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🌿👗 Embrace Sustainable Fashion at Our Clothes Swap Event! 👗🌿
Hey fashion enthusiasts! 🌎 Looking to refresh your wardrobe without breaking the bank or harming the planet? Join us on Saturday, September
16th, from 2pm to 4pm at 192 Brisbane Street, Tamworth, for an exciting clothes swap event that's all about quality, style, and
sustainability!
Guitarist Andrew Blanch and harpist Emily Granger united their talents to cast a captivating spell with Suite Mágica. Presented by Music in the Regions, this musical delight not only enthralled the senses but also echoed support for the Upper Peel Landcare Group.
Wanna make a difference!? TRLA have started to collaborate with Campgrounds coffee and they have joined forces with Floozy Coffee Roasters this August to give you a special Landcare Collab beans! So all you have to do is snag a bag of these special 'Landcare x Floozy x Camp Grounds' beans to make a difference! For every 1kg bag, Floozy is donating $5, and for every 250g bag, they're donating $2.50. What champs! Plus, Camp Grounds is donating 10% of all bags sold! Come get your snazzy 'Landcare Collab' bag of beans to fund the good work of our volunteers. TRLA is non-for-profit and all funds donated will be going back in to the community. So head down to their shop on 37 Dowe Street today to get your beans.
Music in the Regions presents the extraordinary combination of guitarist Andrew Blanch and harpist Emily Granger in Suite mágica. This concert is presented in partnership with the Upper Peel Landcare Group.
Tamworth Regional Landcare Association (TRLA) has just taken delivery of composted soil conditioner and fine wood mulch at its Landcare Nursery on Wallamore Road, Tamworth. The compost and mulch were donated by Renew Organics and BioCarbon Soil, who have been operating the composting facility at 123 Forest Road for Tamworth Regional Council since March 2022.
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Please join for a screening of the documentary Kiss the Ground. Discussion after the movie will be lead by Wayne Chaffey.
Woolomin Public School, in conjunction with Tamworth Regional Landcare Association, are looking for volunteers to help with the removal of weed species along the river at Woolomin Reserve. If you are available on the date below to assist with this removal, please contact the school as morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea will be provided to helpers. What to bring: a water bottle, gloves, hat, sunscreen. Whilst tools are supplied, please bring chainsaw or rakes if you have them. Loads of woodchip will be available to those who bring a trailer on the day. Date: Sunday, 18th of June 2023 Time: Anytime from 9:30am Where: Woolomin Reserve
Learn how to make compost and Compashi (soil bacteria) with Mr Weedy himself.
Exciting news! A powerful water alliance has emerged with the mission to safeguard water security in New England. On Monday, May
8, community activists, local and state governments, and the University of New England (UNE) joined forces to unveil the incredible Upper
Namoi Water in the Landscape Initiative (WILI). WILI is dedicated to preserving our precious water resources throughout the region, and they
need your support! Together, we can make a significant impact and ensure a sustainable future for our communities.
Join us for an exciting field day exploring the joint journey of a group of eight local farmers to broaden their understanding of soil fertility on their properties.The day will cover the results of their projects, what this means for the health and productivity of their farms, practical measures they are taking toward increasing soil health, and project learnings.
During lockdown of March 2020, award winning Master Photographer David Trood was stuck at home like most people. On a piece of land far away from any town, and even further from a city, David used his time to realise a dream that he has had since childhood. A garden full of food! A dream to be able to eat whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted… just like a gorilla.
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We are pleased to invite you to join us for the upcoming Landcare Conference! This event will explore the latest innovations, strategies, and best practices in landcare and conservation. We will have a variety of experts giving engaging presentations, offering interactive workshops, and engaging in meaningful dialogue. This is an excellent opportunity to learn from and collaborate with like-minded individuals and organizations as we strive to care for and protect our land and its resources. We hope to see you there!
These awards are your chance to recognise an outstanding person or group within the New England or North West region who is working to conserve our natural environment and/or sustainable, regenerate farming systems. Let them know their work is appreciated and values.
There is a great deal of moisture in the ground and still lots of warmth so it is the perfect time to plant. The Nurseray is located on 300 Wallamore Road, Westdale. Feel free to message our Nursery Manager Paul Moxon on 0425 337 475
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Please join us as we put a spotlight on the issue of feral, stray and roaming cats. What is the impact of cats on native species and local biodiversity? What are the options for control on rural properties and in our local neighborhoods?
Join in to clean up along our beautiful peel river and take part in tree planting to Promote biodiversity with Tamworth Urban Landcare Group.
Learn from Paul Moxon our Nursery horticulturist and native species expert. he will show you how to grow native plants by cuttings. Morning
Tea will be provided. Please wear sturdy shoes.
RSVP to nursery@trla.org.au.
Ideal erosion control and riparian rehabilitation, dam plantings and tree corridors.
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Grasses, forbs, herbs, weeds! Learn the names, nutritional value, growing periods, seasonal variation, toxicity of the plants in our pastures and what they tell us about the soil beneath.
These workshops will offer advice on how to build your own herbarium and the opportunity to collect specimens.
Tamworth Regional Landcare Association’s Koala Committee are looking for up to 20 peri urban and rural property owners to receive between 20 and 80 Koala friendly trees for planting on their properties.
This project started 2022, with nine interested landowners wanting to gain knowledge and understanding about their soil and increasing carbon with pasture management.
