Southern New England Landcare boasts six local landholders who have been trained in Peer Mentoring for Agroforestry type projects. If you or someone you know would like to find out how to go about an agroforestry project on some land in the Southern New England region, we are happy to set you up in the process. Here's how it works:
Funds: $76,219
Under New England Landcare Network leadership, Southern New England Landcare is proposing a comprehensive initiative to improve farm dam health, strengthen landholder capability, deliver on-ground environmental outcomes, and explore emerging climate-related monitoring opportunities across the region.
The project focuses on capacity building, landholder engagement, biosecurity awareness, and practical farm dam enhancement works, supported by strategic partnerships with subject matter experts.
The project includes:
1. Enhanced Farm Dam Demonstration Site: funding for fencing materials, native plants, off-stream watering infrastructure, or construction of a hardened access point.
2. Enhanced Farm Dams Training and Capacity Building Workshops.
3. Whole Farm Water Management and Planning Workshop.
4. Research and Innovation Partnership: greenhouse gas monitoring on farm dams.
This project is supported by the NSW Government through the Landcare Enabling Program Phase 3 Innovations and Partnerships Grant Program.
Funds: $20,000
Group: Uralla Rivercare Group
Source: This project is supported by the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal through their Community Led Climate Solutions Grant Round 3
The Water Resilience and Sustainable Mangement for Homes and community Villages of the Southern New England project will drive engagement, education, and leadership in regional climate solutions by empowering households and communities to adopt sustainable, site-specific water practices.
Focusing on urban and peri-urban areas, the project responds to increasing challenges around water security, runoff, and climate resilience. With the guidance of sustainability expert Jerry Coleby-Williams, participants will explore practical approaches to rainwater harvesting, stormwater infiltration, greywater recycling, and soil improvement. These strategies reduce demand on drinking water supplies, lower emissions associated with water infrastructure, and help landscapes adapt to drought and extreme weather events.
Funds: $278,310
Source: Australian Governments Future Drought Fund through the Armidale Regional Council and Uralla Shire Council's Regional Drought Resilience Plan (RDRP)
Armidale Regional Council (ARC) and Uralla Shire Council (USC) released a Regional Drought Resilience Plan (2025) and received funding to support landscape rehydration and engagement with landholders in drinking water catchments across both regions.
To deliver the project milestones, including monitoring, evaluation, and reporting, ARC and USC engaged Southern New England Landcare Ltd (SNEL). SNEL has a long history of working with ARC on similar projects and brought more than 30 years experience in project management and event coordination. As a local community network, SNEL provided services to members across the Uralla, Armidale, Walcha, and parts of the Tamworth Regional Council area, with a large proportion of its membership being landholders.
Funds: $35,000
Source: Australian Governments Department of Home Affairs
This project will support Southern New England Landcare, to design and deliver tailored cyber security literacy programs for people in our community.
The project will deliver a series of ten events to vulnerable people and community groups in the Southern New England region. These events will increase awareness of the Act Now Stay Secure campaign through delivering tailored information sessions using relevant and experienced presenters. These activities will engage people from vulnerable groups including those over 65 years, women and people living in regional, rural and remote communities and build their skills and confidence in using online tools and applications safely to assist their everyday lives.
Funds: $620,834
Source: This project funds the employment of 1.75 FTE Local Coordinators for the Souther New England Region from 1 February 2024 to 30 June 2027. The NSW Landcare Enabling Program 2024-2027 supports Local Landcare Coordinator positions right across the State. At Southern New England Landcare, the role is job-shard and supplemented with wages from other projects.
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Do you have a project that could benefit from a grant? Would you neighbours like to particpate?
Our Landcare Coordinators can help develop project ideas, action plan next steps, and source funding!
Tell us your ideas using our Expression of Interest Form
