FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR FAR SOUTH COAST LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS
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 plant large areas (between 20 to 50 hectares) of native vegetation.
Priority activities for grant funding include:
South East Local Land Services supports the use of wildlife friendly fences as the preferred fence type for habitat enhancement activities.
These projects are being delivered by South East Local Land Services with funding from the NSW Government’s Marine Estate Strategy, Australian Government’s National Landcare Program and NRM Services Program.
To find out more or to register an ‘Expression of Interest’ contact South East Local Land Services staff.
Leanna Moerkerken: Leanna.moerkerken@lls.nsw.gov.au (Bega Valley)
Sonia Bazzacco: Sonia.bazzacco@lls.nsw.gov.au (Eurobodalla)
Alternately call the Bega office on 1300 795 299
Shani Keane, a local grower from Left Field Farm and Stepping Stone Farm, and a regular seller at the SAGE Farmers Market, attended this year’s Deep Winter Agrarian Gathering.
Shani kindly provided an interesting report for SAGE readers, including the Deep Winter Statement which was developed following consultation with the gathering.
President’s report from Cath Reilly
Treasurer’s report from Jan Maitland
Stepping Stone Farm report from Mark Barraclough
Farmers Market report from Peter Heyward
Farmers representative report from Eliza Cannon
Education and Events report from Sandra Makdessi
Community food report from Alda Rudzis
Food share report from Alda Rudzis
SAGE Garden report from Stuart Whitelaw (on behalf of Adrian Cram and Wendy Jones)