Close 1 May 2024 The Murrumbidgee Field Naturalists (MFN) are calling for applications for their 2024 Environmental Fund Grants. Grants of up to $5000.00 will be considered to assist with conservation in general, environmental education, increasing biodiversity or enhancing the understanding of the natural environment within the Murrumbidgee Valley. MFN are a local organisation with…
Expressions of Interest close 18 November 2023 Action4Agriculture, the Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation and the NSW Office for Regional Youth have partnered to bring the YOUTH4ACTION – Empowering Young Environmental Champions program to the Riverina in Term Two of 2023! This 10-week program is open to teams of young people aged 10-24. It will provide…
An online training course has been developed to make it easy for beekeepers to find out how to care for honey bees, in accordance with the new Australian Honey Bee Industry Biosecurity Code of Practice. The Biosecurity for Beekeepers course explains why biosecurity is important, describes the main pest threats to bees and shows how to check hives…
RCS are offering free enrolment in their online course, Introduction to the fundamentals of grazing. Click here to enrol! The course will cover the principles of regenerative grazing, planning a grazing system, and developing an Action Plan. The course will take 4 to 6 hours to complete, and there is no time limit on completion.…
You can help conserve our threatened species by tagging images taken by scientists in the field! To monitor difficult to find threatened species across NSW’s vast environment, scientists from the Saving our Species (SoS) program use motion-triggered cameras to capture the presence, number and activity of these threatened species. Once the cameras detect movement they take a…
Under this Greening Australia project, assistance is available for landholders who wish to direct seed or plant trees and shrubs, or erect fencing to protect or restore Yellow Box, White Pine or Grey Box woodland habitat, for the Superb Parrot. Plantings must be within 30 km of the Murrumbidgee River, with the regions of Narrandera,…
OzFish are calling for Expressions of Interest from Landcare groups in NSW who are keen to work with OzFish on projects involving local waterways, water quality and fish habitats. Projects could include fish hotels, re-snagging, riparian vegetation, vegetative filter strips, litter clean ups, fish habitat mapping, removing in-stream barriers, pump-screening, stock fencing and troughs, and more!…
Applications OPEN 1 December 2021 The Small Environmental Grant Scheme provides support for people undertaking projects that will make a positive difference to the natural living environment, in land, sea or air, rural or urban. The grants support grassroots organisations and individuals, and academics who are working with on-ground community groups. The program is looking…