2012 – 2014 Funded by the Australian Government’s Caring for Our Country program Murrumbidgee Landcare obtained $90,000 of funding for this project, to trial habitat mitigation options for the Wah Wah pipeline. In the Wah Wah region north of Hay, major changes to how stock and domestic water were delivered took place, with open channels and…
2013 – 2015 Funded by the NSW Environmental Trust and Westpac, through Landcare Australia This project was aimed at increasing opportunities for schools to undertake Landcare and environmental education activities. MLi worked directly with two local schools, in Wagga Wagga and Coolamon, to link them to schools, teachers and parents who have already successfully implemented similar…
2015 – 2018 Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia The Silverleaf Nightshade Project was a collaborative project run by Murrumbidgee Landcare and NSW Primary Industries. The project targeted the perennial summer weed Silverleaf Nightshade across the five states of QLD, NSW, VIC, SA and WA. Silverleaf Nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium) is an introduced weed that can…
Junior Landcare has created a number of educational resources to encourage young people to participate in Landcare activities and build a closer connection with the land. These teaching resources are all aligned to support the Australian Curriculum. More information is available on the Junior Landcare website. How To Guides These guides are designed to provide teachers…
This presentation by Murrumbidgee Landcare’s Phil Bowden describes the good, the bad and the ugly of crop pests! Information is included on the life cycle of some key pests, the main causes of pest outbreaks, and some recent research on new ways to control pests.
2015 – 2016 This project was prompted by a curious rice grower who photographed some strange birds in his crop. These birds were identified as Australian Bitterns, and endangered species. This triggered the Ricegrowers’ Association of Australia, Birdlife Australia, Murrumbidgee Landcare, Riverina Local Land Services and other organisations to come together to learn more about…
The 2016 National Landcare Conference was held in Melbourne on 21 – 23 September 2016. A report on some of the key presentations from the Conference is available below, with links to full presentations (where available).
In February 2017, CottonInfo, Murrumbidgee Landcare, Murrumbidgee Irrigation, Riverina Local Land Services and the Australian Government ran two field days in the Murrumbidgee Valley. The aim was to extend the latest cotton industry riparian vegetation research outcomes, increase participants’ awareness of the value of riparian vegetation on farms and educate them on the latest best…
Remote cameras are a useful way of surveying animals which are typically hard to spot, and have the added advantage of minimal interference with the animal. This handy guide explains how to set up and use the cameras, as well as how to download your photographs. Murrumbidgee Landcare has two remote wildlife cameras which are available…
This article describes these important but threatened birds, including how to identify them, where they live, and how to help conserve them.