First Nations People and scientists working together to monitor Country through citizen science We are lucky enough that there are people in the world who care deeply about our natural environment. Whether they are scientists, people who work in natural resource management or First Nations People who have been caring for Country since time immemorial. However, the most common discussion that we…
Blooming Connections brought older Murrumbidgee residents together through nature-based activities, building skills, friendships and confidence while promoting wellbeing, environmental awareness and long-term community connection across the region. Across the Murrumbidgee region, many older residents face social isolation, limited opportunities for connection and reduced access to community activities. Rural living increases these challenges through distance, transport…
The Narrandera Koala Count is one of Australia’s longest-running citizen science monitoring programs, critical to sustaining the Narrandera Koala colony’s conservation over five decades. After successfully lobbying for the first koala translocation for conservation purposes in NSW in the early 1970s, the Narrandera Koala colony experienced a lack of sustained formal monitoring and an increase…
About 25 years ago the Riverina Highlands Landcare Nursery was opened, under a different name, in a different time. The initial coordinator lasted two weeks, and trusty volunteer Ken stepped up to the challenge. Tumut local, Ken Stubbs, was the Nursery Coordinator and he still plays a significant part in both the Nursery and Tumut…
How Batlow rallied local community networks and Landcare groups to restore bushland and build environmental resilience after the devastating 2020 bushfires. The 2020 Black Summer bushfires devastated Batlow’s bushland, wiping out swathes of native vegetation and wildlife habitat, whilst leaving the landscape badly scarred. In the aftermath, the Batlow Environment Network (BEN) formed to bring…
With the end of another year hurtling toward us many of us will be looking toward 2026, setting goals and making new year’s resolutions. A slower pace in January can provide some time and space to consider the year ahead, reset and identify some key priorities. Its also a good time to do some thinking…
A word from the Sustainable Agriculture Facilitator (December 2025) Riverina Local Land Services, in partnership with Women Together Learning (WoTL), is proud to present the AgriWomen Connect: Food, Fibre & Farming Conference, a celebration of leadership, innovation and resilience among women in agriculture, food and fashion. This inspiring event will be held during NSW Women’s Week…
Travelling the roads of the Riverina we often see an abundance of wonderful productive agricultural landscapes, including wheat, canola, sheep, cattle, grapes, cotton, rice, pulses, fruit, nuts and vegetables. Nestled within this landscape there are lucky places that have not been cleared through agricultural practices. Such spaces include Crown Land, travelling stock reserves, state forests,…
Landcare groups spend thousands of volunteer hours restoring habitat. Telling the stories of their efforts and storing maps and surveys of a group are sometimes forgotten about until there is no sign of the records. As people get older and Landcare groups fold and change there is a need to store information built up by…
Junee Regenerative Landcare is trying to focus on more hands-on activities to reconnect people with the local landscape. At the Junee Reefs Bioblitz participants recorded 78 observations and 52 species, including one never recorded in the shire. A great result from a small start! Case Study: Small Team, Big Discovery at Junee Reefs Case Study…