Collaboration Corner

Hi everyone, please be sure to say hello to your fellow Landcarers when you have a moment!



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Melanie Hartley
Landcarer Administrator
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Hi, Landcarer in the Pyrenees in Victoria. Focusing on the creek behind me. Its had a lot of work done to help stabilise the banks. But invasive weeds such as capeweed, rosehip and brambles are starting to take over the banks and edge out the native species. I'm focusing on (slowly!) cutting back new growth and getting ready for dry season to remove at roots. Also using pygmy goats to help work on patches of gorse.

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Fiona Williamson
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Hi Fiona! 

Your Pyrenees creek restoration project sounds like a long (but very rewarding) process! Do you have any photos of your Pygmy goats working? Such an excellent idea.

Have you joined your favourite communities on Landcarer? I think you would really enjoy the content in Coast & Waterways, Invasive Weeds & Pests, Native Flora & Fauna - as a start! If you have before and after photos of your creek restoration project, I'm sure these communities would love to see it as well! If you wanted to share your progress or what you have learned.

Cheers
Emily

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Emily Mason
Sydney NSW
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-09-2022 22:41
From: Fiona Williamson
Subject: Introduce yourself

Hi, Landcarer in the Pyrenees in Victoria. Focusing on the creek behind me. Its had a lot of work done to help stabilise the banks. But invasive weeds such as capeweed, rosehip and brambles are starting to take over the banks and edge out the native species. I'm focusing on (slowly!) cutting back new growth and getting ready for dry season to remove at roots. Also using pygmy goats to help work on patches of gorse.

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Fiona Williamson
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Hi There,

I'm a regenerative sheep and agroforestry farmer from the Otway's in South Western Vic. I'm also the Project Manager for the Upper Barwon Landcare Network in the Corangamite region of Vic. My passion is caring for country, community relationships and environmentally responsible farming. 
Looking forward to sharing ideas, stories and building relationships on this platform. 

Cheers
Kristy 
Yan Yan Gurt West Farm 
@_kristyjane_ ​

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Kristy Stewart
Upper Barwon Landcare Network
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Hello Kirsty!

Welcome to Landcarer! We can't wait to hear your stories and ideas, have you joined any communities of practice to share them in?

if you wanted somewhere to start, these are the ones I would recommend - Farming, Agriculture & Land Management, First Nations Knowledge, Volunteer Recruitment & Group Management , and perhaps even Invasive Weeds & Pests or Native Flora & Fauna.

Can't wait to see what you have to share!

Cheers
Emily

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Emily Mason
Sydney NSW
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Original Message:
Sent: 13-09-2022 16:45
From: Kristy Stewart
Subject: Introduce yourself

Hi There,

I'm a regenerative sheep and agroforestry farmer from the Otway's in South Western Vic. I'm also the Project Manager for the Upper Barwon Landcare Network in the Corangamite region of Vic. My passion is caring for country, community relationships and environmentally responsible farming. 
Looking forward to sharing ideas, stories and building relationships on this platform. 

Cheers
Kristy 
Yan Yan Gurt West Farm 
@_kristyjane_ ​

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Kristy Stewart
Upper Barwon Landcare Network
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Happy Friday everyone

A lovely day invites the opportunity to say a very happy welcome to some of our newest Landcarers! 😊

@Toby Davidson @prayner @Georgie Kalubowilage @Larissa Zimmerman @Plants @Carmel Brown @taniaviskovich @Esther Etkin @SMcNulty @Scarlett Sweeney @LizGraham @annacharltonshick @Ange Snowdon @Trish O @Sara @DeanW @dollysrun @Shaun McBain @Rob @LextonLass @Kristy Stewart @IanCox @Andrew765 @Danielle Davenport @Janice Frey @Mark Green @North East Melbourne Intrepid @Beth Hamilton @Malcolm McDonald @Fergus Macfarlane @MeganLee @Emma Stone @mucheagm1 @Richard Stephens @Bernadette -Snowy Valleys rep Murrumbidgee Landcare Inc

Again, welcome! To get the ball rolling, please share a little bit about yourselves​ - if you have a hobby or you're working on any environmental project, large or small, we'd love to hear about that as well! 

