Macdonald River Restoration Group


The Macdonald River Restoration Group has a simple and clear action plan for their stretch of the Macdonald River. Their plan is as follows:

1) Continue working on removing privet and cleaning up the riverbank on the south-eastern side of the low level bridge, where trees have been planted.

2) Spray weeds and growth on “sand slugs” near low-level bridge and further down behind the hotel. If weeds are killed then sand may wash downstream with next flood event.

3) Remove low-lying branch from Basket Willow on western side of low-level bridge

4) Cut off stumps from willows behind hotel.


5) Remove basket willows either side of weeping willows behind hotel.


6) Spray blackberries along south-western side of old bridge.


7) Clean up area along river below BBQ’s at Memorial Park.

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Blackville Public School has joined the TreeTroff Program!

On Tuesday I (Liverpool Plains and Gunnedah Local Landcare Coordinator) had the great pleasure of joining the students and staff of Blackville Public School, and Wes Leedham and Carl Holmsby  from the NSW DET Environmental Education Centre at Coonabarabran, to install a Tree Troff in the playground. 


2025 Landcare conference videos and ressources

Did you miss the landcare conference? If so, You can now watch all the speaker presentation videos from the 2025 National Landcare Conference, and the 2025 National Landcare Awards event online. We have also published over 50 poster presentations that were on display at the conference. 


SOIL: Rewilding the Underground

I know we have a few people among us who has an interest in soils, or if you just want to learn a bit more check out this podcast which was sent to us by Helen. If anyone else has any resources they would like to share let us know!. Thank you Helen 🙏

https://open.spotify.com/show/3GTWyj92WzwyW7iLmc8sY9?si=Kw5BkEn8RdyqeaEhiuqunQ

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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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