Granite Borders Landcare Inc in Tenterfield, New South Wales | Community organisation
Granite Borders Landcare Inc
Locality: Tenterfield, New South Wales
Phone: +61 2 6736 3500
Address: 45 Martin Street 2372 Tenterfield, NSW, Australia
Website: http://www.graniteborderslandcare.com.au/
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23.01.2022 We have just one space left in our Friday Eco Dyeing Workshop! All other spaces have been filled, so if you're interested call today on 02 6736 3500 to make this space yours!!!
22.01.2022 With over 300 species that depend on natural hollows in the Australian bush for survival, and after a horrendous bush fire season, these hollows are in very high demand. Man made nesting boxes can play an important roll in preserving the entire ecosystem, as Wendy Hawes, a principal ecologist explains.
21.01.2022 BREAKING NEWS: This afternoon the federal Senate agreed to send the proposed nature law amendments to a Senate Committee Inquiry. The proposed legislation woul...d weaken our federal nature laws by handing off approval powers to state governments - without any federal independent regulator or national environmental standards to ensure that species are protected. The next step will be for the legislation to come back to be voted on in Parliament - in as little as two weeks! This process is rushed and incomplete and we are not happy! Join us and add your voice to speak up for nature laws that protect our threatened species such as this Critically Endangered Regent Honeyeater. Sign up to our campaign today https://www.actforbirds.org/stopextinctions Regent Honeyeater by Lachie Hall
21.01.2022 Granite Borders Landcare excited to host the Country Witches at Bonshaw !
21.01.2022 Have you recently moved into Tenterfield and are looking to do something with your spare time? make new friends? or have you lived here for years and feel its t...ime to try something different? Tenterfield Lions Club would love you to join our team of friendly volunteers. Contact Lisa 0468 874 002 to find out more information. Lions Are Hands On. . See more
21.01.2022 Attention recreational horse owners! Transported Stock Statements (TSS) for Horse Movement are now available as a FREE PDF you can download from the LLS websi...te. You can print this form as many times as you like and share blank copies with friends as it does not have a serial number. This TSS for Horse Movement CAN NOT be used for transporting any other type of livestock as it does not meet National Livestock Identification Guidelines (NLIS). If you are making a return trip on the same day you only need to complete one form. To read the FAQs head to http://bit.ly/HorseTSSFAQs Download a copy of the form here http://bit.ly/HorseTSSForm
21.01.2022 The CWA of NSW is delighted to have received additional drought funding from the Federal Government through the CWA of Australia. This is a crucial time for al...l rural families, approaching Christmas, especially for those still suffering from the effects of drought. Eligible farming and farming dependent businesses in drought, drought affected and drought recovering areas of NSW may still apply for maximum grant of up to $3000 to go towards household bills. The DPI Combined Drought Indicator can be found here: https://edis.dpi.nsw.gov.au Please see our website for more details on how to apply: https://www.cwaofnsw.org.au/droughtaid Note: Those who have previously received the maximum $3,000 since our Drought Aid program started in 2018 cannot re-apply.
21.01.2022 Book your place by contacting (02) 6736 3500 or [email protected]
20.01.2022 If you have some big decisions to make and not sure where to start, get in touch at the link below to start your farm planning journey. https://www.lls.nsw.gov.au//nor/key-projects/farm-planning
20.01.2022 Happy National Ag Day! With everything this year has thrown at us, it is more important than ever to celebrate our incredible farmers Thank you for ever...ything you do! We love working together to support and grow our diverse agriculture industry. #AgDayAU
19.01.2022 Limited spaces due to COVID 19 regulations so please RSVP to 02 6736 3500 or [email protected]
19.01.2022 Have you escaped to the country? Know someone who’s thinking of making the big shift? Spurred on by the remote working opportunities provided through COVID-1...9, more and more people are considering moving to rural areas and buying a farm. Acreage can be rewarding but if you don’t have the skills and knowledge to look after land and animals properly, the great Aussie dream could turn into a nightmare. We have a new toolkit of resources especially for people who are new to rural living or are on small area holdings. Why not start here? bit.ly/rural-living-handbook NSW DPI Biosecurity Our Regional NSW Small Farms Network NSW Department of Primary Industries Young Farmer Business Program Small Farms Network - Capital Region FarmStyle
18.01.2022 It's Biodiversity Month! Biodiversity is all around us if you listen closely. Local Land Services would love to help farmers and the community improve biodiversity in their paddocks and backyards so please give us a call on 1300 795 299.