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Landcarer: Week in Review

• Looking to learn a little bit more about Landcare? A new event 'Landcarer 101' has been posted, inviting all to a live, online webinar on Thursday 6th of October from 2pm - 3pm. Interested? Register today!
• Platypus Landcare are hosting a day to repair riparian zones for platypus along Cattai Creek in NSW! If you have time on Sunday the 25th of September, from 10am - 12:30pm come along to Annangrove to help out. Interested? Learn more here. 
• Have you had a peak at the Climate Change & Impacts community of practice? There's a new article discussing the key takeaways from Professor Mark Howden's 2022 National Landcare Conference presentation and actions Australia's new Labor Federal Government are taking to uphold the Paris Peace Agreement. What are your thoughts? Give it a read here.
• What's in Your Backyard? Costa & Junior Landcare just launched 'What's in your backyard?' for kids under 18, but why should the kids have all the fun? Head over to Native Flora & Fauna and join the thread, What's in Your Backyard (Adults Only!). Share your pics!

One last things... Have you checked out the 12 communities of practice in Landcarer? You should, there is some fantastic knowledge being shared!

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Emily Mason
Sydney NSW
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Hi everyone, 

Adding to the thread of intros - Sally from Landcare ACT. I coordinate the Wellbeing through Nature program which aims to improve the mental health and social connectedness of ACT residents through participation in nature-based activities - including guided walks, conservation projects and therapeutic horticulture (propagating native plants for habitat restoration). More info about the program can be found on our website: https://www.landcareact.org.au/wellbeing

Pleased to e-meet you all, looking forward to hearing your Landcare stories and cross polinating ideas. 

- Sally 

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Sally Holliday
Landcare ACT
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Hi Sally,

Welcome to Landcarer - it's great to have you!

Being Mental Health Month, I think it would be awesome to hear about some of the work you have been doing with the Wellbeing through Nature program. Guided walks and therapeutic horticulture sound like a dream!

Would love to see a post, perhaps about your latest walk or gardening therapy! Maybe you could post it here, in Collaboration Corner, or in Training & Personal Development?

From your message, it sounds like you also might find enjoyment in the Native Flora & Fauna and Urban Landcare communities of practice. If you join up, it would be great to see you in there!

Cheers,
Emily

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Emily Mason
Sydney NSW
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-10-2022 11:05
From: Sally Holliday
Subject: Introduce yourself

Hi everyone, 

Adding to the thread of intros - Sally from Landcare ACT. I coordinate the Wellbeing through Nature program which aims to improve the mental health and social connectedness of ACT residents through participation in nature-based activities - including guided walks, conservation projects and therapeutic horticulture (propagating native plants for habitat restoration). More info about the program can be found on our website: https://www.landcareact.org.au/wellbeing

Pleased to e-meet you all, looking forward to hearing your Landcare stories and cross polinating ideas. 

- Sally 

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Sally Holliday
Landcare ACT
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Hi All,

I run a small contracting business based out of northern Brisbane but covering the whole of QLD (and the northern half of NSW and west out to Uluru in the NT), we've been doing a couple of small restoration and fire-break related projects and are actively seeking more properties to work with in the coming years.

We can handle everything from scoping, grant creation and submission through to delivery and are qualified in earthworks, regenerative planting, waterways/erosion and off-grid electrical/telecommunications systems amongst many other more niche fields (currently designing an AI thermal camera system to count and monitor turtle populations for example).

We're keen to learn more and help out however/wherever we can :)

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Jackson Richards
AXIS Contracting Pty. Ltd.
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-10-2022 15:38
From: Emily Mason
Subject: Introduce yourself

Hi Sally,

Welcome to Landcarer - it's great to have you!

Being Mental Health Month, I think it would be awesome to hear about some of the work you have been doing with the Wellbeing through Nature program. Guided walks and therapeutic horticulture sound like a dream!

Would love to see a post, perhaps about your latest walk or gardening therapy! Maybe you could post it here, in Collaboration Corner, or in Training & Personal Development?

From your message, it sounds like you also might find enjoyment in the Native Flora & Fauna and Urban Landcare communities of practice. If you join up, it would be great to see you in there!

Cheers,
Emily

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Emily Mason
Sydney NSW
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-10-2022 11:05
From: Sally Holliday
Subject: Introduce yourself

Hi everyone, 

Adding to the thread of intros - Sally from Landcare ACT. I coordinate the Wellbeing through Nature program which aims to improve the mental health and social connectedness of ACT residents through participation in nature-based activities - including guided walks, conservation projects and therapeutic horticulture (propagating native plants for habitat restoration). More info about the program can be found on our website: https://www.landcareact.org.au/wellbeing

Pleased to e-meet you all, looking forward to hearing your Landcare stories and cross polinating ideas. 

