The volume and impact of our work can sometimes go unnoticed, with everyone always so busy working on numerous projects, events and other tasks. When you are able to step back and look at the combined impact of Landcare across a region, it can be incredibly rewarding to reflect on the huge achievements that have…
Engaging preschoolers can help create nature-lovers for life, and provides a valuable connection to a new Landcare audience. Something as simple as looking at water bugs provides a wonderful opportunity for young kids to really connect with nature, learn through a hands-on activity, and begin to foster an interest in the natural world around them.…
Hay Plains Landcare successfully deliver their “Restoring native species and rehabilitating ecosystems in the Hay Shire” project. Drought, overgrazing and uneducated choices have diminished native plant and bird species in the Hay landscape. To assist in improving the biodiversity of the region there needs to be education and capacity building activities with landholders and…
Harden Murrumburrah Landcare Group sponsored members of their Ladies on the Land group (and family members) to attend Microsoft Excel Training for the Farm Office, with funding from an Agrifutures Australia grant designed to increase access to technology for farmers in the region. Across the 2023–2024 Agtech workshops delivered by the Harden Murrumburrah Landcare…
The planning of a very native themed Christmas party. With the Christmas period upon us, it was time to plan for our Murrumbidgee Landcare Staff Christmas Party. Christmas parties are an important unwinding activity to reflect on the year that was, and it is an event that everyone looks forward to at the end of the year. Having a nature-based Landcare activity was a no brainer, but thinking…
A supportive and flexible return-to-work approach helped ease the transition from maternity leave back into the workplace. Through open communication, gradual reintegration, and ongoing flexibility, this experience highlights how organisations can successfully support working parents, particularly within industries that are predominantly part-time and female. Returning to work after maternity leave marks a significant point…
Linking former Landcare members with the new generation of Landcarer’s to learn from the past and make connections and plans for the future. Milbrulong and District Landcare Group (MDLG) was active between 1997-2010, from interest generated during Property Planning Workshops under the Farming for the Future Program. The group was responsible for approximately a…
Strengthening organisational governance during a period of rapid expansion at Murrumbidgee Landcare Inc. As Murrumbidgee Landcare Inc grew rapidly between 2022–2025, its existing governance systems were no longer suited to the scale and complexity of operations. Policies were outdated, staff roles had evolved beyond the structure in place, and reporting obligations across multiple funders…
A coordinated, region-wide approach to strengthening landholder knowledge, leadership, and networks to enable long-term, community-led environmental outcomes across the Murrumbidgee. Landholders and community groups across the Murrumbidgee region face increasing pressure from climate variability, biodiversity decline, and changing land management expectations. While interest in sustainable practices is strong, many individuals lack the confidence, technical…
How Coleambally Landcare was resurrected after 9 years. Coleambally Landcare Group had been an active local force for environmental stewardship until a problematic grant acquittal in 2017 undermined confidence and momentum. The experience left members disheartened and uncertain about governance and compliance processes, with no clear succession plan or formal closure procedure, the group gradually…