17.01.2022 URGENT- PhD Opportunity An opportunity exists for a highly motivated PhD student to undertake a research project in northern South Australia on reintroduced na...tive predators (western quolls). The project is a joint project between the University of Adelaide, SA Dept for Environment and Water and Arid Recovery. The successful applicant will need to apply for a PhD scholarship by the end of October 2020. Applicants should send a copy of their academic results and CV to [email protected] and include a letter outlining why they are interested in the PhD topic
17.01.2022 Warning to Northern Tablelands Graziers. The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting cold weather through the rest of this week. Sheep graziers warnings have been ...issued for Southern NSW and Victoria and we are likely to feel some of it too. Maybe even some more snow. Freshly shorn sheep should be shedded and ewes with lambs at foot need shelter out of the wind. Cattle are also at risk. In particular those that are heavily pregnant or with young calves at foot. Provide shelter and good quality hay if roughage is not available in paddocks. If you require more advice call your local LLS District Veterinarian or Livestock Officer. See more
14.01.2022 Our mistletoe mission proves a success! Mistletoe is an incredibly important resource for birds that sip the nectar from its flowers, feed on its fruits or use ...it for shelter to roost and nest in. Mistletoe helps sustain dozens of bird species but none are more threatened than the Critically Endangered Regent Honeyeater. Yet unlike many native plants, mistletoe doesn’t regenerate after fire it’s killed when burnt. That’s why, in badly burnt areas of NSW’s Lower Hunter, we’ve been busy seeding the forests with Long-flowered Mistletoe as part of a mistletoe restoration project in collaboration with Mindaribba Local Aboriginal Land Council a world-first in habitat restoration of this type and scale. In early 2021, BirdLife and Mindaribba teamed up with arborists to pick and plant over 1000 mistletoe seeds on the upper branches of Spotted Gums in the Tomalpin Woodlands on Wonnarua Country. Here, the mistletoe and the Regent Honeyeaters that relied on it once flourished in 2018 it was their only breeding site in NSW. This innovative bush regeneration work is vital in helping save the Regent Honeyeater from extinction but will also provide a lifeline for other woodland birds in the Lower Hunter Key Biodiversity Area (KBA). Our mistletoe restoration project was made possible by the NSW Saving Our Species program, thanks to funding from their Environmental Trust. This work is supported by Hunter Local Land Services through the National Landcare Program. Regent Honeyeater feeding in Long-flowered Mistletoe by Mark Simpson, Long-flowered Mistletoe seedling and arborist planting mistletoe by Mick Roderick (courtesy of Mindaribba LALC)
13.01.2022 A minimum quarantine period of 30 days is recommended and birds should be housed in an area completely separate to the flock and an area that is not used for any other purpose To find out more visit https://bit.ly/2RZ0QP6
12.01.2022 Don’t worry if you missed our grain storage webinars. We’ve got them recorded for you. Grab a cuppa and head here to watch bit.ly/grain-storage-videos Agr...i-Sealing Solutions NSW Department of Primary Industries NSW Farmers Sheep Connect NSW Meat & Livestock Australia Grain Growers Limited Grains Research and Development Corporation
11.01.2022 We appreciate that many landholders are still on the long road to recovery after last summer’s devastating bushfire season, and we are here to help. Funding ...is still available through the Supporting our Neighbours program to help landholders replace bushfire damaged boundary fencing bordering public lands. Grants can be issued retrospectively, so if you have already replaced boundary fences with your public land neighbour, you can still receive funding. To apply, or to find out if you are eligible, all you need to do is fill out a short form online or call our team on 1300 778 080 and our dedicated fencing coordinators will help you every step of the way. Please visit https://www.lls.nsw.gov.au/fencing See more
10.01.2022 Murray and Elzette have set aside 340 hectares of their old sheep faming property, Ringorah, to manage for conservation. It is brimming with box eucalypts, iron... bark and currajong trees. The couple cannot wait to begin management actions such as weeding, fencing and feral pest control to not only improve their farming practices in the short term, but leave the property better than they found it for future generations. For more information: https://www.bct.nsw.gov.au/ See more
10.01.2022 CANCELLED - SUNNYSIDE SHOW Alternative Show: Deepwater School of Arts Friday 30 April (TOMORROW!!) 0431 269 104... A homegrown night of Wild West-inspired theatre created by Nundle-based artist Natasha Soonchild is set to tour the small halls of the New England North West from late April, brought to audiences by Arts North West On Tour’s annual Pocket Productions program. Soonchild will hit the stage in the title role of Shootin’ Sadie, an acclaimed one-woman show written and developed in Nundle and directed by Gwenda Blackwell. A multi-talented performing and visual artist, Soonchild will inhabit multiple characters for the production, narrating Sadie’s story of adversity and triumph through the entertaining and accessible prism of the Wild West genre. We’re saddling up and getting ready to hit the road with Shootin’ Sadie in just a few weeks! Soonchild said. Sadie’s journey is one of adversity and strength revealing the moral compass that guides her conscience. She has true grit. I’m lucky enough to have special guest musician John Krsulja performing as the opening act for the show. I’ve seen John in rehearsals and he is bringing something super special to the evening! An established acoustic musician from Nundle, Golden Guitar-winning Krsulja will perform a blend of Folk, Rock and Country in his pre-show set.
