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Southern New England Landcare has launched Revive & Thrive: Future-Ready Farm Dams, a new project helping landholders improve farm dam health, water quality, biodiversity, livestock outcomes and drought preparedness. Running for the next 12 months; the project includes practical workshops, farm ... read more

Rehydrating and Restoring the Landscape:Mulloon Institute, Northern Tablelands Local Land Services and Granite Borders Landcare walk into a bar… The ISSUE  Like many regional communities, Granite Borders region has been impacted by a barrage of unnatural land management practices. This ... read more

Check out our series of short videos on Regenerative Agriculture - funded by the Regional NSW Bushfire Local Economic Recovery Fund; as well as the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR). Jake Smith, GBLC Committee Member   David Hardwick from Soil Land Food   Rod Dowe, ... read more

A capacity and resource building partnership The issue Historical over clearing, over grazing and over-application of superphosphate fertilisers across the Northern Tablelands has led not only to critical reductions in natural biodiversity but also irreversible consequences, as seen with New Engla ... read more

Fire Ant biosecurity property management planning for risk reduction The issue Fire Ants (Solenopsis invicta) can quickly degrade the ecological, productive and lifestyle benefits of our landscape. Fire ants infest around 600,000 ha in South East Queensland, close to the NSW boarder, which poses a ... read more

It’s on again! Stanthorpe Eco Expo (SEE) brings together experts and masters of their craft in all things ecological, organic, grassroots and sustainable. Guest speakers include: Scott Hall (Syntropic Farming); Valerie Pearson (Green Living Australia) and Rob Young (Eco Insects). More detaile ... read more

Regenerative Agriculture - Improves soil structure and biology, hydration, biodiversity, monitoring and managing stock The issue Prolonged years of drought followed by fire altered the topography, biodiversity and health of our landscape here in the New England.  Investigating and educating l ... read more

Ground cover equals greater biodiversity and increased biology The issue Years of prolonged drought and recent bushfires had impacted heavily on large areas across New England, impacting our landholders, primary producers, lifestylers and conservationists. Recent rains have assisted in rebuildin ... read more

Granite Borders Landcare Committee partnered with Carbon8 to give a workshop for farmers and land-owners on farming carbon and offsetting carbon farming emissions. The workshop day at Liston Hall was well attended, with 30 participants. One common outcome from the workshops was that participants wo ... read more

Over 200 landholders, local residents and speakers gathered together to learn and connect at the recent Landcare Adventure The issue Tenterfield has felt isolated these last few years; suffering through drought, fire and flooding.  That, combined with the long-term closure of a border less th ... read more

On ground action to protect and restore priority koala habitat The issue By early 2020, 237,000Ha approx. 32% of our Shire's landscape had been impacted by 11 months of bushfires, decimating much of the native vegetation. This project was developed to re-establish the scarred landscape, protect ex ... read more

On 20th & 21st May we hosted an incredible 2 day event - the New England and Northwest Landcare, 20th Anniversary Landcare Adventure. A massive shout out to our panel of experts and speakers; Dr Stephen Debus, Euan Belson, Rob McCormack, Dr Sarah Mika, Candice Larkin, Paul Revie, Dr John Hunt ... read more

Welcome to Mingoola, a pastoral border region situated on the western slopes at the base of the Great Dividing Range, halfway between Tenterfield, NSW and Texas, QLD. This handy pocket-sized, brochure, authored by Janet White with graphic design by Kerry Hardy (BlackSheep Studio) and many of the ph ... read more

Commencing 10:00am, 20th May at the Tenterfield Golf Club this 2-day event showcases Tenterfield and the resilience and recovery efforts across our State; particularly within our region.  We will hear from experts including leading ecologists and a host of special guests fro ... read more

BirdLife Australia is a relatively recent name change for our organisation.  It is the result of the merger of Birds Australia and Bird Observation & Conservation Australia (BOCA).  For more than 100 years, Birds Australia and BOCA have been powerful advocates for native birds and the ... read more

ACF is Australia's national environment organisation. We are 700,000 people who speak out for the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the places and wildlife we love. We are proudly independent, non-partisan and funded by donations from our community. Australian Conservation Foundation ... read more

Landcarers from around the state will converge on the far north coast community of Tweed Heads in 2022 for the NSW Landcare and Local Land Services conference ‘Rethink, Renew, Recharge’. The 2022 NSW Landcare and Local Land Services Conference will take place from the 15-17 March a ... read more

Enhancing Australia’s agriculture, environment, heritage and water resources through regulation and partnership. We protect Australia’s natural resources and help develop strong agricultural industries. We work with others to ensure our land, water and heritage are well-managed, protect ... read more

Our Vision: Healthy, productive landscapes where people and nature thrive We are an environmental enterprise that thinks big to tackle the challenges facing Australia’s unique and diverse landscapes in ways that work for communities, economies and nature. Greening Australia ... read more

If you would like to conserve your property's special features, but don't want to sign a legal agreement, you can join the Land for Wildlife Scheme. Significant natural and cultural features of the environment exist across the whole landscape. Joining Land for Wildlife is one way you can help conse ... read more

Landcare NSW is the peak representative body for the community Landcare movement in NSW. The Landcare movement is a community-based approach to managing and protecting our natural resources – creating more productive and sustainable farms, conserving our environment, and building more cohesiv ... read more

The National Landcare Program is a key part of the Australian Government’s commitment to protect and conserve Australia’s water, soil, plants, animals and ecosystems, as well as support the productive and sustainable use of these valuable resources. National Landcare Program (Australi ... read more

It takes less than one rabbit per hectare to prevent the successful regeneration of many of our common native trees and shrubs.  This means that many rabbit-infested patches of remnant native vegetation can't sustain themselves naturally and are therefore in slow decline - but unfortunately thi ... read more

