Whether it’s the summer monsoonal rains of Darwin, to the wet winters of Tasmania and summer rainfall patterns of the Northern Tablelands, the principles remain the same: slow the water, spread it and retain seasonal rains to restore landscape function.
The Learning Programs team has had an eventful start to the year, supporting communities in all these regions to apply landscape rehydration strategies to their local context.
- Southern New England Landcare Field Day – Reading the landscapes at Kentucky Creek
- Lorinna Landcare TAS Bootcamp – Bootcamp brings landscape resilience to the Lorinna community in Tasmania (pictured top of page)
- Darwin waterways project that included 2 x Field Day events – Assessing creek lines into Darwin Harbour
- Home Farm VIP tour with Sydney Water and others – Nature-based water solutions on show at Mulloon (pictured right)
First Nations Water Skills
The First Nations Water Skills Certificate is taking shape with our fantastic partners putting the hours in to support the co-design of Country-focused knowledge and skills. Recent activities (hyperlinks) have enabled experimentation and exchange, particularly around how existing Conservation Land Management skillsets can interweave with water-focused work. It’s created a great context for the practical projects and learning kit developments that are on the horizon for autumn and winter.
- NEWco – A hearty rock ramp skills day in the Capertee
- Walbunja Rangers – Walbunja Rangers visit the farm! (pictured right)
- Back to Country – two BtC mentoring participants attend the Mulloon Professionals Intensive Levelling up with community-led water stewardship
