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Our latest news and upcoming events for your calendar.

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Record funding to support Landcare and deliver on-ground Landcare projects

The NSW Government has reached a major milestone on an election commitment, allocating funding for 83 full-time equivalent local and regional Landcare coordinators and support staff through its $59 million NSW Landcare Enabling Program 2023-2027.

Following a competitive grant and assessment process, 16 Landcare networks based across NSW were successful in receiving funding for coordinators and support staff.

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DRPL Project Releases First Case Study Video 

The Drought Resilient Pasture Landscapes Project recently released the first of its case study videos showcasing Glen Innes participants Ian and Julie Firth’s story of their approach to building resilience in their grazing enterprise.


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Pasture Plants of the Slopes and Tablelands of NSW

PasturePlantsFrontCover320Graziers: who remembers this great book?

Pasture Plants of the Slopes and Tablelands of NSW, by Lewis Kahn, Belinda Heard and Wal Whalley, has been so popular over the years that it has been out of print for some time.

Southern New England Landcare has been working with the authors to source funding and prepare a Third Edition, which is almost ready.

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Water in a Healthy Landscape

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A stunning new animation series has been developed by Mulloon Institute to support public understanding of the principles of landscape rehydration and restoration.

These five beautiful animations tell the story of the roles of Solar Energy, the Small Water Cycle, Erosion & Deposition, Surface Roughness and Soil Infiltration in Earth's water cycle.

For more information and to watch these beautiful documentaries please click here.

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Coming Events

To see all of Southern New England Landcare's upcoming events, visit our events page at https://snelandcare.org.au/group-events.html.

Agronomy Update at Uralla Showground

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Uralla Community Expo

Community Expo 2024



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Grazing Management & Feed Budgeting with Dr. Judi Earl

For more information please click here.

GLENRAC SNEL Grazing Management Feed Budgeting Event Notice



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Ladies in Livestock

Northern Tablelands Local Land Services are promoting their first round of Ladies in Livestock days for 2024. Click on the image to download the flier.

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Forum: The Solar Revolution

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Digital Marketing Workshops

Northern Tablelands will host Julie Humphris from The Rural Women for some Digital Marketing Workshops. All levels of digital experience are encouraged to come. Material is aimed at being relevant to many different businesses and enterprises. bring a charged laptop on the day. Click on the flier to download a pdf.Armidale Digital Solutions March 2024


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Free FARM First Aid Training - Bendemeer

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Tocal College Women in Agriculture Courses

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Tamworth
14-15 Mar - Trim & Cut Felled Trees
25-26 Mar - Operate Tractors with Attachments
4-5 Apr - Off-road Four Wheel Drive

Glen Innes
11-12 Mar - Operate Tractors with Attachments
3-4 Apr - Trim & Cut Felled Trees

Submit your Expression of Interest with Jayne Wood.

For more information: P: 02 6763 1285.

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Wether Trial Expression of Interest

wether trialWould you like participate in a unique benchmarking activity designed to assess and elevate your flock's performance against regional and industry standards?

The Northern Tablelands wether trial is a long-standing tradition in the sheep farming community in the New England region of New South Wales and it is looking for new participants!

This trial has been conducted for over 40 years, with its roots dating back to the 1950s.

At the core of the Northern Tablelands Wether Trial is a robust benchmarking initiative aimed at setting new standards in wool growing excellence.

This trial isn't just about participation; it's about measuring, improving, and leading the way in the sheep industry.

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FREE ‘AG.Biz Ready’ Program open to all Northern Tablelands Farmers

Young Farmer‘AG.Biz Ready Northern Tablelands' is a FREE micro-learning program available to all young farmers operating across the Northern Tablelands in New South Wales.
Registrations are now open with the first round of modules to be released on 2nd April 2024.
Funded by the Young Farmer Business Program, an initiative of the NSW Department of Primary Industries, 'AG.Biz Ready Northern Tablelands' is a Resilient Ready Business Community Resilience (BCR) Toolkit solution.

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