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NewsNewsNewsNewsletterletterletterletter Jan/Feb 2016

Where to find us – National Park & Wildlife

Services Building, 68 Church St Office Hours— Mon to Fri 9am to 5pm

Inside This Issue • Native plant ID • Drought Hub • St Johns wort • Funding for weed control • Scholarships • Rabbit virus update • Coming

events

Local tree planting projects well underway

Thanks to good rainfall over the past few months, GLENRAC’s farm tree

planting projects are well underway, with native seedlings going in on

properties across the district. The aim of the projects is to build habitat

connectivity and enhance biodiversity on farms. There is also the added

benefit of livestock shelter from the tree corridors.

GLENRAC had received many enquiries for revegetation funding over the

previous three years, so when the opportunity arose last year to apply for

funding, a number of successful applications were written for the area.

Now, there are over 35 landholders in the district involved in

revegetation projects.

As has been the case in the past, Glen Industries Horticulture are

contracted by GLENRAC to plant the trees. Manager from Glen Industries

Horticulture, Danny Lightfoot is pleased to be working with GLENRAC

again on the projects. “We have been working with them on their

revegetation projects for the last 12 or 13 years and it’s a good

relationship,” he said.

“GLENRAC’s projects this year are definitely keeping us busy at the

moment. We are in the middle of what is expected to be around four

months of planting. It is really quite impressive how many seedlings are

going in this year; all together we have around 33,000 to plant.”

Project Manager Pamela Benton said that Glen Industries Horticulture

have been excellent to work with. “The team from Glen Industries are

great. Danny knows the landholders, the area, and he has years of

experience with revegetation projects”, she said. “It’s really good to have

him and his team involved; they work hard and achieve results”.

Trees will continue to be planted in the district over the coming months,

and can be identified by

signs acknowledging the

funding body. All of

GLENRAC’s current

revegetation projects are

funded by the National

Landcare Programme,

under the 20 Million Trees

and the 25th Anniversary

Landcare Grants

programmes.

Are you a GLENRAC Are you a GLENRAC Are you a GLENRAC Are you a GLENRAC

member?member?member?member? Visit our website for an application

form. It’s FREE and open to anyone

interested in natural resource

management, www.glenrac.org.au

GLENRAC

Photo—Danny Lightfoot

and Luke Corben from

Glen Industries out on-

site planting seedlings

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GLENRAC NewsGLENRAC NewsGLENRAC NewsGLENRAC News Hello & Happy New Year to everyone,

GLENRAC staff are back on deck at the office and gearing up for what will be a very busy six-months. We are sad to have said goodbye to Pamela Benton who has recently left GLENRAC to take up a Project Manager role with Condamine Alliance in Toowoomba. Pamela has been with GLENRAC for two-years and has been the point of contact for many of our current projects. Pam has been a valued member of the GLENRAC team and we wish her well in her new role. A new project officer will be appointed to these projects in due course. In the interim if you have any questions in regards to projects you are involved with please speak to any of our helpful staff!

We have a number of our 25th Anniversary Landcare Grants projects winding up in the next few months, we have a number of great events to be held between now and June including Prograze, ruminant nutrition, grazing management and feed budgeting. If your business involves grazing animals we hope to see you along at some of these great workshops.

GLENRAC will have a display at the Glen Ines Show and I’d like to invite you to come along and see what’s new at GLENRAC and meet our staff. If you have ideas or issues you would like to discuss we will have staff available on both days to hear your ideas and solutions. Regards, GLENRAC Staff—Kylie, Lucy, Tanya & Jennie

Drought Hub—NEW NSW DPI has recently launched a new website “Drought Hub”. DroughtHub provides a one-stop online destination for information on a vast range of services and support available to primary producers, their families and communities to prepare for and manage drought conditions. To view this new resource for farmers go to www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/climate-and-emergencies/droughthub NSW Rural Assistance Authority Services Confused about what assistance you are eligible for from NSW RAA? They have developed a new fact sheet “Choosing the right loan for your needs” access via their website, www.raa.nsw.gov.au or phone 1800 678 593. Local free and professional help is available through the Rural Financial Counselling Service. Contact Stuart Brummell on 02 6732 3325. Northern Tablelands LLS App For those of you with a smart phone or device, NT LLS have released a new app to supply real time messages on issues such as flood warnings and disease outbreaks. The app can be downloaded for free from the app store. To find out more about the App contact Andrew Biddle on 02 6720 8100 or 0427 825 725. Looking to upgrade your skills? In our last newsletter we reported on the NSW Government’s Farm Business Skills Development program. A list of courses approved so far is now available on the NSW RAA website, www.raa.nsw.gov.au You can also apply for consideration for non-approved courses. Approved participants can receive a maximum reimbursement for training costs of $5,000 per individual or $9,000 per farm business.