- Sally 

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Sally Holliday
Landcare ACT

Hello all Landcarers,

I just wanted to give a little shout-out to our new Landcarers, so please everyone say welcome! To get the ball rolling, please share a little bit about yourselves​ - if you have a hobby or you're working on any environmental project, large or small, we'd love to hear about that.

@GabrielaCastan @Charlie @SGLN_Facilitator @Tom-Croft @Julianne Donovan @bob1033 @julie peel @Gaye Norman @Dimithri Ratnayaka @Jane @Christie wells @Jo-Ann Little @Lakshmi Kerr @Kirili @tammyh_77 @Nicola Featherstone @HeatherKemp @Tricia Stewart @dwake @Sara @Karina Shalevski @Carol WOOD @Julie Roberts @Jo Little @Luke Hamilton @Russel @Bonnie Walker @Lucas Jones @Sally Holliday @Marita853 @Peter Stronach @Kristie Smith @Georgeanna439 @Suzanne Richardson @kylie gonazaga @Samantha Wan @Keehn1 @Karen1091 @Georgia WLNSW @Trees Australia @RonSawyer @crifraf @Louise2242 @Ben2100 @John Douglas @Brandon Fischer @brooke2850 @sheepfarmer @Jade MC @NicStarke @Katherine500

One last things... Have you checked out the 12 communities of practice in Landcarer? You should, there is some fantastic knowledge being shared! Join your preferred communities of practice to jump straight into Landcarer.

Still figuring out Landcarer? Don't worry, everything you need to know was covered in our Landcarer 101 Workshop! You can find the webinar recording here, or go to our Landcarer FAQ thread to ask me any question you can think of (preferably Landcarer related!).

Looking for something green to do this weekend? Make sure you check out our events page, populated with workshops, conferences, knowledge cafes and more, from all across Australia. 

• The Rescue of the Riverina Birds Exhibition ends this week, October 13th, at The Spot in Hay
• South Australia's Nature Festival is in full swing! Check out their program for an extraordinary amount of free programs and workshops - with some activities just for the kids
• Struggling with feral pigs and deer? If you're in Deans Marsh, VIC, head to the Feral Pig & Deer Control Workshop on October 14th, 10-11am
• Looking to get your hands dirty? Join Clifton Springs Curlewis Coastcare and others in a fun-filled, family-friendly Coastcare Community Day on October 16th!
• Not in Victoria? Maybe you're in Taroom or Theodore QLD? Either way, The Dawson Valley Butterfly Weekend is on at both!
• Can't make it to Taroom or Theodore? The Red Shed in Rocklea QLD is also hosting The Enigmatic Mistletoe Butterflies Workshop on October 15th

The Landcarer events page shows all the events from across every community of practice, but if you're looking for more specific events make sure you check out the events page in your preferred community of practice.

​Are you hosting an event soon? Upload the event now! Alternatively, shoot me a message and I can upload it for you.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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Emily Mason
Sydney NSW
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Welcome one, welcome all 🤗

Especially to our newest Landcarers! As the end of Friday draws closer and closer, I just wanted to say a quick, very happy welcome to some of our newest!
@Tania@JanRajnoch@Joe Johnstone@BronMerritt@Henrietta Mooney@NickyChirlian20@Jo Vincent@Susan Anderson@Alice@Harry Lasker@Kingfisher13@Jane@TerryMcAliece@Trevor@Lyndal39@Luise33@gweastlake@DianaCorkery@angela628@Sally608@malcolm@MargaretSeydel@misslydia@Mark Quinn@LichenMoss@Melissa Gulbin@Kerrie dash

To get the ball rolling, please share a little bit about yourselves​ - if you have a hobby or you're working on any environmental project, large or small, we'd love to hear about that as well! 
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Looking for something to read over this weekend? Look no further! 

Landcarer: Week in Review

• What is soil carbon farming, beyond buzzwords? Check out the 5 most asked questions about soil carbon, or if you're feeling intellectual start the new soil carbon 101 training package! Maybe you want to implement carbon farming on your property, in which case you should check out The Carbon Opportunity Tool
• Seaweed is set to play an important role in agriculture action against climate change, how? As a methane-reducing feed additive! 
• Keen to get a head start on your 2023 farm planning? Have a peek at this list of digital, agriculture tools for livestock producers. Or maybe check out the Accounting for Nature workshop presentation slides, to brush up on your environmental accounting (or implement it for the first time!)
• Heading to the nursery over the weekend? Maybe you'll see the new eco-labels that are being rolled out across NSW, which highlight the invasion risk of each seedling. Alternatively, learn how to better control the microclimate in your green house!
• Either way, the 2022 Community Garden Award nominations close October 24th - so get outside, get planting, and submit your application!
• It's almost the end of Frogtober! Have you spotted any? An avid animal lover landcarer has started a blog showing all the frogs he's spotted - join in!
• Amphibians not your thing? Upper Shoalhaven Landcare Council just hosted a workshop on revegetating for Woodland birds, implement their key takeaways and get habitat rehabilitating.
• Mental health month is coming to an end, how are you feeling? Check in with yourself and make sure to prioritise your mental wellbeing over the coming weekend. If you get into the bush, make sure you share with others how landcare helps your mental health
• It was a big week in funding news! The Landcare Farming EOI closes on Tuesday, Charles Darwin Uni are offering a $50k stipend for a PhD scholar in Indigenous-Led Sea Country Management, and the Queensland feral pest grant applications have opened.

