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Celebrating Landcare in the Northern Tablelands of NSW From the people out in the paddock to the passionate leaders on local committees, everyone plays a part in driving positive change.  Strong partnerships and collaboration have helped Landcare in the Northern Tablelands grow, support resil ... read more

An Indigenous-led Community Co-design approach to bushfire recovery impacting hundreds. The issue Tenterfield have recently been impacted by successive natural disasters at a devastating scale and frequency. This includes the bushfires in 2019/ 2020, swiftly followed by more of the same in October ... 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

The NSW Landcare Enabling Program has increased the capacity for development and delivery on numerous projects across the State. This support encompasses not just on-ground environmental and agricultural projects, it inspires through educational workshops and shared services, strengthening the ties ... 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

Northern Tablelands Local Land Service (NT LLS) and Granite Borders Landcare Committee (GBLC) have been working towards delivering Mulloon Institute landscape rehydration and regeneration offerings to landholders, graziers/farmers in Tenterfield. This includes a Field Day workshop an ... 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

Helping primary producers prepare for extreme weather events. The issue Natural disasters have been increasing in intensity at higher frequency. Accordingly, Tenterfield has experienced successive severe weather events, including 5 years of drought followed by the 2019/2020 Black Summer bushfires ... read more

This poster was presented at the NSW Parliamentary Friends of Landcare in 2024. It is based on a workshop funded by the People Led Prevention Project, Landcare NSW and the NSW Reconstruction Authority, to raise awareness of Fire Ant threats, Biosecurity measures, identification and property planning ... 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

Fire planning, action and community connection through fire plan sharing in Tenterfield Shire. The issue Tenterfield Shire has experienced two massive fire events in quick succession, with the 2019/2020 Black Summer bushfires; and those that encircled the town in 2023. The intensity of these fires ... 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

On 27th April, we are hosting two, *free* Weed Identification Workshops; come along to one or to both! In the morning session we will examine samples brought from home and hear from; our local Council Weeds' Officer Chris Battersby, the NTLLS Regional Weeds' Coordinator Beth Brown and Professor of ... read more

Granite Borders Landcare produces regular newsletter. Each edition contains the latest information on natural resource management across the Tenterfield and Stanthorpe districts. Field days, workshops, funding opportunities, project updates and information on Landcare group activities are provided f ... read more

The Northern Tablelands Local Land Services (NTLLS) and the New England Landcare Network are working together to alleviate further losses and improve the habitat of our local koala population.  These projects are being funded through the Australian Government's National Landcare Program.  ... 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

Do you have an idea for a project or activity that might benefit the community or the environment?  If you have, then download and complete our Expression Of Interest form and return it to our office either in person, by mail or by email. Granite Borders Landcare Committee as a not-for-profit ... 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

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

GLENRAC has a vision to provide solutions for a sustainable and productive landscape. Our mission is to initiate and coordinate action for landholders and the community to manage and maintain the natural resource base of the Glen Innes region for the improvement of both the social and productive en ... 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

GWYMAC Inc. (Gwydir and Macintyre Resources Management Committee)  We are a non-profit, community-owned organisation, a free service to the community, run by a volunteer committee. Our Goals: To develop a healthy ecosystem that will sustain the future needs of our community. To educate land ... 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

The Northern Tablelands Local Land Services region is bounded by Tenterfield in the north and Walcha in the south. The region extends between Warialda and Delungra in the west and reaches to the escarpment of the Great Dividing Range in the east. Northern Tablelands Local Land Services  ... 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

Local wildlife benefit from nesting boxes constructed and installed in Tenterfield's Bushfire effected habitats. The issue This project was developed to bring positive environmental outcomes to the local fauna that is particularly reliant on hollows for shelter and breeding. These hollows became ... read more

Sarah Caldwell, from Mole River Native Nursery, shows us how to propagate Australian Native Plants from seeds, cuttings and grafting. This project is jointly funded through Northern Tablelands Local Land Services and the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program. ... read more

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This project will deliver positive environmental outcomes as Australia’s fauna is particularly reliant on hollows for shelter and breeding. These hollows are now a highly limited resource in Tenterfield and the surrounding area due to the devastating bushfires in early 2019 that decimated thou ... read more

If you have 2 minutes to answer our Survey, we would greatly appreciate your feedback to assist us with delivering a service we can all be proud of. Survey can be printed out and dropped in to 45 Martin Street, Tenterfield or downloaded and emailed to us. ... read more

Granite Borders Landcare Committee Incorporated has been busy in 2019 setting goals and meeting them! Below is a visual outlining some of our bigger achievements for the year. ... read more

Granite Borders Landcare received $22,000 form phn Hunter New England and Central Coast to host 14 workshops over the next 12 months.   ... read more

Granite Borders Landcare received $7,350 for the purchase of 23 remote sensor cameras for the Goomburra and Karara/Gore Wild Dog Control Groups. This project has been assisted by Grants to Community Funding from the Southern Downs Regional Council.  ... read more

During 2017 - 2018, New England North West Landcare is delivering a Community Grants Program funded by the NAtion Landcare Programme. Funding is available across the Northern Tablelands region* only. Grants are offered to give organisations, groups and individuals the financial capacity to suppor ... read more

Granite Borders Landcare Committee in partnership with the Northern Tablelands Local Land Services are delivering investment funding to promote planting of native vegetation. The aim of this project is to improve ecosystem health, increase habitat for native species, provide benefits to productio ... read more

Friday 25th August 2017, say GBLC put on free refreshments and guest presenter to welcome its members along and thank them for being part of the organisation! The venue was the Wallangarra Railway Cafe, which provided both the Executive meeting (held earlier in the afternoon) and General meeting at ... read more

Over the past 10 to 15 years fertiliser prices have increased significantly and the livestock grazier’s ability to pay has decreased. There is also the perception that the traditional fertiliser usage is not giving the response in both pasture and livestock growth rates that the graziers have ... read more

Transformed from a weed and rabbit infested, degraded landscape to an evolving native environment, Tenterfield Park is on its way to displaying a wide range of ecological communities indigenous to the Northern New England Region. This brochure gives a quick overview of the park, its history, and ho ... read more