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    Beth Rosser 320pSouthern New England Landcare is pleased to welcome Elizabeth Rosser to the team as the new Project Officer - Sustainable Agriculture.

    Elizabeth grew up in South Western Queensland, having spent her early childhood in Quilpie and then primary school years at Goodooga before moving to Brisbane to complete her schooling.
    After finishing school, Elizabeth studied a Bachelor of Nursing at the University of Southern Queensland before the call to go west took her to Cunnamulla as a Governess. From there, she returned to her studies but to a dual degree in Agribusiness and Applied Science (Production Animals) at the University of Queensland.

    Since then, Elizabeth has worked across Southern Australia in a variety of industries from rural consultancy, feedlots, beef cattle, free range egg production and a very short stint in a dairy. Her favourite role to date has been as a Project Officer for Neighbourhood Houses Tasmania on King Island. This is where she discovered a love of project management and facilitation while working closely alongside community.

    In 2021, Elizabeth moved to the New England, with her husband and young family, to manage a beef cattle trading enterprise near Ben Lomond. Elizabeth and her husband run the property using regenerative principals and have a deep love of learning, people and community. Elizabeth is enthusiastic about her new role as the Sustainable Agriculture- Project Officer with SNEL as this allows her to stretch her wings and apply learning from on farm to work and back again.

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    Farmers who are members of the nine coaching groups of the Drought Resilient Pasture Landscapes project, have spent some time during their third round of coaching sessions looking at their predicted pastureavailability for the coming spring.

    Aside from calibrating their eye for estimating pasture availability (also called herbage mass) and the green (quality) content of the pasture, these members have customised their Ag360 accounts with paddock and animal details for their property.

    Resilient, healthy and productive grazing landscapes will be the focus of a free workshop series for farmers in the Guyra and Walcha districts over the coming months.

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    The first Reboot Your Grazing workshops are designed to increase farmers understanding of soil types and soil health.

    ‘The workshops are designed to give farmers a holistic overview to landscape management’, said David Hardwick, Agroecologist from Soil Land Food.

    Glen Ardlair 320pFor farmer participants involved in the Drought Resilient Pasture Landscapes Project, navigating the changing seasons and climate has been supported by new skills and confidence to make early management decisions after the first round of pasture coaching.

    Image: Glen Ardlair Pasture Coaching Day. Courtesy of  Lewis Kahn

    New England REZ Image 320The NSW Government has appointed the Energy Corporation of NSW (EnergyCo) as the infrastructure planner for the New England REZ.

    Part of EnergyCo’s role is assessing options for the development of the transmission infrastructure needed for the REZ. Currently they are assessing a 500 kv transmission line through the Southern New England region.

    Walcha Logo ImageCalling all Walcha Local Government Area Residents - your input is requested.

    Did you know, that 98% of the Walcha Local Government Area (LGA) is Bushfire Prone, which classifies it as a Disaster Risk Area?

    Disasters are becoming more common; managing risks and impacts of the next disaster has never been more critical.

    Lbird film320Screening at The Playhouse, Armidale

    Come on a magical journey through Australia’s native forests to understand the sophistication and complex artistry of the lyrebird, leading humanity to a deeper understanding of the natural world.

    Where: 309 Beardy Street, Armidale
    When: Wednesday, 24 May at 6:00pm

    thunderbolt eventIs your woodland functional? Is your property Koala connected?
    How to build habitat into your whole farm plan.  Join Southern New England Landcare for this exciting field day.

    When: Friday, 12 May 2023
    Time:     8.30am for a 9amstart  - 3pm
    Where: Big Ridge Road, Uralla NSW

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    Southern New England Landcare's Member Muster is just around the corner on 10th May in Uralla, and we are delighted to introduce our guest speaker, Dr Sarah Mika.

    Dr Mika’s topic for the Muster is The Importance of Protecting Aquatic Habitats in Agricultural & Urban Landscapes.

    “The New England Tablelands sit on the Great Dividing Range, forming the headwaters of the northern Murray Darling Basin and large coastal catchments such as the Clarence and Macleay," said Dr Mika.

    "So, our land management in the New England has a large footprint."

    "We affect water quality and aquatic ecosystem health over a much larger area than just the New England," she said.

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    GLENRAC’s Stock Water Project has combined with Southern New England’s Malpas Catchment Project to bring you a great line up of speakers for a morning exploring the value of Enhancing Farm Dams.

    When: Wednesday 3rd May 2023, New England Community College, Guyra.

    The future of Landcare has been assured with the announcement that a Minn’s Labor Government will boost its funding to a record $59 million over the next four years to support the 60,000 volunteers, 3000 local groups and 84 full-time coordinators across NSW.

    The announcement will ensure the grassroots volunteer organisation can get more boots on the ground to restore natural environments; expanding their program to attract and coordinate more volunteers, increase engagement with young people, and more quickly identify and tackle local environment issues.

    Landcare Adventure FlyerThe 21st New England & North West Landcare Adventure is coming to Tamworth, at the end of this month. And what an awesome event it is going to be!!
    When: Friday 26 & Saturday 27 May 2023
    Where: Mercure Events Centre, Scully Park, Kent St, Tamworth    .
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    Early Birds can register at a discounted price until May 15 2023 - click this link to secure your place!

    Please share this information with your fellow Landcarers!

    KVS sign 2 320Success for Koala Vehicle Sign Strategy in Uralla. The Northern Tablelands Koala Partnership has teamed up with Uralla Shire Council and Golf Club to deliver strategies and information to reduce koala vehicle strike.

    RHE roadieJoin Southern New England Landcare at the New England Regent Honeyeater Roadshow. We will start with a bird identification walk and then learn about the critically endangered Regent Honeyeater.

    Where: Bundarra School of Arts Hall
    When: Wednesday, 29 March 2023
    Time: 8:15am to 1:00pm

    Mtg PosterWeedy Wasteland to Wildlife Wetland Community Consultation meeting.

    When: Saturday, 11 February 2023, at 2pm.
    Where: Armidale City Bowling Club, in the Auditorium, 92 Dumaresq St.

    Landchat121Jan Dec2022WEBpage1Landchat showcases the achievements of our members and their groups. Members receive their full colour hard-copy in their letter box to read at their leisure and it's coming very soon. Download your copy of Landchat 121 January-December 2022 (1.8 MB) now.

    BethWilliamsDecember 5th was International Volunteer Day.

    Thank you, Jane Davies, Coordinator Armidale Volunteer Referral Service for sharing this message of appreciation from Volunteering Australia. 

    The Southern New England Landcare Ltd AGM is to be held at 6 pm Wednesday 16th November 2022, at the Uralla Community Centre.

    In accordance with the constitution of Southern New England Landcare Ltd, the following nominations for Directors on the Board have been received for consideration at the AGM:

    UN award320On Friday 21st October, the United Nations Association of Australia bestowed the 2021 United Nations Day Honour on Landcare Australia!  Sending a big congratulations from Southern New England Landcare.

    KVS sign 2 320Koala road signage is up near Uralla Golf Club! Thanks Uralla Shire Council!!

    Koalas are now officially listed as Endangered. Vehicle strike is a key threat and has played a big part of their decline. It is one of the most frequently reported causes of injury and death for koalas brought into care by wildlife rehabilitation groups.

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