10.01.2022 Don’t forget the second of our pre-harvest webinars on tomorrow. Webinar #2 is on ‘Silos cone & flat bottom, plus grain sheds key practices for success’ ... Head here bit.ly/grain-storage-webinars to register for Webinar #2 as well as find a recording of Webinar #1. Ben Taylor, Condamine NSW Department of Primary Industries NSW Farmers Sheep Connect NSW Meat & Livestock Australia Grain Growers Limited Grains Research and Development Corporation
09.01.2022 FULLY BOOKED!! Our upcoming workshops: *Shooting Training for Women *Hand Build a Piece of Pottery *Painting a Rural Landscape... *Copper Folding Are all FULLY BOOKED!! If you are interested in courses like these, and are a member of Granite Borders Landcare, keep your eyes peeled for future workshops.
07.01.2022 We are bringing the Witches to Bonshaw! Limited numbers. See bottom of flyer for booking details.
07.01.2022 Very limited places available each day. Contact us at [email protected] or 02 6736 3500 to book today.
07.01.2022 Have you tried our free, online VPIT course? Landholders need to complete the training to collect baits for feral pest control. If you do need to re-complete yo...ur accreditations at short notice, fortunately the online course can be accessed at any time. Click here to get started www.lls.nsw.gov.au/VPIT
06.01.2022 Tenterfield Farmers: get in touch now via the link below to be involved with our next farm planning course coming up in October. Limited spaces available. https://www.lls.nsw.gov.au//nor/key-projects/farm-planning
06.01.2022 Sarah Caldwell, from Mole River Native Nursery, shows us how to propagate Australian Native Plants from seeds, cuttings and grafting. Feel free to give this vid...eo a share, and happy growing everyone! This project is jointly funded through Northern Tablelands Local Land Services and the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program.
06.01.2022 Weed Wednesday Common Name: Whiskey Grass Scientific Name: Andropogon virginicus... Widely naturalised in sub-tropical and warmer temperate regions of eastern Australia. Very invasive weed in pastures, wetlands, grasslands and open woodlands, along roadsides, waste areas and other disturbed sites. The grass is of low fodder value and unpalatable Is a long-lived perennial grass that grows in tufts with upright stems 0.5 to 1 m tall It germinates or regrows in spring and is vegetative through summer In autumn sends up numerous upright leafy stems that produce large numbers of fluffy seeds The stems quickly turn brownish-orange and die off by the end of autumn. Flowering occurs from autumn through to summer. The leaves are 10-40 cm long and 2-5 mm wide, are either flat or folded have a hairy ligule (small membranous structure where the leaf sheath meets the leaf blade) and may be hairy on the upper surface towards the base The narrow inflorescence (group of flowers) have pairs (sometimes in triples or quads) The inflorescence looks fluffy with 5-10 mm long white hairs Whisky grass spreads by wind and water, and can adhere to animals, clothing and machinery Control methods for whisky grass include managing pasture to out-compete (i.e. fertility and grazing management) frequent slashing in February to April, using foliar sprays when vegetative, and physical removal Roots need to be chipped out below the crown, and any seed heads removed and solarised in black plastic to kill the seeds. Avoid slashing when seed is present. If you require further advice on identification and control of any plant please contact your nearest Local Land Services Office or local rural store. #WeedsWednesdayNTLLS
04.01.2022 It’s been a tough few years for many of you, so we understand that reporting livestock or crop figures can be confronting if you’ve been impacted by the ongoing... drought or recent floods or fires. We ask that you still lodge your annual return this year so we can help you in these times of need. The details you lodge help us respond quickly and accurately in these situations. Lodging online is the quickest and easiest https://bit.ly/ALSR2020 #ALSR2020 NSW Department of Primary Industries NSW Farmers Animal Health Australia Meat & Livestock Australia National Farmers' Federation Future Farmers Network NSW Rural Assistance Authority
02.01.2022 I promised those of you in Stanthorpe who bought a native mint from me that I would write a quick post about it. I popped one plant in a terracotta bowl to tria...l. Mint has shallow roots, so a bowl is perfect. They can grow in full, all day sunshine or half a day's sunshine, as long as they get water. Mentha satureioides is native to several states and the ACT. It is drought tolerant, but not drought resistent. I grow mint as a productive plant, so the bowl stands in a saucer of water which is topped up. In Brisbane, this keeps it green and growing all year. Expect it to become dormant in a Stanthorpe winter. Mint spread by vigorous stolons and when they fill a pot they must be divided otherwise vigour declines. I tend to divide and cut this species down to the ground once it has finished flowering since flowered stems die back making plants look tatty. Division and pruning reinvigorates them. The ones I sold off were left overs from my cancelled Mother's Day Open Day. I put divisions in 100mm pots. I use premium grade potting mix which has all the food they need. Pots stand in a tray in which I add a 1cm depth of water. I allow them to use up the water before topping up because this brief period of dryness kills any mosquito larvae attempting to reach adulthood. The leaves and shoot tips are used like conventional mint in drinks and meals. Sometimes I scatter the tiny flowers over meals as a decorative garnish. Butterflies and bees visit flowers for their nectar. I bought my original plant from Kumbartcho Sanctuary and Native Nursery at Eatons Hill in north Brisbane. Happy Queen's Birthday :) Mentha satureioides. See: https://bie.ala.org.au//id.biodiversity./node/apni/7415894
