A word from the Sustainable Agriculture Facilitator (November 2025) Recently, while travelling between Hay, Deniliquin and Echuca, I was struck by the golden glow of Billy Buttons blooming across the landscape. These native wildflowers are a seasonal highlight, thriving in our open grasslands, well-drained soils, and under the warm, sunny conditions that have followed recent…
Harvest Riverina is back to celebrate the region’s outdoor lifestyle on Friday 20 and Saturday 21 March 2026, two days packed full of food, gardening and community spirit. Next year’s festival promises to be bigger and better, featuring more foodie and gardening personalities, cooking demonstrations and an expanded range of workshop spaces. Visitors can look…
The Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor) is a spectacular parrot found across the Riverina and many parts of south-eastern Australia during the autumn and winter months. In spring they migrate a distance of up to 4,000 km to their breeding grounds in Tasmania. With only approximately 750 birds thought to remain in the wild, Swift Parrots…
Community partnerships program (Transgrid) Close 3 May Grants of up to $5,000 are available for not-for-profit organisations that are local to Transgrid’s planning, operations and major project areas. Projects should focus on providing education opportunities, environmental sustainability, safety and wellbeing, along with initiatives that energise communities. Community grants (Birdlife Australia) Close 4 May Grants…
Succession planning for rural women (Kiewa Catchment Landcare Groups) 30 April, 10.30 am to 12.00 pm Succession planning for rural and farming families is a complex process, with deep emotional ties and complicated legal and financial issues involved. This online webinar will be led by succession planning expert Dianna Jacobsen, who will help attendees learn…
Squirrel Gliders: Build a box workshop (Riverina Local Land Services, with Kyeamba Valley Woodworks) 2 May, 10.00 am to 1.00 pm, Wagga 9 May, 10.00 am to 1.00 pm, Ladysmith At these workshops you will create your very own squirrel glider or possum nesting box, using pre-cut materials! Learn about squirrel glider ecology and local…
A word from the Sustainable Agriculture Facilitator (September 2025) Here at Riverina Local Land Services, we’re passionate about the wellbeing of our natural ecosystem and recognise the responsibility we have to protect the environment and biodiversity. Tree hollows and fallen logs provide important homes for Australian wildlife, but they’re disappearing at an alarming rate. Trees…
Trees were added to an already wonderful family atmosphere where a great community of people gathered to watch Osborne and the Rand-Walbundrie-Walla Giants play football. Nestled in the front of the club house at Osborne, Landcare was part of the local National Tree Day Give away. The initiative was all about biodiversity and getting native…
A word from the Sustainable Agriculture Facilitator (August 2025) As part of Riverina Local Land Services 2025/26 pest levy-funded programs, landholders are being offered a suite of incentives for support in tackling ground pest issues across our region. These programs are a great opportunity to take proactive steps in managing feral pigs, foxes, wild dogs,…
Many young people are passionate about the environment, and want to take action in their lives to better care for nature and live a more sustainable lifestyle. But it can be hard for children to know what to do or where to start. Often the problems seem too big for a young person to be…