Or maybe you want to get outside for some Vitamin D and fresh air, in which case check out these local happenings:

• The Aussie Bird Count is on! Get outside and get counting, make sure you record your results online! If you're in Parkes, NSW, Lachlan Valley National Parks Association is doing a Bird Week trail walk, don't miss out!
• In Bright, VIC? Head over to the celebrated Bright Spring Festival 2022  - where gardens come to life and turn on natural beauty to delight the senses
• In SA? Birdlife Australia is hosting a Hooded Plover Conservation Workshop on Saturday at American River
• It's BushCare's Big Day Out - head along and join Logan City Council and Conservation Volunteers Australia for community planting day
• Get the kids outside! Don't forget to snap a pic of your backyard before the 'What's in your Backyard' photo competition ends on October 31st

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Emily Mason
Sydney NSW
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Hello all Landcarers - happy Friday! 😊

I just wanted to give a little shout-out to our new Landcarers, so please everyone say welcome! To get the ball rolling, please share a little bit about yourselves​.

Or, if you have a hobby or you're working on any environmental project, large or small, we'd love to hear about that too!

@Lewis1044 @Harry Lasker @TDH @Emma Tilley @BronMerritt @Eliza Herbert @Lynne Hughes @Melania Cleland @Ella_Ryan @Heather Power @Gervaise Gaunt @wakej @Elias

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Landcarer: Week in Review

• Coastcare week is just around the corner, dive into the world of blue carbon and see how The Western Port Biosphere Blue Carbon Project is protecting nature through rehabilitation and carbon capture.
• How is Australia preparing for our 2030 commitments? In the corporate world, Country Road launched Australia's first fashion industry climate fund – meanwhile, the Federal government has just released the 2022-2023 budget.
• With the recent flooding across NSW, join Lake Cargelligo Landcare in finding the silver lining of it all!
• Australia's native flora and fauna have had an exciting month – the CSIRO have begun action on their biodiversity DNA library, scientists are looking to native grasses as food shortage relief, and scientists have begun their plan to grow plants on the moon by 2025.
• Keen to get a head start on your 2023 farm planning? Look at this weeks collection of animal health and nutrition tools, plus access a free Project Management eLearning course.
• Good weather have you in the mood to go bush-bashing? Start weed surveillance in your local area with Weeds Australia's weed identification tool.
• Or maybe you just want to spend time in the garden? Before you do, have a look at Costa's composting tips!
• It's almost the end of Frogtober! Have you spotted any? An avid animal landcarer lover has started a blog showing all the frogs he's spotted – do you have any to add?
• It was a big week in funding news! The 2023 AgriFutures Rural Women's Award applications, Froggatt Award nominations and Queensland Feral Pests Grants are open, the 2022-23 Volunteer grant applications open Nov 15^th, and Charles Darwin University are offering a $50k stipend for an Indigenous-Led Sea Country Management PhD Scholar.

Searching for some Vitamin D and fresh air? Check out these local happenings:

