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Murrumbidgee Landcare e-news No 16 - August 2012

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Funding Opportunities

Grants to Voluntary Environment, Sustainability and Heritage Organisations

The 2012-13 round for Grants to Voluntary Environment, Sustainability and Heritage Organisations (GVESHO) has now been announced.
 
The GVESHO program helps eligible community based organisations to value, conserve and protect Australia's natural environment and historic heritage and to promote sustainability by assisting with their administrative costs.

Fish Habitat Action Grants

Habitat Grants are Now Open
The Habitat Action Program:  

  • supports the improvement of recreationally important fish populations
  • engages recreational anglers in fish habitat actions through the Fishers for Fish Habitat project
  • provides devolved habitat action grants to enhance fisheries in NSW.

The Habitat Action Program is funded by the revenue raised by the NSW recreational fishing fee. Angling clubs, individuals, community groups, local councils and organisations interested in rehabilitating fish habitats in freshwater and saltwater areas throughout NSW can apply for grants.

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Scholarships available for rural people

Rural Scholarships 
Rural Scholarships are granted to those actively making a difference in their rural community. There are no age or course limitations. It is essential however, that applicants demonstrate a commitment to creating a better future for rural NSW. Winners will receive $5000 for a full-time scholarship or $1500 for a part-time scholarship. Of the 40 scholarships awarded this year, areas of study included fields as diverse as agriculture, education, health and engineering.  
 
JB Fairfax Award for Rural Journalism 
This award encourages students who are passionate about rural issues to turn their passion for writing into a career. The winner receives a $10,000 grant as well as internships with Rural Press and the Sydney Royal Easter Show.   
 
For more information visit rasf.org.au
 
Applications close 30 September 2012 
 
T: 02 9704 1234    E: foundation@rasf.org.au 

 

Upcoming Events

National Threatened Species Day

National Threatened Species Day (NTSD) is held on 7 September each year - commemorating the death of the last Tasmanian tiger at Hobart Zoo in 1936. Events are held nationally throughout September - Biodiversity Month. Australia's landscapes and species have been severely impacted by over 200 years of habitat loss and fragmentation.

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Photography for field work 1-day workshop

This 1-day non-Certificate workshop is designed for people required to take digital photographs in the undertaking of their work duties.

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The Paddock Providore - 100 Mile Dinner

The Paddock Providore 100 Mile Dinner is being held to celebrate the Year of the Farmer and to showcase the fantastic local produce in this wonderful food producing region.

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Plant identification for grassy ecosystems - Deniliquin

This two day ANPC workshop will introduce participants to grassy ecosystems, their diversity, ecology and provide the skills and information required to positively identify a range of common grassland plants.

Grass Identification Workshops - Yanco

Recognising Grasses - 15 October Yanco 
 
1-day workshop at Certificate II level costing $225 
 
Designed to help people recognise common weedy, native and desirable introduced grasses within an area and understand what they may indicate about the environment and management of a site.
 
Participants will develop the skills and knowledge to recognise 12-16 grasses using only a few features and collect useful samples for identification. 

NSW & ACT Twitchathon 2012

One state
701 bird species
$25,000 for conservation
 
Every year across NSW hundreds of passionate birdwatchers race around the Australian bush trying to win a unique sporting event called a Twitchathon. As a race it can be fiercely competitive, not just in terms of the birds seen, but also in terms of the funds that are raised for conservation.

ANPC 9th National Conference

The Australian Network for Plant Conservation (ANPC) 9th National Conference Plant Conservation in Australia: Achievements and Future Directions will held in Canberra, from 29th October to 2nd November 2012.

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Landcare Group Meetings

Kyeamba Valley Landcare Group - Meeting

Upper Murrumbidgee Landcare Committee

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Tarcutta Valley Landcare Group

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Junee Area Landcare Network

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Wagga Urban Landcare Group - Meeting

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Molongolo Catchment Group - Meeting

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Ginninderra Catchment Group

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News

The Country Web - Women Crossing Boundaries

The Number 57 edition of The Country Web has the theme 'Women crossing boundaries' and is available now.

This edition showcases many women from throughout New South Wales who are shining their light in various industries and jobs that up until recently have been seen as traditionally male areas. 
 
Some of the women featured include: farmers, geologists, painters, mechanics, electricians, engineers, shearers and rangers. They come from industries such as grains, forestry, mining, automotive and public relations. 

iPhone and iPad apps for Australian agriculture

NSW DPI have compiled a list of useful iPhone and iPad apps for Australian agriculture. The list is available to download below. For more information visit www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/broadacre

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DPI Weed Training Calendar

Downloadable below is the latest version of NSW DPI's Weeds Training Calendar which now includes dates for the Vertebrate Pest Management Course,  Weed Movement, Machinery Inspection and Cleaning and the SMARTtrain AQF V Chemical Application courses.

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Conservation Tillage Refundable Tax Offset

From 1 July 2012, a 15% refundable tax offset (RTO) is available on the purchase of new conservation seeding equipment.

WANTED: Feral Photos

Invasive Animals CRC Photography Competition 2012
 
The 2012 Feral Photos competition is a free photography competition open to all members of the public.
 
Invasive Animals CRC are looking for the best original photographs of pest animals, pest animal damage, and pest animal control or monitoring activities in Australia. Colour, black and white, sepia-tone, remote camera and panoramic photos will all be accepted.
 
Entries close 30 September 2012
 
More information is available from the CRC website.

Vote for Australia’s favourite environmental hero!

Taking place in Sydney during Landcare Week, the 2012 National Landcare Awards celebrate the passion and diversity of Landcare, a grass-roots movement of farmers and community volunteers who protect and restore Australia’s land and coast.

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The Changing Face of Landcaring

A Landcare survey has found 93 per cent of the farmers questioned practise landcare on their farms, and 73 per cent feel they're part of the movement.
 
That's despite attendance at Landcare meetings and events falling away in recent years.

New option for control of Windmill Grass

Downloadable below is a new permit from DPI for the control of windmill grass in summer fallow.

 

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