GLENRAC in Glen Innes, New South Wales | Community organisation

GLENRAC

Locality: Glen Innes, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6732 3443

Address: 68 Church Street 2370 Glen Innes, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.glenrac.org.au/

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25.01.2022 Smoko with Friends is coming to Glencoe this September! Join Nigel Brown from Northern Tablelands Local Land Services, Trent McIntyre from New England Weeds Authority, Andrew Daley from Rural Adversity Mental Health Program - RAMHP, the team at HealthWise and GLENRAC at the Glencoe Hall, Tuesday 29th September 2020. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, spaces are limited. We request attendees RSVP to Kyle Holliss on 0431874260 or email [email protected] by Monday 28th September 2020 to RSVP.

25.01.2022 GLENRAC's Walk in the Snow Gums at "Platypus Run" last Saturday was, in the words of one of our participants, 'a delightful mixture of great people, eco-helpers, farmers and interested persons in a magical place learning of the fascinating plants, creatures and soils that our world depends on.' Our 40 participants heard about helping Snow Gums and Ribbon Gums regenerate from Ben Vincent and Tim Paine (UNE Environment). John Hunter explained much about the endangered Regent H...oneyeater and the role of the upland peatlands, lagoons and grasslands - features of the New England that are so important. Liz Blair (NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust officer) explained property conservation agreements and offsetting. Many thanks to Anya Salmon and Ian Trow (Northern Tablelands Local Land Services officers) for their information and assistance on the day.

24.01.2022 Do you know what Tropical Soda Apple looks like? This excellent video explains the plant's life cycle.

24.01.2022 CALLING ALL BUSINESS PEOPLE! Are you in a position where you're managing staff? Do you want tips on how to attract staff to your business? Need some tips and tricks to get the most out of your team? THIS IS THE WORKSHOP FOR YOU! Join the fabulous Bec Fing from House Paddock Training and Consulting for the one-day workshop, Attracting & Managing Your Staff - any business, any size, any industry.... Over the course of the day Bec will cover: - Legal obligations when managing staff - Recruiting and on-boarding - Getting the best out of your team - Performance management and separation Lunch provided! Friday 4th December 2020, 9:00am-3:00pm, Glen Innes Showground Tea Rooms. RSVP by Monday 30th November on 02 6732 3443 or email [email protected]

24.01.2022 Attention rural ladies of the Glen Innes surrounds, GLENRAC invites you to International Rural Women's Day at Glen Dawn Woolshed this October! In celebration of growing country women's health wealth and wellness around the world, we've brought together a stellar round up of speakers, including: Ben Law a.k.a. the Financial Bloke presenting The Wealth Windmill... Letitia Cross, Rural Adversity Mental Health Program - RAMHP presenting Strong Connections - Strong Women Ellen Adams, Moveology, New England presenting Move Strong Chris Connor, Healthwise performing health checks and discussing the top tips to talk to your doctor about There will also be delicious bites on offer from the lovely Rashelle at The Sage and Clover. Thursday 15th October 2020, 10:00am-2:00pm. 'Glen Dawn' 574 Glen Legh Rd Glen Innes - look for the red flag! *Spaces limited due to COVID restrictions - don't miss out! RSVP by Tuesday 13th October to GLENRAC on 02 6732 3443 or email [email protected] P.s. Wear something bright!

23.01.2022 WEED WATCH! Bathurst burr! There have been plenty sightings of this bad boy popping up around the region since the drought. https://www.facebook.com/NorthernTablelandsLLS/posts/3547498748627653

