Upper Shoalhaven Landcare

05/05/2026

Join Upper Shoalhaven Landcare and Yass Area Network of Landcare Groups - YAN for Landcare NSW's LUNCH & LEARN SERIES! We're presenting at one of the upcoming webinar sessions in May.

When? Tuesday 26 May 12.30pm - 1.30pm

Where? Online on zoom, please register at: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/A2JchqKgSFC2I4vZ_EYIMg #/registration

Topic? Below our Knees: Exploring native grasslands and w**ds gatherings

Join Landcare Coordinators Sarah McGrath & Erin Brinkley, as well as representatives from their recent collaboration with Friends of Grasslands - FOG , South East Local Land Services and Dr Sonia Graham from the UOW: University of Wollongong, Australia to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing native grasslands in peri urban areas, and how communities can work together to protect these important ecosystems.

This session will highlight practical insights from a series of collaborative workshops delivered by the group, focusing on grassland ecology, w**d control, shared learning and the benefits of coordinated action across property boundaries.

Attendees will hear how bringing landholders together with local experts to build knowledge, strengthen local connections around common goals can lay the groundwork for landscape scale conservation, with plenty of opportunity for discussion and shared ideas.

Register now at: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/A2JchqKgSFC2I4vZ_EYIMg #/registration

**ds South East Landcare

03/05/2026

One week to go! This year, the South East Landcare Muster will bring together Landcare networks, volunteers and partners from across South East NSW on Tuesday 12 May in Moruya, under the theme "Partnerships in Action". For details and your last chance to register: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/south-east-landcare-muster-2026-tickets-1986284082159

Last year, the Muster was held locally at the Carrington Inn in Bungendore with the theme "Celebrating Opportunities for Collaboration with our Projects, Partners, People & Skills". The 2025 Muster featured some excellent breakout sessions and special guest speakers like Andrew Campbell. Find out more at: https://southeastlandcare.asn.au/people-projects-and-possibility-highlights-from-the-2025-south-east-muster/

After the Muster in Bungendore, there was a second Regional Community of Practice Day at Gidgleigh Stock Reserve which was also a big hit - with Local Landcare Coordinators and volunteers participating in COVRAM training or cultural awareness and native plant use workshop with Rodney Freeman. Find out more: https://southeastlandcare.asn.au/south-east-landcare-regional-community-of-practice-day-building-knowledge-and-connections/

02/05/2026

Did you know Braidwood Urban Landcare Group (BULG) has been working on the Flood Creek Community Recreation Precinct since at least 2009?

Utilising the strip of land at the beginning of Bombay Road, on the south west side of Braidwood town, BULG volunteers have played a significant role in establishing:

- The Judith Wright Gardens at the end of Garvey Street (which was opened during the 2015 Two Fires Festival)
- The Community Gardens and now the subcommittee
- Outdoor Gym
- Footpath, footbridge and rock-armoured horse crossing at Hassal Reserve (all constructed with volunteer labour!)

Going forward, the group has plans to further improve footpaths and walking tracks on this block on the edge of Braidwood.

If you're interested in learning more about these projects, or getting involved in improvements to the Flood Creek Community Recreation Precinct, come along to the Braidwood Urban Landcare Group AGM.

It's on TOMORROW Sunday 3 May at 10am at the Judith Wright Gardens (end of Garvey St, Braidwood)! All welcome.

Photo credits and more information: https://commonwoodfarmbraidwood.org/existing-projects/

01/05/2026

Ever wondered about the group of volunteers behind the Braidwood European Wasp Offensive (BEWO)? This is one of many Braidwood Urban Landcare Group (BULG) initiatives which has had a significant impact on the local Braidwood community and reduced the local European Wasp populations in recent years by providing access to traps and lure at cost.

If you'd like to find out more about the project and people behind it, consider coming along to the Braidwood Urban Landcare Group AGM this Sunday 3 May 10am at the Judith Wright Gardens (end of Garvey St Braidwood).

30/04/2026

Gearys Gap/Wamboin Landcare Group is having a native plant sale this Saturday 2nd May 9:30-10am!
The plant sale is happening along side the groups regular propagation session at the group's private nursery in Wamboin. There's plenty of tubestock still available for sale, including species like:
Acacia buxifolia,
Acacia Implexa,
Allocasuarina torulosa,
Allocasaurina verticilata,
Casuarina glauca,
Eucalyptus cinerea,
Blandiflordia grandiflora and
Orthrosanthos multiflorus!

Come along to buy some native plants, or if you're interested in joining the propagation session will be for potting cuttings and preparing new batches of cuttings from 9am-11am. Phone or text 0404 013 898 for the address or for more information about the group please contact their secretary Chris at [email protected].