• Before Oct 31^st, get the kids outside to snap a pic of their backyard before the 'What's in your Backyard' photo competition ends!
• The biggest bioblitz, The Great Southern Bioblitz, kicks off on Oct 28^th to Oct 31^st – join the citizen science event!
• In the Garden State of Victoria?
  • Head over to the celebrated Bright Spring Festival 2022 – where gardens come to life and turn on natural beauty to delight the senses.
• Maybe you're in the Sunshine State of QLD?
  • Is QLD prepared for a warming climate? Find out in this expert panel and public forum, hosted in St Lucia on Oct 29^th.
  • Discover how wildlife tourism can assist wildlife, at the Wildlife Tourism Conference at Griffith University from Oct 30^th to Nov 2^nd. You can also join online!
  • The TropAg International Agricultural Conference is back! Venture to the Brisbane Convention Centre from Oct 31^st to Nov 2^nd to join in.
• Heralding from NSW, the Premier State?
  • Volunteers are needed in Narrabri, Wellington, Western Sydney and Pillar Valley near Grafton for Bats in Backyards, Saving our Species general surveillance.
  • Big Scrub Landcare are back with their first, in-person Big Scrub Rainforest Day on Oct 30th! In Dunoon, the Landcare group has guided walks plus many more exciting family-friendly events planned.
  • Build up your personal leadership skills with South East Landcare and their Art of Hosting Training from Oct 31^st to Nov 2^nd.
• Perhaps you're from The Apple Isle of Tasmania?
  • Landcare Tasmania are hosting an Ecological Restoration Workshop at Turners Beach on Oct 29^th!

• Lucky to call The Wildflower State of WA home?
  • Learn to look after it at the Wooditjup Bilya Community Connections Festival on Oct 30^th with free guided walks and workshops at Margaret River.

 

Have a gander at some of the work our Landcare and other environmental groups are up to:

• Bass Coast Landcare Network have been working with The Flutterby Savers from Bass Valley Primary School as part of the Kids Thrive charity program, Kids as Catalysts
• South West Landcare have inspired a Birds in School Program at Casterton High School, learning about native birds in their local area
• Beaudesert Landcare and Wongaburra Men's Shed have partnered together again to tackle the invasive Myna birds - offering a trap or two, plus instructions, to local landholders keen to curtail the pests.
• AXIS Contracting is seeking property owners and non-profit Landcare groups in priority Great Barrier Reef catchment areas with gullying and severe stream-bank erosion, to form a submission to the QLD DES project DES1226934 - Streambank Remediation Program where projects valued between $1M and $3M to be delivered in those areas will be commencing from February 2023.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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Emily Mason
Sydney NSW
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G'day everyone.

My name's Elias and I work as a bush regenerator for Cumberland City Council in South Western Sydney. Our most dominant vegetation community is (you guessed it) the Cumberland Plain. I'm hoping to create events and some other programs that'll get the local community involved. We're a unique LGA in which we are one of the most multicultural community in Australia. So, I want to aim include cultural and religious groups in our programs as well as everyone else of course.

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Elias Najm
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Original Message:
Sent: 28-10-2022 14:35
From: Emily Mason
Subject: Introduce yourself

Hello all Landcarers - happy Friday! 😊

I just wanted to give a little shout-out to our new Landcarers, so please everyone say welcome! To get the ball rolling, please share a little bit about yourselves​.

Or, if you have a hobby or you're working on any environmental project, large or small, we'd love to hear about that too!

@Lewis1044 @Harry Lasker @TDH @Emma Tilley @BronMerritt @Eliza Herbert @Lynne Hughes @Melania Cleland @Ella_Ryan @Heather Power @Gervaise Gaunt @wakej @Elias

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Landcarer: Week in Review

• Coastcare week is just around the corner, dive into the world of blue carbon and see how The Western Port Biosphere Blue Carbon Project is protecting nature through rehabilitation and carbon capture.
• How is Australia preparing for our 2030 commitments? In the corporate world, Country Road launched Australia's first fashion industry climate fund – meanwhile, the Federal government has just released the 2022-2023 budget.
• With the recent flooding across NSW, join Lake Cargelligo Landcare in finding the silver lining of it all!
• Australia's native flora and fauna have had an exciting month – the CSIRO have begun action on their biodiversity DNA library, scientists are looking to native grasses as food shortage relief, and scientists have begun their plan to grow plants on the moon by 2025.
• Keen to get a head start on your 2023 farm planning? Look at this weeks collection of animal health and nutrition tools, plus access a free Project Management eLearning course.
• Good weather have you in the mood to go bush-bashing? Start weed surveillance in your local area with Weeds Australia's weed identification tool.
• Or maybe you just want to spend time in the garden? Before you do, have a look at Costa's composting tips!
• It's almost the end of Frogtober! Have you spotted any? An avid animal landcarer lover has started a blog showing all the frogs he's spotted – do you have any to add?
• It was a big week in funding news! The 2023 AgriFutures Rural Women's Award applications, Froggatt Award nominations and Queensland Feral Pests Grants are open, the 2022-23 Volunteer grant applications open Nov 15^th, and Charles Darwin University are offering a $50k stipend for an Indigenous-Led Sea Country Management PhD Scholar.

