Newham + District Landcare Group

25/05/2026

17/05/2026

This weekend the landcare volunteers were busy repotting seedlings for the ongoing Anderson Road Triangle Project. Thankfully they got a beautiful sunny day for outside work.

01/05/2026

Issue 80 of our newsletter is out and distributed to our members.
For further information on anything relating to plants and the local landscape you are very welcome to join our very friendly group. For more information visit https://newhamlandcare.info/about/

09/04/2026

Great results from our major project

09/04/2026

26/03/2026

Our exciting first event for 2026:

“The biodiversity footprint of Australian agriculture and the role of private land conservation”
Newham Hall Friday 24th April
7.00pm start, 6.30 for wine and nibbles, supper after.

To register use this link: Register
(https://events.humanitix.com/the-biodiversity-foorprint-of-australian-agriculture)

By:
Dr Carla Archibald is a Lecturer in Environmental Sustainability and an ARC Early Career Industry Fellow at Deakin University. She studies how food systems and biodiversity are connected, using maps and social research to understand how agriculture both supports and impacts wildlife habitat across Australia, and to develop practical solutions that benefit people and nature.

The talk:
The future of wildlife in Australia isn’t just protected in national parks, it’s shaped on private land, by the decisions we make every day, from the paddock to the plate. In this talk, Carla explores a simple but important question: how much wildlife habitat is impacted by the food we produce, and what does that look like on our supermarket shelves? Drawing on maps of over 1,300 Australian species and 38 agricultural commodities, she reveals how different foods leave very different footprints on nature. She then shares how approaches like conservation covenants, land management programs, and sustainable farming practices can help support biodiversity on working farms and across private land, even as climate pressures and demand for food continue to grow.

Helen Scott
Committee member, Newham & District Landcare Group https://newhamlandcare.info
PO Box 806
Woodend Vic 3442
0412 582 526
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