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Influential Rural Womens Workshop

(April 7th, 2014)

Catherine Marriott 1Influential Women is a one day workshop empowering women in rural Australia by building confidence, capacity and skills.

The workshop will be facilitated by Catherine Marriott— a passionate advocate for Australian agriculture.

The workshop focuses on communication and engagement, social media training, self awareness and confidence and an ability to promote sustainable agriculture and rural Australia in an engaging manner.

View pdf flyer for further details:

Catherine Marriott workshop flyer

When:                     9am-4.30pm Monday 7th April 2014

Where:                   Tumut Turf Club

RSVP:                    Cherie White
Ph 6941 2253 or [email protected]

Funding for Paddock Trees

(March 21st, 2014)

The Riverina Highlands Landcare Network is set to receive $10,000 from Riverina LLS to pilot a paddock tree project.

Paddock trees provide a number of local & landscape ecological functions.  Research indicates that paddock trees are declining rapidly & most will be lost in less than 40yrs resulting in an undesirable ecological regime shift.

Despite being a keystone feature of our landscape, there is no known project in the local area which has attempted to reverse paddock tree decline using a range of techniques for their retention, rehabilitation & expansion.

This unique project enables researchers, stakeholders & farmers to work together implementing integrated management actions to reverse paddock tree decline in a pilot subcatchment of the Riverina Highlands.

Revegetation support for Bushfire victims

(March 20th, 2014)

bushfire-recovery-landcareIn recognition of the loss of native vegetation by the recent bushfire, the Riverina Highlands Landcare Network is offering each affected landholder assistance with re-establishing native plants on their farm.

As part of the assistance, Landcare will provide a $100 voucher to spend on trees, shrubs and/or groundcover plants grown locally by the Landcare Nursery.

It is hoped that landholders can use this voucher to purchase advanced plants to provide shade for stock or for tubestock to replace plants lost in any plantings on the farm or around the garden.

For further details please contact the Landcare Nursery on 0427 568 131.