The Loddon Plains Landcare Network has obtained tax deductible gift recipient (DGR) status. The Network and our public fund, the Loddon Plains Landcare Network Charity Fund have been entered into the Register of Environmental Organisations. Donations to the public fund over $2 are now eligible for a tax deduction under the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997. If you […]
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The Autumn edition of the Victorian Landcare & Catchment Management magazine is out now. Issue 60 is a feature on Landcare support, with stories from Landcare group and network facilitators from across the state that provide insights into their work. You may recognise some familiar faces. You can download the magazine via the Victorian Landcare Gateway at http://www.landcarevic.net.au/
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The April edition of the LPLN News is available. You can find the newsletter for download here.
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This Goanna was found in a roadside corridor near Lake Yando during the recent survey undertaken as part of the Network’s Community Bird Monitoring Project. Measuring in at about a metre, this specimen had a good crack at hiding up the Black Box trunk after scurrying across the road. However a dangling tail over
The Wedderburn Men’s Shed has begun the construction of a number of nestboxes as part of the Loddon Plains Landcare Network’s “Nestboxes for Kids Program”. The program brings together school students, the Men’s Shed and Landcare to build awareness among local young people of the need for trees, hollows and nestboxes for fauna in the
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The 2014 Communities for Nature Small Grants Funding Opportunity is open. The Victorian Government has launched the 2014 Communities for Nature Small Grants Funding Opportunity. The Communities for Nature 2014 Small Grants Funding Opportunity aims to support practical action by community groups, schools, and volunteer organisations to deliver measurable environmental outcomes through on-ground works. The Funding Opportunity
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“Local sporting and community organisations are invited to put up their hands for a share of Loddon Shire’s annual allocation to its Community Grants Scheme, which opens for its latest round early next month. For the past 14 years, the Shire has given clubs and community groups the opportunity to request Council funds to put
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The February edition of the LPLN News is available. You can find the newsletter for download here.
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Round 25 of the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR) Small Grants for Rural Communities program is now open. The program offers grants of up to $5,000 for projects and activities that offer clear public benefit for communities with populations of 10,000 or less. The program criteria are broad and projects should contribute to
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Learn how to undertake on-farm composting to improve crop yield and pasture productivity. This free field day includes: Soils Specialist Declan McDonald (DEPI) discussing the compost making process, suitable components and potential benefits Slobodan Vujovic (Compost Victoria) and Matt Stanelos (Veolia) presenting on emerging markets for recycled organic compost and composting processes explained Travis Howard, a
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