootamundra and Harden

Producers affected by a severe storm in the Cootamundra and Harden regions on 22 January can now apply for Natural Disaster Assistance, NSW Minister for Primary Industries Ian Macdonald said.

Affected landholders can now apply for Natural Disaster Relief Assistance through the NSW Rural Assistance Authority on 1 800 678 593.

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