Resources
As part of the Landcare network you can access many useful resources
Weddin Landcare has equipment and books available for loan for residents of the Weddin Shire. There are also a number of resources that can be downloaded from this page including plant lists for various locations throughout the district.
This page also contains some handy links to useful websites, programs, podcasts and services.
For more information on any of the following resources please call Melanie Cooper on 0417 963 475.
For Loan
To hire equipment from Weddin Landcare please contact Melanie Cooper on 0417 963 475. A refundable deposit is required for hiring some equipment.
Pig traps
Sustainable agriculture
Native Fauna
Native Flora
Endemic Garden
Visit Grenfell’s Endemic Garden on O’Briens Hill, Mid Western Highway, to see rare and unique native plants endemic to the Weddin Region.
Plant Lists
Bogolong Dam Native Plant List
Vaughn’s Dam Reserve Native Plant List
The Company Dam Native Plant List
Pinnacle Road Native Plant List
Holy Camp Picnic Area Native Plant List
Common Native Plants of Box Gum Grassy Woodlands
Common Native Plants of Ironbark Forests and Woodlands
Wattles of the Mid-Lachlan and Slopes Region
Information pamphlets
Wattle: the heart and soul of Box-Gum Woodlands
Wattle Do It: Wattle do’s and dont’s
Sustainable Living
Drought and Mental Health Support
Rural Financial Counselling Service
Rural Adversity Mental Health Program (RAMHP)
Lifeline call 13 11 14 (24 hours / 7 days) or text 0477 13 11 14 (6pm – midnight AEDT, 7 nights) or chat online at www.lifeline.org.au/crisis-chat (7pm – midnight, 7 nights)
Regional Landcare Networks
Central West Region Landcare includes the following districts:
- Weddin Landcare (Grenfell)
- Coonamble Castlereagh Landcare (Coonamble)
- Dunedoo Coolah Landcare (Dunedoo)
- Lower Macquarie Landcare (Narromine)
- Mid Macquarie Landcare (Wellington)
- Central West Lachlan Landcare (Forbes/Parkes)
- Condobolin and District Landcare (Condobolin)
- Lake Cargelligo Landcare (Lake Cargelligo)
The Central West Regional Landcare Coordinator can be contacted via centralwestrlc@gmail.com
Central Tablelands Landcare includes the following districts:
- Mid Lachlan Landcare (Cowra/Canowindra)
- Central Tablelands (Orange/Bathurst)
- Little River (Yeoval/Cumnock)
- Lithgow/Oberon Landcare (Lithgow)
- Watershed Landcare (Mudgee)
South East Landcare includes the following districts:
- Boorowa Community Landcare
LachLandcare Incorporated operates independently to the Local Land Services based Landcare regions and focuses on the total Lachlan River catchment (across 5 different LLS regions). Weddin Landcare has a strong connection with LachLandcare.