23.01.2022 We had a lovely morning out at Little Llangothlin Lagoon Ramsar site this morning spotting snowgums and collecting old tree guards with GLENRAC's Dr Mahri Koch. It was beautiful to see so much groundcover at the Lagoon despite the lack of water in the lagoon itself. Fingers crossed much needed rains reach the area to replenish the declining water levels. Mahri has been working at this site in partnership with Northern Tablelands Local Land Services, NSW National Parks and Wi...ldlife Service, UNE Environment scientists and Banbai Rangers as part of the Australian Government National Landcare Program to protect the Lagoon, its threatened species and ecological communities, for future generations. - DID YOU KNOW? A Ramsar site is a wetland site designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. (The Convention on Wetlands, known as the Ramsar Convention, is an intergovernmental environmental treaty established in 1971 by UNESCO, which came into force in 1975.) Australia has 65 Ramsar sites, with the Little Llangothlin Lagoon one of only 12 Ramsar sites in NSW. If you're looking for a unique experience this summer, consider taking a bush walk around the Lagoon. It's an easily accessible drive from Glen Innes or Armidale and the 5km circuit is delightful!

22.01.2022 Great day for a fly! Jennie & Kelly had a brilliant morning up in the sky with the Glen Innes NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service team conducting honey locust surveys along the Mann River. A big thank you to our Parks mates, Nerida Holznagel & Mick Lieberman for organising the day & to Jimmy from Fleet Helicopters for keeping the team safe! This project is funded through Northern Tablelands Local Land Services.

22.01.2022 FINANCIAL FREEDOM! We’re back at Glen Dawn Woolshed today for our Secrets to Financial Success for Rural Families event. Who can spot the excited Kiwi? Ben Law The Financial Bloke, Chris Leahy from Leahy Lawyers, Noel Hazeldine from Prime Super & Lisa Herbert coming to attendees today. CAN’T WAIT!

22.01.2022 Photography of an endangered species!! Doug Gimesy shares news of his recent photography in the soon to be released edition of Audubon.

22.01.2022 **********EVENT POSTPONED********** DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL 2021. WE APOLOGISE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED. _... MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING! *Must attend training for all individuals, workplaces and groups* Would you know how to help someone experiencing a mental health crisis or issue? Gwymac Landcare and GLENRAC are hosting a FREE 2-day Mental Health First Aid training course this December at The Inverell Club with Rural Adversity Mental Health Program - RAMHP Mental Health Coordinator, Letitia Cross. Participants of this 2-day Mental Health First Aid course leave with: - improved knowledge of mental illnesses and their treatments - appropriate first aid strategies and confidence to provide this first aid to someone experiencing a mental illness - benefits that have been shown to be maintained over time WHEN: 9:00am-4:00pm Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th December 2020 WHERE: The Inverell Club, corner Evans St and Campbell St Inverell NSW 2360 COST: FREE! Lunch and workbook also provided. RSVP: [email protected] or call 02 6732 3443 _ This event is made possible through funding from Australian Government and Glen Innes Severn Council.

21.01.2022 Nothing like a bit of hot weather to get the boys from Glen Industries fired up about tree planting! The boys have been working hard the last few weeks to plant 9000 native seedlings at properties around the Glen Innes district as part of GLENRAC's project with NSW Environmental Trust. Here John, Fred, Aiden and Luke are this morning at 'Lockadee' in Wellington Vale. Thanks Andrew Campbell for your fantastic ground prep - Andrew has utilised the Northern Tablelands Local La...nd Services three-point-linkage mounder to prep his planting site - a huge help when it comes time for planting! Now all we need is some rain to give these seedlings a boost... Ps. doesn't Bonnie the dachshund and Fred look like the number 1 planting team? _ Are you a landholder in the Glen Innes region who is interested in taking part in a native revegetation project with GLENRAC in 2021, 22 or 23? GLENRAC are now calling for landholders to submit expressions of interest to plant trees on their farms to promote biodiversity and increase shelter protection. Fill out the EOI form at the GLENRAC website here to register your interest: https://bit.ly/treeplantingEOI Terms and conditions: Minimum 400 trees to be planted at any individual property. Landholders must sign a Land Agreement contract with GLENRAC and commit to replacing any tree deaths above 20% of the initial planting. Sites for tree plantings will be determined by the best suited for the project. Information gathered through this EOI will be used to secure future tree planting funding grants. Submission of an EOI does not guarantee trees will be made available. Landholders must be GLENRAC members. Not a GLENRAC member? Sign up today - it's FREE! https://bit.ly/GLENRACMEMBER

21.01.2022 FUNDING ALERT! Special disaster grants up to $75k are available to primary producers & eligible small businesses in the Glen Innes, Gwydir Inverell, Armidale & Tenterfield shires! Visit the NSW Rural Assistance Authority website at https://www.raa.nsw.gov.au/d/special-disaster-grants-floods to find out if you are eligible & how to apply!

