About the Little River Landcare Group

  

The Little River Landcare Group formed in late 1997 as a response to the need to form an integrated approach to natural resource management within our Catchment area. Little River Landcare Group represents the 14 individual Landcare groups within our catchment. This has resulted in an organised and focused plan for the health of our Catchment.

The constant theme of early and later committee members has been that the plan development and its subsequent implementation must be managed and driven by the Catchment community. It is far better to have our roadmap and be responsible for our own future directions rather than follow, or be told, to follow someone else's. To this point Little River has been true to its ideal.


  

 

Timeline

    
  • 1997 - Formation of LRLG
  • 1997 - Funding from NHT for the development of the CMP, development of Stages 1 & 2 undertaken by Sheila Donaldson of Donaldson Planning & Management services
  • 1998 - CMP completed
  • 2002 - Stage 3 completed, a Cost Benefit Analysis undertaken by Hassell & Associates
  • 2002 - Project 'Trees & pastures Reduce Salt Faster' - 90,000 seedlings over 200ha.
  • 2003 - Huge loss of trees over drought, Envirofund Drought Recovery
    Funding received to replace 40,000 seedlings lost to drought.
  • 2003 - CMP launched by Peter Andren
  • 2003 - Feral Pests & Noxious Weeds project commenced, undertaken by Mount King Ecological Services
  • 2004 - Pest Species & Noxious Weeds Report completed for catchment which sets benchmark
  • 2004 - National Landcare Project funds the 'MESSAGE' project (Managing Environmentally Sustainable Soils And Groundcover Essentials)
  • 2005 - Catchment Manager Appointed, Mr. Fergus Job
  • 2005 - Direct Disc Seeder 'Rock Hoppa' purchased by LRLG for hire to catchment landholders
  • 2006 - First roll-out of funds ($16,000) from LRLG in the 'Perennial Pastures Establishment Program'
  • 2007- Roll-out of the H.E.L.P. Program ($2 million)
  • See the Projects page for current information. Click here
  

 

 

 

 

 
     

Information about the Little River Catchment

    
Climate 61k
Geology  43k
Land Capability  332k
Soils  970k
Vegetation  209k
Surface Water  67k
Hydrogeology  516k
Landuse  308k
 
 
 

Maps

    

 
Central West Catchment  
Little River Catchment  
Map of the Little River Sub-catchments, including the Toongi area which amalgamated with LRLG in 2009  
     

Committee

    
The Little River Landcare Group Inc. has an executive committee which is made up of a maximum of 4 delegates from each of the 5 sub-catchment areas, being Yeoval, Cumnock, Baldry, Toongi & the Northern area (Curra-Creek, Suntop, Arthurville).Elected from the committee is a Chairperson, two Vice Presidents, Secretary and a Treasurer.
 
The current committee is:
Chair: Mr. Rob Lee
Vice-Presidents: Mr. Mark Kerin & Mr. Phil Hunter
Secretary: Mr. Nigel Kerin
Treasurer: Mr. Andrew Vaughan
 

Committee members are: Mr. Ian Atkinson, Mr. Daryl Hodges, Mr. Rob Armstrong, Mr. Ray Parkes, Mr. Alan Bell, Mrs. Regina Parkes, Mr. Scott Tourle & Mr. Bob Newton

 

    

The committee is complimented by a number of sub-committees, being small Landcare Group across the Catchment and some specifically developed committees such as the Carbon Sub-Committee, Partnership Sub-Committee and the Womens Sub-Committee.

The Little River Landcare Group employs a Catchment Manager, Programs Manager, Administration Assistant and a MERI Officer (Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Information).

  

     

Personel

    

 

    

Catchment Manager: Mr. Fergus Job
Fergus was employed by LRLG in June 2005 after receiving funding from the National Landcare Program -Community Support Component, for the appointment of a Catchment Manager.

Fergus has a Bachelor of Management from University Of Sydney and a history in earthmoving, stud livestock and feedlotting. He and his fiance, breed Shorthorn cattle and enjoy stockhorses in their spare time.

Fergus was appointed to the Central West Natural Resource Management Reference Group in 2007 and sat on the Landcare NSW Committee during 2008.
  

Education / Projects Manager: Mrs. Pip Job

    

Pip is a local landholder in the Cumnock district and has been with LRLG since December 2004. Pip is currently studying a Bachelor of Ecological Agriculture through Charles Sturt University as an external student. Pip and her husband produce beef cattle using Holistic Management principles.

Funding was initially sourced from the Mid-Macquarie Landcare Group to seek administrative assistance due to the growth of the group and the need for a professional approach, Pip's employment has since been funded through various funded projects. Pip now designs the orgainsations education programs and manages a number of projects.

 

  
 

MERI Officer: Mark Pickford

Mark commenced his employment with LRLG in 2007 as part of the CWCMA Round 5 project to deliver the monitoring and reporting of all projects. Mark and his family run a grazing operation at Cumnock, where they practice sustainable farming practices.

Mark has a diploma in Conservation & Land Management and a Certificate IV in Training & Assessment. Mark is proficient in the use of ArcGIS and the Land Manahement Database and uses these programs to spatially map all of the Little River Landcare Groups activities and projects.

  

 

 

Administrative Officer: Michelle Gianisis

  

Michelle commenced employment with LRLG in 2008 to deliver all of the general office duties and financial control. Michelle collates the monthly newsletter - The Big Picture - and manages the affairs of the management committee of Little River Landcare.