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Tamworth Regional Landscape Association's AGM Highlights: A Night of Insight and Continuity

A notable highlight of the event was Professor Martin Toms' captivating presentation on landscape resilience, sparking thoughtful discussions among the engaged audience.

TRLA extends sincere gratitude to Professor Martin Toms for his enlightening presentation and acknowledges the outgoing committee for their dedication and hard work.

In a spirit of continuity, TRLA warmly welcomes back the incumbent executive office bearers for 2024. President Wayne Chaffey, Vice President George MacDonald, Treasurer Stephanie Cameron, and Secretary Nell Chaffey all continue their roles, providing stability and experienced leadership. The committee also includes the valuable contributions of Lyn Allen, Jean Cody, Heather Rancloud, John Simpson, Nicki Chirlian, Auralie Quade, and Fiona Kelly. Stephanie Cameron retains her position as the Public Officer.

While recognizing the achievements of the past year, the AGM set the stage for an exciting future under the continued guidance of the incumbent committee. TRLA looks forward to their ongoing efforts in advancing the association's mission and ensuring a resilient landscape for the Tamworth region.

As TRLA continues to thrive, the association expresses gratitude to all who attended the AGM, contributing to the success of this memorable evening and reaffirming their commitment to the region's landscape and community.



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2025 Photo Competition - NOW OPEN

Capture the Beauty of Our Region – and See It Projected in Fitzroy Plaza!

Tamworth Regional Landcare Association (TRLA) is thrilled to launch the 2025 Landcare Photography Competition, a celebration of our region’s breathtaking biodiversity. From the towering red gums and seasonal wattles to blue wrens, kangaroos, and blue-banded bees, our landscape is teeming with natural beauty—just waiting to be captured through your lens.

Whether you're a keen amateur, a professional, or simply love taking photos on your phone, we invite you to get creative and showcase the beauty of the natural world around you. Explore grassy white box woodlands, rivers, billabongs, bush tracks, parks—or even your own backyard—and show us what biodiversity looks like to you.

Carbon Farm Field Day

Interested in Carbon Projects but have been waiting to see what it looks like on farm?  Now's your chance.  Atlas Carbon in partnership with NSW Government and Wilmot Cattle Co will be holding an on farm field day in Nundle on 17th June.  Bookings now open!

North West Local Land Services May 2025

Stay up to date with the latest events, make sure you check out the North West Local Land Services website, newsletter and socials. Other events pop up that are not currently listed so it is a great way to stay up to date with following links listed below.

Where have the Bogong Moths gone?

Where have the Bogong Moths gone?

Bogong Moths usually migrate in spring each year, especially from southern Queensland, central NSW and western Victoria to the Australian Alps, and then back again in autumn. Recent research suggests they may also be in South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania, but more data is needed - including via Moth Tracker.

Bogong Moths are facing a number of threats, including extreme weather events, drought and climate change, light pollution on their migration routes, changed wide-scale agricultural practices and insecticides, predation by introduced species and habitat loss. Following an estimated 99.5% collapse, Bogong Moths were added to the IUCN Endangered Species list in December 2021. Scientists are currently working hard to understand more about the decline of Bogong Moths and how to protect the species, so with Moth Tracker, we can all do our bit to help!

During the Bogong Moth’s spring to summer migration in 2023, we received 594 moth sightings on Moth Tracker, with 291 of those confirmed to be Endangered Bogong Moths. To all the Moth Trackers out there, thank you for your support!

A map of Victoria, Australia showing the Bogong Moths' annual migration route from NS and SA down to Victoria's alpine region

Have you seen a Bogong Moth? Submit your sighting on Moth Tracker https://mothtracker.swifft.net.au/

 And please turn off your outside lights so they can keep flying!!!

Photo by By Donald Hobern from Canberra, Australia - Agrotis infusa, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4936674

Upcoming events in the North West


Check out these upcoming events in the North West.

Bendemeer Students Join the TreeTroff Biodiversity Project

Bendemeer Students Join the TreeTroff Biodiversity Project

This week, I had the pleasure of visiting Bendemeer Primary School to talk to Years 3 to 6 students and their teacher, Mrs Doak about the exciting TreeTroff in Schools program. We explored the origins of the project, what it means for their school, and even selected the best location and tree for the installation — a great step forward in bringing the program to life at Bendemeer.

The TreeTroff project is part of the Koalas and Others 2025: A Schoolyard and Community Biodiversity Project, coordinated by the Warrumbungle National Park Environmental Education Centre (WNPEEC). It's an innovative citizen science initiative that helps schools monitor local biodiversity using cameras and data collection tools. Students gain valuable digital, scientific, and communication skills as they analyse images, record data, and prepare scientific reports each semester to share with other participating schools across the region.

The project provides long-term data that supports conservation efforts and is of interest to universities and government agencies.

We're looking forward to seeing Bendemeer students actively engaging in this hands-on conservation science and sharing their findings with schools across the state.

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Our members often say that when you become part of Landcare, you’re not just joining a group, you’re becoming part of a family. The concept is so compatible with Australian culture it’s hard not to get involved! By becoming a TRLA member, you’ll be supporting our work, learning new skills, becoming part of the solution, and helping to make a difference for the future.

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funding support

Did you know (TRLA) run an Annual Small Grants program for Landcare activities connected to the Tamworth region.

Volunteer Landcare and Grassroots Community groups can apply up to $2,500 for activities that meet an objective of TRLA’s strategic plan with eight successful projects being awarded funds from across the region.

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