19.01.2022 TAKE SOME TIME OUT FROM THE HEAT! GLENRAC have meal vouchers to the value of $300 available to assist small groups of people in our bushfire-impacted community to catch up with friends and family at a food business in town! *Fire Break vouchers can only be claimed by first time applicants who are GLENRAC members (other meal attendees do not have to be members, but we’d love for them to join it’s FREE! - sign up here: http://www.glenrac.org.au/become-a-member.php ) To find... out more information, visit www.glenrac.org.au, email [email protected] or call our office on 02 6732 3443. Limited availability - first in, first served St. Vincent de Paul

17.01.2022 GLENRAC is fortunate to share information, time in the field, and the wisdom Associate Professor Paul McDonald gathers around the endangered Australasian Bitter...n and the Regent Honeyeater. Both of these bird species are in the spotlight of 2 National Landcare projects that Glenrac is managing for Northern Tablelands Local Land Services and the Australian Government. See more

16.01.2022 EMERGENCY WATER INFRASTRUCTURE REBATE REOPENED! The NSW Government has announced $15 million to reopen the Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate (EWIR) scheme (Round 2). The NSW Rural Assistance Authority (RAA) are currently working with the Commonwealth Government to finalise details of the new scheme. If you already have an application with RAA for the first EWIR scheme (Round 1), you do not need to do anything they will be in touch with you with the next steps. If you ar...e interested in the new EWIR program (Round 2) please register your Expression of Interest here: https://industrynsw.tfaforms.net/f/RAA-Emergency-Water-Infr GLENRAC will update you when guidelines for Round 2 are available and applications are open. Need help scanning or submitting rebate forms? GLENRAC are here to help! Call our office on 02 6732 3443 to make an appointment.

16.01.2022 Take some time out from the heat (and the farm) and join us for Smoko with Friends at the Emmaville bottom pub! This event will have a bushfire preparedness focus for animals and livestock - a critical area for landholders to be on top of going into the hot summer ahead. Featuring guest speakers:... Nigel Brown from Northern Tablelands Local Land Services: Animal welfare Tahnee Manthon from Northern Tablelands Local Land Services: Feed and water in emergencies Hannah Pope from Glen Innes Veterinary Hospital: Animal first aid NSW Rural Fire Service: Fire preparedness Tuesday 1st December 2020, 9:30am-12:30pm, Emmaville Club Hotel. RSVP to Kelly Walsh for catering purposes by Monday 31st November on 02 6732 3443 or email [email protected] _ This event has been made possible through funding from the NSW Government, Australian Government, Primary Health Network & Glen Innes Severn Council.

15.01.2022 That's a wrap on our September 2021 Shearing School Extravaganza! 27 students from Glen Innes High School and Macintyre High School Inverell descended on the Glen Innes Agricultural Research & Advisory Station last week for three jam-packed days of shearing education! A huge thank you to all of our event organisers and supporters, especially Australian Wool Innovation Instructor, Ross Thompson, Nathan Axelsson and Russell from Regional Development Australia Northern Inla...nd (RDANI), district vet Nigel Brown from Northern Tablelands Local Land Services, Ross Kamphorst from the Ag Station, John Newsome for providing the sheep, Daryl Meehan transport, Helen Morgan for her delicious catering, and GLENRAC's Trevor Sturtridge and Jennene Perkins. A special mention also to our awesome local member and number #1 rouseabout, Adam Marshall MP, who took time out of his busy schedule to join in on the shearing action!

