Completed Projects

2016 – 2020 Funded by the NSW Environmental Trust Restoration and Rehabilitation Program   Achievements of this project Check out this great little video about the achievements of this project! The following brochure summarises the project and our achievements: Paddock Trees brochure   About this project This project aimed to secure habitat connectivity through the protection…

2016 Funded by NSW Environmental Trust Murrumbidgee Landcare has launched a new video featuring some of the inspiring work being done by farmers to arrest the decline in paddock trees and nurture future generations. The humble paddock tree is a familiar sight across the farming landscape. Often hundreds of years in age, these landscape giants…

2012 – 2018 Funded by the NSW Environmental Trust Community Bush Regeneration (Large Projects) and the Australian Government Across the mid-Murrumbidgee region, native vegetation now exists predominantly in small, scattered remnants across multiple properties. The Cross Property Planning (CPP) project worked with landholders in the Kyeamba Valley, Tarcutta-Humula, and Junee-Illabo-Bethungra regions using a cross-property approach…

2017 – 2018 Funded by Riverina Local Land Services Free nest boxes were made available to members of the Coolamon, Wagga Wagga Urban, Kyeamba, Tarcutta and Eastern Riverina Landcare groups. Landcare members were able to receive up to 3 nest boxes to be placed in former Landcare plantings or areas of existing native vegetation. The…

2016 – 2017 Funded by the Bjarne K Dahl Trust Murrumbidgee Landcare received a $15,000 grant to undertake this project, with the aim of mapping the distribution of the Inland River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis), and assessing the health of the stands of these trees across the Riverina Plains. The project was officially launched on National Tree…

2016 – 2019 Funded by the NSW Government, and supported through the partnership of Local Land Services and Landcare NSW Murrumbidgee Landcare Inc. employed four Landcare Coordinators to work across four regions: Irrigation region Mid-Murrumbidgee North region Mid-Murrumbidgee South region Rangelands region The role of Landcare Coordinators is to increase the capacity of host organisations…

2018 – 2020 Funded by the NSW Environmental Trust Restoration and Rehabilitation Program Native vegetation in the Junee region has been extensively cleared, with remaining vegetation existing primarily in fragmented remnants. The increasing scale of cropping operations in the region poses an ongoing threat to the limited remaining vegetation. Rehabilitating habitat on farms in this…

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…

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…

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…

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…

2012 – 2013 Funded by the Qantas Foundation, through Landcare Australia The Kyeamba Valley and Tarcutta Valley Landcare groups worked together on this project to explore options for flood mitigation and erosion control. In 2010, devastating floods caused significant environmental and infrastructure damage, and created havoc for farming properties still recovering from drought. The area was…

2011 – 2013 Funded by the Australian Government’s Caring for Our Country program The Monaro Landscape Connectivity project aimed to work with land managers to actively manage patches of native vegetation across the Monaro region in the Murrumbidgee catchment. Land managers were also involved in the application of Indigenous land management practices on their property.…

2013 Funded by a Community Partnership grant from the Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority (now Riverina Local Land Services), through the Australian Government’s Caring for Our Country program. This project aimed to support Landcare groups and networks across the Murrumbidgee Catchment by better understanding Landcare in our region. Alan Cole, the Project Officer working on the…

2016 – 2018 Funded by the Australian Government’s National Landcare Programme to Riverina Local Land Services, for the Regional Landcare Facilitator Project In 2017-18, MLi’s Regional Landcare Facilitator program offered groups the opportunity to apply for Community Landcare Pop-up Grants. These grants aimed to support Landcare and community groups in the Riverina Local Land Services…

Are you a small farmer? Email Nic Maher at Murrumbidgee Landcare, with your name, property location and contact details. We’ll add you to our mailing list, and connect you with your local Landcare Group. Become a member to access further opportunities! We’d also love you to complete our online survey here, so we can start…

The South Wagga Public School Drama Llamas are an extra-curricular group of budding actors, writers and directors (and the occasional drama-queen) that meets weekly to satisfy their dramatic urges. With little Landcare experience, but oodles of enthusiasm, nine Drama Llamas and their intrepid leader, Tim Harris, rushed at the opportunity to work on the Landcare…

Private Land Conservation Matters 2023 – 2024  The NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust (BCT) has partnered with Landcare NSW to highlight the importance of private land conservation. Building on the success of its initial phase, the Private Land Conservation Matters (PLCM) program has been refunded for a second stage in the Riverina.  PLCM aims to encourage…

2019 – 2023 Funded by the NSW Government through Landcare NSW and NSW Local Land Services This program is a $22.4 million investment co-delivered by Landcare NSW and NSW Local Land Services to unlock the potential of the extensive volunteer network and Landcare movement across NSW. It builds on the Local Landcare Coordinator Initiative, a number…

2020 – 2022 Murrumbidgee Landcare Inc are excited to be working with Riverina Local Land Services to offer the award-winning Picture You in Agriculture programs to schools in the Riverina! If you are unsure about delivering this program at your school during Covid-19, we encourage you to read this series of stories from schools participating…

2020 – 2022 Funded by the National Landcare Program ‘Smart Farms Small Grants’ Through this project, Murrumbidgee Landcare aims to support women farmers and farm partners as custodians of the land, water and life on their farms and in their communities. We will conduct a series of eight on-farm workshops designed by and for women…

2019 – 2020 Funded by Landcare Australia This project will involve assessing and evaluating the soil chemistry and biology of paddocks with alley plantings, pasture cropping and paddocks managed as traditional pasture systems. The project will focus on properties in the Boree Creek area. Through this project, we aim to help local farmers understand the…

The Riverina Landcare Champions acknowledge and celebrate the individuals, groups and organisations working to protect our local ecosystems. It is a chance for us to recognise those who are contributing to the sustainability and productivity of our land and water assets for the benefit of all. In 2021, we are excited to recognise Landcare Champions…

Teaching local students about Local Threatened Species has been wonderful.   The kids had a blast and so did we. Travelling the Riverina with Douglas the Australasian Bittern, Louise the Malleefowl and Goldie the Plains-wanderer, they fought for the front seat but were generally well-behaved. Having Michael Lyons from Narrandera Sandhills Artifacts was fabulous. Hearing…