Hay Public School had been using an interactive garden established in 2008 with plants from multiple cultures – but didn’t have Australian native foods represented in their mix. Students were learning about vegetables, herbs, fruits and berries as well as learning skills in food preparation and cooking but not about native herbs, spices, fruits, vegetables,…
Farmer’s in the region have been dealing with a drought period which has seen one of the driest years. With the dramatic lack of rain and increasing feed prices farmers were becoming more stressed and looking after themselves less. A health, nutritin and wellness workshop for the local community of Hay has helped assist in…
Many Landcare groups enjoy undertaking projects which help restore and enhance their local environment, but the significant work involved requires strong, continued participation by members to sustain enthusiasm. A partnership between nine local organisations has delivered benefits for the groups, the community and the local environment.
At a local Landcare meeting, landholders raised concerns about the rapid spread of invasive woody weeds in the Tarcutta Valley. Woody weeds, in particular blackberry, are causing significant degradation to remnant native vegetation, farmland, hillsides and watercourses across the Tarcutta Valley. The problem has spread beyond the capacity of the individual landholder or land manager…
Coleambally Central School was interested in creating a visible link between their school and the Tirkandi Inaburra Cultural Development Centre. Coleambally Central School has maintained a teaching presence at the Tirkandi Inaburra site since its first intake of 16 Aboriginal boys in January of 2006, and wanted to strengthen the bond between the two organisations.Prior…
Wetlands and environmental water are very important in times of drought, particularly in a Ramsar wetland that is home to many endangered and vulnerable species of birds in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, such as the endangered Australasian Bittern, and the vulnerable Australian Painted Snipe. In a climate where irrigators, communities and the environment all compete…
Leeton Shire Council has worked with a number of organisations on the Fivebough and Tuckerbil Wetland Rehabilitation Plan, which included the need to establish plantings in a large area of the Fivebough wetland. The Fivebough and Tuckerbil is a Ramsar listed wetland of international importance, with high cultural significance for the local Aboriginal community, as…
A recent meeting of enthusiastic people at The Rock resulted in the Eastern Riverina Landcare Group being reformed. The Group will represent landholders and the general community in the Henty, Lockhart, The Rock, Yerong Creek and Mangoplah region. Eastern Riverina Landcare President Alanna Barrett said “We aim to encourage continued sustainable land use in our…
Narrandera Landcare Group (NLG) was celebrating its 20th Anniversary. The question was how to celebrate it in a significant way. The Group was provided with a grant to hold a National Tree Day/20th Anniversary tree planting event with the objective ‘to get the local community to engage with the environment, take interest in it, then…
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…