[1]Murrumbidgee Landcare Inc (MLi) is a not-for-profit organisation representing community Landcare in the Murrumbidgee catchment. Our e-news [1] is a project of MLi and the Regional Landcare Facilitator project, Murrumbidgee. Please contact [2]us to have content included in our next, monthly e-news.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

2013 Coles Junior Landcare School Garden Grant now open

Coles are providing School Garden Grants [3] of up to $1,000 to schools and youth groups to help create gardens in their grounds or community, such as bush tucker gardens, water wise gardens or veggie gardens. Read more [4]

Working together: cross property planning for biodiversity conservation

In a 5 year project, supported by the NSW Environmental Trust, Murrumbidgee Landcare is working with cross property planning groups in the Junee/Illabo, Humula/Tarcutta and Kyeamba districts to improve biodiversity conservation. Training and planning support, field days and funds for on-ground works and weed control are available for participating farmers.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Landcare Support Officer - position vacant

Murrumbidgee Landcare Inc (MLi) seeks to employ a Landcare Support Officer. The position is based in Wagga Wagga, with flexible hours to 22.5 hours per week up to the 31st December 2013. Read more [10]

UPCOMING EVENTS

Murrumbidgee Landcare Annual Forum

SAVE THE DATE - 22-23rd August, Junee.

Keynote speaker: Phillip Toyne.

In the 1980s Phillip was the Director of the Australian Conservation Foundation. He teamed up with Rick Farley from the National Farmers Federation. Together they had a vision and the National Landcare program was born.

Frogs on farms.

20th March 2013. Kyeamba.

Come and hear Australia's frog expert, David Hunter talking about frogs on farms.Join us for a workshop and learn more about:

frogs on your farm
support frog habitat
how a healthy frog population benefits your property

Read more [11]

Clean up Narrandera

Join Narrandera Landcare for Clean Up Australia Day

8am to 12pm Sunday 2nd March 2013

The group will be starting on the reserve at the water tower in Watermain Street (overlooking the railway), and plan to move to the entrance to the Barellan Road off the Newell Highway later in the morning. Read more [12]

Launch of K2C Glossy Black-Cockatoo project Glossy Black Cockatoo

Queanbeyan Landcare has organised a launch of the K2C project [13] that aims to provide increased food sources for the vulnerable Glossy Black-cockatoo in the region.

The launch will be held at 11.00 am on 4 March in the RB Smith Community Centre, 262 Crawford St, Queanbeyan, opposite the Queanbeyan City Council Chambers. Read more [14]

ABARES Outlook 2013 Conference

With the theme of future food, future farming, Outlook 2013 will be held on Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 March in Canberra. Read more [15]

International Women's Day - "Women in the Landscape"

Coolamon Shire Council together with NERRCS invites you to celebrate. Friday, 8th March 2013 from 7 p.m. at The Ganmain Providore. Read more [16]

Plant identification for grassy ecosystems

[17]Jewels in the landscape - 13 - 14 March

This two day workshop run by the Australian Network for Plant Conservation [17] will introduce participants to grassy ecosystems, their diversity, ecology and provide the skills and information required to positively identify a range of common grassland plants. Read more [18]

Introductory erosion control workshop - Breadlebane

Breadalbane Plains Landcare Group Inc. supported by Upper Lachlan Landcare Inc. is holding a one day workshop with internationally acclaimed watershed restoration and erosion control expert Craig Sponholtz of Dryland Solutions.

Wednesday 20th March. Read more [19]

2013 World Water Day

International World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. Read more [20]

Soil carbon workshop in Wagga Wagga

Put on by the NSW Department of Primary Industries and Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority this one one-day soil carbon workshop will provide an update on the latest information on carbon from a local, state, national perspective.

26 March 9.00am – 4.30pm, Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, Pine Gully Road. Read more [21]

PROJECT UPDATES

From the K2C Groundcover newsletter [22]. By Lauren Van Dyke

This project has had some very well attended workshops recently and some not so. We are now winding down our workshop phase where we have been encouraging landholders to sit with us for a few hours to learn about this great project.

