Seed bombs (or seed balls) are made from a mixture of clay, compost, seeds and water. The clay in the seed balls helps protect the seeds from being taken by predators, and also helps to retain moisture once it becomes wet by rain, which germinates the seeds. The compost supplies nutrients for the establishing plant.…
Produced by Kyeamba Valley Landcare Group, through the project “Slow the Flow: Erosion Control in the Kyeamba Valley”, funded by the NSW Environmental Trust. This booklet gives a background to the history and process of erosion in the Kyeamba Valley, and provides ‘how-to’ guides for over ten low-cost erosion control structures which landholders can install…
Hay and Darlington Point Public Schools, 2018 This project involved students from the two schools visiting local farms in their regions to profile these farms in case studies highlighting the successful agricultural production and Landcare practices of local landholders. The finished case studies were made into books available to the school in hard copy, and…
Hay Country Women’s Association, 2017 The Hay CWA organised this workshop with the aim of upskilling the community in the essentials of maintaining backyard trees through pruning, with a focus on both native and ornamental/fruit trees. The correct use and maintenance of equipment was covered, and the workshop also detailed appropriate control of fruit fly.
Wagga Wagga Urban Landcare, 2017 Wagga Wagga Urban Landcare used this grant to purchase a range of promotional material for the group. The aim was to provide a platform to promote the good work undertaken by Landcare in the area, engage and educate the wider community, and encourage greater community participation in Landcare events.
This grant supported the Peppin-Shaw Ewe Flock Forum, a two-day event where Merino sheep breeders came together for a bus tour to visit properties in the Hay region. The tour was supported by a series of presentations from keynote speakers, with a focus on the topic of the potential uses of drones in pastoral regions…
Petaurus Education Group, 2018 This project was aimed at commencing the establishment of a Junior Landcare program across the Riverina. A series of activities were held to connect primary and high school students on themes involving natural resource management, sustainable agricultural practices, biosecurity and cultural heritage understanding.
Hay Public School, 2018 The students and teachers at Hay Public School used this grant to create a space where members of the school and the wider community can experience indigenous plants and culture. The name Dhangaang was chosen from the Wiradjuri language, and means food.
Presentations from the MLi Forum, “Looking back, moving forward”, held on 26-27 October 2011 at Ladysmith, are available to download below. Groundwater Management and Salinity Control Carbon Sequestration and Management Preserving Biodiversity at the Landscape Level Progress in Natural Resource Management
Presentations from the MLi Forum, “Re-valuing our Rangelands”, held in Hay on 7-8 August 2012, are available below.