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Phone No. ……………………………………….Email Address…………………………….…..…………….………………..……………………. Introducing Riverina Influential Rural Womens Workshop Attached is my membership fee of $15 (incl GST) ...……………..…….…………...…………………………………..…………….. Local Land Services Influential Women is a one day I am interested in the following projects/issues ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... workshop empowering women in Please return this section to: RHLN, PO Box 71 TUMUT NSW 2720 Autumn 2014 Riverina Local Land Services (LLS) began in January this rural by building year providing local services for local people. confidence, capacity and skills. Local Land Services is a new improved way to deliver The workshop will be facilitated www.riverina.lls.nsw.gov.au efficient and effective services, information and advice to by Catherine Marriott— a farmers and landowners in rural and regional NSW passionate advocate for including: Australian agriculture. Riverina LLS & Riverina Highlands Landcare Network • agricultural advice & livestock management The workshop focuses on PO Box 71 SURFACE POSTAGE communication and engagement, TUMUT MAIL PAID • plant and animal disease management social media training, self NSW 2720 AUSTRALIA • biosecurity awareness and confidence and • emergency management assistance an ability to promote sustainable • natural resource management agriculture and rural Australia in an engaging manner.

When: 9am-4.30pm Monday 7th April 2014 Riverina Local Land Services is one of 11 regionally based Where: Tumut Turf Club Local Land Services which are statutory organisations, RSVP : Cherie White Ph 6941 2253 or «FirstName» «LastName» governed by locally elected board members. [email protected] «Address1» The Boards are accountable for delivering services that add «City» «State» «P-Code» value to local industries, enhance natural resources, protect industries from pests and diseases and help Making a Difference communities respond to emergencies. & RHLN AGM The Board consist of the following members: The Riverina Highlands Landcare Network invites you to an 1. Sam Archer (Chair), Gundagai inspiring breakfast talk to hear from Catherine as the guest 2. Ian Auldist, Hay speaker at Landcare’s AGM. 3. Julie Briggs, Catherine Marriott represents the next generation of Australian farming. She is a highly accomplished woman For further information: 4. Barney Hyams, Batlow with global experience in Agribusiness and an expert Riverina LLS Lands Services Officer (NRM) 5. John Davey, commentator on Australian rural industries. Cherie White 6. Helen Dalton, Binya Phone: (02) 6941 2253 As a passionate advocate for Australian farming systems, Mobile: 0427 407 126 7. Peter Speirs, Temora Catherine travels throughout Australia delivering Email: [email protected] inspirational presentations and workshops to improve skills Further information on Riverina LLS, its Board Members in agricultural communication and leadership . Riverina Local Land Services and key programs can be found at the website: Tumut Office http://riverina.lls.nsw.gov.au/ When: 8am to 10am Tuesday 8th April 21 Fitzroy Street Where: ‘Springdale’ Yaven Creek TUMUT NSW 2720 RSVP: Cherie White on (02) 6941 2253 or email:

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Pasture Recovery:Fires & Drought Revegetation support for Bushfire Dates for your diary Funding for Paddock Trees victims Whether landholders are restoring pastures after fire or The Riverina Highlands Landcare Network is set to receive APRIL 2014 coping with the current dry conditions, the take home In recognition of the loss of native vegetation by the recent $10,000 from Riverina LLS to pilot a paddock tree project. message from recent meetings with Riverina Local Land 7 Influential Rural Womens Workshop bushfire, the Riverina Highlands Landcare Network is Paddock trees provide a number of local and landscape Services has been similar. Things to consider include: 8 RHLN AGM offering each affected landholder assistance with re- ecological functions. Research indicates that paddock 30 Farm Safety Rebate closes • Where dry feed is low and/or non existent there is a establishing native plants on their farm. trees are declining rapidly and most will be lost in less need to maximise pasture growth before the season As part of the assistance, Landcare will provide a $100 than 40years. turns cold thus limiting pasture growth. voucher to spend on trees, shrubs and/or groundcover Despite being a keystone feature of our landscape, there • There can be a fertiliser affect on pastures burnt, but plants grown locally by the Landcare Nursery. Creek Catchment Project is no known project in the local area which has attempted only if there was dry standing material standing pre It is hoped that landholders can use this voucher to to reverse paddock tree decline using a range of fire. purchase advanced plants to provide shade for stock or for The Riverina Local Land Services (LLS) has launched a new techniques for their retention, rehabilitation and • Even low rates of super phosphate can increase tubestock to replace plants lost in any plantings on the project at Bongongo School to improve local populations of expansion. This unique project enables researchers, pasture growth in both introduced and native pastures farm or around the garden. endangered plants and animals that live in the catchment. stakeholders and farmers to work together implementing where there is low fertility. integrated management actions to reverse paddock tree For further details please contact the Landcare Nursery on Over the coming months, Riverina LLS, in partnership with • If finances are limited select the potentially most decline in a pilot subcatchment of the Riverina Highlands. 0427 568 131. NSW Dept of Primary Industries, Office of Environment and responsive pastures for fertiliser application as a Heritage and Australian National University, will work with priority. landholders and the community to collect information on Fully Funded Diploma of Ag • Film to Help Improve Wildlife on Consider applying molybdenum fortified super if it significant plants and animals found in the area. hasn't been applied for more than 5 yrs as it is Farms The NSW Government is offering assistance towards a