It takes less than one rabbit per hectare to prevent the successful regeneration of many of our common native trees and shrubs.  This means that many rabbit-infested patches of remnant native vegetation can't sustain themselves naturally and are therefore in slow decline - but unfortunately thi ... read more

Plant protection is all about managing your whole farm in such a way that the likelihood of pest and disease occurrence is reduced. Pest damage has impacts on yields and inputs, both time and money.  Increasing chemical resistance, rising costs, growing concerns in the market place over residu ... read more

This two page table is intended to give you some idea of the Granite or Traprock habitats in which our local native plants like to grow. It should be viewed as a guide only. Free to download: ... read more

Production of a short film and fact sheet on native seed collection and propagation by seed, grafting and cuttings. The issue Granite Borders Landcare often has people asking for information on native trees and shrubs and what is the best methods to grow them. Native trees and shrubs ... read more

The beautiful and diverse Shire of Tenterfield is a haven for birdlife with more than 230 species of native birds having been recorded.  The Shire straddles the Great Dividing Range with elevations ranging from 115m on the Clarence River to 1491m atop Big Mount Spirabo, creating many different ... read more

The arresting golds and yellows of wattle blooms bring pleasure over winter and spring on the Granite Belt.  Here, wattles are plentiful and diverse.  The region is part of what is known as the MacPherson-Macleay overlap, one of three primary centres of wattle species richness in Australia ... read more

This is the first of a series of companion books to the comprehensive Flora of the Granite Belt published by the Stanthorpe Rare Wildflower Consortium in 2018. Published in 2020, this book of 221 pages describes 33 Eucalypts, two Angophora and one Corymbia found in the region.  Full of colour ... read more

The Indian Myna bird is a highly successful coloniser and was first introduced to Australia in 1862 to Melbourne as a means of controlling garden insect pests. Since that time the population has spread to be the pre dominant bird in major cities on the east coast and spreading west into rural areas. ... read more

This double, trifold brochure is the ideal 'carry-with-you' companion to "Saving the REGENT HONEYEATER - A Conservation and Management Guide". I has a brief Introduction to the Regent Honeyeater along with Habitat, Population Decline, Common Misidentifications, How to find a REGENT, Colour Banding, ... read more

The Regent Honeyeater is a striking black and yellow bird endemic to mainland south-eastern Australia.  Its scientific name – Anthochaera Phrygia – means ‘embroidered flower-fancier’, and its beautifully patterned plumage certainly lives up to this name. This A4 size, 3 ... read more

The first Europeans to traverse the Granite Belt area included explorer Allan Cunningham and his party. Cunningham was not only an explorer, but also a noted botanist. His diary entry  written in the area between Mt Norman and Bald Rock records: “With large detached masses of granite, o ... read more

Information Session with Dr Mahri Koch Dung Beetles Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm Venue: Granite Borders Landcare office, 45 Martin Street, Tenterfield Cost: FREE! Morning Tea on Arrival Topics Covered: What Is A Dung Beetle & Where Can They Be Found? How To Tell If You Have ... read more

MARCH 2017 Sat 4th - Lantana Information & Control Methods (Rivertree) click here Sun 5th - Rainforest Species Identification with Bill MacDonald (Drake) click here Wed 8th - POSTPONED Dung Beetle Benefits & Identification (Tenterfield) Wed 8th - The Gutman Returns - Don Chisholm "Bre ... read more

Woodland habitats are rich areas supporting a diverse set of bird species with over 33% of Australia’s land bird species associated with these areas.  The high profile Swift Parrot and Regent Honeyeater are just two of these species that depend on woodland areas. This 68 page, pocket siz ... read more

Wildflowers of the Granite Belt, is a photographic guide to some of the diverse wildflower species you may encounter in the Granite Belt region.  This 3rd Edition, published by the Rare Wildflower Consortium, Stanthorpe, it is a 48 page booklet with over 320 colour photographs covering a divers ... read more

Common or Indian mynas are native to India and southern Asia. They are popular birds in their source countries as crop pest control agents and as symbols of undying love associated with their habit of pairing for life. Common mynas are now widespread throughout eastern Australia from western Victor ... read more

Australia has its own unique, native dung beetle fauna ideally adapted to feeding on the dry fibrous pellets of marsupials found in forest and woodland habitats.  Few native species have any impact on the dispersal of cattle dung in paddocks.  Unburied, this cattle dung fouls pastures, loc ... read more

This 320 page publication prepared by Mark Leech is intended for general use to assist public knowledge and discussion and to help improve the development of sustainable regions. The Australian honeybee industry provides essential benefits to the agricultural and horticultural sector through manage ... read more

The cane toad is native to Central and South America and is a member of the ‘true toads’ (family Bufonidae)1. Cane toads have dry, yellow-brown, warty skin and large distinctive lumps (known as parotoid glands) behind the head. Cane toads naturally generate potent toxins (bufodienolides) ... read more

Wildflowers of the Granite Belt, is a photographic guide to some of the diverse wildflower species you may encounter in the Granite Belt region.  Published by the Rare Wildflower Consortium, Stanthorpe, it is a 20 page booklet with over 180 colour photographs covering a diverse range of plant f ... read more

South-eastern Australia's climate and vast areas of forest and grasslands make it one of the most bushfire-prone regions on the earth.  The rapid increase in population of NSW over the last two centuries has changed the landscape for fire.  Deliberately or accidentally, people start many m ... read more

When Europeans created open pastures and introduced cattle, sheep and horses into Australia, they produced a new environment which few native dung insects were able to use.  In particular the soft, moist dung pads of cattle were quite different to the fibrous, pellet-like droppings of native ma ... read more