15.01.2022 Rural Financial Counselling Service NSW - Northern Region & AgriFocused will be hosting a series of Farm Business Bounce Back webinars over the upcoming weeks. Don't miss out on the first instalment - Working Out Where You Want to Be & How To Get There. Register at www.glenrac.org.au/events

14.01.2022 We had a great day out at our Fit Farmers event at Dundee this morning! This annual event coincides with national RUOK? Day and we were proud to present a fantastic line-up of speakers to our audience this year. A huge thank you to our awesome presenters: Stuart Brummell from Rural Financial Counselling Service NSW - Northern Region, Sarah Green from Highway To Well and Ian Shepherd from SafeWork NSW! Thank you also to the ladies at Healthwise for conducting health check up...s, Trent McIntyre from New England Weeds Authority for bringing his weed van, and all of the fantastic health providers in attendance, including Andrew Daley from Rural Adversity Mental Health Program - RAMHP, Sandy McNaughton from National Drought and North Queensland Flood Response and Recovery Agency, the team from NSW Health and Rural Aid. Lastly, thanks to everyone who came out for the morning - it was fantastic to catch up with all of you over Helen Morgan's delicious caramel slice and some snaggie sandwiches. P.S. Even though today is the official R U OK? day, the time to ask someone R U OK? is every day. Help is always here if you need it.

14.01.2022 Have you seen wedge tail eagle chicks? These two chicks and their parents are being monitored by University of New England, AU scientists during their nestling and fledgling stages - information that will contribute to GLENRAC's National Landcare Program at Little Llangothlin Nature Reserve, a RAMSAR site. Our project partners with Northern Tablelands Local Land Services and the Australian Government to discover the web of life across the reserve, both flora and fauna. Wat...ch this page for information about our 2021 field day that will be held at the Reserve. Photo credit: Prof. Paul McDonald, UNE

14.01.2022 HEY FARMERS! Want to increase your finance and farm business management knowledge? Join Carmen Quade from AgriFocused for this easy to follow farmer's guide to using Microsoft Excel! From 12:00pm-2:30pm Carmen will show you how easy it can be to use excel for: Record Keeping Calculating and Budgeting... Decision Making BYO computer. Lunch provided. THURSDAY 22nd OCTOBER 2020, 12:00pm-2:30pm. GLENRAC Office, 68 Church St Glen Innes. Due to COVID-19, this event has limited spaces. RSVP to [email protected] or call 02 6732 3443

14.01.2022 Are you planning to restore or renovate pastures on your farm? Join Northern Pastures Group for a restoring pastures walk at Wongwibinda this December! Date: Wednesday, 9 December - 9.30am to 12pm Location: ‘Te-Angie’, 338 Fishington Road, Wongwibinda NSW... The Pasture walk will provide an overview of the Producer Demonstration Site, covering: A rapid assessment technique for pasture composition and future productivity Interpretation of soil test results Pasture improvement plans species selection, preparation, sowing, grazing management. Bookings are essential as places are limited. RSVP by Monday 7 December. For more information, contact GLENRAC on 02 6732 3443, or [email protected] This field day is funded by Meat & Livestock Australia with the support of Northern Tablelands Pasture Group, Northern Tablelands Local Land Services and GLENRAC.

12.01.2022 Bag a spot in this series of grain storage webinars with Local Land Services NSW!

11.01.2022 FINANCIAL LITERACY FOR RURAL FAMILIES! With the pressures of living in a rural community, keeping on top of what's best for you family's finance can be tricky and overwhelming. That's why we've created a day to hook you up with everything you need to know to make sure your family finances are all set for the future. Featuring guest presenters:... Ben Law, The Financial Bloke: The Wealth windmill & investing off-farm Noel Hazeldine, Prime Super: Top Tips for your super Chris Leahy, Leahy Lawyers: Getting your affairs in order Lisa Herbert, author: The Bottom Drawer Book TUESDAY 8TH DECEMBER 2020, 9:00am-3:00pm, Glen Dawn Woolshed, 574 Glen Legh Rd, Glen Innes. Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity for your rural family! Register by Friday 4th November at bit.ly/windmillgleninnes or phone 02 6732 3443.

