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19.01.2022 WHAT COULD OUR FUTURE LOOK LIKE? - WORKSHOP THIS THURSDAY IN COOLAC This is a friendly reminder to anyone interested to explore the future of farming and biodiversity in the Muttama Creek Catchment area. What future do we want for our local community, farming landscape and biodiversity? Please register for the workshop until tomorrow (Tuesday) via Eventbrite: https://future_workshop_muttama_creek_area.eventbrite.com.au Regards,... Tamara

13.01.2022 WORKSHOP TO EXPLORE THE FUTURE OF THE MUTTAMA CREEK CATCHMENT AREA THURSDAY 29 APRIL We wish to warmly invite you to participate in an exciting workshop to consider the future of farming and biodiversity in the Muttama Creek Catchment Area. WHAT COULD THE FUTURE OF RURAL LANDSCAPES LOOK LIKE IN YEARS TO COME? WHAT OPTIONS ARE THERE TO INTEGRATE PROFITABLE FARMING AND SUCCESSFUL BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION IN THE REGION? These challenging and exciting questions are central to... an upcoming community workshop to be held at Coolac Hall on 29th April 2021, from 9am to 5pm. The workshop is co-hosted by The Australian National University Sustainable Farms project and Leuphana University of Lueneburg (Germany), and organised in collaboration with Muttama Creek Landcare Group. It brings together land managers and local organisations to discuss how land managers, farming families and local communities can flourish and still enable nature to thrive into the future. The workshop builds on 94 interviews conducted with people in the region in 2020 as part of the research project The Future of Farming and Biodiversity in Agricultural Landscapes: the Muttama Creek Catchment Area. The Muttama Creek Catchment has been on a long road of change but is facing increasing volatility and pressures in the future (e.g. climatic and demographic changes and market pressures). During the workshop, different future trajectories will be identified as a basis for a shared community vision from which future catchment planning and funding opportunities can be developed. A follow-up workshop on Friday 14th May will build on the future aspirations and identify actions needed to move towards a future that is desirable for the local community, farming landscape and biodiversity. The outcomes of the research will also feed into the ongoing work by Sustainable Farms in supporting sustainable and profitable agriculture on the South West Slopes. The workshop will be facilitated by Paul Ryan, Director of the Australian Resilience Centre. For further information and RSVP (essential) contact Annie at 0417 717075 or register via Eventbrite https://future_workshop_muttama_creek_area.eventbrite.com.a

09.01.2022 SAVE THE DATE: WORKSHOP ON 29 APRIL We are finally able to run our exciting workshop to consider the future of farming and biodiversity in the Muttama Creek Catchment Area. This workshop builds on our 94 interviews in 2020 and will explore the key questions: What could the future look like? What future do we want for our local community, farming landscape and biodiversity? More information on the workshop content and research findings will follow in the next week. If you want... to register for the workshop, please click on the following link: https://future_workshop_muttama_creek_area.eventbrite.com.au Kind regards, Tamara

06.01.2022 Exciting funding opportunity on shelterbelts for landholders in the Muttama Creek area (copied from an email from the Muttama Creek Landcare Group): "An exciting new project in the Muttama Creek region is about to commence, aimed at shelterbelt management to optimise landscape connectivity and habitat value. The project is being run through a partnership between Murrumbidgee Landcare Inc and Muttama Creek Landcare Group, with funding from the WIRES Landcare Wildlife Relief an...d Recovery Grants Program. Please find attached the Expressions of Interest form for this project, please return by Monday 8 February 2021 to Katie Caldwell - her details are on the form. Please also find attached a membership form for the Muttama Creek Landcare Group - if you would like to be involved in this project but are not a current member, please return this with payment receipt at your earliest convenience." If you have any questions about the project, contact the Muttama Creek Landcare Group: [email protected] or Katie Caldwell from Murrumbidgee Landcare Inc.

01.01.2022 WHAT WILL THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES LOOK LIKE? Variability in rainfall is but one aspect influencing what the future will look like. Who would have thought a year ago that just a few months later we’d all, one way or another, be impacted by COVID-19!? We are starting to plan our workshop focusing on the Muttama Creek Catchment area in which we want to explore and discuss what the uncertainties are for the future and what possible, plausible and probable futures co...uld look like. Of course, we cannot predict the future but it can help the local farming community think about ways in which to shape their future and adapt to the uncertainties. We’ve prepared a poll (link below) to find out what your preferred time would be for the workshops to make sure it doesn’t conflict with farming such as sowing. It would be great if you could participate in the poll below to make sure we organise the workshops at a time that is convenient to you. We are also planning on running a webinar in February 2021 picking up on what you mentioned during the interviews. Three key topics came up repeatedly: 1) Identifying biodiversity on your farm, 2) assessing the condition of biodiversity on your farm and 3) Building biodiversity on your farm. We would like to hear what you would be most interested in. Perhaps you have some ideas or suggestions for the content of the webinar? Link to the poll (1-2 minutes, open until 17 December): https://survey.leuphana.de/index.php/234618?lang=en Many thanks, Tamara and Annie See more