Case Studies & Reports

Bourke in North Western NSW has a new landcare group to look after the town's beautiful natural areas along the Darling River. The issue Bourke is a remote town in the northeast corner of Western NSW. Through it, runs the Darling River. The people of Bourke, including...

Landcare and community gardens in the Far West The issue As a sparsely populated region of NSW with unreliable rainfall, an increasing number of hot days, and reliance on stores for fresh fruits and vegetables, food security can be an issue, especially in remote rural...

Finding something relatable for all ages The issue The Sunray Warriors is an event that is held each year in Mildura. Children from local primary schools are invited along to participate in Environmental learning activities. Fifteen primary schools in NSW and VIC...

Testing a new activity with school age children. The issue When you are developing a new activity that is to be used with school age children to help them engage and think about the environment it is hard to find and develop age appropriate activities. An activity...

The issue People living in the Far West of NSW can feel isolated at the best of times. The drought that has been raging for several years now keeps many landholders on their properties for months at a time, with some not having left the station for over 12 months. The...

The Issue Every second year, Landcare NSW and Local Land Services hold a State Conference somewhere in New South Wales. The conference regularly attracts hundreds of attendees in the Landcare space, however the conference has never been held any further west than...

The Challenge Vertebrate pests are an ongoing issue in the Western Region of New South Wales. Research shows that the dingo population is spreading, and the predation of both dingoes and feral pigs are listed as Key Threatening Processes by the NSW DPI. Despite being...

The Challenge Feral deer can have major impacts on the environment as they have the potential to foul waterholes, cause soil erosion, spread weeds, transmit diseases and  destroy the native vegetation through trampling, over grazing and ringbarking young trees....

The Challenge One of the biggest challenges faced in the Western Region of NSW is controlling vertebrate pests such as wild dogs, foxes, rabbits and feral cats. These vertebrate pest animals cause significant impacts on both livestock production and native animal...

The Challenge In the Western District management of vertebrate pest animals requires collaboration between landholders and other organisations. However, there is a perceived lack of vertebrate animal control in local National Parks has caused a great deal of...