About
The Lower Murrumbidgee Catchment Landcare Network includes Landcare groups and other interested people in the Coleambally Irrigation Area & Districts and the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area & Districts, including the towns of Griffith, Leeton and Coleambally and Darlington Point.
Contact
Rhonda Miranda, Chair
ph: (02) 6962 1004
fax: (02) 6964 2292
email: rhondamiranda@bigpond.com
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| Joanne Tarbit, Griffith City Council, organiser of the planting on Scenic Hill, as part of Planet Ark National Tree Day. | Phoebe Harrison organising the GCC Deputy Mayor Peter Fussell, (with shovel), aided by Ron Inglis, planting Hill Oaks on Scenic Hill. |
Coleambally Landcare committee
As a result of a report written in late 2005 several sites were selected as being high priority for revegetation projects and a funding application was submitted in 2006. The application was successful and works are now underway.
This project is progressing well with 3 of the 4 sites planted.
- Eulo Road - 2,880 seedlings in a 5 row stretch from Anderson Road to just past Donald Ross Drive, a distance of 2 kms.
- Ski Fleet Gravel Reserve on Main Canel Rd., 500 seedlings.
- Kidman Way 960 seedlings in 2 rows for a distance of 1.3 km. The seedlings are interspersed with the existing Boree.
All plantations have been established with minimum disturbance as all sites have a reasonable amount of indigenous ground cover present.
The fourth plantation, on Gilbert Road, will be established next season due to issues with channel seepage in the area.
Three Ways Landcare committee
The group are currently awaiting confirmation that they have received funding as part of the Environmental Trust's Protecting our Places Program. The project will run for 2 years and includes establishing a bush tucker garden, other areas of vegetation and several murals. The idea is to develop pride in the area and the project is seen as an excellent opportunity for cultural exchange. The project will compliment a joint Murrumbidgee Irrigation, Griffith City Council and Griffith Lands Council project to beautify the Area.
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Griffith City Council Built and Natural Landcare Committee "Bring back the Glossy Black" This project has been completed with the planting of 300 Hill Oaks on Scenic Hill as part of the National Tree Day in June. The project to provide Glossy Black Cockatoo habitat on Scenic Hill was a four year project funded by the Natural Heritage Trust, Envirofund. Over 2000 seedlings have been hand planted on the stony Hill, by the committee and members of the public. A grant of $276,500 from MCMA, for 07/08 has been allocated to Griffith City Council to implement Urban Salinty projects. Some of the actions undertaken this year:
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