LANDCARE RESOURCES

A range of practical resources are available for Landcare community events and projects. Hardware, books and event equipment can be borrowed through the Murrumbidgee Landcare (MLi) office [2]or through your Regional Landcare Facilitator [2]. Other items are available for download.

	Landcare marquee [26] 3m x 3m marquee with rear wall and half sides. The marquee can be borrowed as part of a field day kit which includes:...	[26]
	A-frame sign [27] These signs are great for displaying information about an event or arrows to provide directions to get to a venue. The A-frame signs can be...	[27]
	Defending the social licence of farming: Issues, challenges and new directions for agriculture [28] Editors: Jacqueline Williams and Paul Martin. Australian Centre for Agriculture and Law, University of New England. CSIRO Publishing 2011.	[28]
	Managing and Conserving Grassy Woodlands. [29] S. McIntyre, J.G.McIvor & K.M. Heard (Editors) CSIRO Publishing 2012.	[29]
	Promoting your event [30] Part of the media kit for groups developed by Landcare Australia. This 9 page booklet includes tips for Landcare groups about posters,...	[30]

See the full catalogue [31] of resources available for loan by Landcare groups.

“In Safe Hands”

The “In Safe Hands” tool kit is an Occupational Health and Safety tool kit for conservation volunteers. It is now available on line at the Conservation Volunteers Australia Website. It can be downloaded free of charge up to 30 June 2013. Read more [32]

LANDCARE GROUP MEETINGS

Molonglo Catchment Group

11 March 2013

The Molongolo Catchment Group usually meets the second Monday of every month, between 5.00 and 6.30 pm. Please feel free to come along and participate. Read more [33]

Kyeamba Valley Landcare Group

13 March 2012

Everyone is invited to attend a meeting of the Kyeamba Valley Landcare Group. Meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, from 7.30 pm, at the Ladysmith Memorial Hall (Tumbarumba Road, Ladysmith). Read more [34]

Tarcutta Valley Landcare Group - Meeting:

26 March 2012

Everyone is invited to attend a meeting of the Tarcutta Valley Landcare Group. Meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of the month, from 7.30 pm, at the Tarcutta RSL. Read more [35]

USEFUL RESOURCES

Greening Australia 2012 Revegetation guides [36]

Greening Australia have developed a series of ‘how-to’ guides to support the successful implementation of significant revegetation and restoration programs being delivered around the country. There are several free-to-download guides, covering a range of ecosystem types.

PestSmart factsheets

The Invasive Animals CRC have developed informative factsheets for land managers on: Fencing for fox control [37] and warren ripping for rabbit control [38].

CSIRO SoilMapp for iPad

The SoilMapp for iPad will allow farmers and others to access real time information about their soils from in the field.

Find out what's beneath your feet with SoilMapp which taps into the best available soil information from Australia’s national soil databases. You can find out about the likely types of soil near you or you can look anywhere across the country. Read more [39]

The story of Box-Gum Grassy Woodlands

This DVD gives a short history of the ecological communities which collectively are called the Box Gum Grassy Woodlands.

It covers the history of these communities, from indigenous management, through early European settlement and changes in agricultural practice to today. Read more [40]

NEWS

Landcare in Focus

The February 2013 issue of Landcare Australia's quarterly newsletter is now available. Read more [41]

2012 National Landcare Conference videos now online

At the National Landcare Conference this year, Dr David Suzuki gave an inspirational talk to the audience, via live video feed. Dr Suzuki's speech, along with videos of the plenary sessions held throughout the conference are now available to view online [42]. Each session has been broken into a series of shorter videos, for ease of viewing - perfect for watching while eating lunch or grabbing a quick break at work. Read more [43]

Social media survey - Landcare Australia

Closes 3 March 2013

Take part in Landcare Australia Ltd's (LAL) social media survey and go into a draw to win an iPad mini.

Did you know that 75% of Australians now use some form of social media, and over 50% of the population is signed up to Facebook? Read more [44]

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