11.01.2022 How prepared are you and your livestock for this bushfire season? Join GLENRAC and Northern Tablelands Local Land Services next Tuesday evening, 15th December 2020, for a FREE BBQ and bushfire preparedness evening at Red Range Fire Shed. Featuring guest presenters:... Nigel Brown, Northern Tablelands Local Land Services District Vet will speak about animal welfare + the recently announced $25,000 bushfire grants available to primary producer in the Northern Tablelands, including who is eligible, projects you can apply for and how to do it! Hannah Pope, Glen Innes Veterinary Hospital will take attendees through animal first aid Max Newsome, Northern Tablelands Local Land Services Livestock Officer will talk about accessing feed and water in emergencies NSW Rural Fire Service representative will cover how to prepare your property for bushfire this summer Tuesday 15th December 2020, 6:00pm-9:00pm at Red Range Fire Shed. BBQ dinner provided. Please RSVP for catering purposes to [email protected] or call 02 6732 3443. - This event has been made possible through joint funding from the Northern Tablelands Local Land Services and NSW Government, Australian Government, Primary Health Network and Glen Innes Severn Council.

10.01.2022 Introducing our new webinar series... LUNCH & LEARN! This FREE 5 part series is here to help you get ready prepped & primed for the job you deserve - all while you're munching on your sandwich! With 90 minute workshops focused on identifying your work transferrable skills & the unique strengths you have to offer, building skills, resilience, more positive relationships & more professional communication, each 90 minute workshop will be facilitated by the fabulous Toni Wil...liams from Positive Tone Learning. PROGRAM 1. Identifying your work transferrable skills - 12-1:30pm, Thursday 20th May 2021 2. Resume Writing - 12-1:30pm, Thursday 27th May 2021 3. Building Positive Relationships - 12-1:30pm, Thursday 3rd June 2021 4. Business Writing & Email Etiquette - 12-1:30pm, Thursday 10th June 2021 5. Resilience & Stress Management - 12-1:30pm, Thursday 17th June 2021 Register to attend OR receive a FREE recording at www.glenrac.org.au/events _ These events are funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services & supported by Gwymac Landcare & GLENRAC.

09.01.2022 Are you a landholder in the Glen Innes region who is interested in taking part in a native revegetation project with GLENRAC in 2021, 22 or 23? GLENRAC are now calling for landholders to submit expressions of interest to plant trees on their farms to promote biodiversity and increase shelter protection. Fill out the EOI form at the GLENRAC website to register your interest here by the 31st December 2020: http://www.glenrac.org.au/funding-details.php?nid=420... Terms and conditions apply. See EOI link for further details.

08.01.2022 How great is this? A free downloadable booklet of Indigenous plants! Designed for community groups, schools and individuals who want to connect with native plants and understand the medicinal, nutritional and technological use of plants (such as traps, nets and weapons) developed over many millennia by Australia’s First Peoples. Also includes handy list of resource links providing detailed information on how to make garden beds, plant groupings and tips on choosing plants..., where to buy them and how to keep your garden healthy. Download the book here: https://bit.ly/3ewfgjV Credit: Indigenous Plant Use By Zena Cumpston Clean Air and Urban Landscapes Hub National Environmental Science Programme

08.01.2022 We are so excited to have been awarded Best Local Business to Business Supporter in the Glen Innes Highlands 2020 Business Awards! Well done to all the awardees. It's great to see the diversity of talent our town has to offer!

