News and Events

There will be approximately three hundred and fifty participants from all over the state in Parkes for the three days and we need volunteers to assist with their stay for the event.

Volunteers are required to act as information persons to assist the participants to move from venue to venue ie Parkes Services club to the Services Club and also to direct them to the various workshop venues located in the clubs.. Volunteers will be given a complete briefing on the forum activities and the hours you wish to volunteer are to suit you.

Any listener willing to volunteer for Landcare between the 5 and 7 September can contact the office on 6862 4914.

Bruie Plain Landcare meeting
Bruie Palins had their committee meeting and AGM last Thursday at Trundle Services and I ventured up to Trundle to attend and may I say I had a very enjoyable night. The Group meet every two months at the Services Club and commence the evening with a meal and to meet socially and have a laugh or two while they catch up with whats happening on the land.

The meeting is conducted after the meal and decisions are made on the future activities of the Group.

At the AGM the following were elected to positions President Jim Blake, Vice President Gary Crowley, Secretary Andrew Rawsthorne, Treasurer Rick Gibson, Public Officer Jim Blake.

Congratulations to those members for accepting the positions.

This is being conducted on Thursday 1 September at the property ‘Argyle Downs’ Woodford Road Bruie Plains.

The day will commence at 10.00 am with your arrival and morning tea and will be followed by an overview of CWCMA soil mapping project, a soil pit demonstration, an opportunity to test your own soils. at 1.00 there will be a BBQ lunch.

After lunch there will be demos on cropping and grazing sodic soils successfully, alternative fertilizer trial results, a rundown on CWCMA incentives and the Carbon Farming initiative.

The day will conclude at 3.30 pm

This is a free field day and open to farmers in the Central west and Lachlan areas and is sponsored by Bruie Plains Landcare, CANFA, DPI and the Central West CMA. Any listener wishing to attend this field day should contact Daniell Littlewood Central West CMA 6840 7805 or email danielle.littlewod@cma.nsw.gov.au by Monday 29 August,

drumMUSTER at Trundle.
This will be conducted on Tuesday 30 August commencing at 9.00 am. At the last muster they received three thousand drums and it is hoped that this muster will achieve the same results.

It is important that landholders register a book in time to save delay and allow the volunteer collectors to organize the morning. If there are no booking then it may not be on so don’t waste your time or the volunteers. Ring 6869 9248 to make the booking time so the event is hassle free.

Remember all drums put in for disposal must be washed and cleaned and metal drums need to be pierced.

The Number again to book in 6869 9248.

Committee Meeting scheduled for 24 August.
Our monthly meeting will be held on Wednesday 24 August at the Landcare office. At this meeting we will be planning the calendar dates for the next twelve months among other things on the agenda.

Any listener wishing to learn more about Landcare are welcome to attend the meeting. Tuesday 24 August 6.30 pm at the Landcare office former Tourist Centre Kelly Reserve.

A reminder to the people who ordered trees at the Landcare AGM – that the trees can be collected from Thursday the 25th August from the office at Kelly Reserve.

Make sure you ring first to make sure someone is there to help you – remember that we are run pretty much on just volunteer steam. Phone 6862 4914 to confirm someone will be in the office.