A strong voice and strong support for Victorian Landcare
A strong voice and strong support for Victorian Landcare
On 25 November 2016, Australian, State and Territory Environment Ministers agreed to revise Australia’s Biodiversity Conservation Strategy: 2010-2030 based on the findings of a review into the first five years of the strategy’s implementation.
The draft revised strategy available at https://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/conservation/strategy/draft-revision and is open for comments until 16 March 2018.
The webpage includes a survey for feedback and the option to provide a written submission. Please send submissions to nbssecretariat@environment.gov.au. If you wish to contact a NSW representative about the strategy, please contact the Environment Line (1300 361 967, info@environment.nsw.gov.au) or for specific queries, please contact Alison Schumacher on 9995 6745 or at Alison.Schumacher@environment.nsw.gov.au.
LVI AGM Announced
LVI proposes to hold its next Annual General Meeting in mid to late April 2018.
LVI Regional Forum – May/June 2018 Corangamite – Venue TBA
Details coming. Watch this space !
Unusual Ecological Phenomena Survey
Researchers at The University of Adelaide are inviting people to take part in a survey of observations of unusual ecological phenomena.
Shelterbelt tax incentives
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has produced a fact sheet for primary producers on the tax incentives for establishing shelterbelts.
Reflections on four decades of land restoration in Australia
The past four decades have seen a transformative process in Australian agriculture...
Latest issue of the National Landcare Network's "Fairy Wren" available now
The Fairy Wren out now !
The draft revision of Australia's Strategy for Nature is open for comments
The draft revised “Australia's Strategy for Nature 2018-2030: Australia’s biodiversity conservation strategy and action inventory” is now available online for public consultation. The draft revised strategy is the product of a working group of officials from Australian, state and territory governments, and the Australian Local Government Association.