Bright Bright Bright Bright IdeasIdeasIdeasIdeas

The popular MLA funded Making More from Sheep & More Beef from Pastures programs are currently delivering

sheep and cattle focused webinars to producers.

The webinars will be covering technical and business in-formation relating to the productivity and profitability of

sheep and cattle enterprises.

You only need to register once and you will receive a reminder email before every sheep, beef and whole busi-ness webinar that is hosted by the programs. Visit

www.mla.com.au for more information.

Book Review Book Review Book Review Book Review Introduced dung beetles to Australia A Pocket field guide, 3rd edition (2015) NEW Authors include former Dung Beetle Express Project Manage Pam Wilson. This field guide to introduced dung beetles covers all species found in Australia, including two newly introduced spe-cies. It will enable farmers, Landcare workers and the interested public to identify and learn about the basic biology of these beetles found in cattle dung. Spiral bound, $22, CSIRO Publishing. Dung Beetles Down Under (2014) Bernard Doube & Tim Marshall, Dung Down Under: Dung Beetles for Australia is a farmer-friendly book on the ecology and management of dung beetles in Australia. 120 pages, paperback, $36.30 CSIRO Publishing

Farm and Small Business Record Book,(2000) Victorian Department of Natural Resources and Environment Enables you to keep good records for taxation and for the management of your business. Paperback $ 49.95 CSIRO Publishing

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Native plant days Native plant days Native plant days Native plant days

Native Plant ID bus trip Have you ever looked at a tree or a grass plant and

wondered what species it is? Wondered about where it

came from, or where else it will grow? On Thursday 4th

February you’ll the chance to work with experts on both

grasses and trees, learn to recognise some species in the

local area, and learn how to identify others. GLENRAC are

running a bus trip out through Wellingrove, Strathbogie,

and Emmaville before returning to Glen Innes. The bus

will stop at a number of points along the way to look at

the native vegetation in each of the areas, and discuss

points of identification.

Local experts will be on the bus to answer questions at

each of the sites. Judi Earl from AIMS Ag, a highly

regarded consultant on grassland systems and grasses will

lead discussions on grasses at each of the sites, and will

teach the group about techniques involved in identifying

grasses. Chris Eveleigh from Kentucky Tree Nursery and

Sheridan Lawson from the Northern Tablelands Local Land

Services (NT LLS) will be working with the group on tree

identification.

The bus will leave the GLENRAC office (68 Church St) at

9:00am and will return at approximately 3:30pm, and

includes lunch. Attendees will need to ensure that they

wear appropriate clothing and footwear for fieldwork.

Please RSVP by Friday 29th January to GLENRAC on 6732

3443 or email kylie@glenrac.org.au. This is a free event,

thanks to generous support from the Norman Wettenhall

Foundation and the Australian government’s 25th

Anniversary Landcare Grants, under the National Landcare

Programme.

Seed collecting workshop GLENRAC are hosting a workshop on Thursday 20th of

January to help people learn how to collect their own

seeds from native trees. This workshop could be

beneficial for people who are interested in planting trees

that are already growing in their area, or just for general

interest.

David Carr, owner and director of Stringybark Ecological,

will be running the workshop. He is a specialist in

ecological restoration, extension theory and practise,

farm forestry and bushland management. David has

worked for Greening Australia, Southern New England

Landcare, Catchment Management Authorities and as a

consultant in senior positions for the last 30 years.

There if often a preference for

people considering planting trees to

use seeds of local provenance. In

this sense provenance refers to

geographic locations where the

plant grows naturally. This is based

on the idea that plants have grown

to adapt to local environmental

conditions, and will establish and

continue to grow there more easily

when they are planted. This

workshop will teach the skills

required to harvest seeds of local

provenance from your own property

to use for your own plantings.

