Case Study 04 – From little things, big things grow

The areas surrounding the Coolamon township are increasingly being converted from native vegetation and agricultural land to large residential blocks and small farms, known collectively as peri-urban properties. Landholders in these areas typically do not obtain a living from their property, so are not an integrated part of the wider farming community – nor the Landcare community for that matter. However the size of their land holdings means they have a significant opportunity to impact on the natural resources of our landscape.