08.01.2022 Welcome to the FINAL instalment of GLENRAC's 18 part Farm Business Webinar series! This week we welcome back the fabulous Carmen Quade from AgriFocused and Bec Fing from House Paddock Training and Consulting to wrap up the key learnings from the webinar program and 6 strategies to put into place today to ensure your farm business will thrive in the long term! The ladies will cover:... - Business planning for the future - Emergency planning for the next disaster event - Farm money vs family money - The value of people in your business - WHS - Effective communication in farm and family businesses Thursday 17th September 2020, 1:00pm-2:00pm Register to attend or receive a recording of this FREE webinar at www.glenrac.org.au/events

08.01.2022 Little Llangothlin Nature Reserve a RAMSAR site now has water for the first spring season since early 2018! Aquatic biologist, Sam Lewis, has been busy there this month sweeping for aquatic invertebrates, listening to the many frogs calling, and observing the hundreds of water birds that have arrived for this year’s breeding season. So what is this project we are working on? Protecting Little Llangothlin Lagoon for Future Generations is a project to evaluate the ecologic...al condition of the Nature Reserve, with a focus on improving conditions for threatened species and ecological communities. We're discovering the web of life at this magical reserve. The project is being delivered by Dr Mahri Koch from GLENRAC, in collaboration with Northern Tablelands Local Land Services and NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, through funding from the Australian Government National Landcare Program.

08.01.2022 Smoko with Friends is coming to Ben Lomond Hall next week! Why not take a break from the farm to hear about the latest flood rebates + recovery information available instead? Featuring guest presenters: Jess Brown from Rural Financial Counselling Service NSW - Northern Region - Latest NSW Rural Assistance Authority $75,000 flood rebates available to primary producers & small businesses AND Emergency Water Infrastructure rebate reopens - who is eligible & how to apply Tahne...e Manton from Northern Tablelands Local Land Services - Feed & water for livestock post flood New England Weeds Authority - Local priority weeds Tuesday 20th April 10am-12pm at Ben Lomond Hall RSVP to GLENRAC on 02 6732 3443 or email [email protected]

08.01.2022 Who attended one of Bec Fing's House Paddock Training and Consulting Improving Farm Business Skills WHS webinars & now can't stop thinking about workplace safety? Get yourself signed up for one of Bec's famous WHS Bootcamps! Follow the link below to submit your EOI. Don't forget, Bec will be joined by Carmen Quade from AgriFocused today at 1:00pm in GLENRAC's final instalment of our 18-part Improving Farm Business webinar series, 6 Strategies for Farm Business Success. Register to attend or receive a recording of this event at www.glenrac.org.au/events

07.01.2022 We are delighted to partner with Red Cross Australia and Rangers Valley to sponsor this fantastic community Christmas event at Deepwater Bakery! See you there

06.01.2022 Join Northern Tablelands Pasture Group, Meat & Livestock Australia & GLENRAC for a morning pasture walk and afternoon Smoko session at Dundee Hall this Month! PROGRAM Morning - Pasture walk:... MLA’s Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) program supports producers to adapt, validate and demonstrate the business value of integrating new management practices/skills into their local farming systems. WHAT’S ON THE AGENDA? Deciding what to do with a degraded pasture Understanding soil test results Supplementing stock on forage cereals Direct drilling into African Lovegrass to increase production The importance of groundcover Minimising soil erosion Afternoon - Smoko: Find out the latest news, grant opportunities and information from a range of guest speakers to ensure your farm operation is running at its optimum level! WHO IS PRESENTING? JESS BROWN, Rural Financial Counselling Service NSW - Northern Region: Current financial assistance available for primary producers MAX NEWSOME, Northern Tablelands Local Land Services: Tightening your calving interval post drought New England Weeds Authority: Preventing weed spread on farm machinery THURSDAY 20TH MAY 2021, 10:00AM-3:00PM DUNDEE HALL - Smoko & lunch provided RSVP to GLENRAC ON 02 6732 3443 or email [email protected]

05.01.2022 MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING! *Must attend training for all individuals, workplaces and groups* Would you know how to help someone experiencing a mental health crisis or issue? ... Gwymac Landcare and GLENRAC are hosting a FREE 2-day Mental Health First Aid training course this December at The Inverell Club with Rural Adversity Mental Health Program - RAMHP Mental Health Coordinator, Letitia Cross. Participants of this 2-day Mental Health First Aid course leave with: - improved knowledge of mental illnesses and their treatments - appropriate first aid strategies and confidence to provide this first aid to someone experiencing a mental illness - benefits that have been shown to be maintained over time WHEN: 9:00am-4:00pm Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th December 2020 WHERE: The Inverell Club, corner Evans St and Campbell St Inverell NSW 2360 COST: FREE! Lunch and workbook also provided. RSVP: [email protected] or call 02 6732 3443 _ This event is made possible through funding from Australian Government and Glen Innes Severn Council.