Other topics covered on the day

include basic plant identification,

when to collect seeds, collection

methods, extraction of seeds, and

drying seeds. If attendees would like to continue their

learning after the workshop, there is a four day

professional course also run by Stringybark Ecological.

The workshop will run from 9:00am – 4:00pm and is free

to attend. Lunch is included and attendees are required

to bring a chair, hat, and sensible footwear. Places are

limited so please RSVP to the GLENRAC office by 15th

January to office@glenrac.org.au or on 6732 3443.

This project supported by the Norman Wettenhall

Foundation, and is part of the $25 million of National Landcare Programme investment that Local Land Services is

delivering to boost farm gate productivity and improve environmental health across NSW.

Native Plant Identification Day � 4th Feb

Join us for a bus trip around Wellingrove and Rummerys Hill and fine tune your skills in identifying native trees and grasses Presenters include: • Judi Earl; AIMS Ag • Chris Eveleigh; Kentucky Tree

Nursery • Sheridan Lawson; Northern

Tablelands Local Land Services

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Although there is limited funding for the project, GLENRAC and the Council would like to see as many landholders involved as possible. Project Officer Pamela Benton said, “the way to get the most out of the project is to work with your neighbours, and strengthen the buffer against weeds in your area. This is a great opportunity for landholders to get on top of a broad range of environmental and noxious weeds that have long been of concern, or that are emerging locally.” There is a detailed map of High and Medium Conser-vation roadsides in the Council area on display at the GLENRAC office (68 Church St), so it’s advised that you call in to the office to check if you’re eligible or not. Staff can then provide you with an application form. This round of applications will close on Sunday 14th of February, and forms will also be available from the office, or online at www.glenrac.org.au. Please phone GLENRAC on 6732 3443 if you would like fur-ther details. This project is funded by the Northern Tablelands Lo-cal Land Services through the Glen Innes Severn Coun-cil.

Roadside weed projectRoadside weed projectRoadside weed projectRoadside weed project–––– Are you eligible?Are you eligible?Are you eligible?Are you eligible?

Is your property adjacent to a public road?

Do you have environmental or noxious weeds?

• GLENRAC and Council are working together to create a buffer zone

between privately owned land and Council roadside that is of High and

Medium conservation value in the Glen Innes Severn Council area.

• Applications for the third round of funding close on the 14th of February.

• To find out if you’re eligible, please visit the GLENRAC office at 68

Church St, phone 6732 3443, or see us in the New Pavilion at the Show.

Funding will be for chemical, and/or an appointed

contractor to treat weeds on privately owned property.

Weeds projectWeeds projectWeeds projectWeeds project–––– Round 3 now open Round 3 now open Round 3 now open Round 3 now open The third round of GLENRAC’s weed project Protec-tion and restoration of roadside vegetation is now open. GLENRAC will be working together with land-holders and the Glen Innes Severn Council to manage noxious and environmental weeds to improve road-side weed management. The aim of the project is to establish a buffer zone between Council and pri-vately owned land, for more coordinated and effec-tive weed management. This project is effective right across the Council area. The roads in the Council area have been assessed with a number being identified as containing habitat of High and Medium Conservation Value. This means that there may be rare, threatened or endangered species; it could support that last remaining exam-ple of a particular type of bushland; be part of an important wildlife corridor; or link to a neighbouring national park or nature reserve. Landholders with property adjacent to High and Medium value conser-vation land on the roadside will be eligible to apply. Successful applicants under round 3 will have their

weeds treated this spraying season. Where private

land is treated under the project, New England

Weeds Authority (contracted by the Glen Innes Sev-

ern Council to undertake weed control in the council

area) will aim to treat the adjacent roadside in the

same season. Some of the weeds targeted under the

project include whiskey grass, tree of Heaven,

Coolatai grass, St John’s Wort, privet, and black-

berry.

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St John’s Wort St John’s Wort St John’s Wort St John’s Wort St John’s Wort was brought to Australia in about 1875, either as a garden or medicinal plant. It has spread through

Eastern Australia and is now considered one of our worst widespread weeds. It is highly suited to areas receiving

more than 600 mm annual rainfall and above 500 m altitude. This makes the New England perfect habitat for St

Johns Wort and we have a number of areas that are heavily infested. With some good rain recently the Wort is now in

full flower and immediate control will help reduce the seed bank in future years.

