Landcare

Rangelands NRM have been successful in securing Regional Landcare Facilitator funding from the Caring for our Country program until June 2013. Given the broad scale of our rangelands in WA, this funding has enabled Rangelands NRM to create 3 part time positions, 2 of which will be supplemented by existing NRM projects to enable full time employment. The role of the 3 positions is designed to reduce the risk of the “scatter gun” approach to regional Landcare and assist with integrating pastoral opportunities into both new and existing regional projects.

The new Regional Landcare Facilitators are part of a national network of skilled people that link, and support, community Landcare and production groups participating in sustainable farm and land management practices. The team will work towards providing an interface between regional bodies, industry groups, R&D organisations and also provide feedback to the Australian Government and National Landcare Facilitator Network on emerging issues and current attitudes and activities in the WA Rangelands NRM region.

A major role of the Landcare Facilitators is to promote opportunities for groups and networks to access public and private funds to address public benefit sustainable farm and land management practices. Our work will also contribute to and support the uptake of land management practices in rural landscapes including Caring for our Country targets.

Have you got any bright ideas for your region?

Let your Regional Landcare Facilitator know if you have a great idea ... or if you are an active group with lots of energy ready to get stuck into getting your ideas up & running….

Stuff we can help you with:

• organising work shops, field days, training days and gatherings to bring together the right tools and brains on subjects your group might be interested in
• sourcing and applying for funding to help your group achieve its outcomes relating to sustainable agriculture & land management practices
• accessing information on land management practices, training courses and linkages and opportunities in rangelands industries
• preparing information to promote your groups ideas and successes to the community
• facilitating gatherings, meetings, work shops and training days to achieve outcomes
• contact and support for groups and individuals

Northern Rangelands Kimberley & Pilbara	Central Rangelands Gascoyne & Ashburton	Southern Rangelands Mid West & Goldfields
Mel McDonald Phone: (08) 9192 5771 Mobile: 0439 416 007 Email: melaniem@rangelandswa.com.au PO Box 1868, Broome WA 6726	Alex Harper Phone: (08) 9941 1676 Mobile: 0402 855 358 Email: alexh@rangelandswa.com.au PO Box 111, Carnarvon WA 6701	Kaz Collins Phone: (08) 9963 7680 Mobile: 0405 736 132 Email: kazc@rangelandswa.com.au c/- Murchinson Settlement,   WA 6630