Searching for some Vitamin D and fresh air? Check out these local happenings:

• Before Oct 31^st, get the kids outside to snap a pic of their backyard before the 'What's in your Backyard' photo competition ends!
• The biggest bioblitz, The Great Southern Bioblitz, kicks off on Oct 28^th to Oct 31^st – join the citizen science event!
• In the Garden State of Victoria?
  • Head over to the celebrated Bright Spring Festival 2022 – where gardens come to life and turn on natural beauty to delight the senses.
• Maybe you're in the Sunshine State of QLD?
  • Is QLD prepared for a warming climate? Find out in this expert panel and public forum, hosted in St Lucia on Oct 29^th.
  • Discover how wildlife tourism can assist wildlife, at the Wildlife Tourism Conference at Griffith University from Oct 30^th to Nov 2^nd. You can also join online!
  • The TropAg International Agricultural Conference is back! Venture to the Brisbane Convention Centre from Oct 31^st to Nov 2^nd to join in.
• Heralding from NSW, the Premier State?
  • Volunteers are needed in Narrabri, Wellington, Western Sydney and Pillar Valley near Grafton for Bats in Backyards, Saving our Species general surveillance.
  • Big Scrub Landcare are back with their first, in-person Big Scrub Rainforest Day on Oct 30th! In Dunoon, the Landcare group has guided walks plus many more exciting family-friendly events planned.
  • Build up your personal leadership skills with South East Landcare and their Art of Hosting Training from Oct 31^st to Nov 2^nd.
• Perhaps you're from The Apple Isle of Tasmania?
  • Landcare Tasmania are hosting an Ecological Restoration Workshop at Turners Beach on Oct 29^th!

• Lucky to call The Wildflower State of WA home?
  • Learn to look after it at the Wooditjup Bilya Community Connections Festival on Oct 30^th with free guided walks and workshops at Margaret River.

 

Have a gander at some of the work our Landcare and other environmental groups are up to:

• Bass Coast Landcare Network have been working with The Flutterby Savers from Bass Valley Primary School as part of the Kids Thrive charity program, Kids as Catalysts
• South West Landcare have inspired a Birds in School Program at Casterton High School, learning about native birds in their local area
• Beaudesert Landcare and Wongaburra Men's Shed have partnered together again to tackle the invasive Myna birds - offering a trap or two, plus instructions, to local landholders keen to curtail the pests.
• AXIS Contracting is seeking property owners and non-profit Landcare groups in priority Great Barrier Reef catchment areas with gullying and severe stream-bank erosion, to form a submission to the QLD DES project DES1226934 - Streambank Remediation Program where projects valued between $1M and $3M to be delivered in those areas will be commencing from February 2023.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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Emily Mason
Sydney NSW
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Happy Friday to one, happy Friday to all 😀

It's that time of week again, the time to say a big hello and huge welcome to all of our new users! Please join me in saying hi to @TDH @Jane @Catherine van Wilgenburg @Sarah Macleod

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Landcarer: Week in Review

• Coastcare Week is just around the corner, dive into the world of blue carbon and see how The Western Port Biosphere Blue Carbon Project is protecting nature through rehabilitation and carbon capture.
• Did you see all the funding opportunities' come through this week? Have a peak, there are some treasures in there!
• In the search for some entertainment? Heytesbury Landcare have launched a farming podcast, dig into the six episodes! Alternatively, watch some of the past Landcare Webinar Series.
• Love Food? Love Bees! Love the new worksheet on bees uploaded to the Junior Landcare Educator Hub! 
• Get outside with the kids this weekend! Turn their passion into action with this simple three-step soil test from Sustainable Butterflies
• How is climate change impacting what we eat? Read about the current state of Australia's food bowl to find out.
• Ross Kuchel of Braidwood LSS wrote a fascinating article on the value of nutrients in growing pastures, detailing findings from an ongoing experiment - start your Saturday morning well by reading it!
• It's not Citizen Science Month, but that doesn't mean you can't get involved!
  • Are you sitting on camera trap data? WildObs are seeking metadata from camera trapping surveys to assist in their project aiming to establish a useful synthesis centre devoted to curating vertebrate data!
  • Participate in the nationwide survey of AM fungi! Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi can enhance plant access to nutrients and help plants resist pests. This project will map AM fungi to understand how different management practices affect their diversity and composition.

What's on this weekend?

