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the Murrumbidgee catchment.

15 Landcare Networks | 140 landcare groups | 2000 landcarers

CSIRO/ Harden Murrumburrah Landcare Group Field Day

Tuesday 29 September, 2009

Mechanics Institute, Neill Street, Harden, NSW.
Harden Murrumburrah
This workshop will report on the results of a 20-year experiment investigating tillage and stubble management at 'Oxton Park', Harden.

Program includes

FarmReady Industry Grants

Round 2 of the FarmReady Industry Grants is now open.

FarmReady Industry Grants provide funding for eligible groups to undertake projects that help their members adapt to climate change.

Funding of up to $80,000 per financial year is available for projects which increase industry self reliance and preparedness to adapt to climate change.

Federal Government Volunteer Grants

On Friday 14 August 2009, the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, the Hon Jenny Macklin MP, and the Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector, Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens, announced the opening of Volunteer Grants 2009.

Fish habitat action grants

Habitat Action Grants enable fishing clubs and individuals, community groups, local Councils and other community members to submit proposals for projects to enhance fish habitat including rivers, creeks, estuaries, wetlands and natural billabongs in NSW.

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.

Resilience project

In many small towns and rural areas throughout the Murrumbidgee catchment, Landcare has been a cornerstone of the community. Landcare groups have provided a forum for sharing information; exploring new ideas; investigating solutions to environmental problems and provided support to have the confidence to change to more sustainable agricultural practices.

NSW Landcare Muster 2009

Sun, 21/06/2009 - 21:52 — 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 - 21:49 — 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

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