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eNews 13 October 2017

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Hello Visitor,

Welcome to our 13 October 2017 eNews, listing coming opportunities that may be of interest to you!

In this issue:

Funding and events

Funding Available to Increase Community Resilience

DerekSmithFDNew England North West Landcare is offering organisations, groups and individuals the opportunity to apply for grants to support events, training or capacity building activities that increase community resilience. CLOSING MONDAY 19th OCTOBER!

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2-Day Soil Balancing Course

In the last year local Guyra grazier Derek Smith completed further study with Neal Kinsey, Bob Brush and Garry Zimmer in the USA and visited farms that have adopted the Kinsey/Albrecht Soil balancing system with stunning results. Now Derek is offering a two day course to help locals use this methodology.

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Australian Plants Society invitation

Australian Plants Society Armidale and District Group invite you to their forum meeting on Tuesday 17th October at ASCA House, the corner of Barney and Markham Streets, Armidale. Visitors are welcome. The speaker will be Alicia Cooper, Manager of the Armidale Tree Group, with details of their exciting project “Every Tree Counts”. This ambitious revegetation project aims to link the escarpment in the west to that of the east with corridors of trees. Hear of the plans, the initial projects and how to be involved.

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How do you know when your system is healthy?

The SMART Conversation Series: Dr Belinda Chapman, Thursday 19th October 5pm - 6.30 pm, UNE Smart Region Incubator, UNE Business School, University of New England. Please RSVP here for catering purposes.

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Muster to Shape the Future of Landcare in NSW

Do you want to have your say and have an opportunity to shape the future work of Landcare NSW? andcare NSW is offering the grassroots Landcare community the chance to do just that on Wednesday 25th October. The Landcare NSW Muster is held every two years to ensure that what Landcare NSW delivers on is based on what Landcarers asked them to do. This year it will be held on the morning of Wednesday 25th October before the 2017 NSW Landcare and Local Land Services Conference in Albury.

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Local subsidies to attend State Landcare Conference & Awards

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SNELandcare has made available three subsidies to the value of $550 (the cost of conference registration) to the first three members who would like toattend the State Landcare and LLS Conference and Awards in Albury from 25-27 October 2017.

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Women's Health Night @ Kentucky

A Women’s Health Night will be held at 6pm on 4 November at the Kentucky Hall, Noalimba Ave Kentucky. Topics include breast health, stress and anxiety and healthy hearts. Light dinner provided. BP & blood glucose checks available. RSVP: 26 October 2017 essential for catering to Letecia Kearney, HealthWISE 02 6771 1146. Download the gorgeous flier here.

Birds for Bambinos Field Day coming soon

Diamond FiretailWhat is 'functional habitat'? What are indicator birds? How we can plug the holes in habitat and enable our kids and grandkids to experience the wonder of its inhabitants, not least the birds. Bring your bambinos - children and grandchildren most welcome at the field day to be held from 3pm on 25th November.

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LandArtFarm Walks over summer

LandArtFarm are hosting art-walk days on Sunday afternoons 12th, 19th and 26th November, 10th December, and 7th and 21st January. Sandra Welsman guides all walks fully. During summer, walks start at 3.30pm, meander to about 5.30 then include refreshments. There are no fees for LandArtFarm walks. If you would like to visit for a Sunday walk please let Sandra know. Interested family and friends are also welcome. Contact Sandra on phone 0411 100 048.

Advanced Seed Collecting Course

Northern Tablelands Local Land Services will be hosting a four day Advanced Seed Collecting Course in Uralla on 6-7 December 2017 and 8-9 February 2018. This course is great for anyone wishing to learn how to collect native seeds for propagation. Download the flier with more information here.

Farmers to continue to farm smarter under Landcare

Farmers, fishers and community groups will soon be ‘farming smarter’ thanks to $134 million for a landmark new program under the next phase of the Coalition Government’s $1 billion National Landcare Program.

  • $134 million over six years for the Smart Farms program
  • Part of Coalition Government’s $1 billion investment in the next phase of the National Landcare Program
  • Smart Farms is focused on protecting Australia’s natural resources of soils, water, vegetation and biodiversity by facilitating the development and adoption of more sustainable agricultural practices

More information at www.nrm.gov.au or https://www.facebook.com/NationalLandcareProgramme/ over the coming weeks.

Reminders

Wind Farm Background Documents

Following the community meeting at Kentucky in September "The Farmer, The Finance and The Fineprint", the following documents have been sent through by Lauren Zell from the Office of Environment and Heritage, for anyone interested in further reading on the topic:

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Sapphire Wind Farm Community Investment Survey Needs You

Early results show strong support for community investment in the Sapphire Wind Farm but more expressions of interest are needed for this groundbreaking project to go ahead. For those in our own area who are interested to learn more about wind farm developments, the online survey provides some interesting insights into some winning ideas this development has ... you many also win an iPad if you fill in the survey!

A timely reminder about Serrated Tussock

It’s weed season again so we are promoting timely management of Serrated tussock. Download the information flier here.

Biochar Conference Recordings now available

Recordings from the Australia New Zealand Biochar Conference held on August 10-12, 2017 at Murwillumbah, NSW, Australia are now available to download for a small fee.

New Biodiversity Laws now in place

Land management and biodiversity conservation reforms to improve both environmental outcomes and farmers’ productivity commenced on 25 August. Visit the Land Management and Biodiversity Conservation website to find out more.

Bill's Story - why it's important to lift the stigma around mental health

Take 6 minutes out. Watch this video. And pass it on. 

Bill's Story is one of an Australian farming family at Narromine, who got hit unexpectedly by depression and suicide. In a raw and honest account, Bill describes how he lost his father to a disease that is all too prevalent in males in the agricultural community. By sharing this story we hope we can raise awareness, lift the stigma and start conversations. Thanks to Graziher for the tip!

Book with Flight Centre and benefit SNELandcare!

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Next time you travel, remember, Flight Centre Armidale is supporting SNELandcare in an exciting new partnership where a percentage of the cost of all travel or accommodation booked with Sylvia Hobbs will support our organisation!

There are also group travel opportunities for our members and the local community. You don't have to be a member of SNELandcare for the benefits to flow through, so tell all your family and friends, and enable some big business dollars to flow through to our member organisation!

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Become a member and access so much more...

Members receive significant discounts or free entry to our events, and a full colour hard copy of our quarterly Landchat newsletter, which provides some great reading about recent events, projects and member's achievements. Members may also choose to participate in one or more of our locality-based or interest-based groups, where they can interact with like-minded people and get support from our staff to think through and develop any project ideas they might have, including developing funding applications. Members are also covered with insurance when undertaking landcare activities.

There are several membership price points, starting from as little as $11 per year! Sign up here. Contact us by email or phone 02 6772 9123 to find out more.

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