The main problem with St John’s Wort is that it is toxic. It produces a compound called hypericin, which causes

photosensitisation in sheep, cattle, horses and goats. The skin damage caused by hypericin poisoning is a horrible

thing to see. It also causes loss of condition and in some cases death. Generally, stock will only eat St John’s Wort

when other feed is scarce.

St John’s Wort produces distinctive 5 petaled yellow flowers, about 20 mm across, between October and January.

New plants do not flower in the first year. The leaves are a very distinctive identifier as they have small perforations,

or clear dots, within the leaf that can be clearly seen when held up to the light. It is these oil glands that hold the

hypericin.

St John’s Wort produces a sticky seed that will cling to animals, humans and vehicles. A single plant can produce up

to 30,000 seeds per year. Additionally, seeds can remain viable for up to 12 years. This highlights the need to be

vigilant when managing Wort on your property, allowing one plant to set seed can ensure 12 more years of ongoing

work. The roots of St John’s Wort sucker and grow from fragments; as a result cultivation and disturbance can also

spread the plant.

St John’s Wort is a Class 4 Noxious weed throughout the region. This means the plant must be managed so that its

spread is continuously inhibited. Wort infestations must be treated each season. It is also an offence to knowingly

distribute the weed so take care with moving stock out of infested areas.

Management techniques include burning, physical removal and herbicides. Careful pasture management can increase

competition from desirable species. Heavy grazing in Spring when the new flowering stems appear can significantly

reduce growth and in turn reduce hypericin production. Given the long seed life of St John’s Wort a good

management plan will involve a number of approaches over a number of years. In doing so, you should be rewarded

by increased productivity and land values. For help with weed identification or management please ring us on 02

6770 3602 or visit us at www.newa.com.au Source: New England Weeds Authority media release.

Wellington Vale woody weeds project Did you miss out on the first round of funding for weed control in the Wellington Vale area?

Round 2 is open from now until Friday 29th of January! The focus of the project is woody weeds to prevent their further spread. Examples of these weeds include Tree of Heaven, blackberries, briars, privet, pyrocanthus and feral fruit trees. The main areas to be targeted are Wellington Vale Road, Torrington Road, Rayners Road, Strachan Road, and Newsomes Road. Landholders have two options: 1. Spray the weeds yourself, and we reimburse your costs for chemicals. 2. You have us provide a contractor to spray the weeds, and we supply the chemical.

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Building Capacity in the GrassBuilding Capacity in the GrassBuilding Capacity in the GrassBuilding Capacity in the Grass----fed Beef Industryfed Beef Industryfed Beef Industryfed Beef Industry

Corporate governance training for cattle producers. Cattle Council of Australia, in conjunction with Meat & Livestock Australia, are providing the opportunity for fifteen (15) grassfed beef producers to develop their skills in corporate governance to ensure a sus-tainable and productive cattle industry. The course is open to all grassfed cattle producers that have a de-sire to provide leadership within the grassfed beef industry. The course will run in early April 2016. For more information visit www.cattlecouncil.com.au or Phone 02 6269 56000. Applications close 31st January 2016.

Australian Agriculture ScholarshipAustralian Agriculture ScholarshipAustralian Agriculture ScholarshipAustralian Agriculture Scholarship

The Australian Council of Agricultural Societies (ACAS) and Coca-Cola Amatil have been supporting Australian students studying in agriculture related fields for the past 9 years. Since 2005, the scholar-ship program has assisted almost 300 talented young people, from all over Australia, to develop careers in agriculture. Each year up to 35 young people are awarded schol-arships to the value of $2,000 to pursue further edu-cation in an agriculture related field at University or TAFE. In previous years recipients of the ACAS/Coca-Cola scholarship fund have also been offered opportunities to travel overseas to attend the international confer-ence of the Royal Agricultural Society of the Com-monwealth to expand their agricultural knowledge and meet other people from rural areas who are changing the face of modern farming practices. Close Date: Mon 29/02/2016 Funding Web-site: www.agriculturescholarship.com.au/

Funding & Scholarship Opportunities Funding & Scholarship Opportunities Funding & Scholarship Opportunities Funding & Scholarship Opportunities

Local Creek & River Projects UnderwayLocal Creek & River Projects UnderwayLocal Creek & River Projects UnderwayLocal Creek & River Projects Underway

GLENRAC have recently allocated more than $120,000 to on ground projects where landholders are wanting to im-prove streambank stability and habitat. Fourteen differ-ent projects have been successful in applying for funding to assist with earthworks, fencing and revegeta-tion. Landholders have been assisted with technical ad-vice to help find the best way to tackle a range of differ-ent issues such as gully and streambank erosion and woody weeds along waterways.

