Murrumbidgee Landcare e-news No. 19 - February 2013
Murrumbidgee Landcare Inc (MLi) is a not-for-profit organisation representing community Landcare in the Murrumbidgee catchment. Our e-news is a project of MLi and the Regional Landcare Facilitator project, Murrumbidgee. Please contact us to have content included in our next, monthly e-news.
- Funding opportunities
- Employment opportunity
- Upcoming events
- Project updates
- Landcare resources
- Landcare group meetings
- Useful resources
- News
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
2013 Coles Junior Landcare School Garden Grant now open
Coles are providing School Garden Grants of up to $1,000 to schools and youth groups to help create gardens in their grounds or community, such as bush tucker gardens, water wise gardens or veggie gardens. Read more
Working together: cross property planning for biodiversity conservation
In a 5 year project, supported by the NSW Environmental Trust, Murrumbidgee Landcare is working with cross property planning groups in the Junee/Illabo, Humula/Tarcutta and Kyeamba districts to improve biodiversity conservation. Training and planning support, field days and funds for on-ground works and weed control are available for participating farmers.
Community Landcare Grants Australian Flora Foundation Research Grants
Grants are available for projects which commence from December 2013. The Foundation expects to support between two and four projects at $5000 - $12,000 each in 2014 with possible extension into 2015. Read more
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Landcare Support Officer - position vacant
Murrumbidgee Landcare Annual Forum
SAVE THE DATE - 22-23rd August, Junee.
Keynote speaker: Phillip Toyne.
In the 1980s Phillip was the Director of the Australian Conservation Foundation. He teamed up with Rick Farley from the National Farmers Federation. Together they had a vision and the National Landcare program was born.
Frogs on farms.
20th March 2013. Kyeamba.
Come and hear Australia's frog expert, David Hunter talking about frogs on farms.Join us for a workshop and learn more about:
- frogs on your farm
- support frog habitat
- how a healthy frog population benefits your property
Clean up Narrandera
Join Narrandera Landcare for Clean Up Australia Day8am to 12pm Sunday 2nd March 2013
The group will be starting on the reserve at the water tower in Watermain Street (overlooking the railway), and plan to move to the entrance to the Barellan Road off the Newell Highway later in the morning. Read more
Launch of K2C Glossy Black-Cockatoo project
Queanbeyan Landcare has organised a launch of the K2C project that aims to provide increased food sources for the vulnerable Glossy Black-cockatoo in the region.
The launch will be held at 11.00 am on 4 March in the RB Smith Community Centre, 262 Crawford St, Queanbeyan, opposite the Queanbeyan City Council Chambers. Read more
ABARES Outlook 2013 Conference
With the theme of future food, future farming, Outlook 2013 will be held on Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 March in Canberra. Read more
International Women's Day - "Women in the Landscape"
Coolamon Shire Council together with NERRCS invites you to celebrate. Friday, 8th March 2013 from 7 p.m. at The Ganmain Providore. Read more
Plant identification for grassy ecosystems
Jewels in the landscape - 13 - 14 March
This two day workshop run by the Australian Network for Plant Conservation 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. Read more
Introductory erosion control workshop - Breadlebane
Breadalbane Plains Landcare Group Inc. supported by Upper Lachlan Landcare Inc. is holding a one day workshop with internationally acclaimed watershed restoration and erosion control expert Craig Sponholtz of Dryland Solutions.
Wednesday 20th March. Read more
2013 World Water Day
Soil carbon workshop in Wagga Wagga
PROJECT UPDATES
From the K2C Groundcover newsletter. By Lauren Van Dyke
This project has had some very well attended workshops recently and some not so. We are now winding down our workshop phase where we have been encouraging landholders to sit with us for a few hours to learn about this great project.
Glossy Black-Cockatoo conservation in the
Murrumbidgee catchment
A number of projects are underway across the catchment with community groups working together to restore cockatoo habitat, conduct surveys, construct and install nest boxes and fence and protect feeding sites.
Murrumbidgee Landcare cross property planning - update February 2013
- Managing threats to biodiversity
- Practical ways to increase biodiversity - Junee
- Who, what, why and how?
- What bird is that? How health is my bushland?
- Using native species to manage roadside weeds.
LANDCARE RESOURCES
A range of practical resources are available for Landcare community events and projects. Hardware, books and event equipment can be borrowed through the Murrumbidgee Landcare (MLi) office or through your Regional Landcare Facilitator. Other items are available for download.
| Landcare marquee
3m x 3m marquee with rear wall and half sides. The marquee can be borrowed as part of a field day kit which includes:... |
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| A-frame sign
These signs are great for displaying information about an event or arrows to provide directions to get to a venue. The A-frame signs can be... |
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| Defending the social licence of farming: Issues, challenges and new directions for agriculture
Editors: Jacqueline Williams and Paul Martin. Australian Centre for Agriculture and Law, University of New England. CSIRO Publishing 2011. |
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| Managing and Conserving Grassy Woodlands.
S. McIntyre, J.G.McIvor & K.M. Heard (Editors) CSIRO Publishing 2012. |
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| Promoting your event
Part of the media kit for groups developed by Landcare Australia. This 9 page booklet includes tips for Landcare groups about posters,... |
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See the full catalogue of resources available for loan by Landcare groups.
LANDCARE GROUP MEETINGS
Molonglo Catchment Group
11 March 2013
The Molongolo Catchment Group usually meets the second Monday of every month, between 5.00 and 6.30 pm. Please feel free to come along and participate. Read more
Kyeamba Valley Landcare Group
13 March 2012
Everyone is invited to attend a meeting of the Kyeamba Valley Landcare Group. Meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, from 7.30 pm, at the Ladysmith Memorial Hall (Tumbarumba Road, Ladysmith). Read more
Tarcutta Valley Landcare Group - Meeting:
26 March 2012
Everyone is invited to attend a meeting of the Tarcutta Valley Landcare Group. Meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of the month, from 7.30 pm, at the Tarcutta RSL. Read more
USEFUL RESOURCES
Greening Australia 2012 Revegetation guides
Greening Australia have developed a series of ‘how-to’ guides to support the successful implementation of significant revegetation and restoration programs being delivered around the country. There are several free-to-download guides, covering a range of ecosystem types.
PestSmart factsheets
The Invasive Animals CRC have developed informative factsheets for land managers on: Fencing for fox control and warren ripping for rabbit control.
CSIRO SoilMapp for iPad
The SoilMapp for iPad will allow farmers and others to access real time information about their soils from in the field.
The story of Box-Gum Grassy Woodlands
This DVD gives a short history of the ecological communities which collectively are called the Box Gum Grassy Woodlands.
It covers the history of these communities, from indigenous management, through early European settlement and changes in agricultural practice to today. Read more
NEWS
Landcare in Focus
The February 2013 issue of Landcare Australia's quarterly newsletter is now available. Read more
2012 National Landcare Conference videos now online
At the National Landcare Conference this year, Dr David Suzuki gave an inspirational talk to the audience, via live video feed. Dr Suzuki's speech, along with videos of the plenary sessions held throughout the conference are now available to view online. Each session has been broken into a series of shorter videos, for ease of viewing - perfect for watching while eating lunch or grabbing a quick break at work. Read more
Social media survey - Landcare Australia
Closes 3 March 2013
Take part in Landcare Australia Ltd's (LAL) social media survey and go into a draw to win an iPad mini.
Did you know that 75% of Australians now use some form of social media, and over 50% of the population is signed up to Facebook? Read more
