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Keep up to date with what we have been doing to help our environment.
New Incentive To Keep Cats Safe At Home
Weddin Shire Council, together with Weddin Landcare and RSPCA NSW are excited to announce that they will be offering an additional incentive in 2024 under the Keeping Cats Safe at Home Project. From 15 January to 1 March 2024, eligible cat owners in the Weddin Shire...
Vaughn’s Dam Reserve Masterplan Finalised
Following several more individual consultations with interested neighbours and community members, the Masterplan for Vaughn's Dam Reserve has now been finalised. Sally Bourne has provided 1:500 and 1:1000 scale copies of the plan in both digital and hardcopy formats...
Weddin Landcare Annual Report 2022 to 2023
It has been another busy year at Weddin Landcare with many projects completed and a range of events held to strengthen the local community. Download the annual report to see what we've been up to.
Completion of Ooma Riparian Restoration Project
Following one of the worst droughts in recent history came several years of heavier rain events, which caused significant erosion across the landscape and gouged the streambanks of Ooma Creek tributaries. To combat this issue Weddin Landcare assisted three landholders...
Vaughn’s Dam Reserve Masterplan
Weddin Landcare would like to invite members of the public to provide feedback on the draft Masterplan for Vaughn’s Dam Reserve. We are interested in hearing if people have any major objections to elements of the plan as well as any great ideas! What is the Vaughn’s...
Weddin Landcare Celebrates Wattle Day
Weddin Landcare recently celebrated National Wattle Day, which is held on 1 September, by holding a Wattle Day Walk at Mikla Lewis and Wayne Lavers’ property “Rosemont” near Grenfell. “We had a really good roll-up of over 20 people for Wattle Day, with many new faces...
Things get wild at Weddin Landcare in lead up to Threatened Species Day
Things got a little wild last month, when Weddin Landcare visited all five local primary schools with local artist Kathleen McCue from Patina Gallery in Grenfell, to introduce the Wild At Art competition. Wild At Art is Australia’s biggest wildlife art competition for...
Weddin Landcare Strategic Plan 2023 -2027
The Weddin Landcare Strategic Plan was put together based on discussions and outcomes from the planning day held with the Weddin Landcare Steering Committee on Wednesday 26 July 2023. The planning day helped to define our vision, mission statement, goals and...
Ooma Creek Tributary Riparian Restoration Project
Weddin Landcare are working with three local landowners on our Ooma Creek Tributary Riparian Restoration project with the goal of providing protection and creation of valuable riparian habitat, reduce streambank erosion and help to improve water quality downstream in...
2023 Clean Up at The Company Dam
On Sunday 5 March 2023, a small team of volunteers participated in our Clean Up Event at The Company Dam. While there didn't seem like a lot of rubbish, we managed to collect 4 big bags of loose rubbish and a few larger items just from around the shore line. Great job...