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The community voice for sustainability throughout
the Murrumbidgee catchment.

15 Landcare Networks | 140 landcare groups | 2000 landcarers

An introduction to carbon farming & trading

Date: 
13 Mar 2012 - 8:30am

Carbon Farmers of Australia
One day workshop Farmready approved (65% reimbursed for eligible farmers - ends June 2012)

What Is Carbon Farming?
Why is it so important for the future of your community?

"Don't be a drifter" herbicide use workshop - Kambah

Date: 
18 Feb 2012 - 8:00am

Are you interested in learning more about herbicide application? Are you a landholder (or working with herbicides as a Park Carer or Landcarer) in the Googong or Upper Murrumbidgee catchments south of the ACT, or in the ACT? If you answered yes, then this workshop is for you!

Grain Gain On-Farm Training Program - Wagga

Date: 
13 Feb 2012 - 8:15am

Grain Gain On-Farm is a training and development program for grain growers and others in the industry. It is designed to help enhance your profits through development of business leadership skills, expanding your knowledge of grain quality management, and exploring the details of grain storage.

Conservation Agriculture Field Day - Parkes

Date: 
23 Feb 2012 - 8:30am

A Conservation Agriculture Field Day is being held at Parkes Racecourse on Thursday 23rd February, from 8.30 am (demonstrations begin 9.30 am). The Field Day is supported by the Conservation Agriculture and No-Till Farming Association (CANFA), Farmlink Research, Central West Farming Systems (CWFS), and Central West Lachlan Landcare.

Beckom students build homes for wildlife

 

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Emalene Munro and Lily Day display some of their nest boxes prior to installation.

Plants for Sale!

Wagga Wagga TAFE nursery have plants for sale!

$3.30 each   Native and Exotic

See attachment for species.

Plants are available now for Christmas and will be available next autumn, when the weather is nicer for planting.

Contact Jeanette Coventry for more information:  0409 915 006 or 02 6939 5000

Coles Junior Landcare School Garden Grants

Date: 
17 Feb 2012 - 5:00pm
Date: 
14 May 2012 - 5:00pm
Date: 
27 Jul 2012 - 5:00pm

 

The Coles Junior Landcare School Garden Grants offer of up to $1,000 to schools groups to help create gardens in their grounds or community, such as a bush tucker garden, water wise garden or veggie garden. All schools, kindergartens, daycare centers, and Scout youth groups are eligible to apply.

Caring for Our Country - Open call for funding

Date: 
9 Feb 2012 - 5:00pm

Applications are now invited through the open call investment process under the Caring for Our Country 2012-13 Business Plan. This funding is for projects valued at between $20,000 and $500,000.

Action on the Ground - Grant program

Date: 
8 Feb 2012 - 5:00pm

The Guidelines for the first funding round of the Federal Government's Carbon Farming Futures program have just been released. Applications can be submitted for funding of up to $605,000, for projects to be carried our by 30 June 2015.

Funding through this Action on the Ground program is for projects that trial ot demonstrate agricultural greenhouse gas emission reductions or carbon sequestration.

Monaro Landscape Connectivity project

Monaro landscape connectivity

The Monaro Landscape Connectivity project aims to work with land managers to actively manage patches of native vegetation across the Monaro region in the Murrumbidgee catchment. Interested land managers can also be involved in the application of Indigenous land management practices on their property, and participate in digital PlaceStories.

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