South East Local Land Services is seeking expressions of interest from land managers wanting to improve natural landscapes on their properties. Funding is currently available to support land managers across the Far South Coast to restore waterways and riverbanks, protect and enhance saltmarsh, increase koala habitat, undertake general revegetation, enhance high value native vegetation or […]
02 August 2022 Several of our Landcare groups have successfully received funds to support their work in the latest round of Bega Valley Shire Council‘s Community Environment Grants. Well done to those groups that successfully applied, including: Panboola, Bermagui Dunecare, Pambula Landcare, Tura Mirador Landcare, Beauty Point Bushcare, Cobargo Green Recovery Inc., Bega River and […]
As part of Science Week 2022, the Atlas of Life in the Coastal Wilderness are Australian Citizen Science Association to host an on-line symposium centred on the Value and Power of Place-Based Science. Citizen science can move mountains if enough people get involved. This online symposium will explore great global and local examples of powerful […]
Great advice for controlling erosion on your place in this short video by South East Local Land Services: I reckon I can do this myself – managing small scale erosion on my property – YouTube Check out more videos in the series: Rural landscape program – Website – Local Land Services (nsw.gov.au) More Helpful Erosion […]
The FSCLA needs to hold an AGM before the end of the financial year. We deferred the AGM from earlier in the year due to COVID. A date has been set for the AGM for 1pm Tuesday 28th June, via Zoom, or in person at the FSCLA office in Bega (now 3 Corkhill Place or Old […]
South East Local Land Services are offering two FREE eucalyptus identification workshops in June 2022. Rural landowners and interested community group members are invited to attend a workshop on how to identify common Eucalyptus species. The day will begin with an introductory session and slide show by local botanist Jackie Miles, followed by two field […]
There has been plenty going on within the Landcare Groups of the Far South Coast in recent months. Catch up on the latest news by clicking the link below. Far South Coast Landcare Newsletter – May ’22 (mailchi.mp) You can also find older editions of the newsletter here
@Jigamy Farm, Eden, Sunday 20th March 12:30 – 4pmJoin ABC Gardening Australia’s Costa Georgiadis and Twofold Aboriginal Corporation for the hands-oninitiation of a bold new gardens and food forest project.Commencing with a sausage-sizzle with Costa at 12:30, you will be introduced to Jigamy’s broaderlandscape plan by a number of Indigenous consultants.Participants will then be guided […]
Applications must be received by 8am Tuesday 22nd February 2022 The Far South Coast Landcare Association (FSCLA) is a community Landcare peak body with a commitment to improving the local environment and the resilience, health and well-being of the local community. The FSCLA supports over 25 Landcare groups within the Bega and Towamba Valleys and […]
The committee and staff at the Far South Coast Landcare Association would like to wish our Landcare community a very merry Christmas and all the best for the new year. Although COVID-19 interrupted many plans and projects this year, our Landcare groups and association continued to do some very important work and achieve great things […]