Case Studies & Reports

Engaging with school children to help them understand how the speed and volume of water can cause the soil to be washed away, how and why it happens and what can be done to help prevent water soil erosion. The issue Teaching upper primary students what soil erosion...

Engaging the community of Bourke in Western Landcare through a community garden. The issue Often in isolated towns such as Bourke there is a large turnover of population and so often groups such as Landcare needs to be invigorated every few years as key participants...

Understanding the importance of collaboration as a team whilst being isolated from one another. The issue Western Landcare covers 42% of the State of NSW. With  team members based from Bourke to Broken Hill it can be challenging to work cohesively  when everyone is...

Engaging primary school children to recognise, understand and participate in actively taking care of their environment. The issue Primary school students don’t necessarily recognise or understand the environment in which they live.  They don’t always know or...

Encouraging Participation in NRM and Biodiversity in the Far West. The issue Western NSW, covering 40 percent of the state and sparsely populated, has its associated benefits and challenges. Benefits may include a stronger sense of community, space to live, enhanced...

Engaging with the younger generation in Far West NSW. The issue Mental health, food security, scarcity, and inflation are some of the many issues that have arisen from recent years, especially since the start of the pandemic. Children are spending less time in the...

Native Fauna Biodiversity and Pest Management in the Far West. The issue Predation threatens many native species with extinction ultimately disrupting balance in the natural food chain and biodiversity in the region. In the Western Region of NSW, the total land area...

Western Landcare In partnership with OzFish Ltd are re-snagging the lower Darling River to help improve and re-build native habitat along with providing shelter, protection and breeding grounds for native fish.   The issue Challenges for Re-snagging have included...

A new pest management group established between the Warrego and Paroo Rivers in North-Western NSW. The issue Wild Dogs are a very prominent issue in Western NSW due to the high stock losses farmers experience, especially lambs in sheep flocks. Western Local Land...

With current interstate restrictions it was difficult to source contractors from other states for our rabbit control project. We were fortunate to be able to upskill some of our local Aboriginal rangers so that they were able to participate in some of the work on our...