These project works have been funded by a grant from Northern Tablelands Local Land Services and the Na-tional Landcare Programme. GLENRAC are keen to assist other landholders who may want advice and assistance to develop projects for future funding opportunities. If you have an erosion problem, woody weeds (e.g. wil-lows, privet) in waterways or interest in riparian fencing then contact the GLENRAC Office on 02 67323443 or email office@glenrac.org.au

Supporting Landholders recovering Supporting Landholders recovering Supporting Landholders recovering Supporting Landholders recovering from droughtfrom droughtfrom droughtfrom drought

Are you a landholder recovering from drought? GLENRAC is delivering information & referral services for landhold-ers in the Glen Innes Severn local government areas who are now recovering from drought. The service is being provided in partnership with The Ascent Group, as part of the Australian Government's Drought Assistance Pack-age. If you need information or assistance, please con-tact us via glenrac@glenrac.org.au or 02 6732 3443. The Glove Box Guide to Mental Health is a great free

resource, to get a copy phone RAMHP on 02 6363 8420.

Photo—Gully head stabilisation works on a project developed and funded with assistance from GLENRAC staff

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Working with Nature—Education WWN offer year long, and short courses providing you with the skills to sustainably manage land and improve your knowledge in the areas you are most interested in. Regenerative Farming course, 1 year duration Tuesdays excluding school holidays (34 days in total). Cost $2,200, additional family members only $1100 Located on-farm at Guyra commencing Tuesday 8th February. For more information contact Derek & Fiona Smith 02 6779 1722/0488 791 722 dfsmith@auzzie.net

Spring 2016 or Autumn 2017 release Spring 2016 or Autumn 2017 release Spring 2016 or Autumn 2017 release Spring 2016 or Autumn 2017 release proposed for new rabbit virus proposed for new rabbit virus proposed for new rabbit virus proposed for new rabbit virus

The National Biosecurity Committee have recently agreed that the national release of Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV1) K5 is now likely to take place in Spring 2016 or Autumn 2017 pending outcomes of approvals, consultation and further scientific advice. Rabbits have major impacts on farming businesses and the environment. A draft report released by the Department of the Environment in late 2015 found that rabbits are a significant threat to biodiversity, affecting 304 nationally threatened plant and animal species. Rabbits also decrease agricultural productivity in excess of $200 million a year. A commitment to sustained and on-going management is imperative. Rabbit numbers are increasing and an improved biological control agent in conjunction with a community-led response, using best practice rabbit management principles, is a unique opportunity to mitigate this damage. The national release of the new naturally occurring strain of RHDV1 K5 is part of a 20 year national bio-control plan to further control rabbits. The Invasive Animals CRC rabbit scientific committee are confident that RHDV1 K5 is safe, humane, has a wide reach and will reduce the number o f f e r a l r a b b i t s i n A u s t r a l i a . The research team are still accepting online Expressions of Interests (EOIs) from landowners and managers wanting to be involved in the release. To register your interest locally contact Gareth McLennan, NT LLS on 02 6732 8800. The research team will strategically select sites mid-2016 and notify successful applicants. Source: Invasive Animals CRC media release

Abridged ProGraze courseAbridged ProGraze courseAbridged ProGraze courseAbridged ProGraze course The Rummerys Hill Landcare group together with

GLENRAC are holding a ProGraze course on 30th &

31st of January 2016. ProGraze is a NSW Department

of Primary Industries course designed to foster skills

in assessing pasture and animal production, and to

develop pasture and livestock management plans.

Instead of the full eight day course, this is the

abridged version and will run for two days, plus one

follow-up day.

Since many people work full time, this course will run

over a weekend to allow more people to attend. The

date of the follow-up day will be decided by the

group in January.