Bywong Community Association - BCA Bywong & Wamboin Hub Bungendore, Bywong, Wamboin Region Chatter Sutton Landcare Yass Area Network of Landcare Groups - YAN

24/04/2026

Register Here: https://events.humanitix.com/soil-health-maximise-returns-on-challenging-sites-in-the-southern-tablelands

When: Thur 30th April
Where: Painters Lane, Tirranaville, NSW
Time: 10.30 am -2.30 pm

This workshop is an exploratory day to look at a site and assess:

- Site remediation on sodic soils for potential agricultural remediation,
- Integrating solar, agriculture, land regeneration & biodiversity
- Learn about limits to agricultural productivity and how to address and improve those limits
- Maximise returns on challenging sites – what are our aims, what can be achieved?

Guests:
Yolima Carrillo: Associate Professor, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, WSU
Dr Mahesh Suryawanshi: UNSW
Mishka Talent: project developer EDPR Australia
Sung Yoon: En-velops

South East Landcare, Tablelands Farming Systems
The Goulburn Group (TGG), Gunning District Landcare

20/04/2026

17/04/2026

Latest News: Community Growers Deliver ​a​ Second Successful Season for the Southern Tablelands Tree Start Growers Network!

The Southern Tablelands Tree Start Growers Network has celebrated the conclusion of its second successful growing season, with local volunteers once again making a significant contribution to native revegetation efforts across the region... Continue reading:
https://landcare.nsw.gov.au/groups/upper-shoalhaven-landcare-council-inc/community-growers-deliver-a-second-successful-season-for-the-southern-tablelands-tree-start-growers-network/

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Special thanks go to:
Aurelia Metals Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife Mary MacKillop Today NSW Government Environmental trust and Koala Strategy.

Landcare NSW South East Landcare Upper Murrumbidgee Landcare Wagtail Natives Nursery Landcare Australia

The Southern Tablelands Tree Start Growers Network has celebrated the conclusion of its second successful growing season, with local volunteers once again making a significant contribution to native revegetation efforts across the region.

16/04/2026

After a wonderful day in Sutton on Saturday 11 April, we have now completed our 'Below Our Knees' series for autumn 2026. To reflect on these recent Native Grassland & W**d Gatherings, we thought we'd share some photos and blog post from the event on 28th March.

On a cool autumn morning, Bywong and Wamboin community members came together to learn about the remarkable diversity and management of local grassy ecosystems...
Read on at: https://yan.org.au/yan-blog/274-below-your-knees-community-gathers-at-bywong-to-explore-w**ds-grasslands-and-shared-stewardship

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This event was an incredible collaboration between Upper Shoalhaven Landcare Council, Yass Area Network of Landcare Groups - YAN , Friends of Grasslands - FOG , South East Local Land Services , Dr Sonia Graham from UOW: University of Wollongong, Australia and Gearys Gap/Wamboin Landcare Group

This event was supported by the Australian Government through funding from the Natural Heritage Trust under the Climate-Smart Agriculture Program and delivered for Local Land Services, a member of the Commonwealth Regional Delivery Partners panel.

Special thanks to **ds for sharing these photos with us.

16/04/2026

14/04/2026

🌱Landcare Working Bee Wrap‑Up at Dargues!
A massive thank you to the 22 volunteers who ​c​ame for a full day Working Bee ​at our Nursery Hub located at the Aurelia Metals Dargues site in Majors Creek​ on Tuesday 31 March.

​After the​ recent March Tubestock Round Up, volunteers got stuck into the big job of sorting and packing down the season’s work​. Together, they:

- unpacked over 530 propagation kits
- sorted and counted over 10,000 tubestock
- ​ packed 61 boxes of recycled pots
​- assembled six nursery benches
- shifted half a cubic meter of soil
- loaded almost 1,000 plants, guards and stakes back onto the trailer for redistribution across the Upper Murrumbidgee Landcare network.

An incredible team effort that’s set us up perfectly for ​our autumn plant distributions and the next growing season - we couldn’t do it without you!​ An incredible team effort to wrap up the 2025–26 growing season​ 👏
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This project is a collaboration between Upper Murrumbidgee Landcare , Upper Shoalhaven Landcare Council and Wagtail Natives Nursery and proudly co-funded by the NSW Government Environment Trust and Koala Strategy, as well as Mary MacKillop Today Highways and Byways and the Landscape Resilience Program of the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife​.

Special thanks to Aurelia Metals for their ongoing support and lease of their Geology shed at their Dargues site.

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