• ​In NSW?
  • It's the opening night of the Plants of the Plains exhibition at The Spot, Hay on  Nov 4th 
  • The NKPL Snowy Mountains Horse Sale and Agricultural Information Day is back up on Saturday 5th November 2022 at the Dalgety Showground!
  • The Nature Conservation Council Annual Conference is on at the NSW Teachers Federation across the weekend - but you can also catch it online!
  • Dive under the surface of the Dyarubbin river at this interactive exhibit! Streamwatch is hosting a free field trip so you can discover what - or who lives in the river, the different microclimates that they live, how you can measure water quality and what you can do to help keep the Dyarubbin River healthy for all the people and creatures that rely on it.
• In the ACT?
  • Feeling buzzy? Friends of Grasslands are having a Hall Cemetary Working Bee on Nov 5th from 9-11:30am! 
  • Friends of Aranda are also hosting a working day, from 8:30am-11am on Nov 6th, either weeding grassland or dabbing encroaching prickly tea trees!
  • Join Waterwatch coordinator Bruno Ferronato and Trash Gather's Jess Nguyen learning more about and helping care for Gungahlin Valley Ponds! This workshop will be hosted on Nov 6th from 9:30am - 12pm - time to get muddy!
  • Feeling like a cuppa as you work? Hawker Community Landcare welcome you for a morning in the community garden as you weed, feed the worms, and check how things are growing! Bask in the lovely weather with them.

But don't forget! It's also National Recycling Week from the 7th - 11th AND FrogID Week from the 11th - 20th November!

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Emily Mason
Sydney NSW
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It's... 🌊 Coastcare Week 🌊

Have you heard? It's happening right here in Landcarer, across our various communities of practice. Each day be sure to visit Coast & Waterways for a new, topical blog post on our marine environments, from Turtle Nesting Season to Microplastic Pollution. After, head over to Coast & Waterways Events for the 35+ events (Australia-wide) encouraging you to get down and dirty for #CoastcareWeek22!

Looking for something to do with the kids? Get them involved in #CoastcareWeek22! With a whole range of online and in-person activities, it's easier than ever to get the kids involved in caring for our environment:

• Check out the in-person collection here
  
• Or have a gander at the virtual events here

PLUS... Did I mention free beachside yoga and pilates? That's right. Because taking care of our mental health should be our number one priority - and what better way to lift your spirits than by basking in the sun by the ocean or coast?


​​​​​​A welcome to our new users 🤗
@Peter Morison (Peter eradicated noisy minors on his property, ask him how!) @anitaerba @Beverley Henry @Judy Bresgi @Jessie White @Rose Mildenhall @Sarah Hocking @Dan Lupardo @Paul3 @geoffrey scott @Liz O'Brien @David Hunter @Anne Hadgraft @Kirsten Schuurs @Charlotte @John Brander @Sandi Cohen @Grow Love Project @Debra McMurtrie @gwyburn @Mid Lachlan Landcare @Naomi Edwards @Daniel Rea @SQLandscapes @Karen Michell @Karen Thomas @Jordi Pietx @Norman Dinnage @Amanda Bell @Andrew Cochrane @patneve @Joan Leung @Wendy Vallelonga @Tim Bradbury @AnneM @SBellamy @Tony Marsh​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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Emily Mason
Sydney NSW
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Hello Landcarers,

I recently joined your platform from quite far away, in Catalonia (Spain). I am a consultant, currently working on the new 2023-2027 Strategy for the Spanish Land Stewardship Platform in occasion of its 15th anniversary.  The Platform is run by the Spanish Government public Fundación Biodiversidad (Biodiversity Foundation), a public donor organisation with some characteristics of a public conservation agency as well, as it carries out its own conservation projects and framework agreements too.

 

The Land Stewardship Platform is a permanent program of Fundación Biodiversidad to promote and enlarge nature stewardship activity in Spain. The Platform has a webpage, an open classic email list for discussion, a permanent inventory of land trusts and land stewardship agreements, specialized publications, and organises technical activities from time to time.  

So I joined your Landcarer platform as an observer to learn a bit more on how it works. We are also using as a reference the current strategic plan of ALCA, as our Land Stewardship Platform has some similarities to ALCA's lines of action. 

If anyone here is interested in knowing more of how land care/stewardship works in Spain please let me know.

All the best.

 

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Jordi Pietx
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Hi Landcarers

Thanks for having me in the community. I'm a research assistant from Deakin University's Blue Carbon Lab. We conduct research to create new carbon credit schemes that will compensate farmers for sustainable management of water bodies on their property. 

If this sounds interesting to you and you would like to know more, please feel free to send me a message!

