Controlling one of southern Australia’s worst introduced grassland weeds just got easier for Southern ACT landholders. With a $5000 grant provided by the Australian Government through the ACT Natural Resources Management Council, the Southern ACT Catchment Group has purchased a heavy-duty trailer for use in transporting spray equipment by landholders in the Lanyon bowl area in southern ACT, for serrated tussock control.

Two free seminars on sustainable horse property management will be held by the Molonglo, Ginninderra and Southern ACT Catchment Groups, with assistance from the ACT Natural Resource Management Council.

Wednesday 21st April, 6pm - 9pm at Ainslie Football Club (Antill Room).
(Bookings essential - contact Bonnie on 6278 3309 or email landcare at ginninderralandcare.org.au

Thursday 22nd April, 6pm - 9pm at RB Smith Community Centre, (Jim Snow Room), 262 Crawford St Queanbeyan.

Adelaide, South Australia.

The Hon. Tony Burke MP, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is hosting the National Landcare Forum – at Allan Scott Park, Morphettville, Adelaide 23-25 March 2010. The Forum recognises the significant contribution the community has made over the last 20 years. » http://www.nationallandcareforum.com.au/

Billabong Aboriginal Development Corporation
Canberra ACT is looking for a nursery manager to join their team.

The responsibilities for this position will include:

• Operation of the nursery and leadership of the nursery team of volunteers.
• Sales, marketing and business planning
• Coordination and direction of native seedling nursery production, orders and dispatch.
• Financial and budget control and reporting
• Staff training (including volunteers)

The winners of the ACT Landcare Awards were announced at a breakfast ceremony on the 10th September 2009.

"It was a real pleasure for me to coordinate the awards as it is a fantastic opportunity to see firsthand the variety of environmental projects across the region", says Esther Duffy, ACT Landcare Coordinator.

"The winners ranged from 18 to 91 years of age, from individuals to parkcare groups as well as Craft ACT."

The winners of each category are:

Australian Government Individual Landcarer Award

Maryke Booth

Finding a European wasp nest is relatively easy because of two factors:

• they fly in a straight line from feeding to their nest; and
• they are a bit smarter than flies.

When you have a nest within a few hundred metres you will have plenty of them visible in the garden. They're on the lookout for water and food. So the idea is to give it to them and then follow them back to the nest. You may be lucky enough to get a line of flight from something they're already feeding from, e.g. a bird bath.

This media release is taken directly from the Minster for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry's website.

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Tony Burke today welcomed Mr Brett de Hayr as the new National Landcare facilitator.

Mr Burke said the appointment of Mr de Hayr was an important step in the continued reinvigoration of Landcare in Australia.

The United Nations declared 2010 to be the International Year of Biodiversity. It is a celebration of life on earth and of the value of biodiversity for our lives. The world is invited to take action in 2010 to safeguard the variety of life on earth: biodiversity .

Visit the United Nations official website http://www.cbd.int/2010/

The Boobook Declaration is a call to the Australian Government to take four essential actions in 2010 to safeguard Australia’s rich and beautiful diversity of plants, animals and ecosystems.

The declaration arose from an informal meeting of groups and individuals concerned at the lengthening catalogue of bad news about collapsing ecosystems and recognising the impetus for action represented by the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity.

Background:

Over the past few years the Upper Murrumbidgee Landcare Committee has accumulated a small uncommitted parcel of funds. The Committee has decided that rather than retain these funds indefinitely a proportion should be made available to Landcare Groups for small projects that may not be eligible for funding from other sources.

Access and Eligibility