03.01.2022 The Ramsar Convention on wetlands - sited in Switzerland - has shared our RAMSAR Project documentary! If you have not yet experienced this production by David Waugh, click on the link below.

03.01.2022 GLENRAC recently hosted our 2020 AGM! One of our favourite parts of this annual event is releasing the infographic summarising GLENRAC’s key achievements for FY19-20. Some of the stats we are most proud of this year include 1004 members, 50 events, 18,383 website visits, securing over $1.7 million funding and the local delivery of 6 face-to-face training courses in Glen Innes. We also farewelled Chris Leahy from the GLENRAC committee which he has been an active member of sinc...e 2016. Thank you Chris for all of your work and analytical insights over the years. We look forward to working with you again in the future (starting at next week’s workshop, Secrets of Financial Literacy for Rural Families)! We are delighted to welcome landholder Ian Vivers to the committee of management! With his enthusiasm and quick thinking, Ian is sure to be a valuable member of what is already a fantastic and diverse group of individuals that make up the GLENRAC committee. _ 2020-2021 GLENRAC COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT Ian Lockwood Chair Julie Firth Vice Chair Tony Corcoran Secretary Sam Baker Treasurer Rob Banham Landowner John Bavea Landowner Andrew Campbell Landowner Sandy FitzGerald Landowner Barbara Holliss Landowner Jane Munro Landowner Mike Norton Landowner Ian Vivers Landowner Carol Harris NSW DPI Graham Price Glen Severn Shire Council Col Price Glen Severn Shire Council & Public Officer Peter Croft National Parks & Wildlife Service

02.01.2022 Great turn out at Torrington Hall for our bushfire Smoko last week! This event was part of a series hosted in collaboration with Northern Tablelands Local Land Services to increase knowledge and agency around bushfire preparedness, and addressed topics including: water in emergencies bushfire evacuation planning animal first aid animal welfare ... PLUS the recent release of EOIs for Northern Tablelands Local Land Services $25,000 bushfire grant funding. Thanks to our excellent speakers, Martin Mooney NSW Rural Fire Service, Tahnee Manton & Nigel Brown from Northern Tablelands Local Land Services and Hannah Pope from Glen Innes Veterinary Hospital. Thanks also to barista extraordinaire, Jan Styles & Deepwater Bakery for the delicious food. - This event was made possible through funding from the NSW Government, Glen Innes Severn Council and the Primary Health Network.

02.01.2022 TAFE NSW have funding to provide skills training to farmers & regional businesses impacted by drought in the following courses: Agricultural Chemical application skill set: 2 day face-to-face course that will enable people to get a chemical card to apply agricultural chemicals including baits. Basic tree felling course: 3 day course covering the use and maintenance of chainsaws and techniques for felling trees and cutting up fallen timber... Fencing skills: 2 day course covering the basics of conventional and electric fencing techniques. Interested participants should fill out the Expression of Interest form below & email this to [email protected]

02.01.2022 Join us for Smoko with Friends this Thursday 10th December 2020 at the Torrington Hall. We have a great line up of speakers with Dr. Nigel Brown and Tahnee Manton, Northern Tablelands Local Land Services; Dr Hannah Pope, Glen Innes Veterinary Hospital and NSW Rural Fire Service. We will also have Ali Murray from Tenterfield Shire Council; Kelvin and Brenda Stace from The Salvation Army Australia; Jillyan Jopson from Healthwise New England North West and Trent McIntyre from N...ew England Weeds Authority in attendance with display and giveaways. RSVP for catering: 02 6732 3443 or email [email protected]

02.01.2022 A handy one to know!