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Little River finds a new rudder


This story in The Land, by Matt Cawood, discussed the revival of our Landcare group, with a new management committee and vision for the future... 

Read story: Little River Landcare finds a new rudder (26/9/12)



Below is an interview on ABC's NSW Country Hour on May 15, where our vice president, Rob Armstrong, talks with reporter, Leone Knight, about Little River's future after receiving a $1.088 million funding grant form the Federal Government Biodiversity Fund, for Repairing the Links with Rivers and Rocks. 

The three-year project will extend connectivity through riparian zones and rocky outcrops across the Little River catchment. The project will provide incentive funding to assist our members to fence off and exclude livestock from 150km of riparian zones and rocky outcrops, undertake re-vegetation activities, and assist with invasive species management. 

1000 landholders will participate in capacity-building programs that will offer long-term outcomes to improve the resilience of our ecosystems to the impact of climate change, and increase biodiverse carbon stores across 22,500ha of the Little River catchment landscape. 
 


Below is an interview on ABC Rural Central West/Western Plains on May 2, after our Public Meeting on April 30. Chair, Darrell Hodges, discusses with reporter, Leone Knight, what came of the meeting...
 


Below is an interview on ABC's NSW Country Hour on April 20, with background on Monday's critical Public Meeting to discuss the future of your Little River Landcare. Click on the link below, and then come along on Monday to have your say...

Women in the Landscape28-Apr-2012

A day of re-invigoration - and lots of laughs! About 60 women came together for a day of laughte..

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Secret Men's Business13-Apr-2012

Nearly 60 people came along to our Secret Men's Business Day on April 13, and feedback has been ..

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