important for clover growth, which will help drive Diploma of Agriculture to help up skill and empower NSW grass growth. Farm Dam Blitz is a short film for landholders interested in Agriculture workforce on drought, drought preparation, • It is possible to graze summer growing species (eg red enhancing wildlife habitat in their farm dams. Throughout sustainability, climate change, financial and farm grass, paspalum and couch) a bit harder at this time as the film, farmers talk about what they've done to make management and more. once temperature drop they will quickly become wildlife more welcome on their properties. All rural regions of NSW/NSW residents can apply dormant. This allows cooler season growing species The film highlights the enormous potential of the hundreds regardless of whether they are in drought or if they want (eg microlaena, wallaby grass, phalaris) a greater of thousands of farm dams across Australia to support to strategically plan for future drought. For further opportunity to recover and grow a feed wedge prior to more wildlife. It shows how simple changes can make a big information contact Rural Skills Australia 0419 496 876. winter. difference and that it's easy to have multi-functional farm • Be aware of stock poisoning when grazing dams. The typically barren farm dam can be transformed regenerating paddocks. Plants such as variegated into an oasis for wildlife where one can marvel at the Farm Safety Rebate Luke Pearce, DPI Fisheries helping to launch the new project thistle and capeweed contain high levels of nitrate in wonders of nature. For further details visit https:// at Bongongo school their young foliage. A similar hazard exists on cereal www.youtube.com/watch?v=clxfkq_NjTY The sheep and cattle industry rebate has been reopened forage crops grazed earlier than normal. The risk of by the NSW government until the end of April 2014 to This information will be used to inform future works within staggers is another possibility on paddocks that are help sheep and cattle farmers improve farm safety. the catchment which may include cross property planning, predominantly phalaris. Phalaris staggers generally fencing and tree planting. The rebate reimburses eligible primary producers for up occurs where stock eat the newly shot pastures early to $2000 who implement specific safety improvements to in the growing season. Riverina LLS is seeking to work with landholders who such as: working with livestock; animal husbandry; • Stock poisoning usually occurs where hungry stock are border the and those within the shearing; operating tractors and attachments and; being put in a paddock where they have very little choice but Adjungbilly catchment. If you have or know of areas where exposed to sun, noise and to eat the species above. Macquarie Perch or other significant plants and animals chemicals on the farm. are located we would love to hear about it. For more information contact please contact Janelle For more information contact Jenkins, Mixed Farming Systems, Riverina LLS on 02 For more information on this project please contact Cherie Work Cover on 13 10 or visit 69412256 or [email protected]. Discussing pasture recovery strategies with landholders White on 6941 2253 or [email protected] . ww.workcover.nsw.gov.au affected by the Minjary Bushfire

Riverina Highlands Landcare Network Executive 2013 Riverina Local Land Services Chair: Nick Austin Deputy Chair: Andrew Wilks Chairman: Sam Archer General Manager: Rob Kelly Secretary: John Roche PO Box 5224 Wagga Wagga NSW 2650

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