About the Little River Landcare Group

Case Studies

A number of case studies have been written on LRLG. The most recent include the Hermann International Asia which has looked at the way we have used the Hermnanns Brain Dominance Instrument as a key component of our training programs with rural families. You can read the case study by visiting their website Hermann.

LRLG has also been named as an Environmental Advocate as part of the Meat & Livestock Australia's campaign to showcase the great environmental work of agricultural Australia. You can read the Case Study by visiting Red Meat Green Facts.

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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)
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