CoPP Bootcamp & Field Day In Northern Territory
Participants attending Day 1 of the CoPP-NT event at Old Cameron Downs outside of Bachelor, NT.
“The Mulloon Institutes landscape rehydration boot camp in Bachelor was an amazing experience. The hands-on nature of the course made it a memorable experience for all.
We were especially lucky to have the bootcamp on a property that had already implemented some landscape rehydration principles, so it was fascinating to see firsthand the positive changes this has on the landscape.” – Jack Farthing, Territory NRM.
In April this year, 25 of the Northern Territory’s station managers and NRM professionals came together at Old Cameron Downs station to kick off the Mulloon Institute’s Community of Practice Project (CoPP) for NT.
Led by Mulloon’s Landscape Planner and Environmental Engineer Erin Healy alongside WA Landscape Planner and Hydrologist Lance Mudgway over three days, participants built their skills and confidence in landscape rehydration principles and practices through a series of creative, hands-on and practical activities. The group were lucky enough to be hosted by Fiona and Pete McBean who also openly shared their lived experience with successful landscape rehydration works and the beneficial impacts witnessed on Old Cameron Downs.
This event would not have been possible without the support of Jack Farthing, from Territory NRM.
A special thank you to our gracious and enthusiastic host Fiona McBean, a long-time friend of Mulloon. Fiona travelled to Queanbeyan and the Home Farm as a guest panellist at the Mulloon Rehydration Conference on the ‘Our Landscape Restoration work across Australia’ panel, sharing the benefits of her experience with engaging Mulloon Consulting in the Northern Territory.
Previous landscape rehydration efforts at Old Cameron Downs station completed after an initial workshop with Peter Hazell in 2021 show how low-risk natural infrastructure can naturally manage weeds in pastures and create biodiverse aquatic environments.
Previous landscape rehydration efforts at Old Cameron Downs station completed after an initial workshop with Peter Hazell in 2021 show how low-risk natural infrastructure can naturally manage weeds in pastures and create biodiverse aquatic environments.
The CoPP-NT Participants were able to see a well-established series of in-stream rock weirs constructed by Pete and Fiona McBean on their property Old Cameron Downs. These structures have extended water availability and green plant growth for months into the typical NT dry season.
Over the course of three days, Erin and Lance delivered a series of short, informative presentations to build an understanding of how to restore the movement, storage and cycling of water in the NT landscapes.
On Day 3 of the course, the group worked through a real-life case study and pulled together their learning and surveying skills to conceptualise and then design a project.
On Day 3 of the course, the group worked through a real-life case study and pulled together their learning and surveying skills to conceptualise and then design a project.
This event received funding from the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund.