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Landcare ACT

Locality: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

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25.01.2022 What a sight! The Cotter Dam in full spill - a view from the bridge! Thanks Icon Water for the opportunity to learn more about water education and to meet and share with other environmental educators. What a way to spend an Autumn twilight.... #education #environmentaleducation Landcare Australia #landcare

25.01.2022 Volunteers from all over the region were excited to be at the launch of the annual #waterwatch Catchment Health Indicator (CHIP) report in Gungahlin today. The weather was wet but it couldn’t keep Minister Shane Rattenbury away who launched the report. Congratulations to all the catchment group volunteers and Waterwatch coordinators for their hard work and commitment. After the COVID lockdown last year every single volunteer returned to their work.... You can find the full report on the ACT Waterwatch website. The results are surprising given the extreme conditions experienced in 2019-2020 but you’ll have to read the report to find out more. Ginninderra Catchment Group Molonglo Conservation Group National Landcare Network Southern ACT Catchment Group Landcare Australia

25.01.2022 A day for celebration! Last night, the Parliamentary Friends of Landcare group was officially launched by the Co-chairs, Senator Perrin Davey and Senator Raff Ciccone. Landcare ACT was proud to be among those present to celebrate this momentous occasion. Among those who spoke and celebrated the Landcare movement in Australia were Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management David Littleproud, Shadow Minister for Agriculture Julie Collins, Minister for the Envir...onment Sussan Ley and Shadow Minister for the Environment Terri Butler Check out the National Landcare Network Facebook page for full details. Photo: Ngunawal Traditional Custodian Wally Bell, CEOs and Chairs of the National Landcare Network, Landcare Australia Limited, and Landcare ACT with grassroots volunteers from the ACT Landcare movement

24.01.2022 Tune into Adrienne Francis on ABC Canberra tomorrow around 7:20am to hear the latest Landcare Champion interview. This week? Southern ACT Catchment Executive Officer Martine Franco. She's been at the helm seven years and has plenty of stories to tell. You'll hear about the success of Aboriginal heritage walks across the southern region, massive erosion work undertaken by #ParkCarers and the award winning Green Army project.

24.01.2022 The annual Waterwatch Bug Blitz has partnered with the Birrallee Scouts again this year, with the Yowie Cubs taking the lead on the search for all things legged, winged and yes - blood sucking. Have a read about how these eight to 10 year olds are donning their citizen science hats and contributing to the health of our waterways! #waterwatch #landcare #bugblitz #waterbugs

20.01.2022 Photos from the Burra hot spot taken on 8 October.

20.01.2022 The FrogWatch census is over for another year, but if you’ve got a smart phone and you want to get your citizen science boots on again this year then #frogidweek is for you! As Anke Maria from Ginninderra Catchment Group, Regional Coordinator for FrogWatch, has said, frogs are the most threatened species on the planet - with their plight compared to the extinction of the dinosaurs. Every single recording counts so take a look below, download the app and get out there to take ...part in this national program! #frogs #citizenscience #frogcount #landcare

19.01.2022 Good morning! Some Mt Taylor prettiness as ACT Parks Ranger Bec Ryan calls it. Shot in the sunshine yesterday. The whole of Canberra is in full bloom. Isn’t it stunning? Send us your own prettiness pics! We’d love to post them! #cbr #mttaylor #landcare ACT Parks and Conservation Service #goodmorning

18.01.2022 Get your boots on and come along to the first ever planting event at the new Narrabundah wetlands. We'd love to see you there - and we'd love to see your pics from the day! Just send them in a message to our page!

18.01.2022 The Landcare Farming Program has has been launched by the National Landcare Network. Here in the ACT we have around 160 farms with a strong rural landholder presence. This program is aimed at strengthening ties between those landholders and Landcare and improving agricultural resilience i the face of changing conditions. Click below to get involved in this project which is being undertaken with Landcare Australia through funding from the National Landcare Program and stay tuned for ways to take part and benefit from this program here in the ACT region!

18.01.2022 The The RiotACT has reported on concerns raised about future funding for our member catchment groups. In response to the concerns raised, Landcare ACT CEO Karissa Preuss said: Without adequate and ongoing funding catchment groups are less able to undertake long-term planning and time is spent advocating for funding rather than getting on and doing what they do best, supporting the community in delivering on-ground environmental outcomes. #landcare Ginninderra Catchment Group Molonglo Conservation Group Southern ACT Catchment Group

13.01.2022 What can’t you achieve with the backing of the Southern ACT Catchment Group, a mulcher and the memory of swimming in a waterhole as a boy with your best mate. Matt an Sharon Gregory have brought the banks of the Naas River back to life on their property, shredding and poisoning tonnes of blackberry. Take a tour with Landcare ACT to see how they did it! This video is part of a series developed by Landcare ACT and funded by the Commonwealth Government National Landcare Program.... #landcare Landcare Aust @southernactcatchmentgroup #farming #farmlife #weeds #blackberry

12.01.2022 Exciting research in the bushfire affected Namadgi National Park around Goanna monitoring shared by National Parks Association of the ACT Landcare ACT is delivering a bushfire recovery program for volunteers with the Southern ACT Catchment Group right now. Stay tuned to the Southern website for opportunities to get involved!... Funded by Landcare Australia and WIRES come down and help weed, replant and restore habitat - including for Goannas!

10.01.2022 Working bee - mulch spreading

09.01.2022 This Saturday morning tune in to ABC Canberra for our latest Landcare Champions interview. Adrienne Francis will talk to Louise Curham who is the convenor of the Urambi Hill Landcare group and is also a passionate member of the arts community. Find out how she’s helping the two worlds collide at 7:30am!... #nature #cbr #artscanberra #landcare #environment

07.01.2022 Who knows? Maybe our #waterwatch volunteers should take out a UV light at next year's #platypus count and do it in the dark?

07.01.2022 Tune in to the 7pm TV bulletin tonight on ABC Canberra to see the hard work done by volunteers in Namadgi! What a day to tackle the weeds after the park was smashed by fire this year. Thanks to the 20 sensational volunteers who came along to put their backs into the Landcare Australia and WIRES funded initiative.... It was great to have Environment Minister Rebecca Vassarotti and Minister for Planning and Land Management Mick Gentleman MLA. If you'd like to get involved in this project just get in touch with our partners at Southern ACT Catchment Group or message us here! There are a lot of weeds out there but today the team made a dent. #namadginationalpark #bushfirerecovery #bushfireaustralia #volunteer #environment #landcare

05.01.2022 An early good morning with Lish Fejer from ABC Canberra today talking grasslands in the west Belconnen area! At 48 mins take a listen to Dr Ken Hodgkinson Chair of Ginninderra Catchment Group and Convenor, Native Grassland Restoration Landcare Group and Kat McGilp, GCG Coordinator.... There are some hidden grassland gems in the West Belconnen area, but what is the history? What are GCG's groups doing to restore these areas and how can we learn from how the Ngunawal people have and do use them? Thanks for getting up early guys!! Ginninderra Catchment Group #landcare #grasslands #nativeveg #grasslandrestoration

05.01.2022 Check out this morning’s front page Canberra Times coverage of yesterday’s #namadginationalpark Landcare and Southern ACT Catchment Group volunteer weeding drive! Thanks to the 20 volunteers who came along and to ACT Parks and Conservation Service Get in touch to get involved in the next one!... WIRES Landcare Aust #environment #environmentalvolunteers #bushfirerecovery #australianbushfires #cbr

05.01.2022 Check out this adorable family of splendid fairy-wrens. Fairy-wrens are among the most beautiful birds in Australia, but they have quirky personalities too. ... Find out more about all the different types of fairy-wren that call Australia home: https://bit.ly/3mUxXks Mark Eatwell