Murrumbidgee Landcare e-news - August 2017
Welcome to the August edition of Murrumbidgee Landcare's e-news!
The weather is warming up, the wattle and canola are flowering, and there are an abundance of field days and activities on offer - what a great time of year!
Over the next month, there are workshops to help boost the health of your soils, your farm business and your own mental health. There are also some great opportunities to learn about everything from backyard beekeeping and social media to on-farm solar PV and wombats.
There are also a bunch of funding opportunities around at the moment, so if you have an idea for a project, have a look and see what funding you may be able to apply for.
If you would like more information on anything, or would like to talk to someone about Landcare in your region, please feel free to contact your Local Landcare Coordinator or the Murrumbidgee Landcare office.
News
Annual koala count at the Narrandera Flora and Fauna Reserve
Feral Fighters - Spring fox baiting program 2017
Oxley-Cunningham Bicentenary Walk – Mt Caley
Planting trees at Fivebough Wetlands
Riparian zone management and gully erosion remediation - Field trip report
Upcoming events
Future weather and climate for inland NSW - Wagga - 17 Aug
K2C Mini Forum - Queanbeyan – 18 Aug
"Let's Talk" community mental health forum - Deniliquin – 21 Aug
Better understand your farm's performance - Various locations, Murray region – Various dates between 21 Aug & 18 Sep
WeedSmart forum and farm visits - Wagga – 21-23 Aug
Healthy Soil for Healthy Farms workshops - Various locations, Lachlan region – Various dates between 23 Aug & 26 Sep
Grazing demonstration & Alternative fertiliser seminar - Bookham – 24 Aug
Backyard Bees workshop - Wagga – 27 Aug
Farming for today and tomorrow - Corowa – 29 Aug
Sandhills Management and Rehabilitation Field Day - Oolambeyan NP – 31 Aug
Doodle Comer Swamp open day - Henty – 1 Sep
FarmLink Annual Open Day- Temora – 1 Sep
Beef BredWell / FedWell workshop - Tumbarumba – 1 Sep
Working bee - Birdlip Reserve, The Rock – 2 Sep
Social media workshop - Hanwood (near Griffith) – 4 Sep
Farm expansion workshop - Wagga – 6 Sep
Holbrook Landcare Business Forum - Jindera – 6 Sep
Intro to Biodynamics - Boorowa – 7-8 Sep
Tarcutta Landcare guided tour of Borambola Winery - Borambola – 10 Sep
The habits of wombats - Ladysmith – 13 Sep
Protecting Tumut region's unique local wildlife - Tumut – 13 Sep
Fit Farmers Workshop - Crookwell – 15 Sep
Landcare Shed at Henty Machinery Field Days - Henty – 19-21 Sep
Wildflower walk - Livingstone NP – 24 Sep
Australian Agronomy Conference - Ballarat – 24-28 Sep
More profitable farming workshops - Corryong and Deniliquin – 25 & 26 Sep
Family night stalk & BBQ - Livingstone NP – 6 Oct
Landcare and Local Land Services Conference - Albury – 25-27 Oct
Rural Women's Gathering - Narrandera – 27 Oct
Funding and other opportunities
Hollows for homes - Free nest boxes!
Paddock Tree project: Landholder expression of interest
Think Big Rural Women program - Murray region – 27 Aug
Country to Canberra 2017 Leadership Competition – Closes 8 Sep
2017 NSW Farmer of the Year Award – Closes 15 Sep
Small Grants for Rural Communities – Closes 27 Sep
Stronger Communities grants – Closes 28 Sep
Dairy produce scholarship – Closes 30 Sep
Community Landcare Pop-up Grants – Closes 30 Apr 2018 (or when all funds have been allocated)
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