The course will be presented by Senior Land Services

Officers from the Northern Tablelands Local Land

Services. Jeff Lowien, Senior Land Service Officer,

has conducted many ProGraze courses during his time

working as an agronomist, and believes they are

excellent value. “ProGraze covers essential areas of

the practical side of a grazing operation.

“You’ll learn how to visually assess pasture quality

and quality; how this affects animal production; how

to match your livestock requirements; and how to

predict livestock production based on your pasture”.

Other course components include assessing livestock

fat scores, grazing for worm control, and developing

pasture, grazing, and livestock management plans.

There is a considerable amount of content to get

through, so the course will run from 8:30am – 5:00pm

both days. Normally costing $550, the subsidised cost

of the event is $40 per person, and lunch and

morning tea are included both days. Each participant

will receive a course manual. To register and pay,

please visit http://tks.im/prograze.

This project is supported by the Australian

Government’s National Landcare Programme,

through the 25th Anniversary Landcare Grants.

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GLENRAC OPERATING COMMITTEE 2015/16GLENRAC OPERATING COMMITTEE 2015/16GLENRAC OPERATING COMMITTEE 2015/16GLENRAC OPERATING COMMITTEE 2015/16 CHAIRMAN CHAIRMAN CHAIRMAN CHAIRMAN ---- Jim Benton

TREASURER TREASURER TREASURER TREASURER ---- Sam Baker SECRETARY SECRETARY SECRETARY SECRETARY ---- Jeff Lowien

LANDHOLDER & DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES: LANDHOLDER & DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES: LANDHOLDER & DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES: LANDHOLDER & DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES:

Greg Chappell, Tony Holliss, Jane Munro, Mike Norton, Norman Whitaker, Geoff Coldham, Gordon

Wollen

Glen Innes Severn CouncilGlen Innes Severn CouncilGlen Innes Severn CouncilGlen Innes Severn Council : Graham Price or Ian Trow & Col Price

Department of Primary Industries Department of Primary Industries Department of Primary Industries Department of Primary Industries : Carol Harris , National Parks & Wildlife OfficeNational Parks & Wildlife OfficeNational Parks & Wildlife OfficeNational Parks & Wildlife Office: Peter Croft

Northern Tablelands Local Land ServicesNorthern Tablelands Local Land ServicesNorthern Tablelands Local Land ServicesNorthern Tablelands Local Land Services: Rob Munro

Glen Innes Local Aboriginal Lands CouncilGlen Innes Local Aboriginal Lands CouncilGlen Innes Local Aboriginal Lands CouncilGlen Innes Local Aboriginal Lands Council: Trevor Potter

Public Officer: Public Officer: Public Officer: Public Officer: John Brien

For all questions relating to GLENRAC please contact our staff at For all questions relating to GLENRAC please contact our staff at For all questions relating to GLENRAC please contact our staff at For all questions relating to GLENRAC please contact our staff at ----

68 Church Street (PO Box 660) GLEN INNES NSW 2370

Ph: (02) 6732 3443Ph: (02) 6732 3443Ph: (02) 6732 3443Ph: (02) 6732 3443 Mobile 0427 325 901 Mobile 0427 325 901 Mobile 0427 325 901 Mobile 0427 325 901 email kylie@glenrac.org.auemail kylie@glenrac.org.auemail kylie@glenrac.org.auemail kylie@glenrac.org.au

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Coming EventsComing EventsComing EventsComing Events:

20th Feb Seed Collecting field trip FREE Phone 02 6732 3443

30th—31st Jan Abridged ProGraze course, Glen Innes $40pp Phone 02 6732 3443

2nd Feb WetlandCare Field Day, Little Llanthgothlin Lagoon Ph 02 6681 6169

4th Feb Native Plant Identification Day, Glen Innes FREE Phone 02 6732 3443

12th—14th Feb Glen Innes Show—Visit the GLENRAC display!

17th Feb Native stingless bees Expo, Grafton $80pp Ph 02 6643 3750

18th Feb 1080 / Pindone training course & CPE training, Glen Innes Ph 02 6770 2000

18th Feb Managing Soils 'On The Go', Coolatai $20pp Ph 02 6721 1241

11-12th May New England North West Landcare Adventure, Armidale

For more information on any of these events, including contact details visit the GLENRAC website,

www.glenrac.org.au