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Funding Success to Deliver Major Boost for Tamworth Landcare Nursery and Local Environmental Projects

Tamworth Regional Landcare Association (TRLA) is pleased to announce it has secured funding through the NSW Landcare Enabling Program (LEP3) Innovations and Partnerships Grant Program to deliver a series of projects aimed at strengthening local environmental outcomes, community education and long-term Landcare sustainability across the Tamworth region.

A major focus of the funding will be investment into the Tamworth Nursery, helping improve the region’s capacity to grow locally sourced native plants for revegetation, biodiversity and community projects.

The funding will support important nursery upgrades including improved propagation infrastructure.

The project will increase the nursery’s ability to supply provenance-correct native plants suited to local conditions, supporting farmers, schools, councils, Landcare groups and community organisations undertaking environmental works across the Tamworth Local Government Area and beyond.

Tamworth Regional Landcare Association Chair Wayne Chaffey said the investment represents an important step toward strengthening local environmental resilience and community capacity.

“This funding is a fantastic outcome for the Tamworth region and for the many volunteers, community members and organisations that support Landcare locally,” Mr Chaffey said.

“Our nursery is a critical community asset that supports biodiversity restoration, school education programs, local revegetation projects and community greening initiatives.

“These upgrades will help us increase production capacity, strengthen local native seed collection and improve the long-term sustainability of the nursery so it can continue supporting the community well into the future.”

Alongside the environmental projects, the funding will also support the “Weaving Country, Culture and Collaboration” Aboriginal Partnerships initiative across the North West. The project focuses on building stronger relationships between Landcare and Aboriginal communities through shared learning, cultural knowledge exchange, on-Country activities and collaborative projects. TRLA will work alongside delivery partner Integr8y, Aboriginal communities and regional partners to support the successful delivery of the initiative across the region.

The initiative will help create culturally safe opportunities for communities to connect, learn and work together while strengthening understanding of caring for Country and supporting long-term partnerships across the region.

The successful funding will also support several additional initiatives within the Tamworth region, including environmental education projects, water literacy and storytelling initiatives, biodiversity monitoring and continued support for community-led Indian Myna control activities.

The Indian Myna project will continue to strengthen partnerships between TRLA, Tamworth Birdwatchers, Tamworth Regional Council and local volunteers to support coordinated invasive species management and improved outcomes for native birds and biodiversity.

TRLA acknowledged the support and collaboration of partner organisations, volunteers, schools, councils, landholders and community groups who contributed to the successful application.

For further information:

Wayne Chaffey 0400358217

Tamworth Regional Landcare Association
Email: info@trla.org.au