Looking forward to collaborating with you all

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Elizabeth Galanis
Research Assistant
Blue Carbon Lab, Deakin University
0401733259
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Hi everyone, We are a new 'friends of' group on the Bellarine.  We came about after the community were able to save seven, 80 year old Cyprus trees on our St Leonards foreshore which were to be removed to make way for seasonal boat ramp parking.  Whilst still small, we have experienced landcarer's in our group.  I (Jenny) have worked with Landcare Australia and for a short while with the then DELWP Landcare team, others with the Friends of Edwards Point.  At this stage we are assisting Bellarine Bayside with weeding and planting along the foreshore in St Leonards, but have bigger plans to help protect and enhance other biodiversity spots in St Leonards.  St Leonards is extremely fortunate to have Swan Bay (Ramsar Listed) with Edwards Point (soon hopefully to be Ramsar Listed) on our southern boundary and The Salt Lagoon (also soon to be Ramsar Listed we hope)  on our northern boundary, so like so many other places is pretty special.

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St Leonards
[City]
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Welcome to the Landcarer community! It's great to have you join. Please feel free to view all the great content, event posts and communities of practice. Enjoy posting all the great work that you are doing and any events you have coming up. Reach out to the Landcare Australia team if you need any support. We are continuing to evolve the platform, so any feedback is welcome.

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Dianna
[City]
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-11-2023 14:47
From: St Leonards Community Care
Subject: Introduce yourself

Hi everyone, We are a new 'friends of' group on the Bellarine.  We came about after the community were able to save seven, 80 year old Cyprus trees on our St Leonards foreshore which were to be removed to make way for seasonal boat ramp parking.  Whilst still small, we have experienced landcarer's in our group.  I (Jenny) have worked with Landcare Australia and for a short while with the then DELWP Landcare team, others with the Friends of Edwards Point.  At this stage we are assisting Bellarine Bayside with weeding and planting along the foreshore in St Leonards, but have bigger plans to help protect and enhance other biodiversity spots in St Leonards.  St Leonards is extremely fortunate to have Swan Bay (Ramsar Listed) with Edwards Point (soon hopefully to be Ramsar Listed) on our southern boundary and The Salt Lagoon (also soon to be Ramsar Listed we hope)  on our northern boundary, so like so many other places is pretty special.

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St Leonards
[City]
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Hello there,

My name is Scott, I am the Landcare Facilitator for Nillumbik Shire in Victoria. New to the role and to Landcare. We have 10 Landcare Groups here, each with very different challenges, but all have the common ground of a passion for protecting our environment. Looking forward to learning as much as I can in order to support the amazing work these groups do. 

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Scott
[City]
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HI Scott, welcome to Landcarer. I have attached some info to help you get started using the platform. Shout if need any help. Thanks Di

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Dianna
[City]
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Original Message:
Sent: 29-02-2024 13:35
From: Scott Allen
Subject: Introduce yourself

Hello there,

My name is Scott, I am the Landcare Facilitator for Nillumbik Shire in Victoria. New to the role and to Landcare. We have 10 Landcare Groups here, each with very different challenges, but all have the common ground of a passion for protecting our environment. Looking forward to learning as much as I can in order to support the amazing work these groups do. 

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Scott
[City]
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Hello, I have just started as the new Landcare Facilitator for the Cardinia Environment Coalition this is a very new role for me I have a background in Management and Horticulture, I look forward to learning more about landcare 

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Linda
[City]
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Welcome Linda to the Landcarer platform. Please reach out if you need any help getting started. I have attached a quick guide for you

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Dianna
[City]
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Original Message:
Sent: 19-03-2024 08:33
From: Linda Sijpkes
Subject: Introduce yourself

Hello, I have just started as the new Landcare Facilitator for the Cardinia Environment Coalition this is a very new role for me I have a background in Management and Horticulture, I look forward to learning more about landcare 

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Linda
[City]
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Hi There. I have just started to look for groups where I could volunteer for tree planting etc or for clean up events. Its incredible how many "environmental" organisations are out there, its a bit overwhelming. I am based in inner city Brisbane. Tks, Adam

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Adam
[City]
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Hey Adam, kindly reach out to Bright Future Kenya. www.brightfuturekenya.org

Email: brightfuturekenya659@gmail.com 

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Bright
[City]
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Original Message:
Sent: 27-09-2025 12:27
From: Adam Hampson
Subject: Introduce yourself

Hi There. I have just started to look for groups where I could volunteer for tree planting etc or for clean up events. Its incredible how many "environmental" organisations are out there, its a bit overwhelming. I am based in inner city Brisbane. Tks, Adam

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Adam
[City]
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