Revitalised native grain industry gaining momentum in the Northwest. Northwest NSW is known for producing high-quality grain.
This film explores what lead to the steep decline in the koala population in the last 15 years and the work of Local Land Services, researchers and community groups who are trying to assist in koala population recovery across the Liverpool Plains.
If you have a dear relative who always buys you Sox and Jocks each and every year, why not suggest they Gift you a few trees on your behalf
instead!
It’s a gift that lasts for generations and for just $20 - it will buy 4 trees in your name !
To Gift a Tree (or 4) this Christmas visit:
We would like to introduce our newest addition to the TRLA team, Sarah Carter. Sarah is our new RALF taking over from Lana.
Christmas operating hours
TRLA will be closed from Friday 23 December until January 3, 2023.
Native seed collection field trip with Paul Moxon from TRLA Nursery
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Due to the recent flooding we won't be meeting at the the Peel river, instead we will have a working bee at the Nursery at 300 Wallamore
Road from 8.30am-12.30pm.
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The propagation workshop was a great success with nearly 30 attendees...
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Please join us for our AGM and an afternoon of critters and constellations.
RSVP here https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/critters-and-constellation-tickets-453485195427
Local Land Services will be holding a Regenerative Agriculture Field day at Timor. To book contact Nikki Gilder - P: 0476 796 729E:
nicola.gilder@lls.nsw.g
Get your tickets here Regenerative
Agriculture Field Day Tickets, Thu, Oct 27, 2022 at 9:00 AM | Eventbrite
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Discover stunning Bells Turtle habitat and on-farm biodiversity monitoring with Ecologist Phil Spark.
For more information please contact Susan Wilson on 0400 590 776.
Registration essential
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/discover-a-stunning-bells-turtle-habitat-on-the-mcdonald-river-tickets-432393409327
Upper Peel Landcare Group is thrilled to partner with Music in the Regions to bring Naxas Quartet to Nundle on Saturday November 5th, 2022.
BYO drinks and snacks. Cheese plates for sale.
Book your tickets here https://events.humanitix.com/nexas-quartet-the-french-saxophone-nundle?fbclid=IwAR1sqanoX6FeE58XCOKVSluY-1Cbw9KE8cJkMtD1NHLdP2ugO5pB9WvRqZE
Sunday October 23, 2022 at 8.30am - 12.30pm - 300 Wallamore Road.
Learn from Paul Moxon our Nursery horticulturist and native species expert. He will show you how to sow native seed and take cuttings,
Morning Tea will be provided. Please wear sturdy shoes.
RSVP to nursery@trla.org.au.
Projects of up to $25K are being sought (this is NOT limited to formal Landcare groups but rather Landcarers).
Applications for this this Landcare Farming Program Expression of Interest will close on Monday 24th of October.
This years AGM will be held on November 19. More information to come soon
North West Local Land Services would like to hear from anyone in the North West slopes region (Barraba to Wallabadah) who has seen a koala in the past three years.
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EOI for the Small Grants Program will be ending on September 30. So if you haven't already submitted your EOI please do it as soon as possible.
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Learn more about the plants in our pastures and the soils beneath.
When: Saturday 8th October 2022
Where: 58 Koorooya Road, Somerton 2340 NSW
Time: 9.00am - 1.00pm
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We are excited to announce that this years round of our small grants program is now open. Volunteer Landcare, Grassroots Community groups and organisations can apply for up to $2,500 for activities that meet an objective of TRLA’s strategic plan. Applications close on September 30, 2022 with successful applicants being announced on November 19th.
'Let's Talk About Soil Carbon'. Over two days in Narrabri and Tamworth, 125 landholders from across the North West had the privilege of hearing from innovator, leader, pioneer and change-maker Dr Terry McCosker from RCS and CarbonLink. It was inspiring, challenging but most of all motivating. Along with the science, we also heard about opportunities for carbon projects from CarbonLink, Climate Friendly and South Pole. A big thank you to all our wonderful speakers and to everyone who attended. Proudly supported by Tamworth Regional Landcare Association and Northern Slopes Landcare Association Inc.
We would like to invite you to our next Landcare Learning Session on Tuesday September 20 at 6pm. Venue is McCulloch Agencies on corner of Kable Avenue and Brisbane Street. We look forward to seeing you there.
Learn about carbon sequestration and accessing carbon markets on 8th September Crossing Theatre Narrabri and 9th September Powerhouse Hotel Tamworth.
Northwest Landcare through funding from the State and Federal Governments are thrilled to host world leading soil carbon sequestration
expert Dr Terry McCosker, to share his knowledge with local landholders on the latest research and information on sustainable soil
practices.
‘Across the Paddock’ is aimed at bringing Landcarers and the community across the north west all the latest in natural resource management news, what’s happening in the agricultural sector, plus events, funding, articles and more!
Grassy White Box Woodlands provide habitat for over 60 threatened species such as the Bush Stone-Curlew and the Squirrel Glider and they are an important source of food and habitat for three nationally threatened bird species (Regent Honeyeater, Superb and Swift Parrots).
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.
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.
Mari ngiyani winangaylanha ganunga-waanda yanaylanha, dhaymaarr ganugu-waanda nhama ngarrangarranmaldanhi. [We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the first people and custodians of this land] Gomeroi People are the traditional custodians of the waterways and the land on which we work and live. Tamworth Regional Landcare Association pay our respects to their elders past, present and emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal people.
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